Rugby World Cup Sevens tickets to go on sale

World Rugby has announced the start of the countdown to tickets going on sale for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 to be hosted in Cape Town in September.

Ticket sales will open on February 28 for the three-day spectacular, which will see the eyes of the global rugby family turned on South Africa as the best players in the world from 40 teams battle for the tile of men’s and women’s world champions.

Organisers are planning for a packed stadium with more teams, more action and more at stake than ever before for a Cape Town event.

Ticket sales will go live at 09:00 on Monday at www.rwcsevens.com

“The global vaccine roll-out has allowed the return of capacity crowds around the world and we’re expecting that experience to return to South Africa by the time of the Rugby World Cup,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby.

“The opportunity of seeing the best rugby teams on the planet vying for the title of world champions hasn’t been experienced in South Africa since 1995, which will make this a very special occasion.”

Sevens teams previously unseen at the Cape Town event such as Colombia (women) and Hong Kong and Korea (men) have already qualified to join five pre-qualified women’s teams and eight pre-qualified men’s teams, which include both the Springbok men’s and women’s teams.

The event will be the first return of Sevens to Cape Town in what will be close to three years. The 2020 and 2021 Cape Town Sevens events both fell victim to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning the Rugby World Cup Sevens will be the first chance for fans to enjoy the unique vibe.

Tickets will cost between R150 and R1 750 with most tickets (72%) priced between R250 (for category D on day one) to R1 350 (Category B on day three).

Discounted family and scholar tickets and packages as well as ‘Party Stand’ packages are also available.

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