Rugby sevens was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. No women's rugby has been played at the World Games.
The 2013 World Games was the last to feature the sport, with rugby sevens becoming a full Olympic event in 2016.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2001 Akita | ![]() |
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2005 Duisburg | ![]() |
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2009 Kaohsiung | ![]() |
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2013 Cali | ![]() |
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Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Refs | ||||||
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Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | |||||
2001 |
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![]() Fiji |
35–19 | ![]() Australia |
![]() New Zealand |
19–10 | ![]() France |
[1] [2] | ||
2005 |
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![]() Fiji |
31–26 | ![]() South Africa |
![]() Argentina |
22–10 | ![]() Great Britain |
[3] | ||
2009 |
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![]() Fiji |
43–10 | ![]() Portugal |
![]() South Africa |
17–0 | ![]() Argentina |
[4] [5] | ||
2013 |
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![]() South Africa |
33–24 | ![]() Argentina |
![]() Canada |
33–21 | ![]() France |
[6] [7] |
Rugby sevens was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. No women's rugby has been played at the World Games.
The 2013 World Games was the last to feature the sport, with rugby sevens becoming a full Olympic event in 2016.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2001 Akita | ![]() |
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2005 Duisburg | ![]() |
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2009 Kaohsiung | ![]() |
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2013 Cali | ![]() |
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Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Refs | ||||||
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Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | |||||
2001 |
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![]() Fiji |
35–19 | ![]() Australia |
![]() New Zealand |
19–10 | ![]() France |
[1] [2] | ||
2005 |
![]() |
![]() Fiji |
31–26 | ![]() South Africa |
![]() Argentina |
22–10 | ![]() Great Britain |
[3] | ||
2009 |
![]() |
![]() Fiji |
43–10 | ![]() Portugal |
![]() South Africa |
17–0 | ![]() Argentina |
[4] [5] | ||
2013 |
![]() |
![]() South Africa |
33–24 | ![]() Argentina |
![]() Canada |
33–21 | ![]() France |
[6] [7] |