WORLD SCHOOL SEVENS BIO The World School Sevens is an U18 International Sevens boys and girls rugby tournament that has grown significantly since its inception in 2016 with teams travelling from Japan, USA, Canada, Australia, Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. As well as national representative teams it also includes expat, barbarian and invitational sides including the New Zealand Fijians, Tongan Barbarians, Samoan Barbarians, Cook Islands and Niue. The event in 2019 peaked with thirty-two sides including seventeen international teams and was heading towards close to fifty teams before Covid struck. This included interest from new markets including France, Zimbabwe, UAE and South Africa. The event provides quality competition and has resulted in over twenty players going on to represent their nation at Sevens at the highest level. National representation at the senior level includes teams from Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada and Tonga. Our first All black played in the 2016 Tournament. Many nations are now using this event to identify and develop their players for the Olympic Sevens, Commonwealth games, HSBC Sevens series or for genuine rugby development. The event takes place on Friday and Saturday December 18th and 19th 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. Teams are accommodated in various hostels at private schools in Auckland with some of the best facilities available for training. In 2021 we will introduce two divisions the Elite Division – National teams and Composite sides and the Schools Division. - entirely made up of school teams The weeks activities include a warm up game or mini tournament, an official New Zealand welcome, a players breakfast , a few social gatherings and the tournament itself which takes place over two days. There are opportunities for sightseeing, swimming at our beaches and also connecting with various rugby academies and institutes. We look forward to hosting you in New Zealand at what we consider one of the greatest sevens festivals in the world. For further information email the Tournament Director, Phil Gaze [email protected] or view our website at www.worldschoolsevens.rugby or Facebook World School 7s. 2020 WSS CHAMPIONS - GIRLS 2020 WSS CHAMPIONS - BOYS WORLD SCHOOL SEVENS INTINERARY Sun 12th or Mon 13th December International Teams Arrive Tues 14th December Afternoon Team Hit out (Warm up game) Wed 15th December Sightseeing Rangitoto Island, Waiheke Island or Parnell Pools Thurs 16th December Team Bowling night Fri 17th December Players breakfast Sat 18th and Sunday 19th December World School Sevens Tournament Mon 20th December Teams depart VENUE: Pakuranga Rugby Club, Auckland, New Zealand DATE: Saturday December 18th and Sunday December 19th 2021 TEAM NAME: TEAM DETAILS: Country: Key Contact: Position in school/club/organisation: Phone: Email: Coach and Managers Details (numbers must be available during tournament e.g. cellphone): Coach: Mobile: Work: Email: Manager: Mobile: Work: Email: To confirm your entry we require $1000NZD paid per team • Teams are responsible for payment of international flights, visas, food and accommodation. • An invoice will be raised on completing this form. • Tournament arranged Accommodation/food will need to be paid one month prior to arrival. • Van hire- We can arrange preferential rates for van hire Payment Details Account Name Next Generation Sport Ltd Bank 12 Branch 3048 Full account details 12 3048 0418987 00 Swift Code ASB BNZ 2A Bank address: 296 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand (Fully refundable if Covid prevents the event from going ahead or restricted travel arrangements are enforced as a result of Covid) For any further information please contact; Tournament Director Phil Gaze +64 21 190 1900 [email protected] 18 March 2021 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN RUGBY SUPPORT OF WORLD SCHOOL SEVENS TOURNAMENT This letter is to express New Zealand Rugby’s endorsement and support of the World School Sevens event which is held annually in Auckland. The World School Sevens is an international U18 rugby event for both boys and girls. Over the last five years since the event started in 2016 it has seen many players go onto higher honours. It is a competition that has seen both New Zealand rugby selected and coached teams participate in, as well as composite sides including the New Zealand Secondary School Condors selection team. Over five hundred New Zealand based rugby players have competed in the last five years of the event. New Zealand Rugby sees the World Schools Sevens as part of its pathway identification programme with both the Talent ID division and High Performance sevens division of our organisation having a keen interest in the event. Six players have gone onto higher honours since the inception of the tournament which often sees players being contracted into the All Black Sevens team and the Black Ferns Sevens who go onto compete in the HSBC Sevens World Series. The World School Sevens provides a strong competition for our next generation of players in order to continue their development as these young players aspire to higher honours whether that be the Olympics, HSBC Sevens World Series, World Cup or Commonwealth Games. It brings together the elite boys and girls players who are under 18 years of age and gives them an opportunity to test themselves on a bigger stage against nations from Australia, Asia, USA, Canada the Pacific and further afield. NZ Rugby looks forward to supporting the World Schools Sevens this year and the years ahead. Yours sincerely Chris Lendrum General Manager, Professional Rugby and Performance New Zealand Rugby Union | PO Box 2172, Wellington 6140 allblacks.com | nzrugby.co.nz | facebook.com/allblacks Principal Partner of New Zealand Rugby.