2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour

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2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series
Men's tour – Series V
Hosts
Date1 March – 4 May 2025
Nations12
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The 2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series for men's rugby sevens teams is the fifth season of the second-tier World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series that allows a promotion pathway to the top-level SVNS.

Contents

The men's challenger tour with 12 national teams competing and will be played at same venues as their men's counterparts in Cape Town and Kraków. The top four team gain entry to the 2025 Los Angeles 2024–25 SVNS core team qualifier. [1]

Teams

There are 12 men's national teams competing in the Challenger Series for 2024.

Date qualifiedMeans of qualificationNation
27 October 2024 2024 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
30 June 2024 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
24 November 2024 2024 RAN Sevens Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7 July 2024 2024 Africa Men's Sevens Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
10 November 2024 2024 Asia Rugby Sevens Series Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
8 December 2024 2024 Oceania Sevens Championship Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Totals612

Schedule

The official schedule for the 2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series is: [2]

2025 Itinerary
LegCityStadiumDatesWinner
1 Cape Town Cape Town Stadium 1–2 MarchFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
2 Cape Town Cape Town Stadium 7–8 MarchFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
3 Kraków Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium 11–12 AprilFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Standings

2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger – Men's Series IV
 
Pos
Event 
Team
Flag of South Africa.svg
Cape Town 		Flag of South Africa.svg
Cape Town 		Flag of Poland.svg
Kraków 		Total
points
 
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 12202052
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16181650
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18161448
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14121844
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2081038
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 614828
7Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1041226
8Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3101023
9Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 82-10
10Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 26-8
11Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 43-7
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11-2
Legend
GreenQualified for Core Team Qualifier
Light GreenQualified for Final Stage

Cape Town 1

Pool stage

The first event of the series took place at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, between 1-2 March. Teams were split into 4 Pools of 3 teams, facing each other in a single round-robin. [3] The highest ranked team of each pool would advance to the semi-finals for 1st-4th place. The second-ranked teams would compete for 5th-8th, and the last ranked teams in the pools would compete for 9th-12th.

Pool A

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22005714+43906
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21013545–10503
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 20021952–33311

Pool B

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 22004336+7706
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 210136360614
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 20023643–7622

Pool C

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 22005131+20906
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 21014146-5703
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20022843–15411

Pool D

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22005912+47906
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 21014272-30603
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 20024663–17800

Play-offs

9th to 12th playoffs

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 43
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 19
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 21
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 29
 
11th place final
 
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 34

5th to 8th playoffs

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 47
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 5
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 19
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 26
 
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 28
 
7th place final
 
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 17
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7

Cup

 
Cup SemifinalsCup Final
 
      
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 31
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 33
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24
 
3rd place final
 
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19

Final placings

Place Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
6Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
7Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
9Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
10Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
11Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Cape Town 2

Pool stage

The second event of the series took place at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, between 7-8 March.

Pool A

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22003632+4606
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 21013924+15714
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 20022443–19411

Pool B

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22006431+331006
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 210145450714
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 20022659–33411

Pool C

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22004926+23706
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 21014140+1714
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 20023155–24500

Pool D

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF BP Pts
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22005512+43906
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 21015233+19814
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20021476–62200

Play-offs

9th to 12th playoffs

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 17
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 33
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 24
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 10
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 24
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19
 
11th place final
 
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 36
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 12

5th to 8th playoffs

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 26
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 12
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 35
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 19
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 24
 
7th place final
 
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 5
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 15

Cup

 
Cup SemifinalsCup Final
 
      
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 12
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 36
 
3rd place final
 
 
Athlone Stadium, South Africa
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15

Final placings

Place Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
6Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
7Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
8Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
9Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
10Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
11Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Kraków

Pool stage

The third event of the series will take place in Kraków, Poland.

The top eight placed men's teams will progress to the third round in Kraków.

The four men's teams with the most cumulative points gained across the three Challenger rounds will then qualify for the SVNS Play Off in Los Angeles on 3 – 4 May.

See also

References

  1. ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 schedule announced". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "World Rugby Challenger Series". world.rugby. World Rugby.
  3. ↑ "World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 in Cape Town". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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