Past winners: World Cup Sevens

Cape Town - The seventh edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off in San Francisco on Friday.

A list of past winners and finalists of the event:

MEN

1993

Venue: Edinburgh, Scotland

Winner: England

Runners-up: Australia

1997

Venue: Hong Kong

Winner: Fiji

Runners-up: South Africa

2001

Venue: Mar del Plata, Argentina

Winner: New Zealand

Runners-up: Australia

2005 

Venue: Hong Kong

Winner: Fiji

Runners-up: New Zealand

2009

Venue: Dubai

Winner: Wales

Runners-up: Argentina

2013

Venue: Moscow

Winner: New Zealand

Runners-up: England

WOMEN

2009

Venue: Dubai

Winner: Australia

Runner-up: New Zealand

2013

Venue: Moscow

Winner: New Zealand

Runner-up: Canada