Rugby Union Sevens - a short form of the sport of rugby union - was first played in 1883, with the first (men's) internationals taking place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.
Contents
- USA Tournament 2006
- USA Tournament 2007
- USA Sevens 2008
- Pool 1
- Pool 2
- Classification Matches
- USA Sevens 2009
- Classification Games
- USA Sevens 2010
- USA Sevens 2011
- USA Sevens 2012
- Womens Sevens World Series USA
- USA Sevens 2013
- Womens Sevens World Series USA 2014
- Womens Sevens World Series USA 2015
- References
However, although the first Women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first Women's International Rugby Union Sevens tournaments were played, when the Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship. This reached its zenith with the first Women's Sevens World Cup in 2009, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens will be included in the Olympics from 2016.
On October 4, 2012, the IRB announced the launch of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, the women's counterpart to the IRB Sevens World Series for men. The inaugural 2012–13 season will feature four events, with the USA Women's Sevens taking place at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston as the second event in February 2013.
The following are details of all official regional women's international championship played in the USA since the first tournament in 2006, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known.
USA Tournament 2006
Venue: Los Angeles, USA (Source USA Rugby)
Note: Believed to be as an exhibition match. It is also possible that the teams played a second time, before the final of the men's competition.
USA Tournament 2007
Played at San Diego, USA, on 9 and 10 February 2007 (Source USA Rugby)
Known Participants: USA A, USA B, Canada A, Canada B, China
Final
USA Sevens 2008
Venue/Date: San Diego, 9–10 February 2008
Pool 1
Canada, USA A, Canada Collegiate
Pool 2
USA, Canada A, South Africa
Group stages Although in groups of three, four teams played three games whilst the two A teams only played 2 each. The results are presented as one table.
Classification Matches
5th Place
3rd Place
Final
Exhibition Match
USA Sevens 2009
Venue/Date: 9 February 2009. San Diego (alongside the IRB event).
Classification Games
5th 6th Play Off
Semi Final 1st vs 4th
Semi Final 2nd vs 3rd
Final
USA Sevens 2010
Venue/Date: 12 February 2009. Whitney, Nevada (alongside the IRB event).
USA Sevens 2011
Date/Venue: February 11–13, 2011. Whitney, Nevada
USA Sevens 2012
Date/Venue: February 10–12, 2012. Whitney, Nevada