Mumbai: Pakistan are among seven countries
invited to take part in the first ever Commonwealth Rugby
Sevens Test Tournament to be held in the capital on April 2
and 3.
Apart from Pakistan and hosts India, Sri Lanka, Iran,
Malaysia, Brunei, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will battle it out
at the Commonwealth Rugby stadium, Delhi University, a media
release said today.
The tournament will kick off with an India-Pakistan
clash at 10 am on April 2 and this is the first international
rugby sevens tournament to be held in the country, the release
said.
The teams will be divided into two pools in the
preliminary stage from which they would advance into the semi
finals and then finals.
All conditions and requirements for a Commonwealth
rugby game will be simulated for this test tournament, the
release said, adding the event provides rugby enthusiasts to
witness live action before the Commonwealth Games kick off
later this year.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 18:19