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{{Short description|International rugby sevens tournament}}
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{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name           = Rugby World Cup Sevens
| current_season = 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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| sport = [[Rugby union]]
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'''Rugby World Cup Sevens''' ('''RWCS''') is the quadrennial [[world championship]] of [[rugby sevens]], a variant of [[rugby union]]. Organised by [[World Rugby]], it currently consists of men's and women's tournaments, and is the highest level of competition in the sport outside of the [[Summer Olympics]].

The first tournament was held in 1993 in [[Scotland]], and was won by [[England national rugby sevens team|England]]. The winners of the men's tournament are awarded the [[Melrose Cup]], named after the Scottish town of [[Melrose, Scotland|Melrose]] where the first rugby sevens game was played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/04/11/scotland-7s-players-melrose-bound|title=Scotland 7s players Melrose bound - Scottish Rugby Union|website=Scottishrugby.org}}</ref> A women's tournament was introduced at the [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens]] in [[Dubai]], and was first won by [[Australia women's national rugby union team (sevens)|Australia]].

After the [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens]], the tournament took an extended, five-year hiatus to allow the integration of [[rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]] into the competitive calendar. The [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens]] was held at [[Cape Town Stadium]], in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], with Fiji winning the men's tournament and Australia winning the women's tournament.{{toc level|3}}

==History==
The Rugby World Cup Sevens originated with a proposal by the [[Scottish Rugby Union]] to the [[International Rugby Board]].{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The inaugural tournament was held at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] in Edinburgh in 1993, and has been held every four years since. England won the inaugural tournament, defeating Australia 21–17 in the final.

Hong Kong, which had played a major role in the international development of the Sevens game, hosted the [[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997 event]]. The final was won by Fiji over South Africa. The [[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001 tournament]] was held in [[Mar del Plata]], Argentina. The [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005 event]] returned to Hong Kong.

At the 2009 tournament, Wales, Samoa, Argentina and Kenya combined to stun the rugby world by defeating the traditional powerhouses of New Zealand, England, South Africa and Fiji in the quarter-finals, guaranteeing a new Melrose Cup winner. Wales and Argentina met in the final, with Wales triumphing 19–12.

The IRB made a submission to the [[International Olympic Committee]] in 2005 for rugby sevens to become an Olympic sport. However, the submission failed because committee members felt IRB needed to improve promotion of the women's game.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} To that end, the IRB implemented the first women's Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in 2009.<ref name=espn20090813/>
The [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens]] was held in [[Dubai]] during the first weekend of March 2009 and included a separate women's tournament. Cumulative attendance was 78,000.<ref name=espn20090813>
[http://www.espnstar.com/rugby/news/detail/item306106/Tietjens-backs-sevens-Olympic-bid/ "Tietjens backs sevens Olympic bid"], ESPN, (13 August 2009), Retrieved 29 March 2011</ref>

Prior to the inclusion of rugby sevens into the Olympic Games, the IRB stated that their intention would be to end the World Cup Sevens so that the Olympic Games would be the one pinnacle in a four-year cycle for Rugby Sevens.<ref name=espn20090527>[http://www.espnscrum.com/worldcup/rugby/story/97215.html RWC Sevens to be scrapped for Olympics], ESPN, 27 May 2009 Retrieved 24 February 2011</ref>
The adoption of rugby sevens and golf was recommended to the full International Olympic Committee council by its executive board in August 2009.<ref>Lowe, Alex (7 October 2009). [http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Lomu-lends-his-weight-to.5709338.jp "Lomu lends his weight to rugby sevens Olympic bid"], ''The Scotsman''. Retrieved 29 March 2011</ref> The International Olympic Committee voted in 2009 for rugby sevens to become a medal event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>John Duce, (27 March 2011). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-27/new-zealand-beat-england-29-17-to-win-hong-kong-rugby-sevens.html "New Zealand Beat England 29–17 to Win Hong Kong Rugby Sevens"], Bloomberg, Retrieved 29 March 2011</ref>

