HSBC SVNS 3: Samoa and Canada head charge to semi-finals on a day of surprises
Samoa head into the semi-finals in Dubai as the only unbeaten side in the men’s HSBC SVNS 3 tournament after an enthralling opening day in the desert
Samoa head into the semi-finals in Dubai as the only unbeaten side in the men’s HSBC SVNS 3 tournament after an enthralling opening day in the desert
South Africa and Argentina finished top of their respective pools with perfect three-from-three records on the opening day of HSBC SVNS 3 in the desert.
HSBC SVNS 3 brings sevens rugby back to Dubai less than two months after the top-tier HSBC SVNS Series kicked off at the Sevens Stadium. This weekend, eight men’s and eight women’s teams will take to the field, aiming to make their mark and move closer to the HSBC SVNS Championship later this year.
Former Azzurri scrum-half Matteo Mazzantini is the mastermind behind Italy’s bid to return to the upper echelons of sevens rugby after a decade-and-a-half in the wilderness
France’s elder statesman Stephen Parez-Edo Martin looks forward to finishing the HSBC SVNS campaign in Bordeaux in June - and tells Joe Harvey why winning again on home soil would mean everything to the new-look Olympic champions
The next installment of international rugby sevens will unfold at Dubai’s iconic Sevens Stadium as HSBC SVNS 3 takes centre stage across two days between 17-18 January 2026.
Draw for the third round of the HSBC SVNS Series in Singapore hints at future upsets in store
Blitzboks become the first side to claim back-to-back titles in South Africa, while Australia overpower the Black Ferns Sevens to avenge their defeat in Dubai.
Blitzboks become the first team to win consecutive Cape Town titles with a late Christie Grobbelaar winner in a thrilling final
New Zealand fightback was too little too late after Australia had raced into a 26-0 lead early in the final’s second half
Wallaroos, Black Ferns Sevens and Blitzboks go unbeaten on a dramatic opening day of HSBC SVNS rugby in Cape Town, while Argentina look forward to a semi-final outing after finishing eighth in the desert last weekend
Hosts South Africa will take on France in the last four, while Argentina will play Fiji as Spain are left to rue conceding a late penalty
Dubai finalists New Zealand and France look to be on a collision course for a second final in as many HSBC SVNS tournaments, after both going unbeaten on the opening day of the HSBC SVNS Series in Cape Town.
The rejuvenated New Zealand sevens teams couldn’t have asked for much better than double success in Dubai. But how do they kick on from here, asks Rikki Swannell
Former England and Great Britain 7s captain and silver medal-winning Olympian Tom Mitchell picks out a quartet of rising stars you need to know as the HSBC SVNS Series drives into Cape Town
As the HSBC SVNS Series rocks up in Cape Town, former Blitzbok Chris Dry tells Rupert Cox about the uniting power of a plain, torn shirt
HSBC SVNS arrives in Cape Town this weekend as the world’s top sevens teams continue their campaign following an action-packed opening round in Dubai. The event marks 10 years since the city first hosted the tournament in 2015, adding an important milestone to the series calendar.