The Series takes place in five global destinations underlining World Rugby's commitment to the ongoing growth and development of women's rugby around the world and is another significant step in the journey to Rio 2016.

The 2015-16 series will be the fourth for the women's teams and so far New Zealand have held sway winning all three. Coupled with the power of sevens' admission into the Olympic games, the series has sparked significant growth in the women's game with increased appetite for broadcast, live streaming and social media. In fact, women's rugby is now one of the fastest-growing team sports in the world.

Ireland and Japan won through a tough qualifying competition in Dublin in August 2015 to secure core team status on the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series in 2015-16, and join the other ever-presents, defending champions New Zealand, Canada, Australia, England, USA, France, Russia, Fiji and Spain.

The Women's Sevens Series concept is in line with key strategic objectives set out in the World Rugby Women’s Rugby Plan, expanding the women’s Sevens international competition model, particularly at the elite level of the game.

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