There isn’t much news out there about this tournament but I was able to get my hands on the pools, schedule and teams (Thanks to the USA Sevens Manager JoAnne!). The tournament runs from October 27 through the 28th in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The match is organized by the General Administration of Sport in China and the International Rugby Board (IRB), becoming the most important rugby match ever held in Mainland China. The organizers have invited eight teams from China, the U. S., Thailand, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, South Africa and the Philippines to compete in the group stage, semifinals and finals.
Zengcheng, with ambitions to be the home of rugby in China, has gathered 68 rugby teams. It has a two-year plan to build a rugby stadium and training center of international standard.
The IRB has finally put up an article about this as well…read it here.
Broadcast
Some of the gaves will be available via live stream. They may also be archived there but it is not clear how quickly that would happen. Watch the games at: .
Pools & Schedule
Rosters
South Africa
Yolanda Meiring (Blue Bulls)
Mandisa Williams (Border)
Nwabisa Ngxatu (Border)
Ziyanda Tywaleni (Border)
Sinazo Nobele (Border)
Nosiphiwo Goda (Border)
Fundiswa Plaatjie (Border)
Zenay Jordaan (Eastern Province)
Phumeza Gadu (Eastern Province)
Natasha Hofmeester (Western Province)
Belle Benele Makwezele (Western Province)
Mathrin Simmers (South-Western Districts)
USA
1. Bui Baravilala
2. Emilie Bydwell
3. Katie Dowty
4. Kelly Griffin
5. Nathalie Marchino
6. Deven Owsiany
7. Jillion Potter
8. Kimber Rozier
9. Bex Siebach
10. Christy Ringgenberg
11. Victoria Folayan
12. Lauren Doyle
Injured Reserves
1. Vanesha McGee
2. Teena Mastrangelo
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Thanks for keeping up with this, Wendy! Great job!