2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Women's tour

The women's rugby sevens tournament in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament had been scheduled for 28–29 March 2020 in Stellenbosch, South Africa at the Danie Craven Stadium with twelve teams competing.

2020 Sevens Challenger Series
Women's tour
(Cancelled)
Hosts
Date28–29 March 2020
2022

It was intended to be the qualifying event for the World Rugby Sevens Series, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2020–21 season.[2] World Rugby initially postponed the tournament without rescheduling a future date,[3] before eventually cancelling it altogether. As such, there was no team promoted or relegated for the 2020–21 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.[1]

Teams

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There were 12 national women's teams qualified for the Challenger Series tournament for 2020.[4]

Nation Means of qualification Date qualified
  Mexico 2019 RAN Women's Sevens 7 July 2019
  Poland
  Scotland
  Belgium
2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series 21 July 2019
  Japan
  China
  Kazakhstan
2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series 29 September 2019
  South Africa
  Kenya
2019 Africa Women's Sevens 13 October 2019
  Papua New Guinea 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 9 November 2019
  Argentina
  Colombia
2019 Sudamerica Rugby Women's Sevens 9 November 2019
Total 12

Tour venue

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Host Stadium City Dates Winner
South Africa Danie Craven Stadium Stellenbosch Cancelled [1] N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "New Zealand awarded titles as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 concluded". Asia Rugby. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's event confirmed for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series". World.Rugby. 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "World Rugby Statement: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series postponed". World Rugby. 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Sport: PNG to feature in women's Sevens Challenger Series". Radio New Zealand. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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