The IRB Council in 2010 awarded the hosting of the 2013 tournament to [[Moscow, Russia]] from a field of eight nations that had expressed formal interest in hosting.<ref name="rwcsevens.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2037312.html |title=Russia to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 |date=12 May 2010 |work=IRB.com |access-date=2015-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020195852/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid%3D2037312.html |archive-date=20 October 2014 }}</ref> The IRB intended that the exposure to rugby from hosting the World Cup Sevens would accelerate the growth of [[Rugby union in Russia|rugby in Russia]].<ref name="rwcsevens.com" /> It featured 24 men's teams and 16 women's teams.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

The IRB originally intended to discontinue Rugby World Cup Sevens after the 2013 edition, in favour of the Olympic tournament. However, it was later decided in [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]] that the tournament would continue to be held, as it can accommodate a larger field than the Olympic rugby sevens tournaments, and would allow an elite-level competition to take place biennially from 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The next tournament would be held in 2018, one year later than usual, in order to accommodate the integration of the Olympics into the competitive calendar.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=12 June 2013 |title=Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed |url=http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2067449.html#future+rugby+world+cup+sevens+confirmed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814160925/http://www.rwcsevens.com/home/news/newsid=2067449.html |archive-date=14 August 2013 |website=RWC Sevens}}</ref><ref name=":1">Sallay, Alvin (29 March 2011). "IRB under pressure to save World Cup Sevens", ''South China Morning Post''</ref> On 13 May 2015, it was announced that the United States would host the [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens]].<ref name="venue announcement">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/70795|title=USA to host Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018|website=Worldrugby.org}}</ref>

==Attendance==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:100%;text-align:left
|-
|+ Tournament Attendance
|-
! width=50|Year
! width=160|Total Attendance
! width=160|Average Daily Attendance
|-
| align=center | [[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]]
| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
| align=center | [[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]]
| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
| align=center | [[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]]
| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
| align=center | [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]]
|align=center| 120,000<ref name="2005 attendance">{{cite web |title=Record interest in Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15394555/record-interest-rugby-world-cup-sevens-2009 |website=espnscrum |date=7 December 2006 |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
| align=center| 40,000
|-
| align=center | [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009]]
|align=center| 78,000<ref name="2009 Attendance">{{cite web |title=Rugby parties in Dubai's Sevens heaven |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/03/11/dubai.rugby.sevens.olympics/ |website=CNN |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
|  align=center| 26,000
|-
| align=center | [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]]
| align=center| –
| align=center| –
|-
| align=center | [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2018]]
| align=center| 100,000<ref name="2018 attendance">{{cite web |title=Rugby World Cup Sevens: New Zealand wins historic title |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/sport/new-zealand-sevens-all-blacks-world-cup-england-san-francisco |website=CNN |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
|  align=center| 33,333
|-
| align=center |[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2022]]
| align=center| 105,000<ref name="2022 Attendance">{{cite web |title=RECORD NUMBERS ATTENDED AFRICA'S FIRST EVER RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS IN CAPE TOWN|url=https://ewn.co.za/2022/09/14/record-numbers-attended-africa-s-first-ever-rugby-world-cup-sevens-in-cape-town |website=EWN |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
| align=center|  35,000
|-
|}

