Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, got the ball rolling as a lead-up to the announcement that the World Rugby Sevens Series - one of the most thrilling sporting championships - is coming to Vancouver in March 2016.

The Canada Sevens will be a two-day indoor tournament hosted at the world-class BC Place Stadium, host venue to Canada’s most prestigious events, and will feature16 of the world’s top men’s rugby sevens teams.

For more information on today’s announcement, go to: http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?page=86500&clientID=3817&leagueID=0

The province is also hosting the inaugural World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series tournament in Langford this April.

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