The women's

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tournament in the

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for 2020 was cancelled due to the

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. The tournament had been scheduled for 28–29 March 2020 in

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, South Africa at the

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with twelve teams competing. It was intended to be the qualifying event for the

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, with the winner gaining promotion as a core team for the 2020–21 season. World Rugby initially postponed the tournament without rescheduling a future date, before eventually cancelling it altogether. As such, there was no team promoted or relegated for the 2020–21 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

Teams

There were 12 national women's teams qualified for the Challenger Series tournament for 2020.

Tour venue

References

External links

Official site
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Teams

Tour venue

See also

References

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