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Dubai and Cape Town rugby World Sevens rounds cancelled

The 2019 HSBC Cape Town Sevens women's final match between Australia and New Zealand Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

World Rugby has announced the cancellation of the Dubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 HSBC World Sevens Series due to Covid-19.

Both events were scheduled for this year - Dubai on November 26 to 28 and Cape Town on December 4-6 - and both were to feature men's and women's tournaments.

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