National Rugby Sevens Championships

National Rugby Sevens Championships
Sport	Rugby sevens
Inaugural season	2012
Country	Australia
Holders	NSW Blue (Men's 2015) NSW Blue (Women's 2015)

The National Rugby Sevens Championship is an annual rugby sevens competition hosted by the Australian Rugby Union. Tournaments are held for senior men's and women's teams, as well as for junior men's and women's teams with an under-18 age requirement. It is contested by teams from Australian states and territories,^[1][2] and National Indigenous representative sides,^[3] as well as teams from the Australian Armed Services,^[4] and Australian Universities.^[5]

The national women's tournament was launched in its present format in 2012,^[6] The inaugural national men's tournament was held in 2015.

Teams

The teams competing at the National Sevens Championships (as at 2015) are:^[7]

Men

• Australian Capital Territory
• Australian Universities
• National Indigenous
• New South Wales Blue
• New South Wales White
• Northern Territory
• Queensland Red
• Queensland White
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

Women

• Australian Capital Territory
• Australian Services
• Australian Universities
• National Indigenous
• New South Wales Blue
• New South Wales White
• Northern Territory
• Queensland Red
• Queensland White
• South Australia
• Victoria
• Western Australia

Championship winners

Men's

Year	Winner	Tournament location	Refs
2015	NSW Blue	Narrabeen, Sydney	[8]

Women's

Year	Winner	Tournament location	Refs
2015	NSW Blue	Narrabeen, Sydney	[9]
2014	Queensland Red	AIS, Canberra
2013	ACT	Riverview, Sydney	[10]
2012	Queensland Red	Riverview, Sydney	[11]

Men's under 18

Year	Winner	Tournament location	Refs
2015	NSW Blue	Narrabeen, Sydney	[12]
2014	not held
2013	replaced by AYOF 7s		[13]
National Schoolboy Rugby 7s
2012	Keebra Park SHS	Skilled Park	[14]

Women's under 18

Year	Winner	Tournament location	Refs
2015	NSW Blue	Narrabeen, Sydney	[15]
2014	not held
2013	replaced by AYOF 7s		[16]
National Schoolgirl Rugby 7s
2012	Queensland Red	Skilled Park	[17]

Following the tournament, the Australian women's sevens team is selected. The Australian team competes in the Oceania championships and in the World Rugby Sevens series.

See also

• Australia national rugby union team (sevens)
• Australia women's national rugby union team (sevens)
• Oceania Sevens
• Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

References

1. Polkinghorne, David (30 October 2014). "Ozboks want to create Canberra rugby sevens production line". The Canberra Times. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
2. Findlay, Matt (3 January 2015). "Patterson races to be fit for nationals". Central Western Daily. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
3. "Indigenous team wins plate at women’s sevens". Koori Mail. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
4. Bree, Max (20 June 2014). "Army Warriors make national team". Australian Army. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
5. "ARU announces launch of 2015 National Sevens Competitions". Australian Rugby. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
6. "ARU launches Women's Sevens championship". FORU. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
7. "2015 National Men’s, Women’s, Youth Boys and girls sevens championships". Australian Rugby. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
8. "National Senior Sevens » Men". ARU. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
9. "National Senior Sevens » Women". ARU. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
10. "ACT claims second annual National Women's Sevens Championship". Australian Rugby. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
11. ARU Annual Report p. 67. 2012.
12. Results. ARU. 2015.
13. Results. ARU. 2013.
14. Results. ARU. 2012.
15. Results. ARU 2015.
16. Results. ARU 2013.
17. Results. ARU. 2012.

External links

• Australian Sevens official ARU homepage