World Rugby has announced the cancellation of the Hong Kong and Singapore rounds of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 due to continued health concerns relating to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
In
a statement, they said: “The health and safety of our players, fans and
everyone working on the event is always our highest priority. This prudent
decision has been taken in order to help protect the global rugby community and
the wider public and was taken based on the World Health Organisation and
relevant public authority travel and health guidelines. The decision is fully
supported by stakeholders, including unions and commercial partners.”
“Both events will be rescheduled to conclude the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series
2020 with the HSBC Singapore Sevens now taking place on 10-11 October and the
Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens completing the series on 16-18 October.
Hong Kong and Singapore will host HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021
tournaments as per usual in April.
Fans who have purchased tickets for Singapore and Hong Kong via official
channels are advised that their tickets will be honoured for the rescheduled
events and a full refund will be provided in the event fans are unable to
attend the rescheduled events.