Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2020 dates confirmed

The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2020 dates have been locked in as 3-5 April 2020 it was announced yesterday.

2019 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens

The 2019 edition men’s was won by Fiji, who also claimed the overall championship. The hosts also ran a Green Campaign with the aim of the Green Sevens to reduce the environmental impact of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. In addition, a number of rugby legends and ambassadors attended the 2019 event.

2020 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens

Hong Kong was confirmed in March this year to retain the Sevens on the HSBC World Series until at least 2023. It was also confirmed that it would feature the men’s and women’s Sevens World Series. Singapore is the only other Asian host nation on the 7s circuit.

The Hong Kong Sevens week includes a number of other rugby events and tournaments and those will be set to confirm their dates soon.

The All Girls International Rugby 7s 2020 (AGIR7s) dates have been released as of March 27th and March 28th 2020.

We will keep tabs on the other tournaments but Kowloon Rugby Fest has confirmed it’s going ahead while the GFI Tens 2020 confirmed it was cancelled.

2020 Olympics 7s

2020 is obviously a huge year for Sevens as the Tokyo Olympics will determine the next gold medal Olympians for the men’s and women’s 7s. The initial qualifiers have already been confirmed but we won’t know the full complement of participating nations until later in 2019.

• Men’s Olympic holders: Fiji
• Women’s Olympic holders: Australia

https://www.facebook.com/HongKong7s/videos/2750630081632021/?t=3

• Venue: HK Stadium
• Date: 3-5 April 2020

Read more about sevens rugby in Asia

• See all the match officials announced for the HSBC World Series 2019-2020.
• Want to know the full schedule of the HSBC 7s events for 2019-2020?
• Read our interview with Brian O’Driscoll at this years Singapore Sevens.
• The HSBC Singapore 7s 2020 is confirmed.