==Men's tournament==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:93%; text-align:center; width:;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width:100px;" |Host
! colspan=3 | First place game
! rowspan=2; colspan=2 | Losing semifinalists
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Num.<br>teams|Number of teams}}
|-
! width= 120px| {{gold01}} Champion 
! width= 70px|Score 
! width= 120px| {{silver02}} Runner-up
|-
|1
|[[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Edinburgh]] 
|'''{{ru7-big|England}}'''
|'''21–17'''
|{{ru7-big|Australia}}
|width=116|{{ru7-big|Fiji}}
|width=116|{{ru7-big|Ireland}}
|24
|-
|2
|[[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG|1959}} [[Hong Kong]]
|'''{{ru7-big|Fiji}}'''
|'''24–21'''
|{{ru7-big|South Africa}}
|{{ru7-big|New Zealand}}
|{{ru7-big|Samoa}}
|24
|-
|3
|[[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mar del Plata]] 
|'''{{ru7-big|New Zealand}}'''
|'''31–12'''
|{{ru7-big|Australia}}
|{{ru7-big|Fiji}}
|{{ru7-big|Argentina}}
|24
|-
|4
|[[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]
|'''{{ru7-big|Fiji}}'''
|'''29–19'''
|{{ru7-big|New Zealand}}
|{{ru7-big|Australia}}
|{{ru7-big|England}}
|24
|-
|5
|[[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]] 
|'''{{ru7-big|Wales}}'''
|'''19–12'''
|{{ru7-big|Argentina}}
|{{ru7-big|Samoa}}
|{{ru7-big|Kenya}}
|24
|-
|6
|[[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]] 
|'''{{ru7-big|New Zealand}}'''
|'''33–0'''
|{{ru7-big|England}}
|{{ru7-big|Fiji}}
|{{ru7-big|Kenya}}
|24
|-
|7
|[[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2018]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Francisco]] 
|'''{{ru7-big|New Zealand}}'''
|'''33–12'''
|{{ru7-big|England}}
|{{ru7-big|South Africa}}
|{{ru7-big|Fiji}}
|24
|-
|8
|[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2022]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cape Town]] 
|'''{{ru7-big|Fiji}}'''
|'''29–12'''
|{{ru7-big|New Zealand}}
|{{ru7-big|Ireland}}
|{{ru7-big|Australia}}
|24
|-
|}

===Notable players===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:100%;text-align:left
|-
|+ Player of the Tournament
|-
! width=50|Year
! width=160|Champion
! width=170|Player
|-
| align=center | [[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]]
|{{ru7|England}}
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lawrence Dallaglio]]
|-
| align=center | [[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]]
|{{ru7|Fiji}}
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Waisale Serevi]]<ref name="hksevens.com">{{cite web|url=http://hksevens.com/news/fijis-waisale-serevi-is-sixth-member-of-the-hk-magnificent-7|title=Hong Kong Sevens - Fiji's Waisale Serevi Is Sixth Member of 'The Hong Kong Magnificent Seven'|website=hksevens.com}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | [[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]]
|{{ru7|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jonah Lomu]]
|-
| align=center | [[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]]
|{{ru7|Fiji}}
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Waisale Serevi]]<ref name="hksevens.com"/>
|-
| align=center | [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009]]
|{{ru7|Wales}}
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Tal Selley]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/wales/5011636/Wales-Sevens-coach-Paul-John-rings-changes-ahead-of-World-Series-in-Hong-Kong.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/wales/5011636/Wales-Sevens-coach-Paul-John-rings-changes-ahead-of-World-Series-in-Hong-Kong.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Wales Sevens coach Paul John rings changes ahead of World Series in Hong Kong|first=Graham|last=Clutton|date=18 March 2009|via=telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]]
|{{ru7|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Tim Mikkelson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/9043258/Mooloos-set-to-lose-Tim-Mikkelson-to-sevens|title=Mooloos set to lose Tim Mikkelson to sevens|website=Stuff|date=14 August 2013}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | [[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2018]]
| {{ru7|New Zealand}}
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Scott Curry (rugby union)|Scott Curry]]
|-
|-
| align=center |[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2022]]
| {{ru7|Fiji}}
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Kaminieli Rasaku]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matairakula |first=Talei |title=Rasaku is RWC 7s Breakthrough Player |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/sevens/rasaku-is-rwc-7s-breakthrough-player/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Fiji Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
|-
|}

The 2001 tournament added another chapter to the legend of New Zealand's [[Jonah Lomu]]. Lomu, used sparingly in pool play, received his opportunity when New Zealand captain [[Eric Rush]] broke his leg in the last pool match. Lomu went on to score three tries in the final.

