Dubai Sevens

The Dubai 7s is an annual rugby sevens and social event held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, UAE. Founded in 1970, the event is the longest running sports event in the Middle East.

Events

The Dubai 7s has six competitions each year: World Rugby Sevens Series World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Rugby Invitation Tournament Netball Invitation Tournament Cricket 7s Invitational Tournament WODON3, Fitness at the Emirates Dubai 7s

Dubai is the first leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams compete in the men's tournament divided into four pool of four teams each. On the first day, each team plays the other three teams in the pool. The two highest-placed teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinal knockout rounds, and the bottom two teams move to the challenge bracket.

Dubai also hosts a stop on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. Twelve teams compete in the women's tournament.

For the invitation tournaments, rugby teams take part in 15 sections. The rugby invitational tournament is popular, with hundreds of teams participating."The Dubai Rugby Sevens Broke Attendance Records" , Dubai Rugby 7s, 5 December 2016. The netball tournament includes teams in three sections: gulf women, open youth, and open women.

The Dubai Sevens is one of the more popular sporting events in Dubai, with over 100,000 fans attending the 2016 event."Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018", Time Out Dubai, 29 November 2018.

Venue The Dubai 7s has been held at The Sevens Stadium since 2008. Facilities at The Sevens include: eight rugby pitches, six cricket pitches, four netball/tennis courts, one basketball court, a grandstand, and ancillary facilities.The Sevens official website, 01.01.11.

The tournament's move to that venue in 2008 was a success. The tournament broke the World Series single-day attendance record in its first year with over 50,000 fans appearing on the first day of the tournament."Dubai sets new Series attendance record", World Rugby, 29 November 2008.

World Series results Results Five teams have won the Dubai Sevens at least once. The early years of the tournament on the World Series were less competitive. Prior to 2003, New Zealand won the final with a comfortable 20+ point margin each year. In the first decade from 1999 to 2008 only five teams (New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, South Africa, and England) had reached the Dubai Sevens final. Since then, the tournament has been more competitive, with several additional teams making the final and semifinal stages.

Summary of Dubai Sevens results on the World Series (updated to 2022):

Team Champion Runner-up Semifinalist Top 4 placing 11 1 5 17 6 5 9 20 4 2 9 15 3 6 9 18 1 3 5 9 – 2 3 5 – 2 2 4 – 1 2 3 – 1 – 1 – 1 4 5 – 1 – 1 – – 1 1 – – 1 1 Total24244896

Results by year Year VenueCup finalPlacings Refs Winner Score Runner-up Plate Bowl Shield 1999 Dubai Exiles38–14 2000 Dubai Exiles34–52001 Dubai Exiles45–72002Dubai Exiles38–12 2003Dubai Exiles33–26 2004Dubai Exiles26–21 2005Dubai Exiles28–26 2006Dubai Exiles31–12 2007Dubai Exiles31–21 2008The Sevens19–12 2009The Sevens24–12 2010The Sevens29–21 2011The Sevens29–12 2012The Sevens26–15 2013The Sevens29–17 2014The Sevens33–7 2015The Sevens28–17 Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth 2016The Sevens26–14 2017The Sevens24–12 2018The Sevens 21–5 2019The Sevens 15–0 2020 The Sevens Tournament cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021IThe Sevens 42–7 2021IIThe Sevens 10–7 2022The Sevens 21–5 2023The Sevens12–72024The Sevens19–52025The Sevens26–22

Notes: The event held on November 7–8, 2001, was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Earlier winners Winners of the Emirates International Trophy from 1988 to 1998:

1988 The Thistles 1989 Crawshays 1990 Toulouse 1991 Queensland 1992 1993 White Hart Marauders 1994 1995 Kiwi Nomads 1996 1997 New Zealand Invitation 1998

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