The IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup was a series of three tournaments run by the
International Rugby Board
World Rugby is the 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 competit ...
for women's
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
held for the 2011-12 season. England finished as the holders of the Cup and won two of the three tournaments.
The first Challenge Cup tournament was held alongside the
2011 Dubai Sevens. Canada defeated England in the final to win the Cup. The second tournament was in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
, held alongside the
2012 Hong Kong Sevens on 23–24 March, with England claiming the Cup.
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England hosted the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup alongside the ]London Sevens
The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series.
London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001. For many years the London Sevens was the la ...
on 12–13 May for the third tournament in the series.
Tournament results
See also
* Rugby World Cup Sevens
References
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Women's rugby union competitions for national teams
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series tournaments
2011 rugby sevens competitions
2012 rugby sevens competitions
2011 in women's rugby union
2012 in women's rugby union
Defunct rugby union competitions for national teams