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Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 22:57

Tonga Sevens Men's Team on their way to the HSBC Sydney Sevens, starting 27 January in Australia. Photo: Tonga Sevens
 
Tonga will be playing in the Men's Tournament of the HSBC Sydney Sevens to be held over three-days, starting tomorrow, Friday, 27 January 2023, in Australia.
 
The captains of the 28 men’s and women’s teams gathered for a photo session near the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Ocean Rugby said the all-action Sevens event includes a pool phase and quarter-finals, before the semi-finals and finals on Sunday, 29 January.

“Australia’s men’s and women’s teams are looking to put on a show for their fans as they enter the field at the Allianz Stadium as reigning series champions.

“However, New Zealand’s Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens lead the current series standings and arrive in confident mood following their gold and silver medal wins respectively on home soil in Hamilton last weekend.

“The 2023 Series is shaping up to be the most competitive in history with the prize of Olympic Games Paris 2024 qualification on offer for the top four women’s and men’s teams in the 2023 Series standings, while hosts France have pre-qualified for next year's pinnacle event in the nation’s capital.

The stakes couldn’t be higher at the bottom end of the men’s series this season as well.

Following the penultimate event in Toulouse, the 15th ranked team will be relegated to the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series while the 12th through 14th ranked teams will face off against the Sevens Challenger Series 2023 winner for the 12th and final position on the 2024 Series.

Captains of the 28 men's and women's teams at the HSBC Sydney Sevens for 2023. Photo: Oceania Rugby.

Tonga in Men’s tournament 

In the men’s tournament Pool A sees HSBC New Zealand Sevens winners Argentina drawn with hosts Australia, Great Britain and Canada. 

Pool B is led by current Series leaders New Zealand, together with South Africa, Kenya and Uruguay. USA, Ireland, Samoa and Spain will compete in Pool C. 

Double Olympic champions Fiji will be looking to return to form and are in Pool D with France, invitational side Tonga and Japan.

Meanwhile, the women’s pools see New Zealand paired with Japan, France and invitational side Papua New Guinea in Pool A.

USA head a strong looking Pool B that includes Great Britain, Fiji and Canada. Hosts Australia are in Pool C together with Ireland, Spain and Brazil.

The Tongan team are currently training hard for this tournament, after competing in the HSBC New Zealand Sevens on 21-22 January in Hamilton, New Zealand.

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