Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Canceled for Second Year Because of Covid
- Three-day tournament was scheduled to be held Nov. 5-7
- Organizers expect Sevens to return next year, April 1-3
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Hong Kong’s Rugby Sevens tournament was canceled for a second year because of Covid-19, depriving fans of what is traditionally one of the city’s biggest annual events.
Travel restrictions, concern about the delta variant of the virus and a pressing timeline resulted in the three-day tournament — title sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and HSBC Holdings Plc — being scrapped, organizers said in a statement Wednesday. The event was due to run Nov. 5-7, having been rescheduled from its original date in April, again due to Covid.