The Hong Kong Sevens tournament scheduled for November has been cancelled for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby announced.
scheduled for November has been cancelled for a second year due to the coronavirus pandemic, World Rugby announced on Wednesday.Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 to be held in Cape Town
"The decisions have been taken with the health and wellbeing of the rugby community and the wider public as top priority, and following extensive consultation with the host organisations, participating unions and relevant government bodies," World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin said. "The future of rugby sevens is very bright and players, teams and fans can look ahead to a very busy and exciting year in 2022 when the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will be followed by"Fans in Hong Kong can already mark their calendars and look forward to the return of the Sevens Series on 1-3 April 2022," he added.
The sport's governing body announced a new schedule for this year's curtailed series with men's legs in Vancouver, Edmonton, Singapore and Dubai before the season-ending event in Cape Town on December 10-12. Women's tournaments will also be held in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa alongside the men's events.
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