In 2005, [[Waisale Serevi]] came out of international retirement to captain and lead Fiji to their second Melrose Cup.
At the 2009 tournament, Wales defeated Argentina 19–12 in the final, and Wales' [[Taliesin Selley]] was named player of the tournament.

===Player Records===
The top all-time try-scorer for the Rugby World Cup Sevens is Fijian winger [[Marika Vunibaka]], who scored 23 tries in three of the Sevens World Cups he played in from 1997 to 2005. Serevi ranks second with 19 career World Cup Sevens tries, over four tournaments from 1993 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15410465/sevens-heaven-best-business|title=Sevens heaven - The best in the business|date=5 March 2009}}</ref> Brian Lima ranks third with 17 tries. The top points scorers are Serevi with 297 points, Vunibaka with 115 points, and Lima with 101 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2009/03/07/serevi-vunibaka-still-stand-tall/|title=Serevi, Vunibaka still stand tall |website=Fijisun.com.fj|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center 
|-
|+ Most career tries<ref name="Most tries">{{cite web |title=STATS CENTRE |url=https://www.rwcsevens.com/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=tries |website=RWC Sevens |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Tries
|-
| 1 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Marika Vunibaka]] || 23
|-
| 2 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Waisale Serevi]] || 19
|-
| 3 || align=left | {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Brian Lima]] || 17
|-
| 4 || align=left | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andrew Turnbull (rugby union)|Andrew Turnbull]] || 16
|-
| rowspan=2| 5 || align=left | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Roger Randle]] || 14
|-
| align=left | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brendan Williams (rugby union)|Brendan Williams]] || 14
|-
| 7 || align=left | {{flagicon|Tonga}} [[Tevita Tuʻifua]] || 14
|-
|  rowspan=2| 8 || align=left | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Harriman]] || 12
|-
|  align=left | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[António Aguilar (rugby union)|António Aguilar]] || 12
|-
| 10 || align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Joost van der Westhuizen]] || 11
|-
|}

{{Col-break}}

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center 
|-
|+ Most career points<ref name="Most points">{{cite web |title=STATS CENTRE |url=https://www.rwcsevens.com/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=points |website=RWC Sevens |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Points
|-
| 1 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Waisale Serevi]] || 297
|-
| 2 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Marika Vunibaka]] || 115
|-
| 3 || align=left | {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Brian Lima]] || 101
|-
| 4 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Amasio Valence]] || 100
|-
| 5 || align=left | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Gollings]] || 98
|-
| 6 || align=left | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Glen Osborne]] || 91
|-
| 7 || align=left | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Andre Joubert]] || 88
|-
| rowspan=2| 8 || align=left | {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Andrew Aiolupo]] || 85
|-
| align=left | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Gregor]] || 85
|-
| 10 || align=left | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Beal]] || 84
|-
|}
{{Col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center 
|-
|+ Most career matches<ref name="RWC matches">{{cite web |title=STATS CENTRE |url=https://www.rwcsevens.com/stats/mens/alltime/players?metric=matches |website=RWC Sevens |access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Matches
|-
| 1 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Waisale Serevi]] || 31
|-
| 2 || align=left | {{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Collins Injera]] || 21
|-
| 3 || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Marika Vunibaka]] || 19
|-
| 4 || align=left | {{flagicon|SAM}} [[Brian Lima]] || 18
|-
| 5 || align=left | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andrew Turnbull (rugby union)|Andrew Turnbull]] || 17
|-
| rowspan=2| 6 || align=left | {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Min-Suk Yoo]] || 16
|-
|  align=left | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Pedro Leal (rugby union)|Pedro Leal]] || 16
|-
|  8 || align=center colspan=3 | ''8 players tied with 15''
|}
{{Col-end}}
''Up to date as of 12 September 2022''

