 World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board, chose to change its core team qualifying process in advance of the 2013–14 series, reducing the number of promotion/relegation places from three to one, and also using only the Hong Kong Sevens for the core team qualifier.Accordingly, the London Sevens returned to its traditional 16-team format from 2014 forward.The teams that have won the tournament, as part of the World Rugby Sevens Series, on multiple occasions are