Hong Kong Sevens tickets go on public sale, as tournament prepares to celebrate 30 years of ‘greatest hits’
- The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will take place from April 5 to 7 at Hong Kong Stadium
- It will be the last year the tournament is held at its home of three decades before moving to the new Kai Tak Sports Park
Tickets for next year’s Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens have gone on public sale five months before the city’s flagship sporting tournament takes place.
Billing next April’s event as a celebration of the three-day rugby party’s “greatest hits”, organisers are hoping to bring back the crowds that in the past have made it one of the most popular weeks in the sporting calendar.
With the 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium no longer fit for purpose, the sevens is expected to move to Kai Tak Sports Park in 2025, bringing an end to what will have been a 30-year association with its famous home.
“Throughout the last three decades at Hong Kong Stadium, the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens has evolved into one of the world’s iconic sports events, and Hong Kong’s annual Mardi Gras,” Robbie McRobbie, the Hong Kong China Rugby CEO, said.
“We invite all fans across the globe, old friends and new, to join us for our greatest hits celebration, where we will create even more unforgettable memories and pave the way for the exciting future at Kai Tak Sports Park.”
While World Rugby’s changes to the format mean Hong Kong’s men and women will not be playing in the main event, there will be an invitational competition running alongside.
The men take on Japan and China, while the women will face China and Thailand, with both groups competing for the Melrose Shield.
Tickets are only available from the rugby union’s official website, hksevens.com, with fans reminded not to buy from third party vendors such as Viagogo. Prices have been frozen at 2019 levels, with a three-day pass costing HK$1,950 (US$250) for adults and HK$950 for children 12 and under.
