Record numbers show up to watch world-class action over three days, with more in store for city with September’s WXV Global Series Challenger.

First tournament in 1976 drew 3,000, while this year’s event at Kai Tak Stadium has attracted more than 140,000, with three-day passes sold out.

Three-day attendance total set to reach new high as holders Argentina, series champions South Africa, New Zealand and Spain get to semis.

Over three action-packed days of rugby, a record 113,000 fans pass through the turnstiles.

Record numbers show up to watch world-class action over three days, with more in store for city with September’s WXV Global Series Challenger.