Rugby Sevens entered the programme of the FISU World University Championships in 2004 with a first edition organised in Beijing (CHN), which welcomed 159 rugby players from nine countries. Since then, the number of participants has constantly grown, as well as the number of participating countries, reaching the record number of 273 participants from 17 countries at the 2010 edition hosted by the Portuguese University Sport Federation in Porto. The 5th World University Rugby Sevens Championship was organised in the city of Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, one of the homelands of rugby.
Edition |
Year |
Country |
City |
N° of Countries |
M |
W |
Athletes |
Officials |
Total |
1 |
2004 |
CHN |
Beijing |
9 |
91 |
68 |
159 |
38 |
197 |
2 |
2006 |
ITA |
Roma |
13 |
147 |
60 |
207 |
73 |
280 |
3 |
2008 |
ESP |
Córdoba |
13 |
158 |
115 |
273 |
98 |
371 |
4 |
2010 |
POR |
Porto |
17 |
214 |
95 |
309 |
119 |
428 |
5 |
2012 |
FRA |
Brive-la-Gaillarde |
18 |
214 |
95 |
309 |
119 |
428 |
6 |
BRA |
São José dos Campos |
11 |
104 |
95 |
199 |
70 |
269 |
|
7 |
GBR |
Swansea |
14 | 104 | 121 | 225 | 77 | 302 | |
8 |
NAM |
Swakopmund |
13 | 126 | 60 | 186 | 62 | 248 |
Edition |
Year |
Country |
City |
N° of Countries |
M |
W |
Athletes |
Officials |
Total |
27 |
RUS |
Kazan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
ITA |
Napoli |
|