The New Zealand Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament currently held at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. For the first eighteen years of its history the event was held in Wellington. The event is the fourth on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit, and is generally held on the first weekend of February. As of 2018, it follows the Sydney, Australia, tournament by a week.
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History
Wellington
Wellington first hosted a tournament in 2000 as part of the inaugural Sevens World Series. The event was the first to be held in the newly-developed Westpac Stadium. The tournament built a reputation for a party atmosphere, with a large proportion of attendees choosing to wear fancy dress. Movie figures such as the Men in Black (MIB) and Austin Powers were crowd favorites and an impersonator of Austin Powers was a regular for many years performing for the crowd. Host team New Zealand dominated the sevens competition in Wellington, winning just over half of all the tournaments held.
Hamilton
The location of the tournament was moved to Hamilton in 2018, after attendances in Wellington had declined.
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Results
Women's sevens
In 2019 the New Zealand Sevens tournament will add an invitational competition for women's teams. From 2020, it plans to host a fully integrated men's and women's tournament at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium.
References
External links
- New Zealand Sevens official site
- Profile on UR7s.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 May 2016)
Source of article : Wikipedia
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