HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series to double-up in Canada and Dubai

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• Following its successful second Olympic appearance in Tokyo, men’s and women’s international rugby sevens returns with HSBC Canada Sevens events in Vancouver and Edmonton in September
• Singapore and Cape Town rounds are unable to take place in 2021 due to the impacts of COVID-19, while back-to-back combined Emirates Dubai 7s events will now open the 2022 Series
• HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule to be announced later this month, with alternative host options being explored to replace Sydney and Hamilton events in January
• Busy and exciting year ahead for rugby sevens in 2022 with Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town following the Series
• Health and welfare of players, fans and wider society remains the top priority as all stakeholders continue to closely monitor global developments with the COVID-19 pandemic

Following rugby sevens’ captivating second appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the sport returns to HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series action this month with a pair of HSBC Canada Sevens men’s events alongside women’s fast four tournaments in Vancouver on 18-19 September and Edmonton on 25-26 September, 2021.

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 schedule update

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• Following rugby sevens’ successful second appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 will return with a pair of men’s Series events, combined with women’s fast-four tournaments in Canada, with Vancouver on 18-19 September followed by Edmonton on 25-26 September
• The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will not take place in November 2021 due to Covid-19 impacts, however the popular event will return to the Series on 1-3 April 2022
• The HSBC Paris Sevens women’s event, originally scheduled for May, will also not take place in 2021, meaning a total of five men’s and two women’s rounds are planned to take place in the final four months of 2021
• The health and welfare of players, teams and all involved remains the top priority as all stakeholders continue to closely monitor global developments with the COVID-19 pandemic

Following the thrilling and very successful Olympic competitions in Tokyo, rugby sevens returns to HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series action on 18-19 September with BC Place in Vancouver hosting the first event of the 2021 Series, which sees a men’s Series event combined with a women’s fast-four tournament.

The following weekend, on 25-26 September, the teams will switch venues in Canada to compete again at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, which will host a HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event for the first time and was the venue of the Rugby World Cup 2006 final.

New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain and France into women’s rugby sevens Olympic semi-finals

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• New Zealand and France maintain perfect records in pursuit of Olympic gold
• Rio 2016 Olympic Champions Australia knocked out by impressive Fiji while Great Britain beat the USA to claim semi-final spot
• Olympic debutants China and the Russian Olympic Committee team showed their potential by reaching the quarter-finals but were beaten by France and New Zealand respectively
• New Zealand will face Fiji in first semi-final at 11:00 local time (GMT+9) on Saturday
• Great Britain and France take to the pitch for the second semi-final at 11:30 local time
• The gold medal match will take place at 18:00 local time on ‘Super Saturday’, with the bronze medal match kicking off at 17:30

New Zealand, Fiji, Great Britain and France are through to the Olympic semi-finals and just two victories away from a gold medal following a drama-filled day of high quality rugby sevens action at Tokyo Stadium.

There will be a new Olympic champion at Tokyo 2020 after defending champions Australia were knocked out of medal contention on day two of the women’s Olympic sevens tournament as Fiji secured a stunning 14-12 win in the quarter-finals.

Enthralling opening day of Olympic women’s rugby sevens competition

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• Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA finish first day of Tokyo 2020 women’s rugby sevens competition with perfect records
• Thrilling encounter between New Zealand and Great Britain saw the Black Ferns Sevens overcome a 21-0 deficit to win 26-21 in a scintillating match
• Top two in each pool and the two best third-placed teams qualify for the medal quarter-finals, meaning every nation still has a last-eight spot to play for on day two
• Fiji and Brazil take to the Tokyo Stadium pitch for the first match on Friday at 09:00 local time (GMT+9)
• The medal quarter-finals will take place from 17:30 to 19:30 local time (GMT+9) on Friday

Four teams remain unbeaten at the end of day one of the women’s Olympic rugby sevens tournament following two pulsating sessions at Tokyo Stadium.

Rio 2016 gold medallists Australia, France, the USA and top seeds New Zealand all got off to a perfect start at Tokyo 2020, winning consecutive matches on the opening day.

Fiji retain Olympic rugby sevens title with victory over New Zealand

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• Unstoppable Fiji retain the men’s Olympic rugby sevens title in Tokyo
• Fiji overcame New Zealand 27-12 in a pulsating Olympic final at Tokyo Stadium
• Argentina beat Great Britain 17-12 to claim the bronze medal
• The women’s competition begins on Thursday with France v Fiji at 09:00 local time (GMT+9)

Fiji secured their second successive men’s Olympic rugby sevens gold medal as they beat New Zealand 27-12 in a thrilling gold medal match at Tokyo Stadium.

The defending champions raced into a 12-0 lead against the All Blacks Sevens as Meli Derenalagi and Sireli Maqala touched down in the opening three minutes.