- New Zealand National Rugby Sevens Tournament
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New Zealand National Rugby Sevens Tournament Current season or competition:
2009 Pub Charity SevensSport Rugby union Founded 1975 No. of teams 16 Country(ies) 
New ZealandMost recent champion(s) 
North HarbourThe New Zealand National Rugby Sevens Tournament (for sponsorship reasons also known as the Pub Charity NZ Rugby Sevens tournament) is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Queenstown, New Zealand. Each year it features the best sixteen teams in the country competing over two days.
The tournament is promoted by Sevens with Altitude, working in association with the Otago Rugby Football Union and the New Zealand Rugby Union.
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History
The New Zealand National Rugby Sevens Tournament was first held in 1975 in Auckland, where Marlborough were the very first champions. Since then the tournament has been held every year (except 1987, 1988, and 2003) and held at various venues. The tournament has been held in Queenstown since 2004, before this Palmerston North hosted the event.[1]
2009 is the first tournament where the entire event has been screened live by Sky TV.[2]
The event also serves as an opportunity for players to be selected for the New Zealand Sevens side, as the squad is selected shortly after the event.[3]
Format
The sixteen teams are divided into four pools. On day one each team plays the other three teams in its pool. The top two teams from each pool qualify for the championship playoffs while the bottom two enter the bowl competition.
Venue
The tournament was first held in Auckland in 1975. Since then it has been held at Christchurch, Blenheim, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Feilding, Pukekohe, Rotorua and since 2004 it has been held at the Queenstown Recreation Ground, which is usually the home of the Wakatipu Rugby Club.
Participants
A map of NZRU provincial boundaries, including provinces competing in both the Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship
The following teams have participated in the tournament:
Province Appearances Championships 2009 Placing 
Auckland 2005-2009 2005,2006,2007,2008 
Bay of Plenty 2006,2008-2009 
Buller 2006 
Canterbury 2006,2008-2009 
Counties Manukau 2006,2008-2009 
Hawke's Bay 2006,2008-2009 
Horowhenua-Kapiti 2008-2009 
Manawatu 2006,2008-2009 North Harbour 2004,2006,2008-2009 2004, 2009 
North Otago 2005 
Northland 2008-2009 
Otago 2004-2009 Otago Country 2007, 2009 
South Canterbury 2006 
Southland 2006,2008-2009 
Taranaki 2006,2008-2009 
Tasman 2008 
Waikato 2006,2008-2009 
Wellington 2006,2008-2009 
West Coast 2006,2008-2009 Past winners
1975-2003
Year Champion Venue 1975 
MarlboroughAuckland 1976 MarlboroughChristchurch 1977 ManawatuBlenheim 1978 ManawatuHamilton 1979 ManawatuPalmerston North 1980 AucklandPalmerston North 1981 TaranakiPalmerston North 1982 TaranakiFeilding 1983 AucklandFeilding 1984 AucklandFeilding 1985 CountiesFeilding 1986 North HarbourFeilding 1987 1988 1989 North HarbourChristchurch 1990 AucklandPukekohe 1991 AucklandPalmerston North 1992 North HarbourPalmerston North 1993 CanterburyPalmerston North 1994 CountiesPalmerston North 1995 CountiesPalmerston North 1996 WaikatoPalmerston North 1997 WaikatoRotorua 1998 WaikatoRotorua 1999 North HarbourPalmerston North 2000 North HarbourPalmerston North 2001 North HarbourPalmerston North 2002 WellingtonPalmerston North 2003 NO EVENT NO EVENT 2004-2011
Year Champion Score Runner up Stadium Plate Bowl Shield 2004 North HarbourOtago Queenstown Recreation Ground 2005 AucklandQueenstown Recreation Ground 2006 Auckland43-12 Wellington Queenstown Recreation Ground Bay of Plenty Southland Canterbury 2007 Auckland36-17 Canterbury Queenstown Recreation Ground Counties-Manukau Wellington Northland 2008 Auckland24-15 Counties-Manukau Queenstown Recreation Ground Manawatu Wellington Tasman 2009 North Harbour29-26 Counties-Manukau Queenstown Recreation Ground Wellington Otago Southland 2010 Waikato21-14 Bay of Plenty Queenstown Recreation Ground Otago Southland 2010 Auckland36-26 Taranaki North Harbour Manawatu Canterbury References and external links
References
- ^ Queenstown shaping up for sevens fest The Southland Times, 9 January 2008
- ^ Pub Charity Sevens to kick off the 2008 rugby year Sky Sport
- ^ "NZ rugby sevens in Queenstown". One Sport. 13 January 2006. http://tvnz.co.nz/content/648951. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
External links
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