Friday 20 March 2015

SYDNEY TO HOST SEVENS WORLD SERIES IN 2016

One of the world’s most popular sporting events, the Rugby Sevens, has been secured by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. Rugby Sevens is one of the world’s fastest growing international sports and is known for its festival-like atmosphere. The Rugby Sevens event at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games last year attracted 171,000 attendees and Sevens has also been included in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) believes Sydney is the perfect city to host the Australian round of the 2015-2016 Sevens World Series tournament.

ARU Chief Executive Officer Bill Pulver said: “We are thrilled to be able to bring Rugby Sevens to Sydney. We truly believe that Sydney has the potential to match the excitement surrounding tournaments like Hong Kong, Twickenham and Wellington in terms of event experience and crowd numbers.”

“There is little doubt the area in and around Moore Park lends itself to Rugby Sevens. We had a stadium record crowd at Allianz Stadium in June 2014 with plenty of exciting Test Rugby on the field, and wonderful off-field entertainment at the Sydney Cricket Ground,” he said.

The four-year agreement, which starts for the 2015-16 HSBC Sevens World Series, will see the inaugural Sydney Sevens take place in early 2016.

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