Dubai 7s World Rugby on 2-3 December 2023 | How to Watch

The Emirates Dubai 7s, part of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, has announced the pools and match schedules for the festival, taking place on 2-3 December 2023 during the festival which starts on 1st December.

The 16-team men’s competition involves four pools of four teams each, while the 12-team women’s event sees the teams divided into three pools of four.

In the men’s event, Pool A sees current number one-ranking and 2022 Series champions Australia together with South Africa, Great Britain and Kenya. Pool B sees Olympic gold medalists Fiji play Argentina, New Zealand and Uruguay. Pool C features third-seed France taking on Ireland, Spain and Uganda. Finally, Pool D has Samoa, the USA, Canada and Japan.

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The three-pool women’s event sees Australia, the USA, Canada and China compete in Pool A. France, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil will compete in Pool B. Pool C features Fiji, Ireland, Spain and Japan.

Matches will be played across two pitches and will kick off at 9am UAE local time on Friday 2nd December with Ireland competing against Spain in women’s Pool C. Following two full days of action-packed rugby matches the women’s final will take place at The Sevens Stadium at 6:56pm on Saturday 3rd December, followed by the men’s final at 7:26pm.

World Rugby Sevens 2023

The eleven-event schedule for the series is:

2022–23 Itinerary
LEG STADIUM CITY DATES WINNER
Hong Kong 2022 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 4–6 November 2022 Australia
Dubai The Sevens Stadium Dubai 2–3 December 2022
South Africa Cape Town Stadium Cape Town 9–11 December 2022
New Zealand Waikato Stadium Hamilton 21–22 January 2023
Australia Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 27–29 January 2023
United States Dignity Health Sports Park Los Angeles 25–26 February 2023
Canada BC Place Vancouver 3–5 March 2023
Hong Kong 2023 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 31 March – 2 April 2023
Singapore National Stadium Singapore 8–9 April 2023
France Stade Ernest-Wallon Toulouse 12–14 May 2023
England Twickenham Stadium London 20–21 May 2023

Emirates Dubai 7s is the largest sports and entertainment event in the Middle East, attracting more than 100,000 attendees from 128 countries. Founded in 1999, the festival is the longest running sports event in the region and is a celebration of sports, music and entertainment.

Taking place during the UAE National Day Weekend of 1 – 3 December 2022 and hosted at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, Emirates Dubai 7s builds on a 51-year history of hosting the world’s most unique Rugby Sevens tournament, welcoming the very best teams in the world each year, alongside Invitational Rugby, Netball, Cricket and Fitness Tournaments which attract over 4,500 participants each year.

Dubai Sevens Rugby 2023 Fixtures

FIXTURES & RESULTS

FRI DEC 2, 2022
Match 3
IRELAND 7S vs SPAIN 7S
Local time kick off 10:06
Match 1
USA 7S vs CANADA 7S
Local time kick off 10:06
Match 4
FRANCE 7S vs UGANDA 7S
Local time kick off 10:28
Match 2
SAMOA 7S vs JAPAN 7S
Local time kick off 10:28
Match 5
ARGENTINA 7S vs NEW ZEALAND 7S
Local time kick off 10:50
Match 6
FIJI 7S vs URUGUAY 7S
Local time kick off 11:12
Match 7
SOUTH AFRICA 7S vs GREAT BRITAIN 7S
Local time kick off 11:34
Match 8
AUSTRALIA 7S vs KENYA 7S
Local time kick off 11:56
Match 9
USA 7S vs JAPAN 7S
Local time kick off 13:05
Match 10
SAMOA 7S vs CANADA 7S
Local time kick off 13:27
Match 13
ARGENTINA 7S vs URUGUAY 7S
Local time kick off 13:49
Match 14
FIJI 7S vs NEW ZEALAND 7S
Local time kick off 14:11
Match 11
IRELAND 7S vs UGANDA 7S
Local time kick off 14:36
Match 12
FRANCE 7S vs SPAIN 7S
Local time kick off 14:58
Match 15
SOUTH AFRICA 7S vs KENYA 7S
Local time kick off 15:20
Match 16
AUSTRALIA 7S vs GREAT BRITAIN 7S
Local time kick off 15:42
Match 18
SAMOA 7S vs USA 7S
Local time kick off 18:06
Match 17
CANADA 7S vs JAPAN 7S
Local time kick off 18:28
Match 19
SPAIN 7S vs UGANDA 7S
Local time kick off 19:07
Match 21
NEW ZEALAND 7S vs URUGUAY 7S
Local time kick off 19:34
Match 20
FRANCE 7S vs IRELAND 7S
Local time kick off 19:35
Match 22
FIJI 7S vs ARGENTINA 7S
Local time kick off 20:05
Match 23
GREAT BRITAIN 7S vs KENYA 7S
Local time kick off 20:18

Match 24
AUSTRALIA 7S vs SOUTH AFRICA 7S
Local time kick off 20:33

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