# World Rugby Sevens Series hosts

The World Rugby Sevens Series hosts have included several different counties. Eight counties currently host a leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Several other countries previously hosted tournaments, most recently England, France and New Zealand, all three of which were terminated following the 2022–23 season.

## Current hosts

Hosts are current as of the upcoming 2023–24 series. Interruptions to events are recorded in the footnotes.
| Event | Venue | City | Joined | First held at current site |
| Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 1999–2000 | 2008–09 |
| South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 1999–2000 | 2015–16 |
| Australia | Perth Rectangular Stadium | Perth | 1999–2000 | 2023–24 |
| USA | Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA (Los Angeles) | 2003–04 | 2003–04 |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 2015–16 | 2015–16 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 |
| Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
* ↑ The Dubai tournament was held during the 2001–02 series, but was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew following 9/11. The tournament moved to current venue in 2008. Due to impacts of COVID-19, the event was cancelled in 2020. However, two tournaments were held in Dubai for the 2021–22 season.
* ↑ The South Africa tournament has been hosted at various locations since 1999. It was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to impacts of COVID-19.
* ↑ The IRB withdrew Australia's hosting rights after the country imposed a sporting boycott of Fiji after the 2000 Fijian coup d'état. When sanctions were lifted, the remaining tournaments of Brisbane's hosting agreement were played but the country was not awarded another event for the next three seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06. Following stints at Adelaide and the Gold Coast, the tournament went to Sydney where it was held at various venues. The tournament was cancelled in 2021 and 2022 due to impacts of COVID-19. It was held from 2016 to 2018 at the original Sydney Football Stadium, on the same site as the present stadium which has hosted the tournament since the 2022–23 season.
* ↑ The first three editions of the USA Sevens were held at The Home Depot Center (as it was then named) in the Los Angeles area. The event moved to San Diego after the 2005–06 series and still later to Las Vegas, but returned to the original venue in Los Angeles for the 2019–20 season. The tournament was not held in 2021 due to impacts of COVID-19.
* ↑ Canada hosted the only two events of the 2021 season, in Vancouver and Edmonton.
* ↑ The Hong Kong Sevens was not part of the 2004–05 series, during which Hong Kong instead hosted the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2001 due COVID-19, but hosted two tournaments in the 2022–23 series.
* ↑ Singapore hosted a series event from 2001–02 through 2005–06 at the original National Stadium, except in 2002–03 when the event was canceled due to concerns about the SARS outbreak. After a ten-year hiatus, the series was hosted at the new National Stadium, constructed on the same site as the original, for the 2015–16 season. The tournament was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

## Past hosts
### Former hosts of current events

| Event | Venue | City | First held | Last held |
| Australia | Lang Park | Brisbane | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 |
| Australia | Ballymore Stadium | Brisbane | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| Australia | Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | 2006–07 | 2010–11 |
| Australia | Robina Stadium | Gold Coast | 2011–12 | 2014–15 |
| Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 2015–16 | 2017–18 |
| Australia | Sydney Showground Stadium | Sydney | 2018–19 | 2018–19 |
| Australia | Bankwest Stadium | Sydney | 2019–20 | 2019–20 |
| Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 2022–23 | 2022–23 |
| Canada | Commonwealth Stadium | Edmonton | 2021 | 2021 |
| Dubai | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | Dubai | 1999–2000 | 2007–08 |
| Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 2001–02 | 2005–06 |
| South Africa | Danie Craven Stadium | Stellenbosch | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 |
| South Africa | ABSA Stadium | Durban | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
| South Africa | Outeniqua Park | George | 2002–03 | 2010–11 |
| South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 2011–12 | 2014–15 |
| USA | Petco Park | San Diego | 2006–07 | 2008–09 |
| USA | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, NV (Las Vegas) | 2009–10 | 2018–19 |
* ↑ Currently known for sponsorship reasons as Suncorp Stadium.
* ↑ Currently known for sponsorship reasons as cbus Super Stadium.
* ↑ This was the first Sydney Football Stadium, which occupied the site of the current stadium opened in 2022.
* ↑ Currently known for sponsorship reasons as GIANTS Stadium.
* ↑ The Dubai Sevens was held during the 2001–02 series, but downgraded from full Sevens Series status due to team withdrawals in the wake of 9/11.
* ↑ This is the first National Stadium, which occupied the site of the current National Stadium.
* ↑ The Singapore Sevens was canceled in 2002–03, but was held in every other season within the listed time span.
* ↑ Currently known as Jonsson Kings Park Stadium.

