An exciting new era for rugby sevens is set to start as Dubai marks the beginning of the new HSBC SVNS 2024 Exciting new era for rugby sevens begins as HSBC SVNS kicks off in Dubai on 2-3 December The Emirates Dubai 7s is the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024, featuring the top 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams in the world New Zealand are reigning men’s and women’s champions, while South Africa men and Australia women will aim to repeat their success in Dubai last December The new-look HSBC SVNS features seven regular season events plus a Grand Final with promotion and relegation at...

Ahead of the start of what promises to be a bold new season, we run the rule over the competing nations in our team-by-team guide. Rugby sevens will take a step into a new era on Saturday as HSBC SVNS 2024 gets underway with the first of eight tournaments, the Emirates Dubai 7s. New Zealand arrive at The Sevens Stadium as the reigning champions, having won a women’s record equalling six consecutive tournaments to take the 2023 title in commanding style. However, Australia have won the last three women’s tournaments to be played in Dubai and they head a queue of teams eager to...

HSBC SVNS kicks-off in Dubai to welcome a new era for rugby sevens Australia, France and New Zealand women, and Argentina and South Africa men finish day one with perfect win records Women’s quarter-final line up: New Zealand v Brazil, Ireland v Canada, France v Fiji, USA v Australia Men’s quarter-final line up: South Africa v Australia, Ireland v Fiji, USA v New Zealand, Samoa v Argentina The action continues from 09:30 local time (GMT+4) on Sunday with the quarter-finals, and concludes with the women’s and men’s finals at 19:13 and 19:53 respectively The HSBC SVNS got off to...

The revamped women's series kicked off with a new format but it was business as usual for Australia's try machine as South Africa returned to the big show and Brazil benefitted from a bonus. Australia and France were in ominous form on a mixed opening day for series champions New Zealand at the Emirates Dubai 7s, the first event of the HSBC SVNS 2024 season. In a revamped format, Brazil took advantage of the new losing bonus-point system to qualify for the quarter-finals as one of the two best third-placed teams. POOL A: FERNS MADE TO FIGHT In a tricky pool, defending series champions...

Australia women and South Africa men claimed the first titles of HSBC SVNS 2024 with victory in Dubai as World Rugby’s reinvigorated global celebration of rugby sevens began in sensational style at The Sevens Stadium   Australia women and South Africa men claim famous victories at the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2024 in Dubai Australia beat rivals New Zealand 26-19 in another epic women’s final to secure a record breaking fourth successive Emirates Dubai 7s title South Africa overcame a spirited Argentina 12-7 to lift their fifth straight Emirates Dubai 7s trophy France secure...

  The Springbok Sevens started their 2024 HSBC SVNS campaign on a high note in Dubai, winning the opening tournament of the new look series, beating Argentina 12-7 in a pulsating final of the Emirates Dubai Sevens on Sunday. The Blitzboks, who led 12-0 at the break, clinched a fifth consecutive title at the event and will arrive in Cape Town on Monday with good momentum before the HSBC Cape Town SVNS next weekend. Both assistant coach Philip Snyman and new captain, Selvyn Davids, thanked the effort from all squad members involved in the preparation and gave credit to the good...

Three sides finish day one in South Africa with perfect winning records Australia’s Maddison Levi scored her 100th sevens try as the Dubai champions won three from three on the opening day at the Cape Town Sevens. Levi added another five touchdowns to the 12 she scored last weekend, to reach 100 tries in just 15 tournaments as the Australians set out their stall for a first-ever sevens series win in South Africa. New Zealand and France, too, qualified for the quarter-finals with three wins from three. Australia will face Ireland in the second quarter-final on Sunday, while New...

The Springbok Women's Sevens learnt some valuable lessons on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Cape Town at DHL Stadium on Saturday as they lost all three their pool games, against France, Canada and the USA. Unfortunately, the South Africans failed to replicate their strong start from last weekend in Dubai, with the experience of their opponents paving the way to big defeats for the host team, while their coaching team would not have been happy with the high number of missed tackles. The Bok Women also missed several experienced players who were out due to injury, with their...

With HSBC SVNS 2024 and Olympic glory up for grabs in 2024, it promises to be a thrilling year for the shortened format. Events in Dubai and Cape Town earlier this month have whetted the appetite for what promises to be a blockbuster 2024 for rugby sevens. The new-look HSBC SVNS 2024 got off to a thrilling start at The Sevens Stadium at the beginning of December as Australia’s women and South Africa’s men continued their dominance in the desert. Australia then followed up their success in Dubai with a first title in Cape Town to maintain their 100 per cent start to the...

