2025–26 SVNS

2025–26 SVNS
2025–26 SVNS
Men's Series XXVII; Women's Series XIII
Hosts	United Arab Emirates; South Africa; Singapore; Australia; Canada; United States; Hong Kong (Grand Final); Spain (Grand Final); France (Grand Final);
Date	29 November 2025 – 7 June 2026
Nations	8
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 SVNS will be the 27th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national sevens teams, known as the SVNS. It will take place between November 2025 and June 2026. The SVNS has been run by World Rugby since 1999.

Teams and format

The number of teams were reduced from 12 to 8 for both men's and women's. The 4 lowest placed men's and women's teams at the end of the final league event in 2024–25 season were relegated from the series for the 2025–26 season. The men's relegated teams were Kenya, Uruguay, Ireland and USA. The women's relegated teams were Brazil, China, Ireland and Spain.

The tournament takes place over seven months and consists of 9 events,^[1] with the final three events making up the World Championship, and consisting of the 8 Division 1 teams, and the top 4 SVNS Division 2 teams.

Men's teams

Women's teams

Tour venues

The schedule for the series was finalised on 1 September 2025.

2025–26 itinerary
Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Men's Winner	Women's Winner
Dubai	The Sevens Stadium	Dubai	29–30 November 2025	New Zealand	New Zealand
South Africa	DHL Stadium	Cape Town	6–7 December 2025	South Africa	Australia
Singapore	National Stadium	Singapore	31 January – 1 February 2026
Australia	HBF Park	Perth	7–8 February 2026
Canada	BC Place	Vancouver	7–8 March 2026
United States	Sports Illustrated Stadium	New York	14–15 March 2026
Hong Kong	Kai Tak Sports Park	Hong Kong	17–19 April 2026
Spain	José Zorrilla Stadium	Valladolid	29–31 May 2026
France	Stade Atlantique	Bordeaux	5–7 June 2026

Standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Bronze indicates the event third place finishers. An asterisk (*) indicates a tied placing. A dash (—) is recorded where a team did not compete.

Men's

2025–26 SVNS – Men's Series XXVII^[2]
Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Cape Town	Points total
1	South Africa	12	20	32
2	Fiji	16	16	32
3	New Zealand	20	12	32
4	France	14	14	28
5	Australia	18	8	26
6	Argentina	6	18	24
7	Great Britain	8	10	18
8	Spain	10	6	16

Legend
Gold	Event Champions
Silver	Event Runner-ups
Bronze	Event Third place finishers
No colour	Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2026–27 World Sevens Series
Pink	Relegated from core team status for 2025–26 after Grand Finals

Women's

2025–26 SVNS – Women's Series XIII^[2]
Pos.	Event Team	Dubai	Cape Town	Points total
1	Australia	18	20	38
2	New Zealand	20	18	38
3	Japan	16	12	28
4	United States	12	14	26
5	France	8	16	24
6	Fiji	14	8	22
7	Canada	10	10	20
8	Great Britain	6	6	12

Legend
Gold	Event Champions
Silver	Event Runner-ups
Bronze	Event Third place finishers
No colour	Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2026–27 World Sevens Series
Pink	Relegated from core team status for 2025–26 after Grand Finals

Men's Grand Finals

2025–26 SVNS – Men's Series XXVII
Pos.	Event Team	Hong Kong	Valladolid	Bordeaux	Points total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Women's Grand Finals

2025–26 SVNS – Women's Series XIII
Pos.	Event Team	Hong Kong	Valladolid	Bordeaux	Points total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Placings summary

Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2025–26 series, by team:

Men

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth	Total
South Africa	1				1
New Zealand	1				1
Argentina		1			1
Australia		1			1
Fiji			2		2
France				2	2

Women

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth	Total
Australia	1	1			2
New Zealand	1	1			2
France			1		1
Japan			1		1
Fiji				1	1
United States				1	1

Players

Player of the final award
Tour Leg	Men's Winner	Women's Winner
Dubai	Brady Rush	Jorja Miller
Cape Town	Shilton van Wyk	Isabella Nasser
Singapore
Perth
Vancouver
New York
Hong Kong
Valladolid
Bordeaux

Awards

Rookie of the Year Award
Men's Winner	Women's Winner	Ref.

Player of the Year Award
Men's Winner	Women's Winner	Ref.

Dream Team
Men's Dream Team	Women's Dream Team	Ref.

Tournaments

Dubai

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup	New Zealand	26-22	Australia
Bronze	Fiji	24-7	France
Fifth Place	South Africa	21-12	Spain
Seventh Place	Great Britain	24-19	Argentina

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup	New Zealand	29-14	Australia
Bronze	Japan	22-12	Fiji
Fifth Place	United States	19-14	Canada
Seventh Place	France	46-5	Great Britain

Cape Town

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup	South Africa	21-19	Argentina
Bronze	Fiji	26-19	France
Fifth Place	New Zealand	27-12	Great Britain
Seventh Place	Australia	24-12	Spain

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup	Australia	26-12	New Zealand
Bronze	France	15-12	United States
Fifth Place	Japan	12-10	Canada
Seventh Place	Fiji	43-7	Great Britain

Singapore

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Perth

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Vancouver

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

New York

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place

Hong Kong

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Ninth Place
Eleventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Ninth Place
Eleventh Place

Valladolid

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Ninth Place
Eleventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Ninth Place
Eleventh Place

Bordeaux

Men's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Ninth Place
Eleventh Place

Women's

Event	Winner	Score	Finalist
Cup
Bronze
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Ninth Place
Eleventh Place

References

^ "HSBC SVNS set to supercharge rugby's global appeal as the ultimate festival of immersive experiences". svns.com. World Rugby. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Rugby Standings | HSBC Rugby SVNS Series".

External links

[SVNS-1] "HSBC SVNS set to supercharge rugby's global appeal as the ultimate festival of immersive experiences". svns.com. World Rugby. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[Rugby_Standings-2] "Rugby Standings | HSBC Rugby SVNS Series".

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SVNS
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
2024–25 events	Dubai Cape Town Perth Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore Los Angeles (Grand Final)
Former events	Argentina Chile China Fiji France Japan London (England) Malaysia New Zealand Scotland Spain Uruguay Wales
Current stadiums	BC Place Cape Town Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park Hong Kong Stadium National Stadium, Singapore Perth Rectangular Stadium The Sevens
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens

Women's SVNS
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2021~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
2024–25 events	Dubai South Africa Australia Canada Hong Kong
Former events	China Brazil England France Japan Netherlands New Zealand Women's IRB Challenge
Current stadiums	The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Perth Rectangular Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park BC Place Hong Kong Stadium National Stadium Metropolitano Stadium
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens