The London Women's Sevens is part of 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 ...
, and was first played in 2012 when the
IRB promoted a
Women's Challenge
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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 Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for rugby union in England. It was founded in 1871, and was the sport's international governing body prior to the formation of what is now known as World Rugby (WR) in 1886. It prom ...
. The tournament was not held in 2014, but was reinstituted for the 2015 season as the first edition of 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 ...
to be a part of the
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The World Rugby SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for Naming rights, sponsorship reasons, is a series of international rugby sevens tournaments for women's national teams run by World Rugby. The inaugural series was held in 2012–13 as the successo ...
.
Results
2012: IRB Women's Challenge
Twickenham
Twickenham ( ) is a suburban district of London, England, on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historic counties of England, Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, who ...
,
London
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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
Twickenham
Twickenham ( ) is a suburban district of London, England, on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historic counties of England, Historically in Middlesex, since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, who ...
,
London
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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