Hong Kong Sevens launch: details emerge on tickets, teams and stadium food
- Tournament holds launch at city’s stock exchange, revealing details on buying tickets, which teams are playing on November 4-6, and entertainment
- Food service in stadium has not been approved as things stand, but organisers still discussing with the government
The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens got its official launch at a “celebration ceremony” at the city’s stock exchange on Friday.
While the city’s leader, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, was announcing an end to Hong Kong’s quarantine policy for incoming travellers, organisers of the Sevens were outlining their plans to ensure the tournament goes ahead.
From ticket sales, to teams, to who can – and cannot – eat inside Hong Kong Stadium, here is what we have learned from the press briefing.
Which teams will play at 2022 Hong Kong Sevens?
There will be 16 men’s teams for the first Hong Kong Sevens in three years.
They are: Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, South Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Spain, USA, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan, Kenya, Samoa and Hong Kong.
That line-up comprises the 15 core teams from the World Sevens Series, plus Hong Kong as an invited side.
And the home team will have their work cut out, after being placed in a “group of death” with Australia, New Zealand and Samoa.