USA Women's Sevens Tournament

Rugby Union Sevens - a short form of the sport of rugby union - was first played in 1883, with the first (men's) internationals taking place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.

However, although the first Women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first Women's International Rugby Union Sevens tournaments were played, when the Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship. This reached its zenith with the first Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens will be included in the Olympics from 2016.

On October 4, 2012, the IRB announced the launch of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, the women's counterpart to the IRB Sevens World Series for men. The inaugural 2012–13 season will feature four events, with the USA Women's Sevens taking place at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston as the second event in February 2013.^[1]

The following are details of all official regional women's international championship played in the USA since the first tournament in 2006, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known.

USA Tournament 2006

Venue: Los Angeles, USA (Source USA Rugby)

• USA 5-0 Canada

Note: Believed to be as an exhibition match. It is also possible that the teams played a second time, before the final of the men's competition.

USA Tournament 2007

Played at San Diego, USA, on 9 and 10 February 2007 (Source USA Rugby)

Known Participants: USA A, USA B, Canada A, Canada B, China

• China bt Canada A
• Canada B bt China
• USA A bt China
• USA B bt China

Final

• Canada B bt USA A
• China 4th

USA Sevens 2008

Venue/Date: San Diego, 9–10 February 2008

• Initially Kazakhstan, China, New Zealand and Australia were expected

Pool 1

Canada, USA A, Canada Collegiate

Pool 2

USA, Canada A, South Africa

• Plus exhibition match USA vs South Africa

Group stages Although in groups of three, four teams played three games whilst the two A teams only played 2 each. The results are presented as one table.

• Canada A 5-21 South Africa
• Canada Collegiate 0-15 USA A
• USA 21-7 South Africa
• Canada 29-5 Canada Collegiate
• USA 24-0 Canada A
• Canada 26-10 USA A
• Canada 19-10 South Africa
• USA 15-0 Canada Collegiate

Classification Matches

5th Place

• Canada Collegiate 10-24 South Africa

3rd Place

• USA A 12-20 Canada A

Final

• USA 19-5 Canada

Exhibition Match

• USA 17-12 South Africa

USA Sevens 2009

Venue/Date: 9 February 2009. San Diego (alongside the IRB event).

• This tournament is ostensibly a World Cup warm up. There are 7 teams (including USA 2) and rather than playing in groups, each team plays three opponents and they are then all assessed to decide the classification participants.
• The teams (in "seed" order)are England, NZ Maori, Canada, USA, USA 2, China, Japan
• The subsequent classification games place Japan above China but the Chinese results are better against tougher opponents, as is the points for and points difference. Japan also appear to have played four games.

Group Games

Classification Games

5th 6th Play Off

• USA 2 17-7 Japan

Semi Final 1st vs 4th

• England 29-0 Canada

Semi Final 2nd vs 3rd

• USA 12-0 New Zealand

Final

• England 17-12 USA (sudden death, 12-12 at full time)

USA Sevens 2010

Venue/Date: 12 February 2009. Whitney, Nevada (alongside the IRB event).

USA Sevens 2011

Date/Venue: February 11–13, 2011. Whitney, Nevada

• Australia, Brazil and Kenya were originally expected, and Kenya only withdrew a week before due to visa problems, being replaced by the Hawaiian Select. Tyrolian Select - from the Women Rugby Club, Innsburck - had originally intended to take part in the club event. The final was broadcast on NBC in North America.

USA Sevens 2012

• Chile and "Adler Sevens" (German development team) also took part in the Women's Elite Sevens. Adler beat Chile 22-5 on the way to winning the tournament.^[2]

Date/Venue: February 10–12, 2012. Whitney, Nevada

Women's Sevens World Series (USA)

• Venue: Houston 1–2 February 2013

Group A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  England 3 0 0 72 12  New Zealand 2 0 1 90 19  Netherlands 1 0 2 59 57  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 3 5 136  New Zealand 50-0  Trinidad and Tobago  England 17-7  Netherlands  Netherlands 14-35  New Zealand  England 48-0  Trinidad and Tobago  Netherlands 38-5  Trinidad and Tobago  England 7-5  New Zealand Group B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  United States 2 1 0 75 31  Canada 2 1 0 67 26  South Africa 1 0 1 60 46  Argentina 0 0 2 0 99  Argentina 0-27  South Africa  Canada 12-12  United States  South Africa 19-22  United States  Argentina 0-31  Canada  Argentina 0-41  United States  Canada 24-14  South Africa Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) Netherlands 19-5 Canada Russia 20-0 South Africa 7th/8th Match Canada 33-0 South Africa Plate final: 5th/6th Match Netherlands 10-29 Russia

Group C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  Australia 3 0 0 68 22  Russia 2 0 1 61 20  Japan 1 0 2 34 67  Brazil 0 0 3 12 66  Australia 31-12  Japan  Russia 27-0  Brazil  Australia 22-0  Brazil  Russia 24-5  Japan  Brazil 12-17  Japan  Australia 15-10  Russia Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th) Japan 12-7 Trinidad Brazil 25-5 Argentina 11th/12th Match Trinidad 5-25 Argentina Bowl final:9th/10th Match Japan 7-12 Brazil Quarter-finals (1st-8th) England 19-14 Netherlands USA 15-7 Russia Canada 10-12 New Zealand Australia 17-12 South Africa (AET) Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) England 19-12 New Zealand United States 17-5 Australia 3rd/4th place New Zealand 12-17 Australia Cup Final: 1st/2nd place England 29-12 United States

