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Sport
  
Rugby Sevens

Country
  
Ireland

Founded
  
1998

Official website
  
Kinsale Sevens

Kinsale Sevens

Founder
  
Kinsale Rugby Football Club

The Kinsale Sevens (also known as Heineken Kinsale Sevens, Kinsale Sevens By The Sea) is Ireland and Europe's premier seven-a-side club rugby event. The event takes place across the May Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday to Sunday) at the Kinsale Rugby Football Club, Kinsale, Ireland and sees teams from around the world compete against each other in ladies', men's (junior and senior) and veteran competitions.

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Format

Participants find themselves battling it out over a two-day period (Saturday and Sunday - traditionally, the Friday is dedicated to a fun 10-a-side competition) with the finals of the feature events taking place on the Sunday.

The event is open to everyone and applications to participate can be submitted to the official website.

Notable past winners

  • South Sea Drifters (Fiji)
  • Kooga Wailers (Eng)
  • Wekas (NZ)
  • Marauders (Eng)
  • De La Salle Palmerston (Irl)
  • Clontarf RFC (Irl)
  • Cork Constitution (Irl)
  • Garryowen Football Club (Irl)
  • Shannon RFC (Irl)
  • Gloucester Rugby (Eng)
  • Waterpark (Irl)
  • Dungannon RFC (Irl)
  • Fiji Babaas (Fiji)
  • Susie Saloons (Netherlands)
  • References

    Kinsale Sevens Wikipedia