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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita |  Fiji (FIJ) |
 Australia (AUS) |
 New Zealand (NZL) |
| 2005 Duisburg | Fiji (FIJ) |
 South Africa (RSA) |
 Argentina (ARG) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Fiji (FIJ) |
 Portugal (POR) |
South Africa (RSA) |
| 2013 Cali | South Africa (RSA) |
Argentina (ARG) |
 Canada (CAN) |
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | Refs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| 2001 |  Akita |
 Fiji |
35–19 |  Australia |
 New Zealand |
19–10 |  France |
[1][2] | ||
| 2005 |  Duisburg |
Fiji |
31–26 |  South Africa |
 Argentina |
22–10 |  Great Britain |
[3] | ||
| 2009 |  Kaohsiung [lower-alpha 1] |
Fiji |
43–10 |  Portugal |
South Africa |
17–0 | Argentina |
[4][5] | ||
| 2013 |  Cali |
South Africa |
33–24 | Argentina |
 Canada |
33–21 | France |
[6][7] | ||
Republic of China (Taiwan) is recognised as Chinese Taipei by International World Games Association and the majority of international organisations it participates in due to political considerations and Cross-Strait relations with the People's Republic of China.Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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