The 2026-26 SVNS World Series is here as the Australian Sevens teams embark on a new season in Dubai.

The Women’s side enter as the defending champions, hunting for their sixth straight title in the UAE.

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Returning star Madison Ashby co-captains the side, joined by Kaitlan Shave, with the pair missing last season due to injuries.

As for the Men, they have three debutants, including former NSW Waratahs outside back Harry Wilson.

Liam Barry’s team has been forced into one change since last week’s team naming, with Hadley Tonga replacing Ben Dowling (quad).

Follow a recap of all the action, game by game below:

Australia Women 31 v Japan Women 7

Australia has started their Dubai title defence with a 31-7 win over Japan.

It was the co-captains who set the tempo with Bella Nasser’s pilfer penalty providing the turnover for Teagan Levi to strike, followed by Madison Ashby setting up Faith Nathan for a 12-7 lead.

Maddison Levi got in on the action in the second half with a double as the Aussies fended off some quality fightback from Japan.

Nasser sealed the win with three minutes left, running 90 metres for a 14-point swing after the Japanese incredibly dropped the ball over the line untouched 30 seconds earlier.

Australia Men 14 v Spain Men 7

Australia have impressed with a 14-7 win over last year’s runner-ups, Spain.

It was a wild contest that saw the Aussies respond to an early Spanish try via returning star Dietrich Roache and young gun Wallace Charlie.

There were three disallowed tries in the second half, with Maurice Longbottom pulling off an excellent try-saver, while a pair of forward passes denied five points for the Australians.

Rookie Ethan McFarland proved the hero, coming up with the clutch ankle tap to stop a last-minute Spain attack to level the scores and win the game.

Australia Women 0 v Canada Women 0

Australia Women’s Sevens team for 2025/2026 HSBC SVNS Dubai:

2. Amahli Hala

3. Faith Nathan

4. Mackenzie Davis

5. Teagan Levi

6. Madison Ashby (c)

8. Kaitlin Shave

9. Tia Hinds

10. Isabella Nasser (c)

12. Maddison Levi

13. Heidi Dennis

22. Bienne Terita

23. Ruby Nicholas

65. Sariah Paki

Australia Men’s Sevens team for 2025/2026 HSBC SVNS Dubai:

1. Henry Hutchison (c)

3. James McGregor

4. Dietrich Roache

7. Josh Turner

9. Will Cartwright

10. Ben Dalton

11. Maurice Longbottom

13. Jayden Blake

23. Aden Ekanayake

24. Ethan McFarland

33. Harry Wilson

71. Hadley Tonga

77. Wallace Charlie

HSBC SVNS 2025/2026 DUBAI FIXTURES

AUSTRALIA WOMEN – Pool B

Saturday, November 29: Australia 31 def Japan 7 (6:42pm AEDT)Saturday, November 29: Australia v Canada (10:05pm AEDT)Sunday, November 30: Australia v Great Britain (1:11am AEDT)

AUSTRALIA MEN – Pool B

Saturday, November 29: Australia 14 def Spain 7 (7:48pm AEDT)Saturday, November 29: Australia v New Zealand (10:54pm AEDT)Sunday, November 30: Australia v Great Britain (2:50am AEDT)