Cape Town has been named by World Rugby as host venue for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
The announcement was made in Tokyo on Tuesday after the World Rugby Council awarded the hosting rights for the premier tournament to South Africa at its Interim Meeting.
In September 2022 the eighth edition of the showcase event will take place in Cape Town in what will be the first time that Rugby World Cup Sevens has been hosted on the African continent.
"We're delighted that South Africa and Cape Town has been confirmed as hosts for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens," said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby.
The world's best 24 men's and 16 women's rugby sevens teams will take to the field at the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point where they will compete for world champion status over three days of exhilarating action.
The 55,000-capacity stadium is the venue that hosts the hugely successful HSBC Cape Town Sevens. This year the venue will host both men's and women's teams across three days of competition for the first time.
The awarding of the tournament to South Africa comes after an initial record of 11 unions - Argentina, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa and Tunisia - confirmed an expression of interest to the international federation.
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: "Congratulations to South Africa on being elected Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 hosts. We were impressed with South Africa's detailed and comprehensive bid and we look forward to working in partnership with them on another inspiring and record-breaking tournament.
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be played during September 2022 considering the international calendar, including the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and the Commonwealth Games that will take place in Birmingham, England in July 2022.
Competition dates will be confirmed in due course.
