LOS ANGELES, Calif. – World Rugby and the HSBC LA SEVENS returns to Southern California and its traditional window of February 25-26, 2023 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The LA Sevens, part of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, will feature Team USA and the 15 best rugby 7s nations as they go head-to-head in Southern California, at the same open-air stadium that will host rugby at the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The weekend will also feature broadcast coverage across multiple NBC platforms, including live television coverage on NBC Sports. The return of the HSBC LA SEVENS was announced today by Steve Cohen, AEG’s Chief Strategy Officer, and Dan Lyle, Director of AEG Rugby.
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments taking place over 11 global cities including Dubai, Vancouver, Singapore and London, and featuring national teams from the top 16 countries. The US leg of the international series, most recently held in Los Angeles in 2022, is the largest annual rugby event in the United States. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.lasevensrugby.com or by calling 1-888-9AXS-TIX beginning Friday November 18th. New to 2023 are “ticket experience packages” which include hotel accommodations and other unique benefits. These packages can also be found on www.lasevensrugby.com
Participating Teams in this year’s HSBC LA SEVENS will include: USA, Team GB (England, Scotland, & Wales), Ireland, France, Spain, Canada, Argentina, Kenya, Japan, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, South Africa and newcomers to LA 7s - Uruguay and Chile. The two-day event, with over forty games providing more than 8 hours of play each day, will provide a preview to Southern California of the 2028 Olympic Games in LA., when rugby sevens will be one of the featured sports in the Summer Olympic Games. The event will feature an International Fan Festival that will include music, food, culture and entertainment from around the world and will take place in and around Dignity Health Sports Park during the event weekend.