Men · Elite
Men's Elite Pier
The top men's bracket for invited international and Dutch first-team sevens sides.
The tournament
The tournament.
The Amsterdam Sevens began on 13–14 May 1972. Twenty-four entrants were announced, later recollection says twelve teams attended, and English club Walsall became the first winner. The motto set that first year, “top rugby in a relaxed atmosphere,” still defines it.
More than half a century later it is one of the largest sevens festivals in Europe: 100+ teams across four sevens brackets and Vets 10s, over two days on ten parallel pitches.
The weekend includes extra grandstands, a VIP deck, food bars, music and an entertainment area for players and supporters between matches.
1972
First edition · 24 announced entrants
100+
Teams each year · two days
2004
Women in main tournament · 2004
2027
Next edition · 5–6 June 2027
The format
Four sevens brackets and Vets 10s.
Saturday is pool play. Sunday is the knockouts. Four sevens brackets and the Vets 10s competition run in parallel across ten pitches.
Men · Social
Men's Social Shield
The social bracket for visiting clubs and touring sides.
Women · Elite
Women's Elite Pier
Top women's bracket in the main tournament, running since 2004.
Women · Social
Women's Social Shield
Open women's bracket for clubs and touring sides.
Men & Women · 35+
Vets 10s
Men's and women's veterans' tens for players aged 35 and over.
Full rules and entry details: amsterdamrugby7s.com/rules-setup
Visiting clubs
Enter your team.
The Amsterdam Sevens is open to visiting clubs and touring sides across the four sevens brackets and Vets 10s. Contact the organisers for 2027 entry details.
Full tournament photo galleries (by year, by photographer): amsterdamrugby7s.com/photos
Women at the Sevens
The women's tournament.
Women entered the main tournament in 2004, after AAC women had already organised a separate international Sevens for more than a decade. For three seasons the Amsterdam Sevens hosted a leg of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series.
The Sevens has also been a scouting ground for professional rugby. Netherlands-born international Tim Visser, then a Hilversum player, was first spotted at the tournament as a teenager.
Charity partner
The charity partner.
The Amsterdam Sevens partners with Stichting Nazorg Sport Gehandicapten (SNSG), a Dutch foundation supporting former rugby players living with severe injuries.
After the rugby
Saturday evening entertainment.
After the final Saturday matches, the food and entertainment area remains open with a DJ booth, central beer tent and food bars.
Men's roll of honour
Men's roll of honour.
Samurai International are the tournament's most successful men's side; Nyenrode 7s have taken the last four titles.
1972 WalsallENG
1973 WalsallENG
1974 VoyagersENG
1975 VoyagersENG
1976 Edinburgh WanderersSCO
1977 VoyagersENG
1978 MusketeersENG
1979 MusketeersENG
1980 MusketeersENG
1981 SteepholmeWAL
1982 SteepholmeWAL
1983 Kemp & HawleyENG
1984 Public School WanderersENG
1985 SteepholmeWAL
1986 SteepholmeWAL
1987 Golden OldiesENG
1988 Golden OldiesENG
1989 Plume of FeathersWAL
1990 White Hart MaraudersENG
1991 White Hart MaraudersENG
1992 Mel's ExilesWAL
1993 Diok BarbariansINT
1994 Mel's ExilesWAL
1995 Mel's ExilesWAL
1996 SamuraiINT
1997 SamuraiINT
1998 NZ Mel's WekasNZ
1999 SamuraiINT
2000 White Hart MaraudersENG
2001 CrusadersENG
2002 Castricum WailersNED
2003 NIG Scottish ThistlesSCO
2004 Corso MaraudersNED
2005 SamuraiINT
2006 SamuraiINT
2007 SamuraiINT
2008 SamuraiINT
2009 SamuraiINT
2010 SamuraiINT
2011 HFW WailersUK
2012 SamuraiINT
2013 Susies 7sINT
2014 SamuraiINT
2015 SamuraiINT
2016 Susies SevensINT
2017 Susies SaloonINT
2018 SamuraiINT
2019 SamuraiINT
2020 Not held
2021 Not held
2022 Nyenrode 7sINT
2023 Nyenrode 7sINT
2024 Nyenrode 7sINT
2025 Nyenrode 7sINT
Visit the tournament
Visitor information.
- Dates
- Held annually in early June — the 2026 edition ran 6 & 7 June
- Schedule
- Pool play Saturday · knockouts Sunday · matches roughly 10:00–18:00 both days
- Venue
- Sportpark De Eendracht · NRCA Stadium · Bok de Korverweg 6A, Amsterdam
- Pitches
- Ten parallel pitches in pool play; quarter-finals onward move to the NRCA main pitch
- Divisions
- Five: Men's & Women's Elite Pier, Men's & Women's Social Shield, Vets 10s (35+)
- Getting there
- Sportpark De Eendracht sits in west Amsterdam; reachable by public transport, bike or car. On-site parking on the sports park; busy on Sunday, so earlier is easier.
- Tickets
- Spectator and VIP-deck tickets go on sale through the tournament site, amsterdamrugby7s.com, ahead of each edition
- On site
- Extra grandstands, the refined VIP deck, food bars and the central beer tent across a full food & entertainment plein
- Family
- Family-friendly through Saturday, with kids welcome around the plein
- Sustainability
- ZeroWaste Foundation partner since 2023; see amsterdamrugby7s.com/sustainability
- Follow
- @amsterdamrugby7s on Instagram · @amsterdamsevensrugby on YouTube
The Amsterdam Sevens runs as its own organisation with its own site. All team entries, fixture lists, photo galleries and live updates through the weekend live there. Full visitor guide
Next edition: 5 & 6 June 2027.
Team entries, fixtures and photo galleries for the Amsterdam Sevens live on the tournament’s own site, alongside 2027 edition details as they are announced.