The London Women's Sevens is part of the London Sevens, and was first played in 2012 when the IRB promoted a Women's Challenge tournament that was hosted alongside the existing men's tournament.
In 2013 the tournament was an invitational event organised and sponsored by the RFU. The tournament was not held in 2014, but was reinstituted for the 2015 season as the first edition of the London Sevens to be a part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Results YearVenueCup finalPlacingsRef Winner Score Runner-up Plate Bowl 2012 Twickenham 34–7 2013 Twickenham 36–7 Tournament not held in 2014 2015 Twickenham 20–17 Tournament not held 2016–present
2012: IRB Women's Challenge Twickenham, London 12–13 May 2012
Group A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 89 5 2 0 1 49 51 1 0 2 36 83 0 0 3 31 66 26 - 5 28 - 17 41 - 0 21 - 12 22 - 0 19 - 14
Group B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 58 19 2 0 1 97 15 1 0 2 19 58 0 0 3 15 97 14 - 15 19 - 10 54 - 0 0 - 19 29-0 5 - 24
Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) 19-14 14-19
7th/8th Match 14-7
Plate final: 5th/6th Match 7-22
Group C Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 58 10 2 0 1 36 41 1 0 2 62 34 0 0 3 10 101 27 - 5 7 - 12 29 - 0 50 - 0 22 - 5 24 - 5
Bowl Semi Finals (9th-12th) 10-26 14-33
11th/12th Match 19-17
Bowl final:9th/10th Match 5-43
Quarter-finals (1st-8th) 19-10 17-0 10-0 19-0
Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) 17-12 (AET) 14-12
3rd/4th place 19-14
Cup Final: 1st/2nd place 34-7
2013: Women's Invitational Sevens Twickenham, London 11–12 May 2013
Pool A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 2 0 1 89 25 2 0 1 65 33 2 0 1 26 29 0 0 3 0 78 38-0 12-14 17-5 33-0 7-0 19-20
Plate Semi Finals (5th-8th) 12-14 7-12
Plate final: 5th/6th Match 26-0
Pool B Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 49 10 2 0 1 34 29 1 0 2 29 39 0 0 3 29 63 12-5 22-5 14-17 17-0 24-10 10-5
Quarter-finals (1st-8th) 15-7 33-7 12-0 12-7
Cup Semi Finals (1st-4th) 28-7 17-12
Cup Final: 1st/2nd place 36-7
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