Sport Rugby sevens Country Australia | Inaugural season 2012 | |
Holders Queensland Red
(Men's 2016)
Queensland Red
(Women's 2016) | ||
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, and National Indigenous representative sides, as well as teams from the Australian Armed Services, and Australian Universities.
Contents
The national women's tournament was launched in its present format in 2012, The inaugural national men's tournament was held in 2015.
Teams
The teams competing at the National Sevens Championships (as at 2015) are:
Championship winners
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.