World Sevens Series returns with Spain to make hosting debut

A full-length World Sevens Series will return in November with ten men’s and seven women’s tournaments scheduled through May 2022. Most notable is the hosting debut of Spain, who welcome back-to-back tournaments in January to Málaga and Seville.

As previously announced Dubai will also host events on successive weekends to start the 2022 season. Unable to host this year are Cape Town, Sydney, and Hamilton, though it is intended they will return in future editions once pandemic restrictions allow.

Six events will feature both Men’s and Women’s brackets with four hosting Men only and one for Women only. Toulouse, another new venue, will serve as the final event of the season for the Women while the Men complete their circuit a week later at Twickenham.

A full compliment of core teams are expected though unusually Great Britain will compete at the Dubai events before breaking up into individual England, Scotland, and Wales sides. Americas entries among the Men’s core teams include Argentina, Canada, and the USA. The Women’s entries vary only in South America where Brazil are the region’s representative.

Two further events will take place at the end of the 2022 World Series. The Commonwealth Games will be hosted in Birmingham, England, from July 29-31. Cape Town will then host the Rugby World Cup Sevens from September 9-11.

 

MEN’S CORE TEAMS
Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, USA, Wales

WOMEN’S CORE TEAMS
Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, USA

 

2022 WORLD SEVENS SERIES

November 26-27, 2021
The Sevens, Dubai
Men / Women

December 3-4, 2021
The Sevens, Dubai
Men / Women

January 21-23, 2022
Estadio Ciudad, Málaga
Men / Women

January 28-30, 2022
Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville
Men / Women

February 26-27, 2022
BC Place, Vancouver
Men

March 5-6, 2022
Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles
Men

April 1-3, 2022
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Men / Women

April 9-10, 2022
National Stadium, Singapore
Men

April 30-May 1, 2022
Starlight Stadium, Langford
Women

May 20-22, 2022
tbd, Toulouse
Men / Women

May 28-29, 2022
Twickenham, London
Men