{"id":311522,"date":"2025-11-27T05:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311522\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T05:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:32:35","slug":"svns-enters-bold-new-era-with-host-cities-confirmed-for-all-three-tiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311522\/","title":{"rendered":"SVNS enters bold new era with host cities confirmed for all three tiers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HSBC SVNS action is coming to new destinations in South America and Africa in 2026, with World Rugby unveiling the host cities for the newly expanded second and third divisions \u2013 bringing fans closer to the action than ever before.<\/p>\n

World Rugby announced its new three-tier SVNS model on May 2, which gives teams a genuine pathway to the top flight. Athletes can help their national team rise from regional competitions to SVNS 1 within one year.<\/p>\n

There are more high-stakes games than ever before, with SVNS set to deliver 13 events across 12 countries in all six World Rugby regions this season. The first division gets underway this weekend in Dubai, before the circuit heads to Cape Town on December 6-7.<\/p>\n

Singapore, Perth and Vancouver are other three regular season destinations, along with the addition of New York, which was confirmed last week. These events will feature the top eight sides in women\u2019s and men\u2019s sevens, setting the stage for the new-look World Championships.<\/p>\n

\"SVNSNew York will host the USA<\/a> leg of the HSBC SVNS Series in March 2026.<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/a> were last season\u2019s men\u2019s champions, and they\u2019ll be joined by Argentina, Australia, Fiji, France, Great Britain, New Zealand<\/a> and Spain. New Zealand are looking to defend their women\u2019s title against Australia, Canada, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Japan<\/a> and the USA.<\/p>\n

These teams will all progress through to the World Championships, along with the four best women\u2019s and men\u2019s teams from SVNS 2. The Championship series begins at the Cathay\/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, before a European double-header in Valladolid and Bordeaux.<\/p>\n

World Rugby has revealed the SVNS 2 event destinations are Nairobi in Kenya<\/a> on February 14-15, Montevideo in Uruguay<\/a> on March 21-22, and Sao Paulo in Brazil<\/a> on March 28-29.<\/p>\n

Four women\u2019s and four men\u2019s teams have already qualified, with another two places to be determined in SVNS 3. China, Kenya, Spain<\/a> and Brazil are the women\u2019s teams, while Kenya, USA, Germany<\/a> and Uruguay have booked their place in the men\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

The third division consists of just one tournament, which will take place in Dubai on January 17-18, 2026. Everything will be on the line across this two-day event, as regional competition champions look to punch their ticket to SVNS 2.<\/p>\n

Argentina, Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, Poland, Samoa, South Africa and Thailand<\/a> are the women\u2019s teams in SVNS 3. As for the men, Belgium<\/a> are in a group that includes Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong China, Italy, Madagascar, Samoa<\/a> and Tonga.<\/p>\n

HSBC SVNS 2026 marks a bold new era for the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re entering an exciting new era for sevens as we kick off the journey to LA 2028,\u201d World Rugby Chief Executive Alan Gilpin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith all fixtures locked in across all three levels of HSBC SVNS, it\u2019s really all to play for. Fans will experience top-tier action in iconic new cities like New York, Valladolid, and Bordeaux, while the world\u2019s best teams bring the sport to new heights.<\/p>\n

\u201cSevens is ready to thrill fans like never before.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SVNSWorld Rugby has unveiled an evolved competition structure for HSBC SVNS. Graphic: World Rugby.<\/p>\n

Participating Teams \u2014 HSBC SVNS 2026<\/p>\n

SVNS 1<\/p>\n

Women:
Australia, Canada, Fiji, France, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, USA<\/p>\n

Men:
Argentina, Australia, Fiji, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain<\/p>\n

SVNS 2<\/p>\n

Women:
China, Kenya, Spain, Brazil, and the top two teams promoted from SVNS 3<\/p>\n

Men:
Kenya, USA, Germany, Uruguay, and the top two teams promoted from SVNS 3<\/p>\n

SVNS 3 \u2014 Qualified Teams<\/p>\n

Women:
Argentina, Colombia, Czechia, Mexico, Poland, Samoa, South Africa, Thailand<\/p>\n

Men:
Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong China, Italy, Madagascar, Samoa, Tonga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HSBC SVNS action is coming to new destinations in South America and Africa in 2026, with World Rugby…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-311522","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-rugby","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}