The World Sevens Series is an international rugby union sevens series of tournaments run by the International Rugby Board. The tournaments span the globe, with the following events included in the 2005-06 tour: Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby football in which only seven players per side feature. ... The International Rugby Board (IRB), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the world governing and law-making body for the game of Rugby Union (as opposed to Rugby League—see the respective entries for differences between the two). ...

• Dubai (Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground): December 1-2, 2005
• South Africa, aka George (Outeniqua Park, George): December 9-10, 2005
• New Zealand (Westpac Stadium, Wellington): February 3-4, 2006
• USA (Home Depot Center, Carson, California): February 11-12, 2006
• Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium): March 31-April 2, 2006
• Singapore (National Stadium): April 8-9, 2006
• Paris (Stade Jean Bouin): May 27-28, 2006
• England (Twickenham, London): June 3-4, 2006

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Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format, with the Hong Kong Sevens being the most famous. The Hong Kong Sevens is generally considered the premier tournament on the World Sevens Series in Rugby Union. ...

New Zealand and Fiji are traditionally the strongest teams, although recently Australia, Samoa, England, South Africa, Argentina and France have all won tournaments. England and South Africa won tournaments in both the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons; France won an event in 2004-05, and Argentina won an event in 2003-04. The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. ...

2005-06 results

This includes all matches that award points toward the series championship. Points are awarded as follows:

• Cup winner (first place): 20 points
• Cup runner-up: 16 points
• Losing Cup semifinalists: 12 points
• Plate winner (fifth place): 8 points
• Plate runner-up: 6 points
• Losing Plate semifinalists: 4 points
• Bowl winner (ninth place): 2 points

• Dubai
  • Cup: England 28–26 Fiji
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: Samoa, South Africa
  • Plate: New Zealand 19–7 France
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: Argentina, Australia
  • Bowl: Wales 19–5 Canada
• South Africa
  • Cup - Fiji 21–19 Argentina
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: England, South Africa
  • Plate - Samoa 17–5 New Zealand
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: Australia, France
  • Bowl: Wales 34–14 Portugal
• New Zealand
  • Cup - TBD
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: TBD
  • Plate - TBD
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: TBD
  • Bowl: TBD
• USA
  • Cup - TBD
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: TBD
  • Plate - TBD
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: TBD
  • Bowl: TBD
• Hong Kong
  • Cup - TBD
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: TBD
  • Plate - TBD
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: TBD
  • Bowl: TBD
• Singapore
  • Cup - TBD
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: TBD
  • Plate - TBD
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: TBD
  • Bowl: TBD
• England
  • Cup - TBD
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: TBD
  • Plate - TBD
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: TBD
  • Bowl: TBD
• Paris
  • Cup - TBD
  • Losing Cup semifinalists: TBD
  • Plate - TBD
  • Losing Plate semifinalists: TBD
  • Bowl: TBD

The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. ... The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. ...

Current table

Fiji: 36
England: 32
South Africa:24
Argentina: 20
Samoa: 20
New Zealand: 14
France: 10
Australia: 8
Wales: 4
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. ...

Previous Series Winners

• 2000 - New Zealand
• 2001 - New Zealand
• 2002 - New Zealand
• 2003 - New Zealand
• 2004 - New Zealand
• 2005 - New Zealand

See also

• Rugby sevens
• Hong Kong Sevens

Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby football in which only seven players per side feature. ... The Hong Kong Sevens is generally considered the premier tournament on the World Sevens Series in Rugby Union. ...

External links

• The official tournament homepage
• US-based sevens website
• World Sevens news from Planet Rugby