The Singapore Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament contested by national teams. It was first hosted as part of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2002.[1] The Standard Chartered Bank was the original title sponsor. It was effectively replaced in the calendar by the Australian Sevens for the 2006-07 season.

Singapore Sevens
National Stadium, Singapore 7s venue.
SportRugby sevens
Founded2002
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
Men
 New Zealand (4th title)
Women
 New Zealand (1st title)
Most titlesMen
 New Zealand (4 titles)
Women
 New Zealand (1 title)

The tournament returned as an official event within the Asian Sevens Series in 2013. Singapore then secured a four-year deal to host a leg of the Sevens World Series starting from the 2015–16 season.[2][3] Singapore's rights to host a leg of the Sevens World Series was extended for a further four years until 2023,[4] before the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

The tournament in Singapore was cancelled again in 2021 due to ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic [6] to protect the health and safety of players, fans, and staff.[7]

Rugby sevens returned in 2022, the ninth time that the Sevens World Series was hosted in Singapore, when Fiji defeated New Zealand to win their third Singapore Sevens title.[8]

In 2024, the Singapore Sevens saw its first women's tournament, with New Zealand taking the title.

Men's Results

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By placing

Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the SVNS (updated to 2024):

Team Champ­ion Runner-up Semi­finalist Top 4 placing
  New Zealand 4 1 5
  Fiji 3 2 2 7
  South Africa 2 4 6
  Canada 1 1
  Kenya 1 1
  England 2 4 6
  Argentina 3 2 5
  Australia 1 4 5
  United States 1 1 2
  Ireland 1 1 2
  France 1 1
  Samoa 2 2
  Great Britain 1 1
Total 11 11 22 44
Results by year
Year  Venue  Cup final Placings Ref
Winner Score Runner-up Semi finalists Plate·Bowl·Shield
2002 National Stadium  
New Zealand
21–17  
Argentina
 
England
 
Australia
Fiji
Wales
South Korea
[9]
Tournament cancelled due to impacts of the SARS outbreak in 2003.[10]
2004 National Stadium  
South Africa
24–19  
Argentina
 
Samoa
 
France
Fiji
Scotland
Hong Kong
[11]
2005 National Stadium  
New Zealand
26–5  
England
 
Fiji
 
South Africa
Australia
France
Chinese Taipei
[12]
2006 National Stadium  
Fiji
40–21  
England
 
South Africa
 
Argentina
Samoa
Kenya
South Korea
[13]
Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Plate·Bowl·Shield
2013 Yio Chu Kang Stadium  
Japan
24–19  
Hong Kong
 
China
 
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
n/a
[14]
[15]
2016 National Stadium  
Kenya
30–7  
Fiji
 
South Africa
 
Argentina
Samoa
Scotland
Russia
Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth
2017 National Stadium  
Canada
26–19  
United States
 
England
 
Australia
 
New Zealand
2018 National Stadium  
Fiji
28–22  
Australia
 
England
 
South Africa
 
New Zealand
2019 National Stadium  
South Africa
20–19  
Fiji
 
United States
 
England
 
Samoa
Tournaments planned for Singapore were cancelled in 2020 [5] and 2021,[6] due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 National Stadium  
Fiji
28–17  
New Zealand
 
Australia
 
Ireland
 
Argentina
2023 National Stadium  
New Zealand
19–17  
Argentina
 
Fiji
 
Samoa
 
Australia
2024 National Stadium  
New Zealand
17–14  
Ireland
 
Great Britain
 
Australia
 
Argentina


Women's Results

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By placing

Summary of top-4 placings at the Singapore Sevens on the SVNS (updated to 2024):

Team Champ­ion Runner-up Semi­finalist Top 4 placing
  New Zealand 1 1
  Australia 1 1
  France 1 1
  Fiji 1 1
Total 1 1 2 4
Results by year
Year  Venue  Cup final Placings Ref
Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth
2024 National Stadium  
New Zealand
31–21  
Australia
 
France
 
Fiji
 
Ireland

Key:
 Blue border on the left indicates tournaments in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

References

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  1. ^ "A Brief History". Singapore Rugby Union. 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Rugby: Singapore to host World Rugby Sevens Series from next year". Singapore Times. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Singapore seals IRB Sevens hosting rights -- report". TEN Sport. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ^ "HSBC World Sevens Series announces plans until 2023". Rugby Asia 24/7. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded". World Rugby. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b "World Rugby cancels Sevens events in Cape Town and Singapore". ESPN. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Rugby: HSBC Singapore Sevens cancelled for second straight year due to Covid-19". 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Fiji overpower New Zealand to win Singapore Rugby Sevens".
  9. ^ IRB Sevens III – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  10. ^ "Singapore 7s cancelled". ESPN Scrum. 19 April 2003. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. ^ IRB Sevens V – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  12. ^ IRB Sevens VI – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  13. ^ IRB Sevens VII – Singapore, Rugby7.com.
  14. ^ "Japan beat Hong Kong in Singapore final to seal Asian Rugby Sevens Series title". UR7s. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  15. ^ Sallay, Alvin (11 November 2013). "Hong Kong surrender Asian crown after another Japanese comeback". South China Morning Post.
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