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World Sevens Series Is Coming To Cape Town

Cape Town, prepare for speed, skill and style.

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It’s official – the South African leg of the Sevens World Series will be hosted in Cape Town, following the South African Rugby Union’s decision to not renew the contract it had with Port Elizabeth, who have held the tournament since 2011.

The prestigious tournament stop will now be held in the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point in December 2015, where the Blitzbokke and 15 other teams will compete.

“World Rugby wanted global iconic destinations to showcase the new Olympic sport of Rugby Sevens and a world-class stadium, in a world-class city in the shadow of a World Heritage site in Table Mountain provides exactly that,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of SARU.

“We enjoyed our stay in George and more recently in Port Elizabeth where we were able to grow the event with the help of the Municipality and the support of the Eastern Province Rugby Union and Eastern Cape fans and we thank them for that. But as the World Sevens Series has grown – and with it the requirements and the expectations – so we needed to go to the next level and Cape Town allows us to do that.”

December’s tournament in Port Elizabeth attracted a crowd of 63 000 over the two days of competition with that figure expected to be topped at the 55 000-capacity Cape Town stadium.

South Africa lead the current standings on the World Series with 93 points from New Zealand (88) and Fiji (86). The next tournament kicks off a week today in Hong Kong.

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