Rugby sevens was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. No women's rugby has been played at the World Games.
The 2013 World Games was the last to feature the sport, with rugby sevens becoming a full Olympic event in 2016.
Medalists
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita |  Fiji (FIJ)
|
 Australia (AUS)
|
 New Zealand (NZL)
|
| 2005 Duisburg | Fiji (FIJ)
|
 South Africa (RSA)
|
 Argentina (ARG)
|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Fiji (FIJ)
|
 Portugal (POR)
|
South Africa (RSA)
|
| 2013 Cali | South Africa (RSA)
|
Argentina (ARG)
|
 Canada (CAN)
|
Tournament finals
edit| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Refs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| 2001 |  Akita
|
 Fiji |
35–19 |  Australia |
 New Zealand |
19–10 |  France |
[1][2] | ||
| 2005 |  Duisburg
|
Fiji |
31–26 |  South Africa |
 Argentina |
22–10 |  Great Britain |
[3] | ||
| 2009 |  Kaohsiung [a]
|
Fiji |
43–10 |  Portugal |
South Africa |
17–0 | Argentina |
[4][5] | ||
| 2013 |  Cali
|
South Africa |
33–24 | Argentina |
 Canada |
33–21 | France |
[6][7] | ||
- ^ The
Republic of China (Taiwan) is recognised as Chinese Taipei by International World Games Association and the majority of international organisations it participates in due to political considerations and Cross-Strait relations with the People's Republic of China.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Games VI - Akita, Japan". Rugby7.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Results - Rugby sevens
- ^ "World Games VII - Duisburg, Germany". Rugby7.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "World Games VIII- Kaohsiung, Taiwan". Rugby7.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Fiji cruise to gold medal". Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "World Games IX - Cali, Colombia". Rugby7.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Results - Rugby Sevens". Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-05.