World Rugby Sevens Series 2023: Preview, schedule, how to watch live as top men's and women's players compete for Paris 2024 berths

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 begins with a men's event in Hong Kong on 4-6 November. The women's series starts on 2-3 December in Dubai. Top four finishers in both the men’s and women's competitions will secure an automatic qualification berth for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The men's series will feature 15 core teams, with other nations invited to compete at individual events. The Hong Kong leg of the series returns after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. Fiji are the most successful team in Hong Hong, while defending series champions Australia will begin in a “Pool of Death” with New Zealand, Samoa and hosts Hong. South Africa will be playing with newcomers Uruguay.

The women's World Rugby Sevens Series begins 2-3 December in Dubai. Australia are favourites to defend their title. New Zealand are keen to return to the top of the sport. Fiji won Olympic bronze in Tokyo and silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Great Britain will make their men's and women's debut in the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Series. Northern Irish players will continue to represent Ireland. The rugby sevens World Series has previously seen England, Scotland and Wales competing as separate nations.

Terry Kennedy, Marcos Moneta, Waisea Nacuqu, Nick Malouf and Zain Davids are the men's players to watch. They are competing for Paris 2024 Olympic berths. They will play in the World Rugby Sevens Series 2023. It starts on February 20th. The tournament is being played in Buenos Aires.

World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 takes place in Paris. Top players from both men's and women's sevens will compete for Paris 2024 berths. Maddison Levi won Rookie of the Year last season. Meamee-Leigh Murphy Crowe made sure that Irish players topped both the men’s and the women's try-scoring charts last year. Charlotte Caslick made the Dream Team last time. Reapi Ulunisau is a points machine. Seraphine Okemba is just as happy running through opposition as she is around them.

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 starts in Hong Kong on 4-6 November. It finishes in London on 20-21 May.

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 takes place in Dubai, Cape Town, South Africa, Hamilton, New Zealand, Sydney, Canada, Vancouver, Hong Kong and Toulouse. It will be televised by World rugby's TV broadcast partners and livestreamed on the World Series official app.

The top four finishers in both the men’s and women's competitions at the end of the 2022/23 season will secure an automatic qualification berth for their countries to compete in the rugby sevens tournament at Paris 2024 Olympics.