The #HongKong Football Club has announced that they are canceling their annual #Rugby 10s tournament, which happens in the leadup to the Rugby Sevens and which is considered to be the best 10s tournament in the world. 
They said they had difficulty getting high-level teams to commit bc of the unrest. In the past, the tournament has hosted legendary players later in their careers like Jonah Lomu & Waisale Serevi. Many rugby fans (including myself) consider it an essential lead-up to the 7s.
Many people fly in from around the world to watch the Rugby 7s, so it’ll be interesting to see if it’s affected by the situation in HK, though demand for tickets has long outstripped supply. Perhaps there will just be more tickets for local fans.
The popular amateur Kowloon 10s tournament (my favorite to play in!) is still scheduled to take place on what would have been the HKFC 10s’ 1st day (April 1). Many teams come from abroad. For the last few years, a team that is essentially Laos’ national women’s team has come.
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