National Rugby Sevens Championships
# National Rugby Sevens Championships

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.

The national women's tournament was launched in its present format in 2012, The inaugural national men's tournament was held in 2015.

## Teams

The teams competing at the National Sevens Championships (as at 2015) are:

### Men

* Australian Capital Territory
* Australian Universities
* National Indigenous
* New South Wales Blue
* New South Wales White
* Northern Territory
* Queensland Red
* Queensland White
* South Australia
* Tasmania
* Victoria
* Western Australia

### Women

* Australian Capital Territory
* Australian Services
* Australian Universities
* National Indigenous
* New South Wales Blue
* New South Wales White
* Northern Territory
* Queensland Red
* Queensland White
* South Australia
* Victoria
* Western Australia

## Championship winners

### Men's 7s

| Year | Winner | Tournament location |
| - | - | - |
| 2018 | Queensland Red | Ballymore, Brisbane |
| 2017 | Queensland Red | Epsom, Bendigo |
| 2016 | Queensland Red | West Beach, Adelaide |
| 2015 | NSW Blue | Narrabeen, Sydney |

### Women's 7s

| Year | Winner | Tournament location |
| - | - | - |
| 2018 | not held | not held |
| 2017 | NSW Blue | Epsom, Bendigo |
| 2016 | Queensland Red | West Beach, Adelaide |
| 2015 | NSW Blue | Narrabeen, Sydney |
| 2014 | Queensland Red | AIS, Canberra |
| 2013 | ACT | Riverview, Sydney |
| 2012 | Queensland Red | Riverview, Sydney |

### Men's Youth 7s

| Year | Winner | Tournament location |
| - | - | - |
| 2019 | NSW I | Sunshine Coast |
| 2018 | NSW Blue | Ballymore, Brisbane |
| 2017 | NSW Blue | Ballymore, Brisbane |
| 2016 | NSW Blue | McGillvray Oval, Perth |
| 2015 | NSW Blue | Narrabeen, Sydney |
| 2014 | not held | not held |
| 2013 | replaced by AYOF 7s | replaced by AYOF 7s |
| National Schoolboy Rugby 7s |
| 2012 | Keebra Park SHS | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |

### Women's Youth 7s

| Year | Winner | Tournament location |
| - | - | - |
| 2019 | Queensland I | Sunshine Coast |
| 2018 | NSW Blue | Ballymore, Brisbane |
| 2017 | Queensland Red | Ballymore, Brisbane |
| 2016 | Queensland Red | McGillvray Oval, Perth |
| 2015 | NSW Blue | Narrabeen, Sydney |
| 2014 | not held | not held |
| 2013 | replaced by AYOF 7s | replaced by AYOF 7s |
| National Schoolgirl Rugby 7s |
| 2012 | Queensland Red | Skilled Park, Gold Coast |
