NZ All Blacks Sevens kick off season in Hong Kong

The All Blacks Sevens have returned to Hong Kong this week for the first time since 2019, to kick off the 2022/23 World Series.

Led by captain Sam Dickson, the side is looking for their first Hong Kong crown since 2014. The team have a tough pool assignment, facing Samoa first up followed by home team Hong Kong and trans-Tasman rivals Australia.

Newly introduced from World Rugby players will no longer don the traditional 1-13 numbers, instead picking a number (between 1-99) that they keep throughout the season.

Fans will notice Brady Rush in the number 2 jersey, worn so long by his father, and All Blacks Sevens legend, Eric.

Many players have stuck with the numbers we have regularly seen them in, Kurt Baker with 10 and captain Sam Dickson in 7, while Regan Ware and Sione Molia will wear numbers 64 and 27 respectively, numbers holding a special meaning to the players.

You can check out all the details of the All Blacks tv here.

The squad is:

2. Brady Rush

3. Tone Ng Shiu

4. Akuila Rokolisoa

5. Dylan Collier

6. Ngarohi McGarvey-Black

7. Sam Dickson

9. Amanaki Nicole

10. Kurt Baker

11. Joe Webber

12. Leroy Carter

13. Moses Leo

27. Sione Molia

64. Regan Ware

Hong Kong Sevens (times listed in NZDT)

Friday 4 November

11.35pm All Blacks Sevens v Samoa

Saturday 5 November

6.35pm All Blacks Sevens v Hong Kong

11.03pm All Blacks Sevens v Australia

2022/23 World Series Schedule

4-6 November – Hong Kong Sevens

2-4 December – Dubai Sevens

9-11 December – Cape Town Sevens

21-22 January – Hamilton Sevens

27-29 January – Sydney Sevens

25-26 February – Los Angeles Sevens

3-5 March – Vancouver Sevens

31 March – 2 April – Hong Kong Sevens

8-9 April – Singapore Sevens

12-14 May – Toulouse Sevens 

The boys are back this weekend! 🙌🏽

Catch all the action LIVE on @skysportnz.#HK7s | #AllBlacks7s pic.twitter.com/y5FDAcNfZ5

— NZ Sevens (@nz_sevens) November 3, 2022