{"id":452980,"date":"2026-02-02T05:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/452980\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T05:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:08:08","slug":"new-zealands-jorja-miller-breaks-clear-in-rugbypass-svns-mvp-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/452980\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand\u2019s Jorja Miller breaks clear in RugbyPass SVNS MVP race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RugbyPass SVNS Series writers will review each tournament this season with their MVP votes. Finn Morton,\u00a0Ben Smith<\/a>, Joe Harvey and Lachlan Grey weigh in with 3-2-1 votes towards the RugbyPass Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s SVNS Series MVP leaderboard.<\/p>\n

There is daylight between Jorja Miller<\/a> and other contenders on the RugbyPass Women\u2019s SVNS Series MVP leaderboard, after the Black Ferns Sevens ace polled full votes for the second time in three events this season.<\/p>\n

Miller occupied top spot on the rankings with 14 votes from the first two stops of the 2025\/26 campaign in Dubai and Cape Town. The 21-year-old received full marks after New Zealand\u2019s run to the title in the UAE and was awarded two votes after SVNS Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Catch up on HSBC SVNS Series action on RugbyPass TV. You can create an account HERE.<\/p>\n

At the halfway point of the six-tournament HSBC SVNS 1 season, Miller has a remarkable 12-vote lead over Australia\u2019s Maddison Levi in second. Australia<\/a> co-captain Isabella Nasser rounds out the top three with 11 votes, following a series of standout performances in South Africa<\/a> last December.<\/p>\n

The Black Ferns Sevens secured a three-peat of SVNS Singapore titles on Sunday, with Miller playing a starring role in each of those triumphs. Miller sliced through Australia\u2019s defence to score two first-half tries in a one-sided 36-7 victory in the decider at the National Stadium.<\/p>\n

Braxton Sorensen McGee set up Jazmin Felix-Hotham for the opener, with the try-scorer another standout during the tournament. Felix-Hotham has been awarded MVP votes for the first time this season, sharing equal fifth with Canada\u2019s Olivia Apps.<\/p>\n

Apps stood out in some big games for Canada, having returned to the SVNS Series for the stops in Singapore and Perth. The playmaker seems to be in career-best form, leading Canada<\/a> to a season-best third-place finish in the Lion City.<\/p>\n

In a nail-biting pool-stage match against New Zealand, which was ultimately decided by some brilliance from Miller in the final minute, Apps crossed for a double and converted one of her own tries during the 19-12 defeat.<\/p>\n

Fast-forward to Canada\u2019s last match of the weekend, Apps produced a moment of magic in a 24-19 extra-time victory over the USA. Apps raced more than half the length of the field, diving over for a try that will be replayed online for months and years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s been the player of the weekend, Olivia Apps<\/a>, no doubt,\u201d commentator Rikki Swannell explained on the broadcast as Apps scored the match-winner against the USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s won it from the kick-off in extra-time. Liv Apps helps Canada to third place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singapore was the third stop of the season, with only three tournaments left in SVNS 1 before the new-look World Championships. All eight teams from the first division will compete to become world champions, along with four sides out of SVNS 2.<\/p>\n

Next up, SVNS Perth will be held at HBF Park on February 7 to 8.<\/p>\n

RugbyPass SVNS Series MVP 3-2-1 votes \u2013 Singapore<\/p>\n

Finn Morton<\/p>\n

Men: Viwa Naduvalo (Fiji), Terio Veilawa (Fiji), Andy Timo<\/a> (France)<\/p>\n

Women: Jorja Miller (New Zealand), Olivia Apps<\/a> (Canada), Maddison Levi (Australia)<\/p>\n

Joe Harvey<\/p>\n

Men: Terio Veilawa (Fiji), Paulin Riva (France), Rob Rush<\/a> (New Zealand)<\/p>\n

Women: Jorja Miller (New Zealand), Olivia Apps (Canada), Maddison Levi (Australia)<\/p>\n

Ben Smith<\/p>\n

Men: Viwa Naduvalo (Fiji), Nacani Boginisoko (Fiji), Kele Lasaqa<\/a> (New Zealand)<\/p>\n

Women: Jorja Miller (New Zealand), Jazmin Felix-Hotham (New Zealand), Maddison Levi (Australia)<\/p>\n

Lachlan Grey<\/p>\n

Men: Viwa Naduvalo (Fiji), Paulin Riva (France), Kele Lasaqa (New Zealand)<\/p>\n

Women: Jorja Miller (New Zealand), Jazmin Felix-Hotham (New Zealand), Maya Stewart<\/a> (Australia)<\/p>\n

RugbyPass Women\u2019s SVNS Series MVP leaderboard<\/p>\n

Jorja Miller (New Zealand) \u2013 26 votes<\/p>\n

Maddison Levi (Australia) \u2013 14 votes<\/p>\n

Isabella Nasser (Australia) \u2013 11 votes<\/p>\n

Kelsey Teneti (New Zealand) \u2013 5 votes<\/p>\n

Jazmin Felix-Hotham (New Zealand), Olivia Apps (Canada) \u00a0\u2013 4 votes<\/p>\n

Teagan Levi (Australia \u2013 3 votes<\/p>\n

Mahina Paul (New Zealand) \u2013 2 votes<\/p>\n

Hanako Utsumi (Japan),\u00a0Reapi Ulunisau<\/a>\u00a0(Fiji), Maya Stewart (Australia) \u2013 1 vote<\/p>\n

RugbyPass Men\u2019s SVNS Series MVP leaderboard<\/p>\n

Viwa Naduvalo (Fiji) \u2013 12 votes<\/p>\n

Shilton van Wyk (South Africa), Luciano Gonzalez<\/a> (Argentina) \u2013 9 votes<\/p>\n

Akuila Rokolisoa (New Zealand) \u2013 8 votes<\/p>\n

Brady Rush (New Zealand) \u2013 6 votes<\/p>\n

Terio Veilawa (Fiji) \u2013 5 votes<\/p>\n

Dietrich Roache (Australia), Paulin Riva (France) \u2013 4 votes<\/p>\n

Donovan Don (South Africa), Wallace Charlie (Australia) \u2013 3 votes<\/p>\n

Nacani Boginisoko (Fiji), Kele Lasaqa (New Zealand) \u2013 2 votes<\/p>\n

Pilipo Bukayaro (Fiji), Ryan Oosthuizen<\/a> (South Africa), Marcos Moneta<\/a> (Argentina), Andy Timo (France), Rob Rush (New Zealand) \u2013 1 vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RugbyPass SVNS Series writers will review each tournament this season with their MVP votes. Finn Morton,\u00a0Ben Smith, Joe…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-452980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452980","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=452980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}