The Hamilton Sevens tournament, scheduled to take place in January 2021, has been cancelled due to Covid-19. New Zealand Rugby says its supports the decision to cancel the Hamilton and Sydney legs of the Sevens World Series in January because of uncertainty amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “We continue to closely monitor the ongoing and dynamic global situation with Covid-19 and the health and well being of the rugby community and the wider public remains sacrosanct,” World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper said. 1 NEWS Grace Kukutai had played three seasons in New Zealand’s netball league before deciding to give rugby sevens a try. World Rugby cancelled the remaining tournaments of the 2020 world series in March and later awarded the men’s and women’s titles to New Zealand, which was leading both series.

Source: Stuff September 01, 2020 18:22 UTC