Cancellation of all legs of Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2020

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has announced that all four legs of “Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2020” scheduled as follows have been cancelled.

• 1^st leg:       Tokyo on May 2^nd and 3^rd
• 2^nd leg:     Shizuoka on May 16^th and 17^th
• 3^rd leg:      Akita on June 13^th and 14^th
• 4^th leg:      Suzuka on June 27^th and 28^th

The cancellation have been decided in order to secure the health and safety of fans, players and all the other stakeholders amid the COVID-19 spread, as well as due to the risks for potential unfairness in the readiness of each participating team and for injury which may be caused because of insufficient preparation.

Due to the cancellation of all Taiyo Seimei Women’s Sevens Series 2020 legs, there will be no promotion and relegation for this season hence the promotion/relegation playoffs scheduled in mid-July will also will be cancelled.