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Wellington first hosted a tournament in 2000 as part of the inaugural Sevens World Series. The event was the first to be held in the newly-developed [[Westpac Stadium]].<ref name=stuff-2013/> The tournament built a reputation for a party atmosphere, with a large proportion of attendees choosing to wear fancy dress.<ref name=tru-2014/> Movie figures such as the [[Men in Black (series)|Men in Black]] (MIB) and [[Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]] were crowd favorites and an impersonator of Austin Powers was a regular for many years performing for the crowd.<ref name=stuff-2013/> Host team New Zealand dominated the sevens competition in Wellington, winning just over half of all the tournaments held. |
Wellington first hosted a tournament in 2000 as part of the inaugural Sevens World Series. The event was the first to be held in the newly-developed [[Westpac Stadium]].<ref name=stuff-2013/> The tournament built a reputation for a party atmosphere, with a large proportion of attendees choosing to wear fancy dress.<ref name=tru-2014/> Movie figures such as the [[Men in Black (series)|Men in Black]] (MIB) and [[Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]] were crowd favorites and an impersonator of Austin Powers was a regular for many years performing for the crowd.<ref name=stuff-2013/> Host team New Zealand dominated the sevens competition in Wellington, winning just over half of all the tournaments held. |
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Crowd levels at Wellington 7s fell by 200% over three year, from a cumulative 58,000 in 2014, to around 20,000 in 2017. Many believe that the alcohol ban, imposed by Wellington city council in 2016, in lieu of its desire to improve crowd behaviour, and promote 'family values', has been fundamentally responsible for this. |
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Wellington Deputy Mayor Paul Eagle said that while some fans may not have liked the stricter alcohol controls, they were necessary. "This is where I applaud New Zealand Rugby, because they worked within the new alcohol legislation," he said."We've had to be really clear about how that [alcohol strategy] impacts us as the events capital, ensuring that we retain a night-time economy, but also that the impacts of some of that behaviour is done in a measured way." |
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AUT associate professor Geoff Dickson said officials had no option but to take a hard line against excessive drinking."It's very easy for people to stand back and say 'they were crazy' for trying to turn it into a family-friendly tournament," he said, "The reality is is that three important stakeholders - licensing authorities, police and World Rugby - were telling them that they had to do something different." |
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Hospitality New Zealand, Wellington branch president Jeremy Smith agreed the Sevens needed a change, but did not think it was beyond saving. "The event has changed for whatever reason, whether it was the fun police, whether it was the police or negative media. The fact remains is that the event has to re-invent itself," he said. "It's easy for everyone to put the boot in, but it's a lot more difficult for us to actually look for all the positives - and there are plenty of positives. "It's like a business. If a business is under-performing, we go and do a refurbishment, we do a makeover, invest some money in it and rebuild it into something that is as good or better than it was before.” |
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Most recent champion(s) |  South Africa (2017) |
| Most titles |  New Zealand (9 titles) |
| Official website | sevens.co.nz |
The New Zealand Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament currently held at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1][2] For the first eighteen years of its history the event was held in Wellington.[1][3] The event is the fourth on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit, and is generally held on the first weekend of February. As of 2018[update], it follows the Sydney, Australia, tournament by a week.
History
Wellington
Wellington first hosted a tournament in 2000 as part of the inaugural Sevens World Series. The event was the first to be held in the newly-developed Westpac Stadium.[4] The tournament built a reputation for a party atmosphere, with a large proportion of attendees choosing to wear fancy dress.[5] Movie figures such as the Men in Black (MIB) and Austin Powers were crowd favorites and an impersonator of Austin Powers was a regular for many years performing for the crowd.[4] Host team New Zealand dominated the sevens competition in Wellington, winning just over half of all the tournaments held.
Hamilton
The location of the tournament was moved to Hamilton in 2018,[3] after attendances in Wellington had declined.[6]
Results
Women's sevens
In 2019 the New Zealand Sevens tournament added an invitational competition for women's teams. Since 2020, it hosts a fully integrated men's and women's tournament at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium.[7]
References
- ^ a b "HSBC New Zealand Sevens: Hamilton". Sky. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "HSBC New Zealand Sevens". HamiltonNew Zealand. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "New Zealand Sevens World Series event moving to Hamilton from 2018". Stuff. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Sevens' man steps away from annual city 'party'". Dominion Post. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sevens Rugby - the party, the costumes, the players". Talking Rugby Union. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Plenty of finger-pointing about demise of the Wellington Sevens". Stuff. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rugby sevens: Hamilton sevens to stage men and women". The New Zealand Herald. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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External links
- New Zealand Sevens official site
- Profile on UR7s.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 May 2016)