The 2014–15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of
rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The
Sevens World Series
The World Rugby Men's Sevens Series is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World Sevens Series, the com ...
has been run by
World Rugby
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rug ...
since 1999–2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.
Itinerary
The schedule for the 2014–15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014.
Core teams
For each season, 15 core teams receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. Fourteen of these teams qualified via their placement in the
2013–14 series. In addition to the previous season's top 14,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
joined the core teams as they were the winners of the qualifying tournament during the
2014 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2014 Hong Kong Sevens was the 39th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the seventh tournament of the 2013–2014 Sevens World Series. It took place at its long-time home, Hong Kong Stadium.
The Cup title was claimed by New Zealand, with ...
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Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, being the last placed core team for 2013–14, were relegated and lost their status as a core team for the 2014–15 season.
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Standings
Source
World Rugby
:
Tournaments
Gold Coast
Dubai
Port Elizabeth
Wellington
Las Vegas
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Glasgow
London
Player scoring
Updated
5 June 2015
Updated
5 June 2015
References
External links
Official Site
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World Rugby Sevens Series