Sevens News: Cape Town Sevens dates confirmed

The Cape Town Sevens rugby tournament will take place on the weekend of 12 and 13 December, World Rugby announced in Paris on Tuesday when it confirmed the new schedule for the 2015/16 season.

At a major announcement in the French capital, World Rugby confirmed the Cape Town dates in a schedule featuring iconic locations which now also includes Sydney, Paris, Singapore and Vancouver as other new venues on the circuit.

The Cape Town Sevens will be the second leg of the global tour – filling its traditional slot in early December, a week after the Series opener in Dubai.

SARU announced that tickets for the event would go on sale on Tuesday, 4 August, through Computicket outlets. Details of prices and initiatives such as a family stand will be released at a ticket launch in due course.

Jurie Roux, CEO of SARU, said there had been huge interest from supporters and corporate South Africa since the announcement in March that Cape Town would host the SA leg of the World Series.

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