Rugby World Cup Sevens

The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the world's premier international contest in the Sevens version of rugby union, first held in Scotland in 1993 and held every four years. The trophy for the winners of the men's tournament is the Melrose Cup, named after the Scottish town of Melrose where the first sevens game was played. The current holders are Wales, who won for the first time in 2009. In the same year, a women's tournament was held for the first time, with Australia winning.

The tournament's next edition, in Russia in 2013, is likely to be the last. In October 2009, the International Olympic Committee voted to add men's and women's rugby sevens to the Summer Olympics starting in 2016. The International Rugby Board (IRB), which runs rugby union around the world, said in September 2009 that it would no longer hold a World Cup if the sport would be part of the Olympics.

Men's tournaments[change]

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Year	Host	Final
1993	Scotland	England	21 - 17	Australia
1997	Hong Kong	Fiji	24 - 21	South Africa
2001	Argentina	New Zealand	31 - 12	Australia
2005	Hong Kong	Fiji	29 - 19	New Zealand
2009	Dubai	Wales	19 - 12	Argentina
2013	Russia