The IRB (World Rugby) announced the 2016/17 dates for the 10 global destinations that will make up the next HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. An iconic year as this season follows on from the introduction of Sevens Rugby into the Rio Olympic Games
The series sticks with the same locations as 2015 and kicks off in Dubai on the 2 December before it comes to Cape Town, South Africa the week after.
It visits 10 cities across five continents and finishes 6 months later in London on the 21 May.
Dec 2016 to March 2017
Round 1: Dubai: 2-3 December 2016
Round 2: Cape Town: 10-11 December 2016
Round 3: Wellington: 28-29 January 2017
Round 4: Sydney: 4-5 February 2017
Round 5: Las Vegas: 3-5 March 2017
March 2017 to May 2017
Round 6: Vancouver: 11-12 March 2017
Round 7: Hong Kong: 7-9 April 2017
Round 8: Singapore: 15-16 April 2017
Round 9: Paris: 13-14 May 2017
Round 10: London: 20-21 May 2017
