Canada Sevens
Rugby sevens tournament
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The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event from the 2015–16 season.[1] The tournament is played at BC Place in Vancouver.[1][2]
SportRugby sevens
First season2016 (Vancouver Sevens)
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion
champion
| Current season, competition or edition: | |
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| First season | 2016 (Vancouver Sevens) |
| No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion | |
| Most titles | |
| Website | https://vansevens.com/ |
Event winners
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Placings | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield | |||
| 2016 | BC Place | New Zealand |
19–14 | South Africa |
Samoa |
Canada |
Russia |
[3] |
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |||
| 2017 | BC Place | England |
19–7 | South Africa |
Fiji |
United States |
New Zealand |
[4] |
| 2018 | BC Place | Fiji |
31–12 | Kenya |
South Africa |
United States |
England |
[5] |
| 2019 | BC Place | South Africa |
21–12 | France |
Fiji |
United States |
New Zealand |
[6] |
| 2020 | BC Place | New Zealand |
17–14 | Australia |
Canada |
South Africa |
England |
[7] |
| 2021 I | BC Place | South Africa |
38–5 | Kenya |
Great Britain |
Ireland |
United States |
[8] |
| 2021 II | Commonwealth Stadium | South Africa |
24–12 | Great Britain |
Kenya |
Canada |
Germany |
[9] |
| 2022 | BC Place | Argentina |
29–10 | Fiji |
Australia |
Samoa |
South Africa |
[10] |
| 2023 | BC Place | Argentina |
33–21 | France |
Australia |
Ireland |
New Zealand |
[11] |
| 2024 | BC Place | Argentina | 36–12 | New Zealand | France | United States | Ireland | [12] |
| 2025 | BC Place | Argentina | 19–12 | South Africa | Spain | Fiji | Great Britain | [13] |
| 2026 | BC Place | South Africa | 38–12 | Spain | Fiji | Australia | Argentina | |
Attendance
| Year | Total Attendance | Average attendance | Highest day | Tournament days | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 60,418 | 30,209 | 2 | [14][15][16][17] | |
| 2017 | 76,116 | 38,058 | 2 | [18][19] | |
| 2018 | 78,096 | 39,048 | 2 | [20][21] | |
| 2019 | 73,819 | 36,910 | 2 | [22][23][24] | |
| 2020 | 74,560 | 37,280 | 39,553 | 2 | [25][26][27] |
| 2021 I | 23,317 | 11,659 | 2 | [28] | |
| 2021 II | 8,314 | 4,157 | 2 | [29] | |
| 2022 | 33,444 | 16,722 | 2 | [30] | |
| 2023 | 66,700 | 22,233 | 3 | [31] | |
| 2024 | 67,753 | 22,584 | 3 | [32] | |
| 2025 | 58,664 | 19,555 | 3 | [33] | |
| 2026 | 42,514 | 21,257 | 2 | [34] |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Record high | |
| Record low | |
| * | Attendance figures affected by the COVID-19 pandemic |