Canada Sevens
The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the ten stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015–16 season.[1] The tournament is played at BC Place in Vancouver.[1][2]
Upcoming season or competition: | |
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2016 (Vancouver Sevens) |
| No. of teams | 16 |
Event winners
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
| 2016 | BC Place |  New Zealand |
19–14 |  South Africa |
 Samoa |
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 Russia |
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| 2017 | BC Place |  England |
19–7 | South Africa |
 Fiji |
 United States |
New Zealand |
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| 2018 | BC Place | Fiji |
31–12 |  Kenya |
South Africa |
United States |
England |
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| 2019 | BC Place | South Africa |
21–12 |  France |
Fiji |
United States |
New Zealand |
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| 2020 | BC Place | Scheduled for 7–8 March 2020 | ||||||
Attendance
| Year | Total Attendance | Highest Day | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 72,000 | 30,209 | [3] |
| 2017 | 76,116 | 38,058 | [4] |
| 2018 | 77,096 | 38,548 | [5] |
| 2019 | 73,819 | [6] | |
| 2020 | 74,560 | 39,553 | [7] [8] |
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See also
References
- Kingston, Gary (23 February 2015). "BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "B.C. Place to stage rugby sevens event as Vancouver wins bid to host". Yahoo Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/rugby-canada-sevens-vancouver-attendance-2019
- https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/rugby-canada-sevens-vancouver-attendance-2019
- Dheensaw, Cleve. "Canada struggles on home turf at men's rugby sevens stop". Times Colonist. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5050238
- https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/567126
- https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/566710
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