===Results by nation===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! width=170|Team || {{flagicon|SCO|size=20px}}<br>[[1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1993]] || {{flagicon|HKG|1959|size=20px}}<br>[[1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens|1997]] || {{flagicon|ARG|size=20px}}<br>[[2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2001]] || {{flagicon|HKG|size=20px}}<br>[[2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2005]] || {{flagicon|UAE|size=20px}}<br>[[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009]] || {{flagicon|RUS|size=20px}}<br>[[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]] || {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}}<br>[[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2018]] || {{flagicon|RSA|size=20px}}<br>[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2022]] || Years
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|GCC}} [[Arabian Gulf rugby sevens team|Arabian Gulf]] ||  ||  ||  ||  || 21st ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|ARG|size=20px}} || 9th || 13th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 5th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 11th || 5th || 5th || '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|AUS|size=20px}} || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 5th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 10th || 5th || 10th ||4th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|CAN|size=20px}} || 15th || 21st || 5th || 18th || 13th || 9th || 12th ||13th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|CHI|size=20px}} ||  ||  || 17th ||  ||  ||  || 17th ||14th|| '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|COK|size=20px}} ||  || 11th || 13th ||  ||  ||  ||  || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|TPE|size=20px}} || 21st ||  || 21st || 21st ||  ||  ||  || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|ENG|size=20px}} || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 5th || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 5th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||9th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|FIJ|size=20px}} || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|FRA|size=20px}} || 15th || 5th || 21st || 5th || 13th || 5th || 8th ||6th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|GEO|size=20px}} ||  ||  || 10th || 11th || 21st || 19th ||  || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|GER|size=20px}} ||  ||  || || || || ||  || 18th|| '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|IRE|size=20px}} || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 19th || 19th || 13th || 18th ||  || 9th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || '''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|ITA|size=20px}} || 17th ||  ||  || 17th || 21st ||  ||  || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|HKG|size=20px}} || 17th || 10th || 21st || 21st || 19th || 21st || 18th || 19th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|JAM|size=20px}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 24th || 24th || '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|JPN|size=20px}} || 13th || 17th || 13th || 13th || 21st || 18th || 15th || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|KEN|size=20px}} ||  ||  || 19th || 19th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || 16th ||12th|| '''6'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|KOR|size=20px}} || 11th || 5th || 13th || 21st ||  ||  ||  || 21st || '''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|LAT|size=20px}} || 21st ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|MAR|size=20px}} ||  || 19th ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|NAM|size=20px}} || 21st || 21st ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|NED|size=20px}} || 21st ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|NZL|size=20px}} || 7th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 5th || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|PNG|size=20px}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 21st || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|PHI|size=20px}} ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || 21st ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|POR|size=20px}} ||  || 21st || 18th || 10th || 11th || 13th ||  || 22nd || '''6'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|ROU|size=20px}} || 17th || 13th ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|RUS|size=20px}} ||  ||  || 9th || 11th ||  || 17th || 14th || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|RSA|size=20px}} || 5th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 5th || 5th || 5th || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 7th || '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|SAM|size=20px}} || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 5th || 9th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 10th || 13th ||8th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|SCO|size=20px}} || 14th || 11th ||  || 5th || 9th || 11th || 7th ||16th|| '''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|ESP|size=20px}} || 10th || 13th || 11th ||  ||  || 21st ||  || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|TON|size=20px}} || 7th || 9th ||  || 19th || 11th || 13th || 22nd ||20th|| '''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|TUN|size=20px}} ||  ||  ||  || 13th || 13th || 21st ||  || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|UGA|size=20px}} ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 19th || 17th|| '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|URU|size=20px}} ||  ||  ||  || 21st || 19th || 19th  || 20th ||10th|| '''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|USA|size=20px}} || 17th || 18th || 13th || 13th || 13th || 13th || 6th ||11th|| '''8'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|WAL|size=20px}} || 11th || 13th || 11th ||  || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 5th || 11th ||15th|| '''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|ZIM|size=20px}} ||  || 21st || 21st ||  || 17th || 13th || 23rd || 23rd || '''6'''
|}

