Dates Set for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022; Route to Qualification Changes

World Rugby has confirmed that the eighth Rugby World Cup Sevens will take place at the iconic 57,654-capacity Cape Town Stadium from 9 to 11 September 2022.

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 will be contested by 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams.

The top eight men’s teams and top four women’s teams from the RWC Sevens 2018 in San Francisco have already secured automatic qualification for the tournament in 2022.

The qualified teams for the men’s event are defending champions New Zealand, England, South Africa Fiji, Argentina, USA, France, Scotland, while defending champions New Zealand, France, Australia and USA have already booked their tickets to the women’s event in Cape Town. South Africa’s women will join them as the host nation.

Teams that have not qualified automatically will do so via their respective regional tournaments held in Europe, Oceania, Asia, North America, South America, and Africa. With 16 places available in the men’s tournament and 11 in the women’s from regional competitions.

The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will no longer form part of the qualification pathway for Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Regional qualification is expected to start in August of this year with further details to be announced at a later stage.

Mr Mark Alexander, president of SA Rugby, said, “This will be the first senior World Cup we have hosted since 1995 and we are determined to make it as special in its own way. The HSBC Cape Town Sevens has established itself as a major must-see event on our national sporting calendar, but we will be taking Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 to the next level.”

Details of the ticket sales launch are expected to be announced later this year.

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