Tickets for the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – to be hosted in Cape Town from 9-11 September – will go on sale on Monday morning at 9am (SAST).

Prices range from R150 to R1,750 for the three-day spectacular which will have the eyes of the global rugby family turned on South Africa as the best players in the world from 40 teams battle for the title of men’s and women’s world champions.

 Ticket purchases can only be made online through the official ticket agency (Ticketmaster) by visiting www.rwcsevens.com.

“It has been a long, dark winter for the sevens in South Africa, but this marks our bursting back into the light,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby.

 “It will be 995 days since Cape Town last hosted a sevens event when the Rugby World Cup kicks off, and we can’t wait.

 “We are planning for a packed stadium with more teams, more action and more at stake than ever before for a Cape Town event.”

 Roux said that the global vaccine roll-out had allowed the return of capacity crowds around the world and that the expectation was that South Africa would follow suit before the September event.

 “We’re envious of sports events around the world, which have seen the return to full-capacity stadia and are very much looking forward to enjoying that experience in Cape Town once again,” he said.

 The last Cape Town Sevens event was in December 2019 – with New Zealand’s teams doing a women’s and men’s double – since when the pandemic has claimed two more events. But Roux said that the Rugby World Cup would have a unique flavour all of its own.

 “This is the first senior World Cup to be held in South Africa for 27 years and we’re going to make the most of it,” he said.

 “The rugby world will be coming to Cape Town with teams that have never appeared in this country in any format and we’re planning to make this a very special occasion.”

 Roux said that the health and safety of athletes and fans was of the highest priority, and the current expectation was that all attendees would need to be vaccinated to gain entry. If that requirement was relaxed at a governmental level, it would also be removed from the event.

 Roux warned rugby fans to beware of unofficial ticketing agencies, travel companies and websites purporting to have tickets and packages available to the event. The only outlet to secure tickets without any risk was the official Ticketmaster website via www.rwcsevens.com.

 Roux added that in the unlikely event of the Rugby World Cup taking place without spectators, a full refund would be made to purchasers.

 The full price list (all prices in SA rands):

	Day One	Day Two	Day Three
Category A	350	1,300	1,750
Category B	300	1,000	1,350
Category C	300	750	900
Category D	250	400	475
Category E	150	200	250
Cat A – Aisle	385	1,430	1,925
Cat B – Aisle	330	1,100	1,485
Disabled – A Category	350	1,300	1,750
Disabled – B Category	300	1,000	1,350
Party Stand	400	1,100	1,450
Party Stand – Package	2,500
Family / Scholar	250	900	1,150
Family / Scholar – Package	1,700

 Details of event hospitality, as well as tour and travel packages, will be announced in due course.

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