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Round three for the World Rugby Sevens Series in Vancouver will be March 10 and 11, 2018.

The Canada Sevens have been successful since day one, with a 30,000-plus crowd both days of the inaugural event in 2016 and then nearly hitting 40k this year.

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The mid-March timing has suited the event well and for the third year in a row, it’s slotted for the second weekend in March.

NZ Sevens on the move

The series is seeing some change, as the New Zealand event, slated for Feb. 3 and 4, is moving from Wellington to Hamilton.

The target is the Auckland fan base, head of the event Dallas Fisher said.

“If we look at the whole cost of coming to the event in Wellington, it’s about $1200 per person. That’s a lot. By being located in Hamilton and an hour and a half south of Auckland, we are looking to bring tens of thousands of people out of Auckland City to come to the Waikato,” Fisher told Stuff.

“We are putting zones in place and we are bringing back the party. I want to see hundreds of superheroes, all sorts of characters dressed up and waving the flags for their team and really enjoy the festival we are going to create here at FMG Waikato Stadium.”