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Asia Rugby revamps event calendar, Asia Championships set for November

Hong Kong Sevens at the Hong Kong Stadium on April 07, 2019 in Hong Kong. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Asia Rugby has revealed an updated event calendar for 2021 which sees the Asia Championships moved to November and the introduction of a new sevens competition.

The new sevens sub-regional format was established to allow a quicker return to play due to ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions, Asia Rugby said.

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