National Rugby Sevens Championships
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| inaugural = 2012
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The National Rugby Sevens Championship is an annual rugby sevens competition hosted by the Australian Rugby Union. Tournaments are held for senior men's and women's teams, as well as for junior men's and women's teams with an under-18 age requirement. It is contested by teams from Australian states and territories, and National Indigenous representative sides, as well as teams from the Australian Armed Services, and Australian Universities.
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The national women's tournament was launched in its present format in 2012, The inaugural national men's tournament was held in 2015.
Teams
=Men=
- {{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} Australian Capital Territory
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian Universities
- 24px National Indigenous
- {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales Blue
- {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales White
- {{flagicon|AU-NT}} Northern Territory
- {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland Red
- {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland White
- {{flagicon|AU-SA}} South Australia
- {{flagicon|TAS}} Tasmania
- {{flagicon|VIC}} Victoria
- {{flagicon|AU-WA}} Western Australia
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=Women=
- {{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} Australian Capital Territory
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian Services
- {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian Universities
- 24px National Indigenous
- {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales Blue
- {{flagicon|NSW}} New South Wales White
- {{flagicon|AU-NT}} Northern Territory
- {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland Red
- {{flagicon|QLD}} Queensland White
- {{flagicon|AU-SA}} South Australia
- {{flagicon|VIC}} Victoria
- {{flagicon|AU-WA}} Western Australia
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Championship winners
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=Men's 7s=
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=Women's 7s=
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=Men's Youth 7s=
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=Women's Youth 7s=
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See also
References
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|date= 30 October 2014
|first= David |last= Polkinghorne
|title= Ozboks want to create Canberra rugby sevens production line
|publisher= Fairfax
|work= The Canberra Times
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/ozboks-want-to-create-canberra-rugby-sevens-production-line-20141030-11e1z1.html
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150301072231/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/ozboks-want-to-create-canberra-rugby-sevens-production-line-20141030-11e1z1.html
|archive-date= 1 March 2015}}
|date= 3 January 2015
|first= Matt |last= Findlay
|title= Patterson races to be fit for nationals
|work= Central Western Daily
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/2794647/patterson-enjoys-speedy-rise-up-sevens-ranks/
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150301072711/http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/2794647/patterson-enjoys-speedy-rise-up-sevens-ranks/
|archive-date= 1 March 2015}}
|date= 11 March 2014
|title= Indigenous team wins plate at women's sevens
|work= Koori Mail
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.koorimail.com.au/indigenous-team-wins-plate-at-womens-rugby-sevens-championships/
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150301072904/http://www.koorimail.com.au/indigenous-team-wins-plate-at-womens-rugby-sevens-championships/
|archive-date= 1 March 2015}}
|date= 30 July 2014
|title= ARU announces launch of 2015 National Sevens Competitions
|publisher= Australian Rugby
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12060/ARU-announces-launch-of-2015-National-Sevens-Competitions.aspx
|url-status= live
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150301073635/http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/12060/ARU-announces-launch-of-2015-National-Sevens-Competitions.aspx
|archive-date= 1 March 2015}}
|date= 20 June 2014
|first=Max |last= Bree
|title= Army Warriors make national team
|publisher= Australian Army
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.servicesrugby.asn.au/news/army-warriors-make-national-team
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301010101/http://www.servicesrugby.asn.au/news/army%2Dwarriors%2Dmake%2Dnational%2Dteam
|archive-date= 1 March 2015}}
|date= 14 April 2013
|title= ACT claims second annual National Women's Sevens Championship
|publisher= Australian Rugby
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/tryrugby/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1760/ArticleID/8845/ACT-claims-second-annual-National-Womens-Sevens-Championship.aspx
}}
|date= 2015
|title= 2015 National Men's, Women's, Youth Boys and girls sevens championships
|publisher= Australian Rugby
|access-date= 1 March 2015
|url= http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens/Tournaments/NationalRugbySevensChampionship.aspx
}}
|date = 12 April 2012
|title = ARU launches Women's Sevens championship
|publisher = FORU
|access-date = 1 March 2015
|url = http://www.oceaniarugby.com/120412_aru_launches_womens_sevens_championship.html/ref/571
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142748/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/120412_aru_launches_womens_sevens_championship.html/ref/571
|archive-date = 2015-04-02
}}
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External links
- [http://www.rugby.com.au/sevens Australian Sevens] official ARU homepage
{{Rugby union in Australia}}