Hamilton Replaces Wellington As World Sevens Schedule Announced

Hamilton will replace Wellington as the host city for the New Zealand leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series for the next two years – the extent of NZ Rugby’s current hosting rights. The event will be held in Waikato Stadium (capacity 25,800) on February 3rd and 4th next year. Shrinking crowd numbers finally brought Wellington's 18-year tenure to an end. Wellington's loss of the event came after posting financial losses in 2016 and 2017 after struggling to attract the bumper crowds and cult following it had enjoyed in the early 2000s. Sevens general manager Steve Dunbar said Hamilton was th…