World‑renowned rugby legends, Waisale “The Wizard” Serevi, Australia’s highest capped player George Gregan, New Zealand Sevens former captain DJ Forbes and Black Ferns captain Huriana Manuel have been named as the ambassadors for the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens.
The four athletes will be involved in a number of community events with international and local organizations to promote the sport of rugby sevens and engage and inspire the next generation of rugby talents.
Director of SportCares, Kerk Kim Por says they are grateful for the opportunity to work with the four Rugby Sevens legends in conjunction with the HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens.
He says that it takes plenty of character, discipline and resilience to get to where they are and he believes they are going to be tremendous role models for their SportCares youths not just for rugby but also on how to tackle life’s challenges.
Fiji will face South Africa, Scotland and Canada in this weekend’s Singapore 7s.
Fiji face Canada at 4.36pm Saturday, they take on Scotland at 8.02pm Saturday and face South Africa at 11.28pm Saturday in their final pool match.
The Cup quarters will start at 3.30pm Sunday, the Cup semifinals kick off at 7.50pm Sunday and the Cup final will start at 11pm Sunday.
[Source:Singapore7s]
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