Australia put the disappointment of their desert reign-ending defeat in Dubai on the opening weekend of the HSBC SVNS Series with a gold-wrapped unbeaten run to the Cape Town title. Isabella Nasser and her team-mates had the upper hand over arch-rivals New Zealand throughout the gold-medal match to lift the trophy as the sun went
Wallaroos, Black Ferns Sevens and Blitzboks go unbeaten on a dramatic opening day of HSBC SVNS rugby in Cape Town, while Argentina look forward to a semi-final outing after finishing eighth in the desert last weekend In the women’s competition, Dubai finalists New Zealand and Australia could be on a collision course for a second
HSBC SVNS arrives in Cape Town this weekend on 6-7 December as the world’s top sevens teams continue their campaign following an action-packed opening round in Dubai. The event marks ten years since the city first hosted the tournament in 2015 adding an important milestone to the series calendar. Last year saw South Africa lift
Germany, Chile, Samoa and Canada lead the men’s competition with a pair of victories each. South Africa, Argentina, Belgium and Kenya women finish day one with perfect win records. The action continues from 10:00 local time (GMT+2) on Sunday. Opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 taking place at Athlone Stadium in
Twelve international men’s and women’s sides are in Cape Town for round 1 of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger on 1-2 March, the first step towards qualifying for next year’s HSBC SVNS. Opening two rounds of the World Rugby HSBC Challenger 2025 take place at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on 1-2 and 7-8
South Africa men delight huge crowd to win first HSBC SVNS Cape Town title since 2015 with 26-14 victory over Olympic champions France New Zealand comeback from two tries down to defeat the USA 26-12 in thrilling women’s final France beat Australia 17-14 for women’s bronze, while Fiji claim men’s bronze with 47-10 win over
The semi-finals were confirmed following a thrilling first day of HSBC SVNS action in Cape Town with a new competition format adding to the drama Hosts South Africa thrash Argentina and Ireland to top pool, while Spain continued fine form to set up semi-final clash. Fiji against France is a repeat of Olympic gold medal
The second round of HSBC SVNS takes place on 7-8 December as world class rugby sevens returns to Cape Town Australia and Fiji lead the women’s and men’s HSBC SVNS standings respectively after claiming gold at the opening round in Dubai last weekend Local fans will have the opportunity to see the Olympic bronze medal
England Women bowed out of the Cape Town Sevens at the quarter-final stage after a 26-21 defeat to New Zealand. Skipper Abbie Brown gave England the perfect start before Kelly Brazier levelled for the side who secured gold in Dubai. Despite having Deborah Fleming cautioned and sent to the sin bin, Amy Wilson Hardy’s double
New Zealand were crowned the inaugural HSBC Cape Town Sevens champions after beating long-time rivals Australia 17-7 in the final on 15 December. The success, their 24th in 40 events since the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series began in 2012-13, follows hot on the heels of another historic victory in Dubai last weekend, when the
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