The London Women's Sevens is part of the

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, and was first played in 2012 when the IRB promoted a

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tournament that was hosted alongside the existing men's tournament. In 2013 the tournament was an invitational event organised and sponsored by the RFU. The tournament was not held in 2014, but was reinstituted for the 2015 season as the first edition of the London Sevens to be a part of the

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Results

2012: IRB Women's Challenge

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12–13 May 2012 Group A * 26 - 5 * 28 - 17 * 41 - 0 * 21 - 12 * 22 - 0 * 19 - 14 Group B * 14 - 15 * 19 - 10 * 54 - 0 * 0 - 19 * 29-0 * 5 - 24 Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) * 19-14 * 14-19 7th/8th Match * 14-7 Plate final: 5th/6th Match * 7-22 Group C * 27 - 5 * 7 - 12 * 29 - 0 * 50 - 0 * 22 - 5 * 24 - 5 Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th) * 10-26 * 14-33 11th/12th Match * 19-17 Bowl final:9th/10th Match * 5-43 Quarter-finals (1st-8th) * 19-10 * 17-0 * 10-0 * 19-0 Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) * 17-12 (AET) * 14-12 3rd/4th place * 19-14 Cup Final: 1st/2nd place * 34-7

2013: Women's Invitational Sevens

11–12 May 2013 Pool A * 38-0 * 12-14 * 17-5 * 33-0 * 7-0 * 19-20 Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) * 12-14 * 7-12 Plate final: 5th/6th Match * 26-0 Pool B * 12-5 * 22-5 * 14-17 * 17-0 * 24-10 * 10-5 Quarter-finals (1st-8th) * 15-7 * 33-7 * 12-0 * 12-7 Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) * 28-7 * 17-12 Cup Final: 1st/2nd place * 36-7

References

{{World Rugby Women's Sevens Series *Women World Rugby Women's Sevens Series tournaments Rugby sevens competitions in Europe 2012 establishments in England Recurring sporting events established in 2012 Women's sport in London