2018-2019 World Sevens Series
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@Stargazer said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
Try Nareki.
Please, someone tell Lose that Ng Shiu's name is not "Nga" Shiu.
I've noticed they've started pronouncing it that way in recent tournaments (ie last week) so am wondering if he's said that's how he wants it pronounced.
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@Stargazer said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
I've only heard it from Lose and his co-commentator (who probably pronounces it that way, because Lose does). Karl Te Nana pronounces it without the "a".
I think @booboo is correct. Since the Vegas tournament all the commentators started using the different pronunciation
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@Stargazer said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
@booboo I've only heard it from Lose and his co-commentator (who probably pronounces it that way, because Lose does). Karl Te Nana pronounces it without the "a".
I noted it particularly as I'm sure I noticed Te Nana doing it
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@Bones said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
@MN5 said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
NZ drop a game to Spain and you guys are all whinging about pronunciation of a name.
Sort your priorities out.
Probably your most insightful post on rugby ever.
Recent Rugby.
I could give you a play by play of every AB test prior to about 2010 or so.
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@MN5 said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
@Bones said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
@MN5 said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:
NZ drop a game to Spain and you guys are all whinging about pronunciation of a name.
Sort your priorities out.
Probably your most insightful post on rugby ever.
Recent Rugby.
I could give you a play by play of every AB test prior to about 2010 or so.
Who is whinging?
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World Rugby announces new-look men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-23
* New world series schedule to include at least six combined men’s and women’s rounds from 2019-20 * Women’s world series increases to eight rounds for the first time in its history * World Rugby confirms host venues for men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-23 * Men’s world series to remain at 10 rounds * Unprecedented interest in the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series tender process * Player welfare remains key focus for the world series calendarWorld Rugby today announced a new-look men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series which include at least six combined events, as the women’s series increases to eight rounds for the first time in its history over the next four-year cycle. Dubai, Cape Town, New Zealand, Sydney, Hong Kong and Paris will host combined men’s and women’s sevens events from next season onwards as part of the next four-year world series hosting cycle. In the women’s series, the USA Women’s Sevens will again be hosted in Glendale, Colorado, with Langford, British Columbia, also remaining as a standalone event next season. In addition, nine out of 10 host locations for the next four-year cycle of the men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-23 have also been confirmed.Nine existing men’s world series destinations – Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Paris – are set to feature again as part of the next four-year cycle, with the host location in the USA to be confirmed at a later stage in the season. Player welfare and travel blocks continue to be an important component of the tender considerations alongside delivery of high-performance facilities and overall ability to contribute to the key strategic growth of the series. The Dubai Sevens, which has featured as a host venue since the inaugural series in 1999-2000 and a combined event since 2012, remains linked with Cape Town, a new combined men’s and women’s event, which has seen phenomenal success as a host venue since relocating from Port Elizabeth at the beginning of the last four-year cycle in 2015. Hamilton, the newest venue on the men’s series having hosted its inaugural event in 2018, becomes a new combined event for both men’s and women’s teams. Sydney and Vancouver, both newcomers to the men’s series calendar having been appointed in 2015, also retain their host venue status, with Sydney continuing as a combined event. In Asia, seasoned world series hosts Hong Kong expands to a combined series round and will again be linked with Singapore, who earned host venue rights as a standalone men’s round as part of the competition’s expansion in 2015. London and Paris are also confirmed as the European hosts for the next four years with Paris set to again host both men’s and women’s series from next season onwards.Rugby sevens continues to grow, engage and attract global audiences. In 2018, the world series saw record-breaking fan engagement figures with an increase of 60 per cent across video views when compared with 2017 and attracted more than 749,800 attendees to events globally. The growth trend continued in broadcast viewing figures with Nielsen research recording a 39 per cent increase in live broadcast audiences across both men’s and women’s series, from nine million in 2017 to 12.6 million viewers in 2018. Next season’s series will be vital as qualified core men’s and women’s teams prepare to compete not only on the world series but also at the Olympic Games which takes place from 27 July-1 August at Tokyo Stadium.The full men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019-20 schedule and dates will be confirmed at a later stage in 2019.
