South Africa have proposed Cape Town as the bid city for the event to be held in the September/October window.
In late 2017 SA emerged as the “preferred Rugby World Cup 2023 candidate” over Ireland and France after an extensive evaluation by an independent committee‚ only to lose out in voting.
Cape Town has been voted the best stop on the current World Series circuit for the past three years and has quickly become an iconic Sevens event.
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