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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2001 |
| Holders |  Argentina (2023) |
| Most titles |  New Zealand (5 times) |
The London Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held at Twickenham Stadium in London. It is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. London was added to the World Series for the first time in 2001.[1] For many years the London Sevens was the last tournament of each season but the Paris Sevens became the last stop on the calendar in 2018. The current titleholder of the London Sevens are Australia, who beat New Zealand in the 2022 final.
The London Sevens is one of the more popular stops on the World Series. The 2011 London Sevens set a single-day attendance record of over 54,000 fans, surpassing the attendance record set by the Dubai Sevens.[2] The tournament has also drawn over 100,000 fans over the course of the weekend, making it one of the largest attended recurring events on the Twickenham stadium calendar. [3]
- ^ "Twickenham: The Home of England Rugby", Phil McGowan, Amberley Publishing, 2014.
- ^ "London Sevens break single day attendance record", All Blacks, 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Twickenham: The Home of England Rugby", Phil McGowan, Amberley Publishing, 2014.