2019-2020 World Sevens Series
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@Machpants I can't remember Hong Kong having had more than the core teams + one invitational teams at all. I know there has often been a separate tournament in the same week and that's not different now, but that's not in the same tournament.
The separate tournament involves second tier teams playing for a spot in next year's World Series (one team replacing the core team that drops out at the end of the current season). This year, for the first time, this second tier tournament is preceeded by two Challenger series to be held in South America.
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"The Hong Kong Sevens is the sport's most prestigious annual rugby sevens event organised as part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Historically, it had been contested by 24 teams; all other World Series tournaments had 16 teams participating until the 2012–13 edition. The teams are divided into six pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. The winning team of the tournament acquires 30 points towards its rankings in the World Series instead of the normal 22, and the runner-up earns 25 points instead of the normal 19. Through the 2008–09 World Series, the Hong Kong Sevens awarded 24 points to the runner-up, and 16-team events offered only 20 points for the winner and 16 for the runner-up."
Was a while ago tho
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@Stargazer How many times do we have to play Wales seems like every tournament
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Not only the Hong Kong Sevens have been postponed, but also the Singapore Sevens.
Here's the World Rugby Statement:
World Rugby, the Hong Kong Rugby Union and Sport Singapore have taken the decision to reschedule the Hong Kong and Singapore rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in response to continued health concerns relating to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The health and safety of our players, fans and everyone working on the event is always our highest priority. This prudent decision has been taken in order to help protect the global rugby community and the wider public and was taken based on the World Health Organisation and relevant public authority travel and health guidelines. The decision is fully supported by stakeholders, including unions and commercial partners. Both events will be rescheduled to conclude the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 with the HSBC Singapore Sevens now taking place on 10-11 October and the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens completing the series on 16-18 October. Hong Kong and Singapore will host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 tournaments as per usual in April. Fans who have purchased tickets for Singapore and Hong Kong via official channels are advised that their tickets will be honoured for the rescheduled events and a full refund will be provided in the event fans are unable to attend the rescheduled events. -
Australia’s Sevens sides are in discussions with rival teams to try and fill a gap in their 2020 calendar after the postponement of the Hong Kong and Singapore Sevens World Series legs. World Rugby announced on Thursday night that the two Asian World Series legs, originally scheduled for early April, would be pushed back to October due to the threat of coronavirus. While the men have the North American World Series legs coming up, the news means the women’s World Series will have a three-month gap between tournaments. Rugby AU performance manager Sevens Scott Bowen said the organisation had started to sound out other countries like New Zealand and Fiji about setting up some matches in that window. -
The World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series 2020 is live now on World rugby's You tube page.
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SEVENS SQUADS CONFIRMED IN THE BUILD UP TO TOKYO 2020
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Just five months out from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the All Blacks Sevens and Black Ferns Sevens squads have been finalised as both teams set their sights on a golden year.The Black Ferns Sevens are excited to see the return of 2013 World Sevens Player of the Year, Kayla Ahki (nee McAlister). The 31-year-old has returned from France with her two children and has her sights set on a second Olympic campaign having been part of the first ever Sevens team to play at the Olympics in 2016. Also returning is Shiray Kaka, who has battled with a series of injuries in recent times but has been part of the Black Ferns Sevens recent victory in Sydney and Cape Town..
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The All Blacks Sevens have added Hawke’s Bay winger Ollie Sapsford and 18-year-old Kitiona Vai, the younger brother of former Blues outside back Melani Nanai, to their roster. This includes four Investec Super Rugby players for a total of 25 contracted players in the build up to the Olympics. Sapsford, originally from Mid Canterbury, has a background in AFL and in 2019 played for Hawke’s Bay in the Mitre 10 Cup and TECT National Sevens. “Ollie played really well for Hawke’s Bay at Nationals and impressed when he came into train with the All Blacks Sevens Development squad. We’re excited to have a winger that can play in the forwards who can be really physical and strong in the air,” said Laidlaw. Vai, in his first year out of De La Salle College, turned heads in the winning Red Bull Ignite7 team at the end of last year. “Kiti has genuine x factor. It might take time for him to develop but we know he comes from good pedigree, his dad played for Manu Samoa and we have all seen the talent of his brother,” said Laidlaw.https://www.allblacks.com/news/sevens-squads-confirmed-in-the-build-up-to-tokyo-2020
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This is the AB7s team for the Los Angeles Sevens :
Caleb Clarke
Sam Dickson
Andrew Knewstubb
Ngarohi McGarvey-Black
Tim Mikkelson
Sione Molia
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Tone Ng Shiu
Amanaki Nicole
Joe Ravouvou
Akuila Rokoisoa
William Warbrick
Joe Webberreplaced by Vilimoni Koroi due to injury
.All Blacks Sevens Co-Captain Tim Mikkelson will run out for his 90th tournament at next week’s HSBC Los Angeles Sevens, surpassing DJ Forbes as the most capped New Zealand Sevens player.Joe Ravouvou and Amanki Nicole have been named for their first tournaments this season, with Laidlaw confirming a desire to see all players gain meaningful game time in the build up to the Olympics. “Joe came back from 15s injured but he’s been training well and his conditioning is probably the best we have seen, he is enthusiastic about getting back out there.” Andrew Knewstubb, Akuila Rokolisoa and William Warbrick return after last featuring in the Cape Town victory in December. “We’ve have only lost two games so far this season but coming off Sydney we know we need to continue to improve. The competition in the squad is really pushing players every day and this group has been training well in the build up to next week,” said Laidlaw.https://www.allblacks.com/news/tim-mikkelson-selected-for-milestone-tournament/
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