Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament

🗞️𝐁 𝐑 𝐄 𝐀 𝐊 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆 ‼

Brisbane | Gold Coast | Sydney | Melbourne | Townsville | Mt. Isa | Darwin ✈️

🦘 A U S T R A L I A 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 ... we got You!👌

3️⃣ 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎❗️
36 Teams | Australia, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands
30 - 31 October 2026
Cairns, QUEENSLAND, A U S T R A L I A 🪃 🇦🇺

This commitment to teams and supporters is in addition to our international Airline partneships for teams and supporters travelling to the from Fiji, PNG and Solomon Islands. 🇫🇯🇵🇬🇸🇧

| More than 7s, it's a Destination🏉🏝️🧳

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Team Managers, check your email this weekend for details and initial requirements 📩

🏆🏉 ⓉⒽⒺ ⒿⓄⓊⓇⓃⒺⓎ ⒷⒺⒼⒾⓃⓈ.

Today marks the official start of the next chapter for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Fiji Airways 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟕𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, proudly presented by Cairns Airport in partnership with Cairns Regional Council.

Over the coming months we'll take you behind the scenes as we build towards one of the Asia-Pacific's premier rugby sevens destination events.

From team announcements and registrations to official launches, competition pools, community activations and event week celebrations, every milestone brings us one step closer to 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞.🌴

This roadmap reflects our commitment to delivering a professionally planned tournament for teams, partners, volunteers and our wider community.

📅 Coming up next:

✅ Team registrations
✅ Team announcements
✅ Official competition pools
✅ Event launch
✅ Countdown to kick-off

Thank you to our teams and supporters for being part of the journey.

Thank you to our partners for empowering the journey:

CAIRNS COLONIAL CLUB Resort
Triple M Cairns
Bumma Bippera 987fm
4EB 98.1FM
Axellerate Sports
Aussie Promo

The road to Cairns 7s 2026 is officially underway.

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The Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament is a proud initiative of the Fiji Community Association of Far North Queensland, connecting Australia with the Pacific through sport, culture and destination experience.
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📍 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 | 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝟕𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔... 🏉

The foundations have been laid. The planning is well underway.

Now it's time to roll into the next phase.

Over the coming months we'll be taking you behind the scenes as we build towards an unforgettable weekend of rugby, community and destination experiences in Tropical Far North Queensland.🏝️

Expect team announcements, registrations, competitions, giveaways, official launches, event updates and much more as we count down to 𝟑𝟎 - 𝟑𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

This is more than a destination. It's a journey.

👀 Watch this space... the road to 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 has only just begun.

🏉 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 | 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝟕𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝟏 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘

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The wait is almost over.

Following strong interest from teams across Australia and the Pacific, the Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament is excited to announce that registrations will officially open from 𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 for the 2026 tournament.

Returning to Cairns on 𝟑𝟎 - 𝟑𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, continues its growth as an 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚-𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, bringing together competition, culture, tourism and unforgettable experiences in Tropical North Queensland.

This year’s tournament will feature:

💰 $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥
[+ Tournament Awards & Team Incentives!]
🏆 Tournament Target - 24 Men’s Teams | 12 Women’s Teams
🎉 Official After Party Experience
🍽 Team Hospitality & Canapés
🏨 Accommodation Opportunities
✈️ Airline Opportunities (where available)
📸 Media Opportunities & Tournament Photography

Registration Investment:

Men - $𝟏,𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 (AUD)
Women - $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 (AUD)

Expression of Interest teams will receive priority access ahead of public release.

Further registration and payment details will be released leading into launch.

This isn’t just another tournament.

This is rugby in paradise.

📍 Cairns, Queensland AUSTRALIA
📅 30 - 31 October 2026

[𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 36 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 (24 𝘔𝘦𝘯 | 12 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯) 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦.]



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𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 | 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋 | 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝟕𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🏆

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🌴The wait is over, Rugby in Paradise returns bigger than ever.

The Fiji Community Association of Far North Queensland (FCAFNQ) and Fiji Airways Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament presented by Cairns Airport are proud to officially unveil the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎+(AUD) 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.

5 years ago upon inception, has never aimed to be just another tournament.

Our vision has always been bigger:

To create a destination event that connects communities, grows opportunity and positions 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦.

This year, we elevate again.

💰 $𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 (AUD) 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥
[+ introduction of Tournament Awards & Team Incentives!]

⬆️ Up from $𝟒𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
🥇 𝟏𝐬𝐭 - $𝟐𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎
🥈 𝟐𝐧𝐝 - $𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎
🥉 𝟑𝐫𝐝 - $𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎
🏅 𝟒𝐭𝐡 - $𝟒,𝟎𝟎𝟎

𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍
🥇 𝟏𝐬𝐭 - $𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎
🥈 𝟐𝐧𝐝 - $𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎
🥉 𝟑𝐫𝐝 - $𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎
🏅 𝟒𝐭𝐡 - $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎

This investment reflects our commitment to:

✈️ Attract interstate and international teams
🌴 Grow sports tourism for Tropical Far North Queensland
🏉 Elevate competition standards
🤝 Create stronger value for partners and community
🔥 Deliver an unforgettable Rugby in Paradise experience

With interest already building across 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚, 𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢, 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚, 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜, 2026 is shaping up to be our biggest tournament yet.

