Klipdrift announced as Rugby World Cup Sevens Official Sponsor

With less than 9 months to the RWC Sevens in Cape Town, World Rugby has announced Klipdrift as the Official Sponsor of the Rugby World Cup Sevens.

The alcohol brand is well known in South Africa and the Klipdrift brandy products will be available throughout stadium concessions and hospitality at the tournament said World Rugby.

World Rugby Chief Executive, Alan Gilpin, said: “We are delighted to welcome Klipdrift to the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 commercial family at the beginning of what is a big year for rugby sevens.

Klipdrift’s brand embodies so much of what rugby sevens is about; fun, friendships and sharing moments of celebration, and we’re very much looking forward to working with them over the course of the next eight months.”

Rugby World Cup Sevens Preparations

The Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, which will be staged in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9-11 September 2022 will take place at the end of the HSBC World Sevens Series which has already seen several disruptions with changes of schedules, venues, and teams unable to compete.

To date, only a few commercial partners have been announced for the RWC Sevens event:

• DHL as the Official Logistics Partner and Tudor as the Official Timekeeper of the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in South Africa.
• Megapro is the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 exclusive sponsorship sales agency for the tournament in South Africa.
• Kingsley Beverages are the Official Hydration Sponsor of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022.

Distell Marketing Director for Southern Africa, Natasha Maharaj, said of Klipdrift’s sponsorship: “We are delighted to confirm that Klipdrift is an official sponsor of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 in Cape Town. As a brand with such rich heritage in South Africa, it gives us great pride to join the commercial family of such a prestigious event that will inspire so many not only here in South Africa but across the globe.”

Photo Credit: Rugby World Cup Sevens

RWC Sevens 2022 Teams

From Asia, Japan and China (women) and Hong Kong and Korea (men) have qualified. These are the confirmed teams to have qualified thus far for the RWC Sevens 2022:

Women’s Rugby 7s

• New Zealand (defending champions)
• France
• Australia
• USA
• South Africa’s (qualify as the host nation)
• China
• Japan

Men’s Rugby 7s

• New Zealand (defending champions)
• England
• South Africa
• Fiji
• Argentina
• USA
• France
• Scotland
• Hong Kong
• Korea

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• HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 Schedule Changes.
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