With HSBC SVNS 2024 and Olympic glory up for grabs in 2024, it promises to be a thrilling year for the shortened format. Events in Dubai and Cape Town earlier this month have whetted the appetite for what promises to be a blockbuster 2024 for rugby sevens. The new-look HSBC SVNS 2024 got off to a thrilling start at The Sevens Stadium at the beginning of December as Australia’s women and South Africa’s men continued their dominance in the desert. Australia then followed up their success in Dubai with a first title in Cape Town to maintain their 100 per cent start to the...

Captains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams gathered in Dubai on Wednesday ahead of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 on 12-14 January Opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 12-14 January The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic Games with three pools of four teams each The Challenger runs from January to May with men’s and women’s combined events in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay before standalone events in Germany and Poland for men and women...

Captains of the 12 women’s and 12 men’s teams gathered in Dubai on Wednesday ahead of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 on 12-14 January Opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 takes place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on 12-14 January The 12-team men’s and women’s competition format replicates the Olympic Games with three pools of four teams each The Challenger runs from January to May with men’s and women’s combined events in Dubai, UAE and Montevideo, Uruguay before standalone events in Germany and Poland for men and women...

The pool draws for the third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 to be played in Perth, Western Australia on 26-28 January took place at the HBF Park venue and produced some exciting match-ups to whet fans appetites ahead of the hotly anticipated festival event   Third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Perth, Western Australia on 26-28 January The pool draws took place on Thursday 11 January at HBF Park, which will host the inaugural event in Perth Australia’s women are aiming for a hattrick of tournament wins and will face Canada, Great Britain and South Africa in pool A The men’s draw...

The pool draws for the third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 to be played in Perth, Western Australia on 26-28 January took place at the HBF Park venue and produced some exciting match-ups to whet fans appetites ahead of the hotly anticipated festival event   Third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 takes place in Perth, Western Australia on 26-28 January The pool draws took place on Thursday 11 January at HBF Park, which will host the inaugural event in Perth Australia’s women are aiming for a hattrick of tournament wins and will face Canada, Great Britain and South Africa in pool A The men’s draw...

Great advert for the global growth of rugby sevens on day two of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai as teams from four different continents qualify for semi-finals Great advert for the global growth of rugby sevens on day two of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai as teams from four different continents qualify for semi-finals. Women’s semi-finals: China v Uganda, Argentina v Kenya. Men’s semi-finals: Kenya v Uruguay, Germany v Chile The action continues from 11:15 local time (GMT+4) on Sunday with the women’s...

Great advert for the global growth of rugby sevens on day two of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai as teams from four different continents qualify for semi-finals Great advert for the global growth of rugby sevens on day two of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in Dubai as teams from four different continents qualify for semi-finals. Women’s semi-finals: China v Uganda, Argentina v Kenya. Men’s semi-finals: Kenya v Uruguay, Germany v Chile The action continues from 11:15 local time (GMT+4) on Sunday with the women’s...

Captains of the best 12 men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams in the world were soaking up the sun in Perth on Wednesday ahead of the hotly anticipated third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 on 26-28 January   HSBC SVNS event arrives for the first time in Perth, Western Australia on 26-28 January Australia’s women are aiming for a hattrick of tournament wins and will face Canada, Great Britain and South Africa in pool A Argentina lead men’s SVNS standings ahead of South Africa, Fiji, New Zealand, Ireland and hosts Australia Blockbuster entertainment line up with over 20 artists performing...

Captains of the best 12 men’s and women’s rugby sevens teams in the world were soaking up the sun in Perth on Wednesday ahead of the hotly anticipated third round of HSBC SVNS 2024 on 26-28 January   HSBC SVNS event arrives for the first time in Perth, Western Australia on 26-28 January Australia’s women are aiming for a hattrick of tournament wins and will face Canada, Great Britain and South Africa in pool A Argentina lead men’s SVNS standings ahead of South Africa, Fiji, New Zealand, Ireland and hosts Australia Blockbuster entertainment line up with over 20 artists performing...

Travelling the world and exploring new destinations with smiles on faces are elements one can attribute to the Springbok Sevens team over many seasons of HSBC SVNS, but as they settled into Perth for yet another new stop in the world series, the real purpose for their trip to West Australia was quickly confirmed by Blitzbok captain Selvyn Davids. “We are not on holiday, we have a job to do,” said Davids as they near the business end of the week, with the inaugural HSBC SVNS Perth kicking off at HBF Park on Friday. The Blitzboks face Spain and Canada on day one and will meet HSBC...

  The Springbok Sevens suffered consecutive defeats at the HSBC SVNS Perth on Saturday and will have to contest the fifth-place playoffs at HBF Park on Sunday, the final day of the tournament. The Blitzboks lost their final Pool A fixture 19-5 to series leaders, Argentina, in their first match on Saturday, but still booked a spot in the Cup quarter-finals, where they came desperately close to beating Fiji, but suffered a 14-12 defeat in a match that could have gone either way. With every log point in HSBC SVNS 2024 crucial, the Blitzboks will still need to put their best foot...