Save the date for IRB 7′s tournament

Back by popular demand, SARU has confirmed that, the Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens has moved to a weekend format at the awesome Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth for round three of the tournament.

The competition featuring the 16 best Sevens rugby teams in the world, will now take place on the weekend of Saturday 8^th and Sunday 9^th December 2012. Andy Marinos, SARU GM said “The rescheduling is in line with most of the other popular Series tournaments. We are confident that the new dates will allow even more fans to attend and enjoy the thrilling international Sevens action.”

Entertainment during the tournament will include top local DJ’s and bands. Together with the fever of the all the rugby 7’s teams, the vibe around the tournament promises to be a solid 48 hours of party rocking in PE!!!

Full schedule for the HSBC Sevens World Series 2012/13:

R1 – Australia      13-14 Oct 2012             Skilled Park, Gold Coast

R2 – Dubai            30 Nov-1 Dec 2012     7he Sevens

R3 – South Africa 08-9 Dec 2012             Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

R4 – New Zealand 01-2 Feb 2013            Westpac Stadium, Wellington

R5 – USA                 08-10 Feb 2013          Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

R6 – Hong Kong     22-24 Mar 2013          Hong Kong Stadium

R7 – Japan              30-31 Mar 2013          Prince Chichibu Stadium, Tokyo

R8 – Scotland         04-5 May 2013            Scotstoun, Glasgow

R9 – England          11-12 May 2013           Twickenham, London