Cape Town To Host 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Rugby has announced that South Africa will host the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022.
At its Interim Meeting in Tokyo rugby’s global governing body awarded the country the rights to the sevens showpiece event, which will take place in Cape Town in September 2022.
The event will be the eighth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and the first time that it will be hosted in Africa. Both the men’s and women’s editions will take place on the same pitch at the 55,000 Cape Town Stadium, where the HSBC Cape Town Sevens has been held annually since 2015.
South Africa was awarded the event after 11 unions – including Argentina, France, Germany, and Scotland – confirmed an expression of interest in hosting it.
World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said: “We were impressed with South Africa’s detailed and comprehensive bid and we look forward to working in partnership with them on another inspiring and record-breaking tournament.
“South Africa have a proven track record of delivering a sell-out event in the HSBC Cape Town Sevens, which is an esteemed tournament on the world series and will be of huge value to the planning and execution of Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022.
“We would like to thank all of the unions who expressed an interest in hosting this growing event and hope to welcome them back to bid for future events as rugby sevens continues to go from strength to strength.”
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux added: “We’re delighted that South Africa and Cape Town has been confirmed as hosts for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022. We have been eager to host global rugby tournaments for a number of years and to have the flagship event in the growing sport of sevens come to South Africa is exciting.
“We saw how the sport engaged the audience in San Francisco last year and we are certain that it will be just as big a success in Cape Town. The HSBC Cape Town Sevens has established itself as a rugby bucket-list tournament in the past few years and we’re sure that international visitors to the event will experience a great tournament at an ideal rugby venue in a fantastic city.”
