The South Africa Sevens is an annual
rugby sevens
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tournament that is held in
South Africa
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. It is currently hosted in
Cape Town
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and is part of the
Sevens World Series run by
World Rugby
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. A South African leg of the World series has been included in every edition of the competition since it began in the 1999-2000 season.
The tournament was first held at
Stellenbosch
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in 1999 before being moved to
Durban
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Situated on the east coast of South ...
for the next two seasons. For nine seasons from 2002 until 2010 it was held at
George in the Western Cape, before moving to
Port Elizabeth
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for the
2011 edition,
[ and ]Cape Town
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in 2015.[
]
Results
See also
* South Africa Women's Sevens
References
External links
South African Rugby UnionWorld Rugby Sevens Series
World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments
Rugby sevens competitions in South Africa
Recurring sporting events established in 1999
1999 establishments in South Africa
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