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Cape Town to host 2022 World Cup Sevens

SEVENS NEWS: South Africa’s Cape Town will host the next World Cup Sevens in 2022, World Rugby announced on Tuesday, marking the first time the event has been held in Africa.

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The coastal city was awarded the tournament at a time of rising fortunes for Sevens, which made its Olympic debut in 2016 and will return for the Tokyo Games next year.

The three-day event will be held at the 55 000-capacity Cape Town Stadium in September 2022, World Rugby said after a meeting of the World Rugby Council in Tokyo.

Exact dates are still to be announced for the tournament, which will feature 24 men’s and 16 women’s teams, a statement said.

New Zealand sealed back-to-back titles and their third overall at the last Sevens World Cup in Las Vegas in 2018 – mirroring the performance of the XV-a-side All Blacks, who were crowned world champions in 1987, 2011 and 2015.

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