2025 South Africa Sevens

Last updated

2025 South Africa Sevens
2025–26 SVNS
Host nationFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Date6–7 December 2025
Men
ChampionFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Runner-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
ThirdFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Women
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
ThirdFlag of France.svg  France
Tournament details
Matches played40
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 South Africa Sevens or SVNS Cape Town was a rugby sevens tournament played at DHL Stadium. Eight men's teams and eight women's teams participated. [1] [2]

Contents

Men's tournament

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the 5th place semifinals

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3308442+429
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3217746+317
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3124866-184
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3033691-551
6 December
12:22
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg29–12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
12:44
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg21–24Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
15:38
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg21–17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
16:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg14–19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
19:19
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–35Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
19:41
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg41–7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3218650+367
2Flag of France.svg  France 3216748+197
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3216462+27
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3032784-571
6 December
11:38
France  Flag of France.svg19–14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
12:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–36Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
14:54
France  Flag of France.svg19–24Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
15:16
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg17–19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
18:35
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg31–26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
18:57
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10–29Flag of France.svg  France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

5th to 8th playoffs

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
7 December– 10:44 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28
 
7 December– 14:34 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 27
 
7 December– 11:06 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 29
 
7th place final
 
 
7 December– 13:50 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12

Cup

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 December– 12:22 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22
 
7 December– 16:43 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 17
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21
 
7 December– 12:44 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 19
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 29
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 21
 
3rd place final
 
 
7 December– 15:42 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 19
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 26

Final placings

Place Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
4Flag of France.svg  France
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Women's tournament

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the 5th place semifinals

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 33010741+669
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3215862-46
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3126646+203
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 30327109-820
6 December
10:44
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg7-15Flag of the United States.svg  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
11:06
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg38-10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
14:00
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg40-0Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
14:22
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg38-12Flag of the United States.svg  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
17:26
United States  Flag of the United States.svg31-17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
17:48
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg31-19Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33010324+799
2Flag of France.svg  France 3216072-126
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3125084-343
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3035083-332
6 December
10:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg26-19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
10:22
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg41-0Flag of France.svg  France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
13:16
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg19-29Flag of France.svg  France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
13:38
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg26-19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
16:42
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg12-31Flag of France.svg  France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
6 December
17:04
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg36-5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

5th to 8th playoffs

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
7 December– 10:00 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14
 
7 December– 14:12 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 33
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10
 
7 December– 10:22 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7
 
7th place final
 
 
7 December– 13:28 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 43
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7

Cup

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 December– 11:38 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19
 
7 December– 16:10 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of France.svg  France 7
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 12
 
7 December– 12:00 – DHL Stadium
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 34
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
3rd place final
 
 
7 December– 15:20 – DHL Stadium
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 15
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12

Final placings

Place Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand set for Fiji double as tough Cape Town pools confirmed". www.rugbypass.com. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cape Town draw renews HSBC SVNS rivalries". HSBC SVNS Series | Official Website. 30 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.