Women's Rugby Seven's World Series

The International Rugby Board (www.irb.com) and USA Rugby (www.usarugby.org) announced that Houston has been awarded a multi-year deal to host the International Rugby Women’s Sevens World Series featuring 12 international women’s teams competing at BBVA Compass Stadium on February 1 & 2, 2013.

The six core teams for the inaugural Houston series are: Australia, Canada, England, Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States. The 2013 event also includes: Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Japan, Argentina, and Trinidad & Tobago.

The event has partnered with the Houston Area Women’s Center (www.hawc.org) and will donate $1.00 from each event ticket sold.

Two-day passes for the tournament will start at $15 and be available starting Friday, November 30th at 10 a.m. online at www.bbvacompassstadium.com and www.axs.com, or by calling 888-929-7849 or at the BBVA Compass Stadium Ticket Office. Group two-day passes will also be available soon. Individual tickets will be available at a later date.