(11 Mar 2021)
World Rugby has appointed Megapro
as its exclusive sponsorship sales agency for the Rugby World Cup
Sevens 2022 in South Africa.

The eighth edition of Rugby
World Cup Sevens is scheduled to take place in Cape Town’s iconic
57,400-seater Green Point Stadium, in what will be the first time
that a Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament takes place on the
African continent.

World Rugby Chief Commercial Officer, Tom Hill,
said, “Having played host to the
thrilling HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series since its inception in
1999, South Africa has a rich rugby history and highly engaged fan
base when it comes to rugby sevens and a proven track record in
regularly selling out the event.”

The three-day tournament will see 24
national men’s teams and 16 national women’s teams compete to be
crowned world champions of rugby sevens’ flagship event.

Rugby World Cup Sevens
2022 is expected to build on the massively successful 2018 edition
hosted at AT&T Park in San Francisco, which attracted record
attendance for a rugby event in the USA with a total attendance of
more than 100,000 fans.

In addition, RWC Sevens 2018
attracted cumulative domestic and global broadcast audiences of
more than 24 million and 31 million viewers respectively, which
included a record-breaking live broadcast audience of 1.7 million
on the final day. The tournament also leveraged 22.5 million
social media video views on World Rugby channels over the course
of the event.

“We are delighted with
this exclusive appointment to work with esteemed global entity
RWCL on an event of this magnitude,” said Lara Verbaan Sponsorship
and Strategy Manager from Megapro. “We have been pivotal in the
commercial success of various aspects of the game locally and look
forward to drawing on this rich experience and our vast global
network, which includes the quintessential on and off field
experience of ex-Springboks Sevens player Steven Hunt (Megapro
Sales Manager), to ensure the commercial success of this event.”

Rugby pictures:
Pictures from 2019 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong
Kong Sevens,

Pictures from 2018 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens,

Pictures from 2017 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens,

Pictures from 2016 Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong
Kong Sevens,

Pictures of Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2015,

Pictures of the Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Qualifier in Hong
Kong,

Pictures of Singha Thailand Sevens 2015,

Pictures from the 2013 British & Irish Lions Tour in Hong Kong,

Pictures of Hong Kong Sevens 2014,

Pictures of Hong Kong Sevens 2013,
Pictures
of Chartis Cup 2012 and
Pictures of
Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2012.

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