The Kinsale Sevens is Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 and Europe's premier seven-a-side club rugby

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

 event. The event takes place across the May Bank Holiday Weekend (Friday to Sunday) at the Kinsale Rugby Football Club

Kinsale RFC

Kinsale RFC is a rugby union team located in the town of Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland - approximately 18 miles from Cork City. Founded in 1982, the club's 1st team competes in Division 2 of the Munster Junior League...

, Kinsale, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 and sees teams from around the world compete against each other in ladies', men's (junior and senior) and veteran competitions.

Format

Participants find themselves battling it out over a two-day period (Saturday and Sunday - traditionally, the Friday is dedicated to a fun 10-a-side competition) with the finals of the feature events taking place on the Sunday.

Day	Men's Senior	Men's Junior	Ladies'	Veterans
Saturday	Senior Cup	Junior Competition Qualifiers	Ladies' Competition Day 1	Men's 10s
Sunday	Senior Competition	Junior Competition Finals	Ladies' Competition Day 2

The event is open to everyone and applications to participate can be submitted to the official website.

Notable past winners

• South Sea Drifters (Fiji)
• Kooga Wailers (Eng)
• Wekas (NZ)
• Marauders (Eng)
• DLSP (Irl)
• Clontarf RFC
  Clontarf RFC
  Clontarf Football Club. Having played firstly in a field at the bottom of Vernon Avenue, then on a site currently used by Dublin Bus as a Depot., the club moved to its present location in 1896 and celebrated 100 years at Castle Avenue in 1996. The Bull Emblem used in the logo is that of the...
  
   (Irl)
• Cork Constitution
  Cork Constitution
  Cork Constitution is a club, based in Cork. It was founded by staff of the Cork Constitution. Since the paper did not publish on Sundays, the staff were looking for activities to pursue on Saturday afternoons. In the summer, cricket was played, while in the winter, rugby was the designated...
  
   (Irl)
• Garryowen Football Club
  Garryowen Football Club
  Garryowen Football Club , usually referred to as Garryowen, is a rugby union club from Limerick, Ireland. Historically it has been one of the most successful clubs in Irish rugby union leagues.-Name:...
  
   (Irl)
• Shannon RFC
  Shannon RFC
  Shannon Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby union team from Ireland, they hail from Limerick near the banks of the Shannon river. The club is a member of the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch and as one of the top amateur sides in Ireland has seen many of its players progress to...
  
   (Irl)
• Gloucester Rugby (Eng)
• Waterpark (Irl)
• Dungannon RFC
  Dungannon RFC
  Dungannon RFC is a rugby union club from Dungannon, Northern Ireland. The club first team plays in the AIB League Division One, Ulster Senior League and Ulster Senior Cup.-History:...
  
  (Irl)
• Fiji Babaas (Fiji)
• Susie Saloons (Netherlands)