Santa Teresa seven-a-side

Santa Teresa seven-a-side is an annual club rugby sevens tournament in Venezuela. It is organised by the Fundación Santa Teresa and it has the support of the Venezuelan Rugby Federation.[1] Venezuelan and foreign teams compete in the following categories: Men, Women and Junior (Under-18).[2] The matches are played on a rugby pitch located at Hacienda Santa Teresa, a sugarcane plantation next to El Consejo, in Aragua State.

Santa Teresa seven-a-side
SportRugby sevens
Founded1993
CountryVenezuela

History

The tournament was founded in 1993. It was originally organised by the Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana.[3] Since 2008, Fundación Santa Teresa is in charge of the competition.[1][2]

Champions
Year Men Women Junior
2012 Mérida Rugby Club[4] UCV Rugby Club[4] Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[4]
2013 Tigres de Cabimas Rugby Football Club[5] UCAB Rugby Club[5] Tracianos Rugby Club[5]
2014 Mérida Rugby Club[6] Mérida Rugby Club[6] Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[6]
2015 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[7] UCV Rugby Club[7] Rinocerontes Rugby Club[7]
2016 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida[8] UCV Rugby Club[8] Cancillería de Colombia[8]
2017 Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[9] Panteras de Aragua[9] Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club[9]
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See also

References
  1. "30 equipos participarán en XX Torneo de Rugby "Seven Santa Teresa"" (in Spanish). La Patilla.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. "Comenzó el XIX Torneo de Rugby Seven-a-side" (in Spanish). Informe21.com. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. "Breve Reseña del Rugby en Venezuela" (in Spanish). rugby7.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2000. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. "Noticias" (in Spanish). Fundación Santa Teresa. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  5. "Tigres de Cabimas, UCAB y Tracianos campeones del XX Torneo de Rugby Santa Teresa" (in Spanish). Fundación Santa Teresa. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. "Grandes emociones se vivieron en el Seven Santa Teresa" (in Spanish). Venezuelan Rugby Federation. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  7. "Caballeros, UCV y Rinocerontes campeones del XXII Torneo de Rugby Santa Teresa Sevens" (in Spanish). Agencia Carabobeña de Noticias. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  8. "Caballeros Rugby Club lo hizo otra vez: son los campeones del Santa Teresa Sevens" (in Spanish). Contrapunto.com. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. "Alcatraz Rugby Club se tituló campeón del Rugby Santa Teresa" (in Spanish). Informe21.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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