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The 2005-06 World Sevens Series was the seventh in an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments run by the International Rugby Board since 1999-2000. The participating teams in each World Sevens Series are full national sides. The series was won by Fiji. The tournaments spanned the globe, with the following events included in the 2005-06 tour: The most famous Sevens event, the Hong Kong Sevens, returned to the series after a one-year hiatus in 2004-05 for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens, which was held in Hong Kong in March 2005 and won by Fiji.

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  • 2005-06 World Sevens Series
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  • The 2005-06 World Sevens Series was the seventh in an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments run by the International Rugby Board since 1999-2000. The participating teams in each World Sevens Series are full national sides. The series was won by Fiji. The tournaments spanned the globe, with the following events included in the 2005-06 tour: The most famous Sevens event, the Hong Kong Sevens, returned to the series after a one-year hiatus in 2004-05 for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens, which was held in Hong Kong in March 2005 and won by Fiji.
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  • The 2005-06 World Sevens Series was the seventh in an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments run by the International Rugby Board since 1999-2000. The participating teams in each World Sevens Series are full national sides. The series was won by Fiji. Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days. The tournaments spanned the globe, with the following events included in the 2005-06 tour: * Dubai (Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground): December 1-2, 2005 * South Africa, aka George (Outeniqua Park, George): December 9-10, 2005 * New Zealand (Westpac Stadium, Wellington): February 3-4, 2006 * USA (Home Depot Center, Carson, California): February 11-12, 2006 * Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium): March 31-April 2, 2006 * Singapore (National Stadium): April 8-9, 2006 * Paris (Stade Jean-Bouin): May 27-28, 2006 * London (Twickenham): June 3-4, 2006 The most famous Sevens event, the Hong Kong Sevens, returned to the series after a one-year hiatus in 2004-05 for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens, which was held in Hong Kong in March 2005 and won by Fiji.
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