World rugby working with relevant unions to develop competition opportunities at regional level

World Rugby have confirmed that they are working with host unions, participating teams and international rugby players to continue to evaluate and develop supplementary competition opportunities at regional level in addition to HSBC 7s series.

In a statement, World Rugby say this is to ensure that teams which have qualified for the Olympics continue to have an appropriate amount of high-level competition opportunities

They say this will enable those teams to compete to the best of their abilities at the Games despite the significant disruption caused by COVID-19.

Fiji is one of the 21 teams that have already qualified for the Olympics.

Meanwhile World Rugby have also confirmed that the combined men’s and women’s Hamilton and Sydney rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 will not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

They say the decisions were taken in line with relevant government and international public health authority advice and with the health and wellbeing of the rugby community and the wider public as top priority.