Mumbai: Digital sports fan destination FanCode announced that it has acquired the exclusive rights to live-stream the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2023 (men’s & women’s) in India.

The will be played across Asia, Africa, North America, Australia, and Europe until May 2023, and will witness over 400 action-packed matches across 11 tournaments hosted live and exclusively on the FanCode mobile app, the FanCode TV app available on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, and through the web at www.fancode.com.

FanCode is curating a comprehensive and immersive digital experience aimed at revolutionising how fans consume sports, beginning with the ability to select data and analysis of choice via interactive overlays while viewing the live stream. Fans will also be able to rewatch and relive any moment from the game almost in real-time.

The 2023 edition will tour Hong Kong, Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Singapore, Toulouse, and London for 11 men’s and seven women’s events. The participating nations include Argentina, Australia, Canada, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Samoa, South Africa, Spain, Uganda, Uruguay, and the USA. The series will be played in two groups going head-to-head to reach the playoffs.

The stakes surrounding the current tournament will be at an all-time high, with the top four position holders securing their tickets to Paris 2024. With the conclusion of the Hong Kong and Dubai events, South Africa and Australia are currently leading the charts in the men's and women's series, respectively. The teams are now battling it out in Cape Town across 48 matches scheduled between 9-12 December.