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The following are details of all regional women's international championships played in South America, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known (included are the CONSUR Women's Sevens and other official regional championships, e.g., the Valentin Martinez Women's Sevens tournament).
Contents
- South America Tournament 2004
- Classification Stages
- Rugby Valentin International Tournament 2005
- South America Tournament 2005
- South America Tournament 2007
- South American Tournament 2008 and WCQ
- South American Tournament 2009
- South American Games 2009 Beach Rugby
- Classification Games
- South American Games 2010
- South American Tournament 2011
- South American Tournament 2012
- South American Tournament 2013 and WCQ
- Valentin Martinez 2013
- Bolivarian Games 2013
- Womens Sevens World Series Brazil 2014
- South American Games 2014
- Valentin Martinez 2014
- Womens Sevens World Series Brazil 2015
- South American Championship and Olympic Qualifier
- References
The South American Women's Sevens, now also known as the CONSUR Women's Sevens, is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in South America. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend. It is sanctioned and sponsored by CONSUR, the Confederación Sudamericana de Rugby, which is the rugby union governing body for the region.
The South America Women's Sevens Championship was first held in Venezuela in 2004. Since then, the regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Women's Sevens World Cup, the Pan American Games and the Olympic Games.
Rugby sevens — also known as 7-a-side, or 7s — is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first played in 1883. The first (men's) internationals took 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.
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 7s tournaments were played, when the 1997 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 competitions. 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.
South America Tournament 2004
Venue/Date: Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 20–21 April 2004 Summarised
Classification Stages
Plate Semi Finals
Cup Semi Finals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Cup Final
Rugby Valentin International Tournament 2005
This tournament took place on an unknown date although it appears sensible that it would have been prior to the South American tournament. Little is known apart from the finals
Final
Plate
Bronze
Consolation
South America Tournament 2005
Venue/Date: 19–20 November 2005, São Paulo, Brazil (Source Brazil RFU) Summarised
Classification Stages
5th-8th Semi Finals
1st-4th Semi Finals
7th/8th Final
5th/6th Final
3rd/4th Final
1st/2nd Final
South America Tournament 2007
Date/Venue: 12–13 January 2007, Vina Del Mar, Chile (Source Brazil RFU) Summarised
Classification Stages
5th-8th Semi Finals
1st-4th Semi Finals
7th/8th Final
5th/6th Final
3rd/4th Final
1st/2nd Final
South American Tournament 2008 and WCQ
Venue & Date: Punta del Este, Uruguay, 18–19 January 2008. This competition is acting as a qualifier for the World Cup in 2009. Summarised
Classification Stages
5th to 8th Place
7th Place
5th Place
Semi Finals
3rd Place
Final
South American Tournament 2009
Date/Venue: January 24–25, 2009. São Paulo, Brazil
Classification Stages
5th to 8th Place
7th Place
5th Place
Semi Finals
3rd Place
Final
South American Games 2009 Beach Rugby
Venue/Date: 11–13 December 2009, Montevideo, Uruguay
Classification Games
South American Games 2010
Venue/Date: 5 - 6–7 January 2010, Mar del Plata, Argentina
South American Tournament 2011
Date/Venue: February 5–6, 2011. Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
South American Tournament 2012
Date/Venue: March 10–11, 2012. Estádio da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
South American Tournament 2013 and WCQ
Date/Venue: February 23–24, 2012. Estádio da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Valentin Martinez 2013
Date/Venue: November 9–10, 2013. Montevideo, Uruguay
Bolivarian Games 2013
Date/Venue: November 17–19, 2013. Chiclayo, Peru
Women's Sevens World Series (Brazil) 2014
South American Games 2014
Date/Venue: March 8–9, 2014. Santiago, Chile
Valentin Martinez 2014
Date/Venue: November 8–9, 2014. Montevideo, Uruguay