The world-famous Sydney Harbour Bridge provided the backdrop as captains of the 28 men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams gathered ahead of the HSBC Sydney Sevens which kicks off on Friday, 27 January.<\/p>\n
The high speed, all action event continues on Saturday with the culmination of the pool phase and quarter-finals, before the semi-finals and finals on Sunday.<\/p>\n
With the popular event returning to the city for the first time since 2020, Australia\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams will be looking to put on a show for their fans as they enter the field at the Allianz Stadium as reigning Series champions.<\/p>\n
However, New Zealand\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s and men\u2019s teams in the 2023 Series standings, while hosts France have pre-qualified for next year’s pinnacle event in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s Series has seen four different gold medal winners (Argentina, Australia, Samoa and South Africa) in the four rounds to date while New Zealand, Australia and the USA have claimed all the medals in the first three rounds of the women\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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