Dubai also hosts a stop on the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
Prior to 2003, New Zealand won the final with a comfortable 20+ point margin each year.
In the first decade from 1999 to 2008 only five teams (New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, South Africa, and England) had reached the Dubai Sevens final.
Since then, the tournament has been more competitive, with several additional teams making the final and semifinal stages.
Summary of Dubai Sevens results on the World Series (updated to 2022): Notes:^a The event held on November 7–8, 2001, was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.