SWANSEA – Swansea University and British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) are set to host the 2016 FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships from Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 July, 2016.
The international competition will welcome 19 rugby sevens teams – 9 male and 10 female – from 14 nations, to the second largest city in Wales for three full days of rugby competition and a comprehensive cultural programme.
Globally, the Championships have been a breeding ground for future sevens stars, including current England Sevens Captain Tom Mitchell.
This biennial tournament took place for the first time in China in 2004 and has travelled the globe but this is the first time that it has taken place on UK soil.
The 2016 championships are set to welcome the traditionally strong rugby nations of New Zealand, Australia and the Czech Republic for the first time. They will add an extra layer of excitement to an already thrilling competition – one which has been dominated by Great Britain success in previous years.
The hosts will be aiming to see a repeat of the 2012 result when Team GBR Women and Men both won the WUC Rugby Sevens title making Great Britain the first country to win both titles in the same year.
The fourteen nations represented include: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Namibia, Portugal, Spain, New Zealand.
The Championships will officially start with an Opening Ceremony at Swansea University on the evening of Wednesday 6 July. A fun-filled spectator village which will be available during the tournament where there will also be food and beverages on offer as well as a slide and face painting on Thursday.
The event can be also be followed on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WUCRugby2016, Twitter and Instagram at @WUCRugby2016.
Official event hashtag #WUCRugby7s2016.
(Source: WUC Rugby 7s OC)
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