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HSBC Cape Town Sevens to be staged in December as season finale

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The HSBC Cape Town Sevens will take on a new mantle after World Rugby announced that the popular event in the Mother City will be the final leg of a revamped and shortened HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in 2021.

The South African leg of the Series will return to the Cape Town Stadium from 10-12 December after a Covid-enforced absence in 2020. Ticketing details will be announced in due course.

Treble Group is honoured to be part of this world-class event. Our operations team has successfully delivered an unmatched food and beverage solution for the past five events in a row since its move from Port Elizabeth, catering for over 100 000 rugby supporters during the course of each event, which always proves to be highly festive.

The condensed 2021 World Series includes five women’s and four men’s rounds and kicks off in Paris with back-to-back women’s tournaments on two weekends in May, before the teams set sail for the Olympic Games, scheduled for Tokyo in July.

The World Series will then recommence with men’s events in Singapore (29-30 October), followed by joint men’s and women’s events in Hong Kong (5-7 November), Dubai (3-4 December) and finally in Cape Town (10-12 December).

Detailed discussions are continuing with London and Vancouver on the viability of hosting men’s events in the window following the Olympic Games and prior to the HSBC Singapore Sevens in October and further updates to the schedule will be given when available.

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux welcomed the announcement and said that the rugby fraternity had been waiting for confirmation of one of the most anticipated sports events in the country.

“The HSBC Cape Town Sevens has delivered a world-class event for spectators and players alike since we moved the tournament to Cape Town Stadium in 2015,” said Roux.

“We are working very hard to ensure the same high standards and expectations are met this year, given the changed environment and expected pandemic guidelines that will apply.”

Roux said the 2021 season would be a taxing one on players and administrators and applauded World Rugby’s efforts in this regard.

“We have seen the disruptions caused by COVID-19 in the last year and it was not easy to get all the moving parts together, especially as the postponed Olympic Games also impacted on the normal planning,” added Roux.

“Credit must go to those involved to make sure that we will not only have a World Series, but also one that could finish on an absolute high here in Cape Town.

“We saw a very good appetite for the dual format of the tournament in 2019 and I am convinced that the same will apply this December. The fact that we will be the final tournament of the series will add to the excitement and drama that is so closely associated with sevens rugby.

“Matches will be played over three days and with some of the world’s best athletes and the unpredictability of sevens, the HSBC Cape Town Sevens will yet again provide our spectators with hours of excellent entertainment.”

World Rugby Interim Chief Executive Alan Gilpin said: “Today’s announcement of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 schedule marks a significant and exciting moment for rugby seven’s re-emergence from the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic and we thank HSBC and all Series partners for their unwavering support, and host organisations and participating unions for their hard work, patience and spirit of collaboration.

“As a key driver of game growth, particularly in emerging markets, the continued success of rugby sevens and the Sevens Series is a strategic priority for World Rugby and our US$4 million funding to support sevens programmes is a clear demonstration of our commitment. This unique Olympic year provides a huge opportunity to reach new audiences around the world and introduce them to the speed, skill and excitement of rugby sevens, encouraging them to become future fans of the Series.

“Above all, the health, safety and wellbeing of players, fans and the wider community remains our top priority and all stakeholders will continue to closely monitor global developments with the COVID-19 pandemic and work closely with host governments and health agencies to ensure a safe, secure and highly impactful return to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.”

Our Next Challenge Awaits

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As the green and gold glitter settles after the Springboks’ RWC triumph in Japan, the Treble team are busy underway ensuring that the Cape Town leg of the 2019-20 HSBC World Sevens Series will be the best one ever.

It’s exactly one month till we deliver another world-class food & beverage solution, and it’s the final stretch of 2019 for our talented and dedicated team. It’s been an event-filled year, but this one is always close to Treble’s hearts.

The beautiful Mother City will once again welcome the finest Sevens players in the world. But what makes this edition so special is that it’ll be the first time that the world’s top Women in the Sevens arena compete in their own competition.

The ladies’ competition will run alongside selected legs of the 2019-20 HSBC World Sevens Series, with the jewel in the crown coming in the form of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Supporters from across the globe will be in their element in the glorious December sun at the majestic Cape Town Stadium, which is one of the Mother City’s iconic treasures and was shortlisted for the Event of the Year Award during the Stadium Business Summit, which took place in the United Kingdom earlier this year.

The award nomination recognised the host venue and the venue’s management/operational team for delivering an excellent event. The Cape Town Sevens was also been named Best Live Sports Experience in South Africa at the Discovery Sport Industry Awards for the past two years.

Treble Group is honoured to be part of this world-class event. Our operations team successfully delivered an unmatched food and beverage solution for the fourth year in a row in 2018, catering for over 100 000 rugby supporters and 2019 promises to be the best one yet.

Treble shines at the Cape Town Sevens

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Treble Group delivered another world-class food & beverage solution at the Cape Town leg of the 2018-19 HSBC World Sevens Series.

The Mother City welcomed the finest sevens players in the world as supporters from across the globe basked in the December sun at the majestic Cape Town Stadium.

The Blitzboks were silenced by a rampant Fiji outfit who were a man down with the scores deadlocked at 12-12 and even the colourful jerseys, which marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of former President Nelson Mandela, could not stop the Islanders’ juggernaut.

South Africa went on to clinch third place, though, with a hard-fought 10-5 win over the old enemy, New Zealand, to give the colourful stream of Blitzboks fans some consolation.

Treble Group is extremely honoured to have been part of this world-class event. Our operations team once again successfully delivered an unmatched food and beverage solution for the fourth year in a row, catering for over 100 000 rugby supporters.

Fifteen bars, 19 food stalls and food trucks manned by our energetic ground staff made sure that everyone at the Cape Town Stadium remained satisfied and hydrated with a wide range of local food and drink options.

We continue our valued partnership with South Africa’s top brewmasters, SAB, to deliver rugby’s staple refreshment at Cape Town 7s. As always, SAB dominated with multiple watering holes, keeping fans topped up with their favourite brew. Our operations team mapped out the logistics with precision, ensuring there was a welcomed lack of long queues.

Treble Group facilitate all of DHL’s various installations. With DHL being the official global logistics partner of the HSBC World Sevens Series, Treble Group provided all the solutions and activate any DHL-related services – including the interactive DHL Fan Zone, which is a highlight for fans at the Cape Town leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series.

Our communications team captured the best-dressed fans who have become the mainstay of Saturday’s festival atmosphere. Our team, the official agency for the Springbok Supporters’ Club media and communications, kept our passionate rugby fans who could not attend up-to-date with the Cape Town 7s vibe.

We are thankful for working with industry greats such as SA Breweries, Spur, Peninsula Beverages, Monster, Kauai and Vida e Caffe as well as the numerous popular food kiosk and food truck providers. We are also exceedingly grateful to SA Rugby for partnering with us at this world-class event and we look forward to counting down to December 2019.