The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the 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]

Canada Sevens
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Canada Sevens
SportRugby sevens
First season2016  (Vancouver Sevens)
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
 Argentina (2024)
Most titles South Africa
 Argentina (3 titles each)

Event winners

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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
2024 BC Place  
Argentina
36–12  
New Zealand
 
France
 
United States
 
Ireland

Attendance

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Tournament attendance by year
Year Total
Attendance
Highest Day Ref.
2016 72,000 30,209 [3]
2017 76,116 38,058 [3]
2018 77,096 38,548 [4]
2019 73,819 [5][6]
2020 74,560 39,553 [7][8]
2021 [9]
2022 33,444 [10]
2023 66,700 [11]
2024


Key
  Record high
  Record low
* Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Organizers expect over 70,000 fans at Rugby Sevens in Vancouver this weekend". Daily Hive. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (13 March 2018). "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". CBC Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Slow start costly for Canada's rugby sevens squad". Times Colonist. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. ^ "New Zealand win gold and Canada take bronze in Vancouver". World Rugby. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Canada takes bronze on home soil at HSBC Canada Sevens". Rugby CA. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ "HSBC Canada Sevens Vancouver 2021 Add a Comment". Miss604. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Hosts place 10th in Canada Sevens at B.C. Place". Times Colonist. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Hometown crowd elevates Canada's Sevens Teams as HSBC Canada Sevens 2023 comes to a close". Rugby CA. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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