2018-2019 World Sevens Series

MN5

@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.

booboo

@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?

MajorRage

@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.

Somebody is clearly not woke

Stargazer

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 calendar

World 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.

Kruse

@Stargazer said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Paris

I've said it before... but it still makes me smirk when I see those names in a list.
One of these things is not like the others.

Unite

@Kruse said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Paris

I've said it before... but it still makes me smirk when I see those names in a list.
One of these things is not like the others.

Exactly, why they continue to host a leg is Dubai is beyond me.

Stargazer

@Unite said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

@Kruse said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

@Stargazer said in 2018-2019 World Sevens Series:

Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Paris

I've said it before... but it still makes me smirk when I see those names in a list.
One of these things is not like the others.

Exactly, why they continue to host a leg is Dubai is beyond me.

Maybe because they attract good crowds?

This is from 2016: https://dubairugby7s.com/news/dubai-rugby-sevens-breaks-attendance-records

See also: https://dubairugby7s.com/legacy/history

Bones

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Stargazer

NZR's reaction to World Rugby's 2019-2023 Sevens Series announcement includes this:

Cass said NZR were talking to World Rugby and the Fiji Rugby Union about hosting the event in Fiji during the 2020-2023 cycle.

“Everyone has seen the contribution of the Fijian rugby community to the success of the tournament in Hamilton both on the field and in the stands. An option being looked at is alternating the tournament between Hamilton and Fiji and early negotiations are promising.”

Fiji Rugby Union Chief Executive John O’Connor said it was an exciting time for Fiji’s rugby community.

“We are grateful to NZR for offering to alternate the hosting of the HSBC New Zealand Sevens with Fiji and we're confident of delivering an amazing experience for everyone involved.

“Fijian fans would undoubtedly turn out in their thousands to support the tournament and we believe large volumes of overseas rugby fans would come along to experience Fiji’s hospitality and passion for Sevens rugby.”

http://www.allblacks.com/News/33835/nzr-awarded-four-year-sevens-licence

KiwiMurph

@Stargazer

That's excellent news and seems like a win-win.

Stargazer

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reactive arthritis

Stargazer

All Blacks 7s squad for the Hong Kong Sevens (I assume this is a travelling squad, because they haven't indicated yet who is the reserve in this group, and this squad will travel to Singapore after this tournament):

Kurt Baker - Manawatu
Dylan Collier - Waikato
Scott Curry - Bay of Plenty
Sam Dickson - Canterbury
Andrew Knewstubb - Horowhenua Kapiti
Tim Mikkelson - Waikato
Sione Molia - Counties Manukau
Jona Nareki - Otago
Tone Ng Shiu - Ta$man
Joe Ravouvou - Auckland
Akuila Rokolisoa - Counties Manukau
Regan Ware - Taranaki
Joe Webber - Bay of Plenty

Webber has recovered from reactive arthritis and joins Scott Curry and Dylan Collier in the 13-man squad who are also returning from injury breaks.

Coach Clark Laidlaw said the ability to pick from an almost fully fit squad sees a strong team selected for the seventh tournament on the HSBC World Series.

“We have really tested our depth in the forward pack in recent tournaments and all the players have really stepped up. It is good to have Scott and Dylan back going into Hong Kong, their experience will be crucial in such a big event.”

The All Blacks Sevens sit second on the World Series behind the USA and know a strong result in Hong Kong will go a long way to secure an Olympic berth in 2020.

A tough pool assignment sees the All Blacks Sevens come up against Fiji, Australia and Kenya in the first two days of competition.

“It doesn’t get much harder than that. We start on Friday against Australia and that is where our focus is at the moment, we need to be ready to fire straight away.” 

Following the Hong Kong tournament the team will travel to Singapore for the Singapore Sevens the following weekend.

http://www.allblacks.com/News/33905/joe-webber-to-make-all-blacks-sevens-return-in-hong-kong