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(ATR) World Rugby admits the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series won’t return to a full competition schedule until 2022 due to restrictions still in place to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
New Zealand were men s and women s champions of the pandemic-shortened HSBC 2020 Rugby Sevens Series. (World Rugby)
But title sponsor HSBC plans to stay and support the federation through the tough times.
“Like many sports, rugby sevens has had a difficult year. Although there’s likely to be further challenges ahead, the next twelve months can represent a time of optimism and opportunity for the sport at every level,” Jonathan Castleman, HSBC Group Head of Brand & Brand Partnerships, said in a statement.
Monaco to host repechage event as rugby sevens prepares for Tokyo Olympics 12/17/20 Monaco has been selected to host the World Rugby Sevens Repechage, the final qualification event for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, on 19-20 June, 2021 With 21 of the 24 teams already qualified for the Olympic rugby sevens competition, the remaining two women s and one men’s spots will be determined in Monaco Rugby sevens’ Olympic preparations are being supported by US$4 million of World Rugby funding towards unions’ sevens programmes and high-performance preparation events The first inter-regional preparation event ahead of the Olympic Games will take place in Madrid, Spain, on 20-21 and 27-28 February, 2021