Time to come up with your costumes and get ready to make some noise: The HSBC Canada Sevens are set to bring some serious rugby action back to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»after a lengthy pandemic pause.
BC Place will host the games in mid-September, though the City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»said Friday (July 9) that details, including stadium capacity, are being finalized.
The men's tournaments, scheduled for Sept. 18-19 in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»and Sept. 25-26 in Edmonton, are slated to kick off the delayed 2021 World Series.
The women are set to return to action Oct. 2-3 in Paris.
The pandemic prompted the World Series to shut down after the men's HSBC Canada Sevens in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»in March 2020. A women's event in Langford, B.C., scheduled for early May that year was one of the tournaments cancelled.
“The City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»is proud to welcome the HSBC Canada Sevens back to town,” said Mayor Kennedy Stewart in a media release. “The Sevens’ return is a testament to Vancouver’s world-leading response to the pandemic and shows we’re ready to safely host world-class events, as we restart our city under provincial health guidelines.”
The mid-September Canada Sevens matches will be taking place after B.C. is expected to move into Step 4 of its four-step "Restart Plan."
Ticket sales for the HSBC Canada Sevens in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»are scheduled for early August.
With files from the Canadian Press
