The Spain Sevens is an annual international
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
tournament that was played as two back-to-back events on consecutive weekends in late January that year.
[ The first event was held in ]Málaga
Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...
at Estadio Ciudad de Málaga and the second was held in Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
at Estadio de La Cartuja
Estadio La Cartuja (), formerly Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, officially known as Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, is a stadium situated in the Isla de la Cartuja in Seville, Spain. It is used mostly for football and it is commonly referred to as ...
. These events were hosted by the Spanish Rugby Federation
The Royal Spanish Rugby Federation () is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Spain.
The Spanish Rugby Federation was founded in 1923, and joined the International Rugby Football Board, later known as the International Rugby Board a ...
as the third and fourth stops on the 2021–22 season of the World Rugby Sevens Series
The SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World ...
for national men's teams.[
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Results
See also
* Spain Women's Sevens
References
External links
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Rugby union competitions in Spain
World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments
Rugby sevens competitions in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 2022
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