# South Africa Sevens

The South Africa Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament that is held in South Africa. It is currently hosted in Cape Town and is part of the Sevens World Series run by World Rugby. 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 in 1999 before being moved to Durban 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 for the 2011 edition, and Cape Town in 2015.

## Results

| Year | Venue | Cup final | Cup final | Cup final | Placings | Placings | Placings |
| | | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Plate | Bowl | Shield |
| 1999/00 Details | Danie Craven Stadium | Fiji | 12–10 | New Zealand | Australia | Tonga | n/a |
| 2000/01 Details | ABSA Stadium | New Zealand | 34–5 | Fiji | South Africa | Portugal | n/a |
| 2001/02 Details | ABSA Stadium | New Zealand | 19–17 | Samoa | Australia | Namibia | Kenya |
| 2002/03 Details | Outeniqua Park | Fiji | 24–14 | New Zealand | Argentina | Namibia | Italy |
| 2003/04 Details | Outeniqua Park | England | 38–14 | New Zealand | Argentina | Canada | Kenya |
| 2004/05 Details | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 33–19 | Fiji | South Africa | Australia | Portugal |
| 2005/06 Details | Outeniqua Park | Fiji | 21–19 | Argentina | Samoa | Wales | Canada |
| 2006/07 Details | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 24–19 | South Africa | Wales | Australia | Portugal |
| 2007/08 Details | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 34–7 | Fiji | Kenya | Wales | Canada |
| 2008/09 Details | Outeniqua Park | South Africa | 12–7 | New Zealand | England | France | Zimbabwe |
| 2009/10 Details | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 21–12 | Fiji | England | Wales | Scotland |
| 2010/11 Details | Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 22–19 | England | South Africa | Scotland | Zimbabwe |
| 2011/12 Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | New Zealand | 31–26 | South Africa | Wales | Scotland | Zimbabwe |
| 2012/13 Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | New Zealand | 47–12 | France | Wales | Australia | Spain |
| 2013/14 Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | South Africa | 17–14 | New Zealand | Fiji | England | Scotland |
| 2014/15 Details | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | South Africa | 26–17 | New Zealand | United States | Canada | Portugal |
| 2015/16 Details | Cape Town Stadium | South Africa | 29–14 | Argentina | Fiji | Scotland | Samoa |
| | | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth |
| 2016/17 Details | Cape Town Stadium | England | 19–17 | South Africa | New Zealand | Scotland | Fiji |
| 2017/18 Details | Cape Town Stadium | New Zealand | 38–14 | Argentina | South Africa | Canada | Fiji |
| 2018/19 Details | Cape Town Stadium | Fiji | 29–15 | United States | South Africa | New Zealand | England |
| 2019/20 Details | Cape Town Stadium | New Zealand | 7–5 | South Africa | France | Fiji | Argentina |
| World Series tournaments planned for Cape Town were cancelled in 2020  and 2021, due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022/23 Details | Cape Town Stadium | Samoa | 12–7 | New Zealand | United States | South Africa | Fiji |
| 2023/24 Details | Cape Town Stadium | Argentina | 45–12 | Australia | Fiji | Ireland | New Zealand |
| 2024/25 Details | Cape Town Stadium | South Africa | 26–14 | France | Fiji | Spain | Argentina |