Fiji will not host New Zealand's leg of the Sevens World Series until 2023 at the earliest and next year's event is shifting from Hamilton to another New Zealand city.
New Zealand Rugby chief rugby officer Nigel Cass says the governing body was initially hoping to take the sevens to Fiji as soon as next year.
Hamilton replaced Wellington as hosts in 2018 and the move has been a resounding success on and off the field, but New Zealand Rugby wants to keep its flagship sevens tournament fresh and innovative.
Cass confirmed Hamilton would be the host again in 2022 but revealed a tournament in Fiji could not happen next year because of a lack of infrastructure.
Cass says they were working with the Fijians and were really hopeful of getting a tournament in Fiji for next year and unfortunately there isn't the infrastructure for a tournament of this type.
He says they are not giving on this.
[Source: Stuff.co.nz]
