Dubai, Cape Town rounds of 2021 Sevens Series cancelled due to pandemic

Kenya's Jeff Oluoch (R) is tackled by USA's Martin Iosefo (C) during the HSBC Paris Sevens Series rugby quarter-finals match between Kenya and USA, at the Stade Jean Bouin in Paris on June 2, 2019. [Photo by Lucas BARIOULET / AFP]

The Dubai and Cape Town rounds of the 2021 World Sevens Series have been scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby said on Wednesday.

The global governing body said it would continue to focus on delivering the remainder of the 2021 series, with a working group formed to review contingency plans and evaluate preparations for the sport's safe return.