Rugby: HSBC SVNS will be returning to Cape Town in December 2024!

World Rugby has confirmed the first five destinations and dates of the highly anticipated HSBC SVNS, an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments featuring 12 men’s and women’s national sevens teams. These are Dubai, Cape Town, Perth, Vancouver and Hong Kong. Further host destinations will be confirmed shortly.
The HSBC SVNS 2024/2025 Series will kick-off at the Sevens Stadium in Dubai, which hosts the first round on 30 November - 01 December 2024. As in previous editions, the 24 teams then move on to the DHL Stadium in Cape Town the following weekend for the second round on 07 - 08 December 2024.
The HSBC SVNS will return to Perth for the third round on 24 - 26 January 2025. Vancouver then welcomes the event for the fourth round on 21 - 23 February 2025. The fifth round, the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, is confirmed to take place on 28 - 30 March 2025 in Hong Kong.
Details on the remaining HSBC SVNS 2024/2025 events, including the Grand Final, will be confirmed in due course.

The women’s participating teams are: New Zealand, Australia, France, USA, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Great Britain, Japan, Brazil, Spain and China.

The men’s teams roster includes: Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Fiji, South Africa, Great Britain, USA, Spain, Uruguay and Kenya.