RUGBY RANT

Canadian writer Patrick Johnson feels the new-look SVNS is missing the point

WORLD RUGBY can say all it wants about its reset of the sevens series — can claim it’s still growing the game, that they’re chasing new kinds of fans — but the fact remains this all comes down to money. How else to explain dropping your men’s series from ten tournaments to seven, while also eliminating any stand-alone women’s events? Not to mention cutting away tournaments in major rugby nations whilst retaining a sparsely-attended event in Singapore. On the other hand, the dumped events in London, France and New Zealand have all had their struggles over the years with inconsistent attendance. So the argument that the series should focus on its solid successes, like in Dubai and Hong Kong and even Vancouver, makes some sense. All three of those events…

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Rugby World (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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