Japan Sevens

Not to be confused with Japan national rugby sevens team.
Tokyo Sevens
Sport Rugby sevens
Inaugural season 1993
No. of teams 16
Most recent
champion(s)		  England  (2015)
Most titles  Fiji  (5 times)

The Japan Sevens, also known as the Tokyo Sevens, is an annual rugby union sevens tournament held at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. It was a part of the Sevens World Series from 2000 to 2001 and from 2012 to 2015.

History

South Africa vs Wales at the 2012 Tokyo Sevens

The first Tokyo Sevens was held in 1993, with a number of Japan's top university teams and company teams competing. Meiji University won the cup in the first year, and Suntory the following year, 1994.

In 1995, the international tournament was added. Initially sponsored as the Canterbury Japan International Sevens by sportswear manufacturer Canterbury of New Zealand, the national teams from Fiji and New Zealand were the finalists on all five occasions, with Fiji winning the first three cups and New Zealand the next two.

The international tournament was incorporated into IRB Sevens World Series as the Tokyo International Sevens in 2000 and 2001. A further cup win each to Fiji and New Zealand, respectively, was recorded in those two years.[1][2] The Tokyo Sevens was then effectively replaced by the Singapore Sevens on the world circuit for the 2002 season.

After a decade-long interval, Tokyo was included in the World Sevens Series again from 2012 to 2015.

Results

  A blue box around the year indicates tournaments included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Year  Venue  Cup final Placings Refs
Winner Score Runner-up Cup semi-finalists Plate winner
1995 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Fiji		 47 – 26
New Zealand
1996 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Fiji		 61 – 5
New Zealand
Argentina
Wales
Australia		 [3][4]
1997 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Fiji		 54 – 19
New Zealand
Japan (3rd)
President's VII (4th)
Wales		 [5][6]
1998 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
New Zealand		 24 – 7
Fiji
Australia (3rd)
Samoa (4th)
President's VII		 [7][8]
1999 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
New Zealand		 12 – 7
Fiji
Samoa (3rd)
Australia (4th)
Canada		 [9][10]
Winner Score Runner-up Plate winner Bowl winner Shield winner
2000 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Fiji		 27 – 22
Australia
Japan
Samoa		 n/a [1]
2001 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
New Zealand		 26 – 22
Australia
South Africa
Argentina		 n/a [2]
No international Tokyo Sevens tournament for men's teams played from 2002 to 2011
2012 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Australia		 28 – 26
Samoa
Fiji
France
Scotland
2013 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
South Africa		 24 – 19
Fiji
United States
England
Canada
2014 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
Fiji		 33 – 26
South Africa
Australia
Wales
Argentina
2015 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
England		 21 – 14
South Africa
New Zealand
United States
Portugal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Fiji outclass All Blacks in Tokyo". ESPN Scrum. 2 April 2000. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand back in pole position after Tokyo sevens victory". ESPN Scrum. 1 May 2001. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Japan Sevens: 4th Japansebunzu". Takahiro Okonogi's Rugby Page (in Japanese). 1996. Archived from the original on 31 October 1999.
  4. ↑ Tokyo Sevens: Tokyo, Japan. 4/13/1996 - 4/14/1996. Rugby 7.
  5. ↑ "Japan Sevens: 5th Japansebunzu". Takahiro Okonogi's Rugby Page (in Japanese). 1997. Archived from the original on 29 April 1999.
  6. ↑ Tokyo Sevens: Tokyo, Japan. 4/12/1997 - 4/13/1997. Rugby 7.
  7. ↑ "Japan Sevens: 6th Japansebunzu". Takahiro Okonogi's Rugby Page (in Japanese). 1998. Archived from the original on 19 November 2000.
  8. ↑ Japan 7s: Tokyo, Japan. 4/17/1998 - 4/19/1998. Rugby 7.
  9. ↑ "Japan Sevens: 7th Japansebunzu". Takahiro Okonogi's Rugby Page (in Japanese). 1999. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000.
  10. ↑ Japan 7s: Tokyo, Japan. 4/10/1999 - 4/11/1999. Rugby 7.
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