USA Sevens 2013

• Venue: Whitney, Nevada 8–9 February 2013

Pool A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  Maple Leafs Black 3 0 0 71 0  USA Stars 2 0 1 50 17  Argentina 1 0 2 14 76 Laia Parkside 0 0 3 0 42 USA Stars 36-0 Argentina Maple Leafs Black 14-0 Laia Parkside USA Stars 14-0 Laia Parkside Maple Leafs Black 40-0 Argentina USA Stars 0-17 Maple Leafs Black Argentina 14-0 Laia Parkside Pool B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  Maple Leafs Red 3 0 0 122 5 Emperor's Atlantis 2 0 1 42 43 Beavers International Elite 1 0 2 19 55  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 3 12 96 Maple Leafs Red 38-0 Beavers International Elite Trinidad & Tobago 7-25 Emperor's Atlantis Maple Leafs Red 29-5 Emperor's Atlantis Trinidad & Tobago 5-12 Beavers International Elite Maple Leafs Red 55-0 Trinidad & Tobago Emperor's Atlantis 12-7 Beavers International Elite Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) 7th/8th Match Plate final: 5th/6th Match

Group C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  USA Stripes 3 0 0 88 14  Japan 2 0 1 62 40 Dog River Howlers 1 0 2 19 55  Combined Services 0 0 3 7 67 Japan 29-0 Combined Services USA Stripes 29-0 Dog River Howlers Japan 19-7 Dog River Howlers USA Stripes 26-0 Combined Services Japan 14-33 USA Stripes Combined Services 7-12 Dog River Howlers Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th) Combined Services v Laia Parkside Argentina v Trinidad & Tobago 11th/12th Match Bowl final:9th/10th Match Quarter-finals (1st-8th) Maple Leafs Red bt Dog River Howlers USA Stars lost to Japan USA Stripes v Beavers International Maple Leafs Black bt Emperors Atlantis Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) Maple Leafs Red bt Japan USA Stripes lost to Maple Leafs Black 3rd/4th place Japan v USA Stripes Cup Final: 1st/2nd place Maple Leafs Red 19-0 Maple Leafs Black

Women's Sevens World Series (USA) 2014

• Venue: Atlanta 15–16 February 2014

Group A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  Canada 3 0 0 100 7  Australia 2 0 1 55 12  United States 1 0 2 41 48  China 0 0 3 0 119 Australia 31-0 China Canada 31-0 United States Australia 17-0 United States Canada 47-0 China United States 41-0 China Australia 7-12 Canada Group B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  New Zealand 3 0 0 71 12  England 2 0 1 46 36  Ireland 1 0 2 19 68  Netherlands 0 0 3 22 52 New Zealand 21-0 Netherlands England 22-0 Ireland New Zealand 36-7 Ireland England 19-12 Netherlands Ireland 12-10 Netherlands New Zealand 14-5 England Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) United States 19-5 England Spain 24-0 Japan 7th/8th Match England 19-12 Japan Plate final: 5th/6th Match United States 22-0 Spain

Group C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  Russia 3 0 0 100 19  Japan 2 0 1 33 43  Spain 1 0 2 40 36  Brazil 0 0 3 17 82 Russia 29-0 Japan Spain 19-5 Brazil Russia 42-5 Brazil Spain 7-12 Japan Brazil 7-21 Japan Russia 19-14 Spain Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th) Ireland 7-26 China Netherlands 17-10 Brazil 11th/12th Match Ireland 5-20 Brazil Bowl final:9th/10th Match China 0-33 Netherlands Quarter-finals (1st-8th) Canada 26-12 USA Australia 17-12 (AET) England Russia 29-0 Spain New Zealand 42-0 Japan Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) Canada 17-7 Australia Russia 7-24 New Zealand 3rd/4th place Australia 22-12 Russia Cup Final: 1st/2nd place Canada 0-36 New Zealand

Women's Sevens World Series (USA) 2015

• Venue: Atlanta 14–15 February 2015

Group A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  New Zealand 3 0 0 126 12  United States 2 0 1 55 74  Russia 0 0 2 67 36  South Africa 0 0 2 5 131 New Zealand 17-12 Russia United States 36-5 South Africa New Zealand 52-0 South Africa United States 19-12 Russia New Zealand 57-0 United States Russia 43-0 South Africa Group C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  England 3 0 0 83 17  Canada 2 0 1 69 40  Brazil 1 0 2 17 59  China 0 0 3 28 81 Canada 28-0 Brazil England 33-7 China Canada 31-14 China England 24-0 Brazil Canada 10-26 England Brazil 17-7 China Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) Brazil 0-43 France Australia 24-12 England 7th/8th Match Brazil 10-31 England Plate final: 5th/6th Match France 17-26 Australia

Group B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against  Australia 3 0 0 79 14  France 2 0 1 55 29  Spain 1 0 2 26 74  Fiji 0 0 3 24 67 Australia 36-0 Fiji France 36-0 Spain Australia 24-7 Spain France 12-10 Fiji Australia 19-7 France Fiji 14-19 Spain Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th) Spain 24-0 South Africa Fiji 24-0 China 11th/12th Match South Africa 7-26 China Bowl final:9th/10th Match Spain - Fiji Quarter-finals (1st-8th) New Zealand 36-0 Brazil Canada 24-12 France Australia 5-10 United States England 0-24 Russia Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) New Zealand 24-22 Canada United States 19-14 Russia 3rd/4th place Canada 28-17 Russia Cup Final: 1st/2nd place New Zealand 50-12 United States

Women's Sevens World Series (USA) 2016

References

1. ↑ "IRB announces Women's Sevens World Series" (Press release). International Rugby Board. October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012. 
2. ↑ http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3447%3Aadler-7s-wins-lvis-womens-elite&catid=72%3Aclub-sevens&Itemid=98