Saturday tickets already sold out for Canada Sevens rugby at BC Place

Mar 5 2020, 12:32 am

It’s rugby sevens week in Vancouver, as players representing 16 countries have arrived to town in anticipation of the fifth edition of Canada Sevens this weekend.

The tournament has been a smash hit with fans ever since its debut in 2016, and this year is no exception.

Single-day tickets have already sold out for Saturday (though a limited number of two-day weekend passes still remain), while a Canada Sevens spokesperson tells Daily Hive 80% of Sunday tickets are gone as well.

Capacity is being capped at about 40,000 each day, which should make for a raucous atmosphere — as the lower bowl should be full. Tournament organizers tell Daily Hive they are expecting a weekend attendance “well over 70,000” for the fourth year in a row. The Canada Sevens attendance record is 77,097, set in 2018.

Schedule

Sevens is an all-day affair. The first match on Saturday kicks off at 9 am, and the day doesn’t end until 6:55 pm, when the final match of the day concludes. A total of 45 matches will be played over the weekend, with the Cup Final taking place at 6:28 pm on Sunday.

Saturday, March 7

Time Matchup
9:00 AM USA vs Samoa
9:22 AM Australia vs Scotland
9:44 AM England vs Argentina
10:06 AM South Africa vs Japan
10:31 AM Ireland vs Spain
10:53 AM New Zealand vs Kenya
11:15 AM France vs Canada
11:37 AM Fiji vs Wales
12:12 PM USA vs Scotland
12:34 PM Australia vs Samoa
12:56 PM England vs Japan
1:18 PM South Africa vs Argentina
1:43 PM Ireland vs Kenya
2:05 PM New Zealand vs Spain
2:27 PM France vs Wales
2:49 PM Fiji vs Canada
3:24 PM Samoa vs Scotland
3:46 PM Australia vs USA
4:08 PM Argentina vs Japan
4:30 PM South Africa vs England
5:07 PM Spain vs Kenya
5:35 PM New Zealand vs Ireland
6:05 PM Canada vs Wales
6:33 PM Fiji vs France

Sunday, March 8

Time Matchup
9:40 AM 9th Place QF1
10:05 AM 9th Place QF2
10:27 AM 9th Place QF3
10:49 AM 9th Place QF4
11:19 AM Cup QF1
11:41 AM Cup QF2
12:03 PM Cup QF3
12:25 PM Cup QF4
12:53 PM 13th Place SF1
1:16 PM 13th Place SF2
1:38 PM 9th Place SF1
2:00 PM 9th Place SF2
2:30 PM 5th Place SF1
2:52 PM 5th Place SF2
3:14 PM Cup SF1
3:36 PM Cup SF2
3:58 PM 13th Final
5:07 PM 9th Final
5:31 PM 5th Place Final
5:58 PM Bronze Medal Match
6:28 PM Cup Final

 

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