2025 Hong Kong Sevens

2025 Hong Kong Sevens
2024–25 SVNS
Host nation HKG
Men
Date28–30 March
Champion Argentina
Runner-up France
Third Australia
Women
Date28-30 March
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Third Canada
Tournament details
Matches played64
2024
2026 →

The 2025 Hong Kong Sevens or SVNS HKG was a rugby sevens tournament played at Kai Tak Stadium. Twelve men's teams and a similar number of women's teams participated.[1][2]In addition to the SVNS tournament, there was also an invitational pool for Asian teams called the Melrose Claymores.[3]

Men's tournament

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Argentina 3 3 0 122 19 +103 9
2  Fiji 3 2 1 54 75 –21 6
3  Ireland 3 1 2 45 66 –21 4
4  United States 3 0 3 36 97 –61 1

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 67 19 +48 9
2  Australia 3 2 1 66 40 +26 6
3  South Africa 3 1 2 54 50 +4 3
4  Uruguay 3 0 3 19 97 –78 0

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Spain 3 2 1 45 43 +2 6
2  Great Britain 3 2 1 36 40 –4 6
3  France 3 1 2 33 38 –5 5
4  Kenya 3 1 2 33 26 +7 5

Melrose Claymores

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Hong Kong 2 2 0 74 28 46 6
2  China 2 1 1 38 38 0 3
3  Japan 2 0 2 28 74 -46 0

Melrose Claymores Final

9th to 12th playoffs

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 
 Kenya17
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 United States10
 
 Kenya17
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 South Africa19
 
 South Africa33
 
 
 Kenya7
 
11th place final
 
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 
 United States14
 
 
 Uruguay21

5th to 8th playoffs

Fifth Place

Seventh Place

Cup

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 
 Australia34
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Great Britain5
 
 Australia7
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Argentina31
 
 Argentina22
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Ireland14
 
 Argentina12
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 France7
 
 Spain28
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Fiji31
 
 Fiji17
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 France24 3rd place final
 
 New Zealand14
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 France21
 
 Australia22
 
 
 Fiji21
 

Final placings

Place  Team
 Argentina
 France
 Australia
4  Fiji
5  New Zealand
6  Spain
7  Ireland
8  Great Britain
9  South Africa
10  Kenya
11  Uruguay
12  United States

Women's tournament

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 107 28 +79 9
2  United States 3 2 1 76 55 +21 6
3  Brazil 3 1 2 55 70 –15 3
4  China 3 0 3 20 105 –85 0

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  France 3 3 0 63 38 +25 9
2  Fiji 3 2 1 64 46 +18 6
3  Great Britain 3 1 2 45 63 –18 3
4  Ireland 3 0 3 46 71 –25 1

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Australia 3 3 0 94 37 +57 9
2  Canada 3 2 1 68 53 +15 6
3  Japan 3 1 2 51 57 –6 5
4  Spain 3 0 3 41 107 –66 1

Melrose Claymores

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1  Hong Kong 2 2 0 76 14 62 6
2  Kazakhstan 2 1 1 45 29 16 3
3  Thailand 2 0 2 0 78 -78 0

Melrose Claymores Final

9th to 12th playoffs

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 
 Ireland7
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Spain17
 
 Spain7
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 China12
 
 Great Britain19
 
 
 China24
 
11th place final
 
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 
 Ireland5
 
 
 Great Britain32

5th to 8th playoffs

Fifth Place

Seventh Place

Cup

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 
 Fiji17
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Canada26
 
 Canada0
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 New Zealand41
 
 New Zealand31
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Brazil7
 
 New Zealand26
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Australia19
 
 Australia35
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 United States5
 
 Australia28
 
29 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 France5 3rd place final
 
 France34
 
30 March 2025 – Kai Tak Stadium
 
 Japan0
 
 Canada21
 
 
 France17
 

Final placings

Place  Team
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Canada
4  France
5  Fiji
6  United States
7  Japan
8  Brazil
9  China
10  Spain
11  Great Britain
12  Ireland

References

  1. ^ world.rugby. "Record crowd anticipated for Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in new Kai Tak Stadium | HSBC SVNS". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  2. ^ world.rugby. "New HSBC SVNS venue – same magical Hong Kong weekend | HSBC SVNS". www.svns.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  3. ^ https://www.rugbyasia247.com/melrose-claymores-teams-for-cathay-hsbc-hong-kong-sevens-2025-announced/