### Hosts of discontinued events

| Event | Venue | City | Joined | Last held/Folded |
| Argentina | Estadio José María Minella | Mar del Plata | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 |
| Chile | San Carlos | Santiago | 2001–02 | 2001–02 |
| China | Yuanshen Stadium | Shanghai | 2001–02 | 2001–02 |
| China | Olympic Sports Centre | Beijing | 2002–03 | 2002–03 |
| England | Twickenham | London | 1999–2000 | 2022–23 |
| Fiji | National Stadium | Suva | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 |
| Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Tokyo | 1999–2000 | 2014–15 |
| France | Stade Sébastien Charléty | Paris | 1999–2000 | 2005–06 |
| France | Stade Chaban-Delmas | Bordeaux | 2003–04 | 2003–04 |
| France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 2004–05 | 2018–19 |
| France | Stade Ernest-Wallon | Toulouse | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
| New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 1999–2000 | 2016–17 |
| New Zealand | Waikato Stadium | Hamilton | 2017–18 | 2022–23 |
| Malaysia | Petaling Jaya Stadium | Kuala Lumpur | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
| Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | 2006–07 | 2010–11 |
| Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium | Glasgow | 2011–12 | 2014–15 |
| Spain | Estadio Ciudad de Málaga | to Málaga | 2021–2022 | 2021–2022 |
| Spain | Estadio La Cartuja | Seville | 2021–2022 | 2021–2022 |
| Spain | Metropolitano Stadium | Madrid | 2023–24 | 2023–24 |
| Uruguay | Estadio Domingo Burgueño | Punta Del Este | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 |
| Wales | Cardiff Arms Park | Cardiff | 2000–01 | 2002–03 |
* ↑ Mar del Plata hosted the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens instead of a leg within the 2000–01 World Sevens Series.
* ↑ Beijing was intended to host an event in the 2003–04 series, but it was canceled due to the SARS outbreak in China.
* ↑ The original Stade Jean-Bouin, which was later replaced by an entirely new stadium on the same site, hosted the series in 2004–05
* ↑ Stade Jean-Bouin, rebuilt on the same site and opened in 2013, hosted the series from 2015–16 to 2018–19.

## Tournament hosts

Italics indicates was cancelled
| Tournament | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 |
| Australia | Brisbane | Brisbane | Brisbane | Brisbane | | | | Adelaide | Adelaide | Adelaide |
| UAE | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai |
| South Africa | Stellenbosch | Durban | Durban | George | George | George | George | George | George | George |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington |
| USA | | | | | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | San Diego | San Diego | San Diego |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| England | | London | London | London | London | London | London | London | London | London |
| Canada | | | | | | | | | | |
| France | Paris | | | | Bordeaux | Paris | Paris | | | |
| Singapore | | | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | | | |
| Japan | Tokyo | Tokyo | | | | | | | | |
| Scotland | | | | | | | | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Argentina | Mar del Plata | | Mar del Plata | | | | | | | |
| Wales | | Cardiff | Cardiff | Cardiff | | | | | | |
| China | | Shanghai | Beijing | Beijing | | | | | | |
| Malaysia | | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | | | | | | |
| Chile | | | Santiago | Santiago | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | Punta del Este | | | | | | | | | |
| Fiji | Suva | | | | | | | | | |
| Rounds | 10 | 9 / 10 | 11 / 12 | 7 / 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tournament | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Australia | Adelaide | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | Sydney | Sydney | Sydney | Sydney |
| UAE | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai | Dubai |
| South Africa | George | George | Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth | Cape Town | Cape Town | Cape Town | Cape Town |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Wellington | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| USA | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | Las Vegas |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| England | London | London | London | London | London | London | London | London | London | London |
| Canada | | | | | | | Vancouver | Vancouver | Vancouver | Vancouver |
| France | | | | | | | Paris | Paris | Paris | Paris |
| Singapore | | | | | | | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore |
| Japan | | | Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo | | | | |
| Scotland | Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Glasgow | Glasgow | Glasgow | | | | |
| Argentina | | | | La Plata | | | | | | |
| Wales | | | | | | | | | | |
| China | | | | | | | | | | |
| Malaysia | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chile | | | | | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fiji | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rounds | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 / 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |