Fiji’s Joseva Talacolo (R) escapes France’s Jonathan Laugel (C) to score a try during the rugby union match between France and Fiji on the first day of the Los Angeles 2022 World Rugby Sevens Series event at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on August 27, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
The 2021-22 HSBC Rugby Sevens Series season is done following Australia’s record-breaking triumph.
Now it’s time to look ahead at what the 2022-23 campaign will have in store, which begins in November.
Let’s take a look at the locations and dates for the 2022-23 series that kicks off in a few months:
When is the first 2022-23 Rugby Sevens Series tournament?
The first tournament in the 2022-23 Rugby Sevens Series will be held in Hong Kong from Nov. 4-6. Hong Kong last hosted the tournament in 2019, with the October 2020 tournament being canceled due to COVID-19.
Since 1976, Fiji has won the Hong Kong tournament a record 19 times, including five in a row from 2015 to 2019.
How many tournaments will the 2022-23 Rugby Sevens Series have?
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After a nine-tournament series in 2021-22, there will be 11 tournaments in 2022-23. Hong Kong is scheduled to host two of them. The usual number is 10, but COVID-19 has put a wrench in scheduling the last few years.
What are the locations, dates for the 2022-23 Rugby Sevens Series?
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With Hong Kong getting the 2022-23 series underway, here’s a look at all of the locations the games will be played in, in order of the scheduled dates:
- Hong Kong: Nov. 4-6, 2022
- Dubai: Dec. 2-3, 2022
- Cape Town: Dec. 9-11, 2022
- Hamilton: Jan. 21-22, 2023
- Sydney: Jan. 27-29, 2023
- Los Angeles: Feb. 25-26, 2023
- Vancouver: March 3-5, 2023
- Hong Kong: March 31 - April 2, 2023
- Singapore: April 8-9, 2023
- Toulouse: May 12-14, 2023
- London: May 20-21, 2023
