The 2022 Series will include 10 men’s and seven women’s rounds over six months Series to kick-off with a pair of combined men’s and women’s events in Dubai Three new hosts as Malaga and Seville in Spain, and Toulouse in France welcome teams Unique system introduced to mitigate the risk of ...
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Hong Kong 7s, Singapore 7s and Dubai 7s Dates Confirmed
World Rugby has announced an updated schedule for the highly anticipated return of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai 7s Dates Confirmed Asia to Host 2 women's events and 3 men's events in 2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 to kick off with a pair ...
HKRU Women’s VIIs squad announced for Olympic repechage in Monaco
The Hong Kong, China women’s sevens squad taking part in the Tokyo Olympics repechage in Monaco on 19-20 June was announced today by the Hong Kong Rugby Union. Twelve teams from all over the world will be vying to reach the final with the top two teams from Monaco booking their tickets to ...
New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded
Following a comprehensive consultation process the remaining rounds of the women’s and men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in Langford, London, Paris, Singapore and Hong Kong have been cancelled due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the 2020 Series to ...
Schedule announced for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020
Women’s competition increases to eight rounds Six tournaments will be combined men’s and women’s events Los Angeles announced as the location for USA men’s tournament Record-breaking audience engagement figures with over 198 million video views in 2019 World Series 2020 serves as crucial ...
Philippines return to the global stage in style
The Philippines came away from the recent Hong Kong Sevens having made an historic return to the tournament after an absence of seven years. Having never beaten a side outside of Asia, the Philippines created history with a 24-12 win over Zimbabwe and in doing so reached the quarter-finals of the ...
Japan gear up for critical end of series campaign
Japan reached the Challenge Trophy final in Hong Kong to move themselves out of the relegation zone of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. With the Olympic Games taking place on home soil in 2020, a spot on the main World Series as a core side will play a crucial role in their preparation with ...
Qualification for Olympics would be ‘insane’ for Hong Kong
Hong Kong may have disappointingly missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, but there is plenty on the horizon to get their teeth into. A 28-7 defeat to Ireland in the final will have been hard to swallow having won all five of their opening matches, but ...
Hong Kong suffer heartbreak in final of sevens series qualifier
Hong Kong lost 28-7 to Ireland in the final of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier, ending the host’s hopes of becoming a core team in devastating fashion. Despite a spirited performance in front of a 40,000 capacity home crowd, Ireland proved one team too far for Paul John’s side, ...
Hong Kong into final four of rugby sevens qualifier in Hong Kong
Hong Kong survived a first-half scare to beat the Philippines 17-7 in an enthralling quarter-final of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series qualifier. In a repeat of the opening pool match, Hong Kong once again proved too strong for the Philippines despite going behind 7-0 to a Ryan Howe ...