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The Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series – provisionally scheduled for 4-6 December this year – has been cancelled due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Rugby announced on Wednesday that the Dubai leg of the Series – with which the Cape Town event is paired – has also been cancelled.
The events were due to be the first two legs on the ten-tournament 2020/2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.
World Rugby, its partners, SA Rugby and the Dubai organisers undertook a comprehensive consultation process and constructive dialogue to reach the conclusion.
“This is a very disappointing development but far from unexpected,” said Jurie Roux, SA Rugby CEO.
“The HSBC Cape Town Sevens is a highly complex, international event that involves 28 men’s and women’s teams travelling from all the corners of the globe and considering the progress of the pandemic, both here and around the world, the prospects of being able to deliver our normal spectacular event were extremely slim."
World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper said they look forward to welcoming Cape Town and Dubai back to the Series following this year’s hiatus
