# Mar del Plata Sevens

The Mar del Plata Sevens (Seven de Mar del Plata in Spanish) is an international rugby sevens competition played in Mar del Plata, Argentina since 1995. The tournament was one of the events in the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2000 and 2002.

## Men's tournament
### International 7s and World Series: 1995 to 2002

Inspired by the success of Uruguay's Punta del Este Sevens, which hosted many of the world's best teams during the 1990s, the Argentine Rugby Union introduced an international tournament of their own in 1995. The inaugural Mar del Plata International Sevens was won by New Zealand, defeating Fiji in a closely matched final by 26–21. In 2000, the tournament was included in World Sevens Series I, the first edition of the worldwide circuit for seven-a-side rugby. The following year Mar del Plata was host of the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
| Year | Venue | Gold Cup | Gold Cup | Gold Cup | Placings | Placings | Refs |
| | International 7s | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Silver Cup | Bronze Cup | |
| 1995 | Estadio José María​ Minella | New Zealand | 26–21 | Fiji | Canada | n/a | [1] [3] |
| No international sevens tournament in 1996 or 1997 ||||||||
| 1998 | Estadio José María​ Minella | New Zealand | 40–19 | Argentina | Spain | n/a | [4] [5] |
| 1999 | Estadio José María​ Minella | New Zealand | 38–5 | France | Italy | n/a | [6] [7] |
| 2000 | Estadio José María​ Minella | Fiji | 26–14 | New Zealand | Argentina | Spain | |
| 2001 World Cup | Estadio José María​ Minella | New Zealand | 31–12 | Australia | Russia | Chile | |
| 2002 | Estadio José María​ Minella | Fiji | 24–7 | South Africa | Australia | France | |
Key: Dark blue line: tournament included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

### Selected teams invitational event: 2003 onward

After 2002, when no longer on the World Sevens circuit, the international sevens tournament at Mar del Plata was contested by invited national teams – mainly from the Americas but some further afield – as well as by selected and invitational sides (mostly representative teams from Argentina).
During this era, the international tournament was sometimes hosted in conjunction with other competitions featuring national teams. This was the case in 2010 when the schedule included the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, and teams from that tournament were joined by other select sides including from United States and South Africa to contest the Mar del Plata international sevens title. In 2015, Mar del Plata hosted a Pan American Games qualification event alongside the international sevens tournament.
Winners since 2010 (details might not be complete):
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Cup final | Cup final | Placings | Placings | Refs |
| | International 7s | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | |
| No international sevens tournament ||||||||
| 2010 | Estadio José María​ Minella | SA 7s Academy | 29–7 | Argentina | Uruguay | Brazil | |
| No international sevens tournament ||||||||
| 2013 | Estadio José María​ Minella | Chile | 14–12 | Buenos Aires | Salta $_{[es]}$ | Entre Ríos | |
| 2014 | Estadio Justo Román | Argentina Pampas | 35–12 | Buenos Aires | Salta $_{[es]}$ | Chile | [13] [14] [15] |
| 2015 | predio de Salvador Tatore Vuoso | Argentina | 26–21 | Litoral 7s | Mar del Plata | USA Falcons | [10] [17] [18] |
| 2016 | Parque Camet | Argentina | 14–7 | SA 7s Academy | Chile | Brazil | |

### Club and Invitational

| Year | Venue | Cup final | Cup final | Cup final | Placings | Placings | Refs |
| | Seven de Verano | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Silver Cup | Bronze Cup | |
| 2017 | IPR Sporting | Atlético Rosario | 14–7 | Bruto Mendoza | Universitario RC | | |
| 2018 | IPR Sporting | Atlético Rosario | 10–0 | Taraguy | Jockey de Rosario | n/a | [21] [22] |
| 2019 | IPR Sporting | Córdoba Athletic | 27–0 | Hindú | Kingfish | n/a | |
| 2020 | IPR Sporting | Uruguay | 10–7 | Duendes | Chile | Córdoba Athletic | [24] [25] |

## Women's tournament

Winners since 2014 (details might not be complete):
| Year | Venue | Cup final | Cup final | Cup final | Placings | Placings |
| | | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
| 2013 | The women's cup was not contested in 2013. | The women's cup was not contested in 2013. | The women's cup was not contested in 2013. | The women's cup was not contested in 2013. | The women's cup was not contested in 2013. | The women's cup was not contested in 2013. |
| 2014 | Estadio Justo Román | Argentina | 38–0 | Uruguay | Paraguay | Chile |
| 2015 | predio de Salvador Tatore Vuoso | Argentina | $_{robin}$ | Colombia | Venezuela | Chile |
| 2016 | Tournament scheduled for January 2016. | Tournament scheduled for January 2016. | Tournament scheduled for January 2016. | Tournament scheduled for January 2016. | Tournament scheduled for January 2016. | Tournament scheduled for January 2016. |