SevensThe Springbok Sevens will defend their Cape Town Sevens crown on 5 and 6 December this year, when the best of rugby and entertainment combine for a weekend that has become known as the official start of summer in the Mother City. The hugely popular Cape Town event will once again be the second stop on the World Sevens Series, a week after the 2027 season kicks off in Dubai. All Blacks court Cape Town supportSouth Africa's globe-trotters, who won both the World Sevens Series and the World Championship in 2026, will return to Cape Town looking for a hat-trick of home titles in what has become one of the country's biggest sporting events. Apart from the team's on-field success, Tristan Leyds was named the World Men's Sevens Player of the Year. World Rugby announced the dates and format for the 2027 season earlier, with the same six host cities from last season returning, while the World Championship venues of Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux have also been retained.