GRR: Sevens World Series
Mike Friday has a tough job to do right now.
The USA Men's 7s Head Coach is looking down the short runway through the 2019-2020 World Series season that ends with the 2020 Olympics. If Friday wants his team on the podium—a place they are certainly capable of landing—it has to be firing on all cylinders, and it has to be healthy.
Now called Dignity Health Sports Park, the major stadium in Carson, CA has had several different names, and more than that has changed; if you haven’t been to an event in Carson recently, you might have missed millions of dollars in upgrades that have turned DHSP into a top-of-the-line sports venue.
October 15, 2019—The Largest Annual Rugby Event in the United States will be held in Los Angeles and Feature the World’s Best 16 Teams February 29-March 1, 2020.
The HSBC LA SEVENS, part of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, will take place February 29-March 1, 2020 in Los Angeles at Dignity Health Sports Park, it was announced today by Dan Lyle, Director of AEG Rugby.
The official announcement from organizers and sponsors is coming soon, but the LA SEVENS tournament is set to take place at Dignity Health Sports Park February 29 to March 1, 2019.
This is the USA stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The event has moved from Las Vegas to the Los Angeles area, and will be there for at least four years.
World Rugby has confirmed the schedule for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020 in what will be the biggest season to date, with Fiji and New Zealand fighting to retain the men’s and women’s titles respectively.