2020-2021 World Sevens Series
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@Stargazer It would be great to see the team lists.
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@OleOleOle Maybe they'll still post them. I expect to see all contracted AB7s and BF7s there, though.
There's also a tournament in Fiji this weekend (maybe a club tournament, don't know), so not sure whether the best Fijian players will be present. Maybe only NZ based Fijians? Tonga 7s haven't posted a line-up on their instagram page, but that's really their national team (I think).
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@daffy-jaffy said in 2020-2021 World Sevens Series:
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Sevens related so I will post it here.
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HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 plans unveiled
- Five women’s and four men’s rounds scheduled in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021
- Hong Kong, Dubai and Cape Town to host joint men’s and women’s events
- Series kicks off with back-to-back women’s rounds in Paris on 15-16 and 22-23 May
- Discussions continuing towards addition of men’s events in London and Vancouver
- World Rugby providing US$4 million funding for rugby sevens programmes and high-performance preparation events ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo
- Health and safety of players, teams and all involved remains the top priority as all stakeholders continue to closely monitor global developments with the COVID-19 pandemic
Given the unique circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic, together with the spectacle of the Olympic Games in July, World Rugby has worked closely together with partners, host organisations and participating unions to agree a compact and highly impactful Series in 2021.
The condensed 2021 Series schedule includes five women’s and four men’s rounds, with the addition of a further two potential men’s events under discussion.
The 2021 Series kicks off with back-to-back women’s events in Marcoussis, Paris on 15-16 and 22-23 May. The Series will then take a break for the countdown to the Olympic Games and recommence with a men’s event in Singapore on 29-30 October, followed by joint men’s and women’s rounds in Hong Kong on 5-7 November, Dubai on 3-4 December, followed by an exciting climax in Cape Town on 10-12 December.
Detailed discussions are continuing with London and Vancouver on the viability of hosting men’s events in the window following the Olympic Games and prior to the HSBC Singapore Sevens in October and further updates to the schedule will be given when available.
The health and wellbeing of players, fans and the wider community remains top priority and both World Rugby and the host organisations will work closely with the relevant national governments and health agencies to ensure the safe and secure delivery of the events.
In the men’s Series, Japan will join as a core team following their promotion from the inaugural HSBC World Rugby Challenger Series in 2020, while it has been agreed that in this Olympic year, the England, Scotland and Wales teams will combine to compete as ‘GB Sevens’ in both the men’s and women’s Series’ in 2021. This will create two additional invitational places for teams to participate in the men’s 2021 Series events, with invitational teams to be announced in due course.
I hope our NZ players can get vaccinated before they leave in May ...
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@crucial It will be interesting to see which Europe based players will be in the squad and whether it will include players that are aiming to change eligibility (the Olympic loophole). I wonder how difficult it will be to get players released from their European clubs, too.
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Again a change to the 2021 World Series schedule, due to Covid.
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 schedule update
Following the thrilling and very successful Olympic competitions in Tokyo, rugby sevens returns to HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series action on 18-19 September with BC Place in Vancouver hosting the first event of the 2021 Series, which sees a men’s Series event combined with a women’s fast-four tournament.
The following weekend, on 25-26 September, the teams will switch venues in Canada to compete again at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, which will host a HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event for the first time and was the venue of the Rugby World Cup 2006 final.
World Rugby, its event hosts and participating unions remain committed to delivering an exciting programme of series events for the world’s best men’s and women’s sevens teams. However, as with all sports of a global nature, adjustments are inevitable within a challenging and dynamic COVID-19 environment.
Due to this uncertainty, travel restrictions and other impacts of the global pandemic, the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) and World Rugby have taken the difficult decision to cancel the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2021, which was scheduled for 5-7 November.
The decision follows detailed and constructive dialogue between World Rugby, the HKRU, participating unions and relevant Hong Kong government bodies, and has been taken with the health and wellbeing of the rugby community and the wider public as the top priority.
The date for the 2022 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens has been set for 1-3 April, meaning there are just 239 days to go until international rugby sevens action returns to one of its most famous homes in Hong Kong.
It has also been decided that the HSBC Paris Sevens, which was originally scheduled to take place in Marcoussis in May, will also not take place in 2021 due to Covid-19 impacts and associated logistical challenges.
The updated 2021 Series now includes five men’s and two women’s rounds planned to take place in the final four months of the year.
So the schedule now is:Men
18 - 19 September 2021 - Vancouver
25 - 26 September 2021 - Edmonton
29 - 30 October 2021 - Singapore
3 - 4 December 2021 - Dubai
10 - 12 December 2021 - Cape TownWomen
18 - 19 September 2021 - Vancouver - women’s fast-four tournament (which countries?)
25 - 26 September 2021 - Edmonton - women’s fast-four tournament (which countries?)
3 - 4 December 2021 - Dubai
10 - 12 December 2021 - Cape Town
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule will be announced in due course in what is set to be a supercharged year for rugby sevens with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on 29-31 July, and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa on 9-11 September.
Busy schedule for women's rugby in 2022, with the postponed Women's RWC (XVs) also to take place in 2022 (in NZ).
The big question for NZ women's teams will be whether players like Sarah Hirini, Stacey Fluhler, Kelly Brazier and Portia Woodman will again be available for both sevens and XVs, next year. Will players retire or take a break?
