Istanbul Rugby Sevens: a start of a tradition

Like most of the brilliant ideas, it started with a few scratches on a beer coaster in one of the pubs in Nevizade, Istanbul, around December 2008. After extensive research a business plan has been created by September 2009. By then, the International Olympic Committee accepted Rugby 7s as an Olympic Sport per 2016!

All went very quick from that point on: the venue that we wanted to host this tournament was selected, contact was made with our partners and the teams that we wanted to see on our tournament were selected. In order to be an outstanding tournament, a lot of attention has been paid to everything around this Tournament. This means that the International Istanbul 7s Tournament is more than two days of high-quality Rugby 7s games. It is a complete Tour experience in which the city of Istanbul itself is being involved!

The teams and visitors will get the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing session in an authentic Turkish bath, dream away looking at the world's most beautiful sights of the Bosphorus via a boat tour, have delicious typical Turkish dinners, and of course head into the bustling nightlife of Istanbul, including the best bars and hottest clubs!