A huge thank you to our event partners and supporters helping bring this vision to life including Fiji Airways, Cairns Airport, Cairns Regional Council (Cairns 150), CAIRNS COLONIAL CLUB Resort, Triple M Cairns, Axellerate Sports, Aussie Promo, Bumma Bippera 987fm and the wider family.

Who’s coming to take it home?

👇 Tag your team.
👇 Call your squad.
👇 Start planning.

🗓️ 30 - 31 October 2026
📍 Stan Williams Park | Cairns, QLD AUSTRALIA
🌴 Rugby in Paradise



* [𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺].

Registration details released tomorrow - Wednesday, 24 June 2026.

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𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 | 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋

The 𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟕𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 presented by Cairns Airport is proud to announce it's selection for support through Cairns Regional Council’s Community Partnerships Program and will proudly form part of the official 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 program.

As Cairns marks this once-in-a-generation milestone in 2026, we’re honoured to contribute through sport, culture and community connection.

For us, has always been bigger than rugby.

It’s about creating opportunities for local volunteers, bringing people together, welcoming visitors from across Australia and the Pacific, and showcasing Tropical Far North Queensland on a bigger stage.

This year, the 5th Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament will continue building as a sports tourism and community celebration event - bringing athletes, supporters and visitors into our region while creating experiences that reflect the energy, diversity and future of Cairns.

📍 Stan Williams Park, Cairns
📅 30–31 October 2026

We thank Cairns Regional Council for supporting community-led events that create connection, celebrate diversity and strengthen regional pride.

This is another exciting step forward as we continue building into an Asia - Pacific rugby destination event.










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📍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 | 𝐏𝐍𝐆 🇵🇬

The road to 𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘𝟐𝟔 keeps getting stronger… the 𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament, welcomes Taurama Underdogs 7s Club from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea! 🇵🇬🔥

Built on earning every opportunity - not waiting for it - the Underdogs 7s are bringing hunger, heart, and purpose to Cairns in 2026.

💪🏽 Their mission is simple:
▪️ challenge themselves against high-level competition
▪️ grow their players
▪️ proudly represent their community on the international stage.

Competing in local PNG tournaments including 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐤 𝟕𝐬 in Port Moresby, this young and ambitious club is ready to test itself in Tropical North Queensland.

✈️ Travelling internationally from PNG
🏉 Men’s Open Division
🌴 Cairns, Queensland | 30–31 October 2026

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𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐄 & 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 | 𝐀𝐗𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒

The 𝐅𝐢𝐣𝐢 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟕𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 is proud to welcome Axellerate Sports back on board for 2026 as our:

𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 & 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫

Following their valued support in 2025, we’re excited to continue building this partnership as Cairns 7s grows into a premier sports tourism event connecting Tropical Far North Queensland with Australia and the Pacific.

𝐀𝐱𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 will once again play a key role in delivering quality merchandise and apparel for the tournament, while supporting the overall player, officials and community experience.

As momentum continues building towards 2026, partnerships like this are helping elevate the event both on and off the field.

We thank Mr. Anthony Toscano and the Axellerate Sports team for believing in the vision and continuing the journey with us.

🌴🏉 Rugby in Paradise
📍 Cairns, Queensland
📅 30–31 October 2026



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📍 𝐅𝐍𝐐 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 | 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐍𝐒, 𝐐𝐋𝐃 🇦🇺

Some teams are part of the tournament… Others helped build its story from day one.

Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament proudly welcomes back ⚓ JCU Mariners Rugby Union Football Club to the 2026 Men's & Women's Divisions!

A proud FNQ club with deep local roots and a long-standing connection to .

🌴Since the early years of , the Mariners have continued to support the growth of rugby in Far North Queensland 👊

Not for attention. Not for hype. But for the love of the game and local rugby community.

⚓ Representing the JCU and wider Cairns rugby community, the Mariners are a championship cohort that have built a reputation around:

✅ Club culture
✅ Local pride
✅ Developing players through rugby

💪 Entering the Men’s & Women's Open Divisions as a proud local FNQ club team with a competitive talent pool, the Mariners continue to represent the strength and passion of grassroots rugby in the region.

And importantly… they’ve been here before.

A returning team that understands what the tournament is all about:
🌴 rugby
🌴 community
🌴 connection

🏉 As Cairns 7s continues growing internationally, clubs like JCU Mariners Rugby Union Football Club remain an important part of the tournament’s foundation.

Because no matter how big the event grows… FNQ rugby comes first 👊🔥🌴🏉

Welcome back to ⚓🔥