Port Elizabeth will host round three of the HSBC Sevens World Series on 7 and 8 December after the International Rugby Board (IRB) confirmed the dates for the 2013/14 on Friday. The World Series season is set to kick off on Australia’s Gold Coast and climax in London, England. The city of Port Elizabeth will host the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay SA Sevens for a third time at the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with 16 teams to compete for the sought-after tournament trophy and the valuable … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth to host Round 3 of HSBC Sevens World Series
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Port Elizabeth to Host HSBC Sevens World Series
Port Elizabeth will host the South African leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series, after coming out as clear winners in a competitive tendering process. The announcement was made by the South African Rugby Union in Cape Town on Wednesday after the recommendation of a tender committee was accepted by the SARU Executive Council. The inaugural Port Elizabeth event will be hosted at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in early December this year - and the winning bidders are already forecasting a … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth to Host HSBC Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series Decision Today – PE Holds it’s Breath
Spirits are high in Nelson Mandela Bay as top city officials, politicians, Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) and the stadium await the announcement of which city will host the IRB Sevens World Series for the next five years. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) makes the announcement today, 13 April just after noon in Newlands, Cape Town. In Nelson Mandela Bay, the lead agents who put together the bid were eagerly anticipating the outcome, after they threw their collective weight behind a … [Read more...] about IRB Sevens World Series Decision Today – PE Holds it’s Breath
