Hong Kong Sevens organisers happy with 2020 dates and want three tournaments over three days – all at the main stadium
- Hong Kong will stage a full women’s World Series event alongside the men’s competition for the first time
- Organisers also want to host either the men’s or women’s World Series qualifying tournament during the April 3-5 weekend
The 2020 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens will be held from April 3-5 with organisers hoping to cram three tournaments into a jam-packed three days of action.
The schedule for the 2019-20 World Sevens Series has yet to be released officially by World Rugby, but many of the 10 venues have already announced their dates.
The Hong Kong tournament is again scheduled for the first week in April with the local union hoping to add one qualifier event to the men’s and women’s World Series competitions – all at Hong Kong Stadium.
“We are still in discussion but we have got the men’s and women’s World Series and in terms of the number of teams in the stadium, we still have some capacity,” said Hong Kong Rugby Union chief executive Robbie McRobbie.
“We wouldn’t be able to take both [men’s and women’s] qualifier tournaments but we do have the potential to have one of them.