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The competition, which features the world’s top men’s and women’s teams, will be played over three exhilarating days in the iconic AT&T Park in San Francisco’s Bay Area on 20,21 and 22 July. other sports

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 has captured the imagination in the host city, across the USA and around the world with strong ticket sales as fans look to make their mark by attending a tournament of firsts. other sports

San Francisco 2018 is the first Rugby World Cup of any description in the USA, the first major international rugby event to be played in a Baseball stadium and the first sevens event to feature a new, innovative format that will ensure every match counts if teams are to win a medal.

With the seedings for the 24-team men’s and 16-team women’s competitions now finalised, World Rugby expects to announce the match schedule shortly, enabling fans to start to plan their tournament experience.

In the men’s competition, seeds one to eight were the quarter-finalists from Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow and have been seeded according to their ranking in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, the most competitive series to date.

Seeds nine to 14 qualified through the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series and have been seeded according to current series rankings, while seeds 15 to 24 qualified via regional tournaments over the last year.