- Kenya 7s are in position 9 on 11 points after the opening two rounds in Dubai and Cape Town.
- Fiji lead the men’s standings on 36 points.
The pools for HSBC SVNS Perth were drawn at the HBF Park venue on Thursday, meaning fans can now whet their appetites and get set for the third round of HSBC SVNS 2025 on 24-26 January.
HSBC SVNS Perth Ambassadors Sera Naiqama, Matt Hodgson and Australia Wallaroos captain Michaela Leonard gathered at HBF Park to draw the pools for the highly anticipated event.
The Kenya rugby 7s side landed in a tough pool that contains Oceanic giants Fiji and New Zealand as well as newly promoted Uruguay.
Hosts Australia were drawn in men’s pool A together with reigning SVNS league winners Argentina, Cape Town champions South Africa and the USA.
Olympic champions France are in pool B alongside Spain, Great Britain and Ireland in an all European affair.
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Women’s Olympic champions New Zealand will face Japan, Ireland and Brazil in pool A.
Olympic silver and bronze medallists Canada and the USA respectively are in pool B together with Great Britain and Fiji.
Hosts and HSBC SVNS 2024 Champions Australia are in pool C with France, China and Spain.
After two action packed tournaments in Dubai and Cape Town kicked off the HSBC SVNS 2025 campaign in December, it is all to play for with four different teams claiming the titles to date.
Olympic champions New Zealand lead the women’s standings following victory in Cape Town.
While Australia’s women got off to a flying start with gold in Dubai, featuring some of the biggest stars in world rugby, including the newly crowned World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year Maddison Levi who scored a record-breaking 15 tries in a single tournament in Dubai.
Fiji lead the men’s standings and were back to their thrilling best taking gold in Dubai, while South Africa thrilled their fans with victory on home soil in Cape Town.
Following last year’s success, this year’s SVNS festival promises an action-packed weekend like no other. Attendees can enjoy epic rugby sevens matches featuring the world’s best 12 men’s and women’s teams with Olympic stars gracing the HBF Park, alongside global food offerings, interactive activities, roaming performers and a blockbuster line-up of entertainment.
Internationally acclaimed artists Voyager featuring Perth Symphony Orchestra’s INNEKA, Southern River Band, and Adrian Dzvuke are some of the big names set to light up the stage with unforgettable performances.
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In a landmark first, the women’s final will be the last showpiece match of the tournament, taking centre stage on Sunday evening in Perth.
World Rugby Sevens General Manager Sam Pinder said: “Today’s HSBC SVNS Perth pool draw has delivered some mouth-watering match-ups and kicks off an exciting year for rugby sevens with Perth set to deliver another festival of world class sevens, music and entertainment in a festival atmosphere at HBF Park.
“The opening two rounds of HSBC SVNS 2025 showed it is all to play for on the pitch with four different winners so far and exciting new talent emerging alongside many of the stars of the Olympic Games. We are all set for what promises to be another exhilarating event in the Perth sunshine.”
Australia women’s head coach Tim Walsh said: “We had a fantastic Dubai tournament, statistically one of our best ever and looked unstoppable, but were a bit complacent in Cape Town where we slipped and have learnt lessons.
“It was a fantastic tournament in Perth last year so we’re really looking forward to getting on the plane, putting on a show and doing our best to get the win. We’ve been at the top of our game for over a decade with a lot of big occasion experience and we’re really looking to express ourselves in Perth.”
Australia men’s player Henry Paterson said: “It’s a super tight draw. There’s no easy games for anyone on the sevens circuit and if you want to win the competition you have to beat everyone.”
Kenya 7s opponents
