Hong Kong will "consider bidding" for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens "despite the city being likely to face strong competition from countries on the radar for global expansion," according to Nazvi Careem of the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. Hong Kong Rugby Union Deputy CEO Robbie McRobbie said that local officials "may put forward a proposal" when World Rugby invites tenders next year. Hong Kong hosted the 1997 and 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens and McRobbie said that a third tournament "would be the ideal way to open the city’s proposed new stadium at Kai Tak" in '22. McRobbie added, "We believe that there is interest and an appetite within the Hong Kong community for more events like the Hong Kong Sevens." Blueprints for the proposed Kai Tak Sports Hub were "given the green light by Hong Kong government administrators." McRobbie: "In 2022, it will be around the time the new stadium could be coming on line. If it is ready, that could be a very fitting opening to the new Kai Tak sports hub by hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens. A few things will have to come together to make it happen" (SCMP, 4/9).
RWC SEVENS 2018: San Francisco will host the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens from July 20-22 next year. MLB San Francisco Giants' stadium AT&T Park will host the tournament that features 24 men's and 16 women's teams competing (World Rugby).
