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World Rugby SVNS 2024/25 Los Angeles preview, full schedule, and how to watch
HSBC SVNS 2025 reaches its exciting climax this weekend as the HSBC SVNS World Championship and SVNS Play Off competitions take place in Los Angeles on 3-4 May.
Dignity Health Sports Park – the venue for the Olympic Games LA 2028 rugby sevens competition – will host what promises to be a thrilling spectacle as the top eight ranked men’s and women’s teams battle to become HSBC SVNS Champions.
All 32 squads were presented to fans during a welcome ceremony at LA Live on Wednesday as anticipation for the season finale reached fever pitch in the Olympic host city.
New Zealand women and Argentina men will be looking to back-up the HSBC SVNS League Winners titles they claimed in Singapore at the sixth and final regular season round in April.
The World Championship competition format involves two pools of four teams each with the top two teams in each pool reaching Sunday’s semi-finals. The pools, which are based on HSBC SVNS rankings, were confirmed at the conclusion of the last event in Singapore.
Women’s pool A sees Olympic champions New Zealand together with silver medallists Canada, as well as Japan and Great Britain. Reigning SVNS Champions Australia are in pool B with France, the hosts and Olympic bronze medallists USA and Fiji.
Australia women’s captain Isabella Nasser said: “Leading into LA we’ve had a pretty disruptive preparation for the past couple of tournaments, but we’ve been in really good stead preparing for this tournament and we’re really looking forward to performing this weekend.
In men’s pool A SVNS league winners Argentina will face South Africa, Olympic champions France and Great Britain. Singapore victors Fiji are in pool B with Spain, Australia and New Zealand.
Captain of reigning SVNS champions France Paulin Riva said: “It will be a big challenge for us. We have a new team with some young players, so we want to grow up during this weekend and try to catch the gold again.
Alongside the World Championship event in Los Angeles, the SVNS Play Off competition sees the teams ranked ninth to twelfth in HSBC SVNS 2025 compete with the top four ranked teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger.
Hosts the USA are in men’s pool A with Kenya, Portugal and Samoa. Pool B sees Uruguay take on Ireland, Germany and Canada.
Women’s pool A features Brazil, Spain, Kenya and Colombia, while China, Ireland, South Africa and Argentina are in pool B.
The excitement surrounding this year’s event is further heightened by the presence of Olympic medallists and rising stars from around the globe. This blend of experience and youth adds to the unpredictability of the tournament, ensuring an action-packed weekend of rugby sevens.
The two-day event kicks off at 10:00 local time (GMT-7) on Saturday with pool matches. The women’s and men’s finals will bring down the curtain on Sunday at 17:05 and 17:41 respectively.
Fans can watch the HSBC SVNS action wherever you are in the world, either via broadcast partners or on www.RugbyPassTV.
For fans in Los Angeles, remaining tickets are available from $49 here.
Following an action-packed season, World Rugby has revealed the shortlist for three categories of the HSBC SVNS Awards 2025: Rookie of the Year, Try of the Year, and Player of the Year, with the winners set to be presented at the final showdown in Los Angeles on Sunday, 4 May.
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