The first-ever Rugby Sevens World Cup on African soil is set to kick off this Friday in Cape Town. South Africa will be represented in both the men’s and women’s tournaments.
The Blitzboks are certainly a team to watch, despite their disastrous form of late. After this tournament the teams bid farewell to coach Neil Powell, one of the most successful coaches in the sevens game.
More than 100 000 rugby fans are expected to descend on the DHL Stadium.
Blitzboks coach Neil Powell to step down after World Cup Sevens tournament
The city’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says all services including traffic and law enforcement will be deployed to the Green Point precinct to ensure the safety of all the fans.
Smith says they have availed a free MyCiTi shuttle to all ticket holders travelling from the city centre to the stadium. He says fans can also make use of the Fan walk which extends from the city centre along Waterkant Street to the stadium.
24 male teams are joined by 16 female sides, and those forty teams will compete for the world cup over three days.
Day one of Rugby World Cup Sevens will culminate with South Africa taking on France at 6:35pm in the women’s tournament, while the Blitzboks will play the winner of Germany vs Chile just after 7pm.
