The Roma Sevens International Rugby Sevens Tournament is held every years since 2002 in Rome, Italy, at the Stadio dei Marmi.

Men's tournament

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Participants in the Roma Sevens over the years: Australia national rugby sevens team, South Africa national rugby sevens team, Kenya national rugby sevens team, France national rugby sevens team, Argentina national rugby sevens team, Spain national rugby sevens team, Italy national rugby sevens team, Georgia national rugby sevens team, Netherlands national rugby union team (sevens), Ukraine national rugby union team, Army Rugby Union, Yug Rugby, Atlantis Sevens, Golden Lions, Stellenbosh University, Melrose RFC, Froggies, Samurai International R.F.C., Penguins R.F.C., Marauders R.F.C., Belgium Barbarians

Gold Book

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Edition Winner (Men) Winner (Women)
2002   Lottomatica Roma  
2003   Samurai RFC  
2004   Italy Seven  
2005   Samurai RFC  
2006   Stellenbosch  
2007   Kooga Wailers  
2008   British Army ARU  
2009   Roma Seven New Zealand Invitation    Samurai Ladies RFC
2010   Australia Seven   NZ Aotearoa Māori
2011   Roma Seven New Zealand Invitation   NZ Aotearoa Māori
2012   Roma Seven New Zealand Invitation   NZ Aotearoa Māori
2013   Sud Africa  
2014   Sud Africa   Paris Ladies

Women's tournament

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The women's tournament has been played since 2009.

2009

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5 & 6 June 2009 The tournament was won by Samurai Ladies International (UK). Other participants were: Wooden Spoon,   Italy,   Israel, The Bassets Ladies, Murrayfields Wanderers RFC. No match results are available

2010

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3–4 June

Pool 1

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
France 2 0 0 58 14
Italy 1 0 1 38 17
Columbia 0 0 2 0 65

Semi-finals:

Bowl final:

Pool 2

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
“Red&Blu” Aoteaora Maori (NZL) 2 0 0 64 7
Spain 1 0 1 33 17
Himki Moscow (RUS) 0 0 2 0 68

Plate final:

Final:

3–4 June

Pool 1

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Spain 3 0 0 57 20
Kusa (NZL/USA) 1 0 2 53 31
Brazil 1 0 2 29 53
France 1 0 2 32 62

Bowl Semi-finals:

Bowl final:

Pool 2

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Netherlands 3 0 0 76 24
“Red&Blu” Aoteaora Maori (NZL) 2 0 1 67 26
Italy 1 0 2 33 55
Germany 0 0 3 19 90

Semi-finals:

Final:

18–19 May

Pool 1

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Aoteaora Maori 3 0 0 124 0
Georgia 2 0 1 28 54
Kazakhstan Olymp 1 0 2 31 66
Selezione Italy Cup 0 0 3 24 87

Bowl Semi-finals:

Bowl final:

Pool 2

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
Russia 3 0 0 99 7
Ukraine 2 0 1 42 27
Tukkies 1 0 2 102 22
President's XII 0 0 3 0 97

Semi-finals:

Third place

Final:

Notable players of the tournament

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References

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  1. ^ NOTE: New Zealand Wild Ducks and Aotearoa Maori New Zealand. Prior to the early 2000s, the NZRFU would not condone or send any official team, but an invitation team made up largely of Black Ferns and upcoming talented players did go to the HKG 7s each year in the late nineties from the inception of the HKG tournament. This team was named the Wild Ducks. It had no official status whatsoever, and the matches it played cannot be considered official internationals. The first official NZ team took part in 2000 and 2001, but from 2002 onwards the NZRFU again declined to send a team, whereby interested women's rugby officials from the Bay of Plenty in particular received the union`s blessing to send a Maori team "Aotearoa" to HKG. For the first couple of years this team was pretty much strictly Maori in its makeup. However for the later tournaments Black Ferns and upcoming players of any ethnicity were selected. It is not an official team and its matches should not be considered internationals but it has the union`s blessing to compete in international tournaments.[1]
  2. ^ Scores compiled from several sources, particularly the FIRA website, where links to video from several games can also be found
  3. ^ Nominally a combined New Zealand/USA unofficial team, but in practice mainly New Zealand players, including several internationals
  4. ^ Scores compiled from several sources, particularly the FIRA website, where links to video from several games can also be found
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