SA Rugby
The HSBC Cape Town Sevens returns to the Mother City on the weekend of 9-11 December this year, when the best men's and women's sevens teams in the world will return to the DHL Stadium for the first time since 2019.
The 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series schedule was announced on Tuesday, with 11 men's tournaments - four of which will be standalone events - while all seven women's events will be played alongside the men.
Both the Springbok Sevens and Springbok Women's Sevens teams will be playing in Cape Town in December, with another sell-out crowd anticipated, while there is also a return to Hamilton in New Zealand and Sydney in Australia early next year.
"After missing out in the last three years, we are thrilled to see the HSBC Cape Town Sevens back on the schedule, and combined with the Rugby World Cup Sevens in September, it means local rugby fans will have another opportunity to experience some of the best entertainment available on the global rugby calendar," said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby..
Olympic qualification will be pretty much on top of everyone's agenda during the season with the top four women's and men's teams in the 2023 World Series punching their ticket to Paris 2024.
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series schedule for the 2023 season:
4-6 November 2022: Hong Kong (men only)
2-3 December 2022: Dubai (combined)
9-11 December 2022: Cape Town (combined)
21-22 January 2023: Hamilton (combined)
27-29 January 2023: Sydney (combined)
25-26 February 2023: Los Angeles (men only)
3-5 March 2023: Vancouver (combined)
31 March-2 April 2023: Hong Kong (combined)
8-9 April 2023: Singapore (men only)
12-14 May 2023: Toulouse (combined)
22-21 May 2023: London (men only)
