Santa Teresa seven-a-side is an annual club rugby sevens tournament in Venezuela. It is organised by the Fundación Santa Teresa and it has the support of the Venezuelan Rugby Federation. Venezuelan and foreign teams compete in the following categories: Men, Women and Junior (Under-18). The matches are played on a rugby pitch located at Hacienda Santa Teresa, a sugarcane plantation next to El Consejo, in Aragua State.
History The tournament was founded in 1993. It was originally organised by the Club de Rugby de la Universidad Metropolitana. Since 2008, Fundación Santa Teresa is in charge of the competition.
Champions YearMenWomenJunior 2012 Mérida Rugby Club UCV Rugby Club Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club 2013 Tigres de Cabimas Rugby Football Club UCAB Rugby Club Tracianos Rugby Club 2014 Mérida Rugby Club Mérida Rugby Club Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club 2015 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida UCV Rugby Club Rinocerontes Rugby Club 2016 Club de Rugby Caballeros de Mérida UCV Rugby Club Cancillería de Colombia 2017 Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club Panteras de Aragua Proyecto Alcatraz Rugby Club
See also Rugby union in Venezuela
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