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]

Not to be confused with Canada national rugby sevens team.

Canada Sevens
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Canada Sevens
Inaugural season2016  (Vancouver Sevens)
No. of teams16
Most recent
champion(s)		 Argentina (2023)
Most titles South Africa (3 titles)

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
Canada
Russia
Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth
2017 BC Place
England		 19–7
South Africa
Fiji
United States
New Zealand
2018 BC Place
Fiji		 31–12
Kenya
South Africa
United States
England
2019 BC Place
South Africa		 21–12
France
Fiji
United States
New Zealand
2020 BC Place
New Zealand		 17–14
Australia
Canada
South Africa
England
2021 I BC Place
South Africa		 38–5
Kenya
Great Britain
Ireland
United States
2021 II Commonwealth Stadium
South Africa		 24–12
Great Britain
Kenya
Canada
Germany
2022 BC Place
Argentina		 29–10
Fiji
Australia
Samoa
South Africa
2023 BC Place
Argentina		 33–21
France
Australia
Ireland
New Zealand

Attendance
Tournament attendance by year
YearTotal
Attendance		Highest DayRef
201672,00030,209[3]
201776,11638,058[3]
201877,09638,548[4]
201973,819[5]
202074,56039,553[6]
[7]

See also

References
  1. Kingston, Gary (23 February 2015). "BC Place to host World Rugby Sevens". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. "B.C. Place to stage rugby sevens event as Vancouver wins bid to host". Yahoo Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. "Organizers expect over 70,000 fans at Rugby Sevens in Vancouver this weekend | Offside".
  4. Dheensaw, Cleve. "Canada struggles on home turf at men's rugby sevens stop". Times Colonist. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. "Canada falls in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens".
  6. "New Zealand win gold and Canada take bronze in Vancouver - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
  7. "Canada Sevens thrill record breaking rugby crowd in Vancouver - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series".
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