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The Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will take place in Cape Town from 9-11 September next year, with the Springbok Sevens and Imbokodo teams included on the playing roster.
The eighth edition – which will be contested by 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams – is the first to be hosted in Africa with organisers anticipating a very special and record-breaking event at the iconic 57 654 capacity Cape Town Stadium.
World Rugby and hosts SA Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that the top eight men’s teams and top four women’s teams from the RWC Sevens 2018 in San Francisco have already secured automatic qualification for next year’s tournament.
The qualified teams for the men’s event are defending champions New Zealand, England, the Blitzboks, Fiji, Argentina, USA, France, and Scotland.
Among the women’s teams, the Springbok Women’s Sevens side will join defending champions New Zealand, France, Australia and USA in Cape Town.
Teams that have not qualified automatically will do so via their respective regional tournaments held in Europe, Oceania, Asia, North America, South America, and Africa.
There will be 16 places available in the men’s tournament and 11 in the women’s from regional competitions.