==Women's tournament==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:93%; text-align:center; width:;"
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width: px;" |Host
! colspan=3 | First place game
! rowspan=2; colspan=2 width=240px | Losing semifinalists
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Num.<br>teams|Number of teams}}
|-
! width= 120px| {{gold01}} Champion 
! width= 70px|Score 
! width= 120px| {{silver02}} Runner-up
|-
|1
|[[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009]]
| {{left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates]]}}
|'''{{ruw7-big|Australia}}'''
|'''15–10'''
|{{ruw7-big|New Zealand}}
|{{ruw7-big|United States}}
|{{ruw7-big|South Africa}}
|16
|-
|2
|[[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]]
|{{left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]]}}
|'''{{ruw7-big|New Zealand}}'''
|'''29–12'''
|{{ruw7-big|Canada}}
|{{ruw7-big|United States}}
|{{ruw7-big|Spain}}
|16
|-
|3
|[[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2018]]
|{{left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Francisco]]}}  
|'''{{ruw7-big|New Zealand}}'''
|'''29–0'''
|{{ruw7-big|France}}
|{{ruw7-big|Australia}}
|{{ruw7-big|United States}}
|16
|-
|4
|[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2022]]
|{{left|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cape Town]]}} 
|'''{{ruw7-big|Australia}}'''
|'''24–22'''
|{{ruw7-big|New Zealand}}
|{{ruw7-big|France}}
|{{ruw7-big|United States}}
|16
|}

===Results by nation===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! width=170|Team || {{flagicon|UAE|size=20px}}<br>[[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2009]] || {{flagicon|RUS|size=20px}}<br>[[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013]] || {{flagicon|USA|size=20px}}<br>[[2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2018]] || {{flagicon|RSA|size=20px}}<br>[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2022]] || Years
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|AUS|size=20px}} || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 5th || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|BRA|size=20px}} || 10th || 13th || 13th ||11th|| '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|CAN|size=20px}} || 6th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 7th ||6th|| '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|CHN|size=20px}} || 9th || 11th || 12th || 13th || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7w|COL|size=20px}} || || || || 16th || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|ENG|size=20px}} || 5th || 6th || 9th || 8th || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|FIJ|size=20px}} ||  || 9th || 11th || 5th || '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|FRA|size=20px}} || 7th || 11th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|IRE|size=20px}} ||  || 7th || 6th || 7th || '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|ITA|size=20px}} || 11th ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|JPN|size=20px}} || 13th || 13th || 10th || 9th || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7w|MAD|size=20px}} || || || || 15th || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7w|MEX|size=20px}} || || || 16th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|NED|size=20px}} || 13th || 10th ||  || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|NZL|size=20px}} || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7w|PNG|size=20px}} || || || 15th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ru7w|POL|size=20px}} || || || || 10th || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|RUS|size=20px}} || 11th || 7th || 8th || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|RSA|size=20px}} || 4th || 13th || 14th || 14th || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|ESP|size=20px}} || 7th || 4th || 5th || 12th|| '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|THA|size=20px}} || 13th ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|TUN|size=20px}} ||  || 13th ||  || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|USA|size=20px}} || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || 4th || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{ruw7|UGA|size=20px}} || 13th ||  ||  || || '''1'''
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[World Rugby Sevens Series]]
*[[World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]]
*[[Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics]]
*[[Hong Kong Sevens]]
*[[Rugby World Cup]]
*[[Women's Rugby World Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
{{commons cat}}
* {{Official website}}

{{RWC Sevens}}
{{Rugby World Cup Sevens winners}}
{{International rugby union}}
{{Main world cups}}
{{Main world championships}}

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