Host nation Hong Kong | Date 7–9 April 2017 | |
The 2017 Hong Kong Sevens will be the 42nd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament will be played on 7–9 April 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong.
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Format
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team, and a qualifying tournament featuring twelve teams, the winner of which will be given core status in the next series.
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team
World Series Qualifier
Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top two teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify.
References
2017 Hong Kong Sevens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA