South Africa at the World Rugby Sevens Series

Last updated November 16, 2025

South Africa is a regular participant at the World Rugby Sevens Series and has traditionally been a very strong team in rugby sevens.^[1]

Positions

1999–2000

Season	Dubai	Stellenbosch	Punte del Este	Mar del Plata	Wellington	Suva	Brisbane	Hong Kong	Tokyo	Paris	Overall
1999/00	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	7th, 8th	6th	6th	~~4th~~^[a]	5th, 6th, 7th, 8th	7th, 8th	Runners-up	5th

2000–2001

Season	Durban	Dubai	Wellington	Hong Kong	Shangai	Kuala Lumpur	Tokyo	London	Cardiff	Overall
2000/01	5th	5th	9th	5th, 6th, 7th, 8th	Runners-up	3rd, 4th	5th	5th	3rd, 4th	5th

2001–2002

Season	Durban	Santiago	Mar del Plata	Brisbane	Wellington	Beijing	Hong Kong	Singapore	Kuala Lumpur	London	Cardiff	Overall
2001/02	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	Runners-up	3rd, 4th	Champions	Runners-up	9th	9th	Runners-up	Runners-up	5th	5th

2002–2003

Season	Dubai	George	Brisbane	Wellington	Hong Kong	Cardiff	London	Overall
2002/03	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	7th, 8th	7th, 8th	3rd, 4th	Champions	3rd, 4th	4th

2003–2004

Season	Dubai	George	Wellington	Los Angeles	Hong Kong	Singapore	Bordeaux	London	Overall
2003/04	~~Champions~~^[b]	~~3rd, 4th~~^[c]	3rd, 4th	7th, 8th	3rd, 4th	Champions	3rd, 4th	5th	5th

2004–2005

Season	Dubai	George	Wellington	Los Angeles	Singapore	London	Paris	Overall
2004/05	3rd, 4th	5th	3rd, 4th	7th, 8th	3rd, 4th	Champions	5th	5th

2005–2006

Season	Dubai	George	Wellington	Los Angeles	Hong Kong	Singapore	Paris	London	Overall
2005/06	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	Runners-up	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	Champions	5th	Bronze

2006–2009

Season	Dubai	George	Wellington	San Diego	Hong Kong	Adelaide	London	Edinburgh	Overall
2006/07	Champions	Runners-up	3rd, 4th	6th	5th	3rd, 4th	5th	7th, 8th	4th
2007/08	3rd, 4th	3rd, 4th	5th	Champions	Runners-up	Runners-up	6th	5th	Runners-up
2008/09	Champions	Champions	5th	Champions	3rd, 4th	Runners-up	3rd, 4th	Runners-up	Champions

2009–2010

Season	Dubai	George	Wellington	Las Vegas	Adelaide	Hong Kong	London	Edinburgh	Overall
2009/10	6th	6th	6th	5th	6th	6th	Runners-up	7th, 8th	6th

2010–2011

Season	Dubai	George	Wellington	Las Vegas	Hong Kong	Adelaide	London	Edinburgh	Overall
2009/10	5th	5th	6th	Champions	5th	Runners-up	Champions	Champions	Runners-up

2011–2013

Season	Gold Coast	Dubai	Port Elizabeth	Wellington	Las Vegas	Hong Kong	Tokyo	Glasgow	London	Overall
2011/12	Bronze	6th	Runners-up	5th	4th	Bronze	6th	7th, 8th	7th, 8th	5th
2012/13	Bronze	10th	Bronze	7th, 8th	Champions	11th, 12th	Champions	Champions	7th, 8th	Runners-up

2013–2014

Season	Gold Coast	Dubai	Port Elizabeth	Las Vegas	Wellington	Tokyo	Hong Kong	Glasgow	London	Overall
2013/14	4th	Runners-up	Champions	Champions	Runners-up	Runners-up	5th	5th	5th	Runners-up

2014–2015

Season	Gold Coast	Dubai	Port Elizabeth	Wellington	Las Vegas	Hong Kong	Tokyo	Glasgow	London	Overall
2014/15	4th	Champions	Champions	Bronze	Bronze	Bronze	Runners-up	5th	7th, 8th	Runners-up

2015–2017

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Wellington	Sydney	Las Vegas	Vancouver	Hong Kong	Singapore	Paris	London	Overall
2015/16	5th	Champions	Runners-up	4th	Bronze	Runners-up	Bronze	Bronze	5th	Runners-up	Runners-up
2016/17	Champions	Runners-up	Champions	Champions	Champions	Runners-up	Runners-up	6th	Champions	5th	Champions

2017–2018

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Sydney	Hamilton	Las Vegas	Vancouver	Hong Kong	Singapore	London	Paris	Overall
2017/18	Champions	Bronze	Runners-up	Runners-up	4th	Bronze	Bronze	4th	Runners-up	Champions	Champions

2018–2019

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Hamilton	Sydney	Las Vegas	Vancouver	Hong Kong	Singapore	London	Paris	Overall
2018/19	6th	Bronze	4th	5th	7th, 8th	Champions	7th, 8th	Champions	7th, 8th	Bronze	4th

2019–2020

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Hamilton	Sydney	Los Angeles	Vancouver	Overall
2019/20	Champions	Runners-up	10th	Runners-up	Champions	4th	Runners-up

2021

Season	Vancouver	Edmonton	Overall
2021	Champions	Champions	Champions

2021–22

Season	Dubai I	Dubai II	Málaga	Seville	Singapore	Vancouver	Toulouse	London	Los Angeles	Overall
2021/22	Champions	Champions	Champions	Champions	7th, 8th	5th	11th, 12th	5th	13th	Runners-up

2022–2023

Season	Hong Kong II	Dubai	Cape Town	Hamilton	Sydney	Los Angeles	Vancouver	Hong Kong II	Singapore	Toulouse	London	Overall
2022/23	7th, 8th	Champions	4th	7th, 8th	Runners-up	7th, 8th	14th	6th	11th, 12th	7th, 8th	9th	7th

2023–2024 Series

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Perth	Vancouver	Los Angeles	Hong Kong	Singapore	Overall
2023/24	Champions	6th	5th	9th	11th	6th	6th	7th

2023–2024 Grand Final

Season	Madrid	Overall
2024	6th	6th

2024–2025 Series

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Perth	Vancouver	Hong Kong	Singapore	Overall
2024/25	6th	Champions	4th	Runners-up	9th	9th	4th

2024–2025 Grand Final

Season	Los Angeles	Overall
2025	Champions	Champions

2025–2026 Series

Season	Dubai	Cape Town	Singapore	Perth	Vancouver	Los Angeles	Overall
2025/26

2025–2026 Grand Final

Season	Hong Kong	Valladolid	Bordeaux	Overall
2025/26

Facts

South Africa have won the SVNS series 4 times, with those seasons being 2008-09, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2021
South Africa were the 2025 Grand Final champions.
South Africa's worst overall placing in the SVNS was 7th in 2022-23 and 2023-24
South Africa's longest defending champions streak in a single tournament was five consecutive titles at the Dubai Sevens from 2019 to 2024, the most successful run in the team’s history at a single tournament.
South Africa's worst performance in a tournament was at the 2023 Vancouver Sevens where they finished 14th.
South Africa's highest podium streak was 7 and streched from the 2016 Dubai Sevens to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens.

Notes

↑ South Africa reached the semi-final stage of the 2000 Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ South Africa won the 2003 Dubai Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding an ineligible player Tonderai Chavhanga.^{[ citation needed ]}
↑ South Africa reached the semi-final stage of the 2003 South Africa Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding an ineligible player Tonderai Chavhanga.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

↑ Stoney, Emma (28 January 2016). "Quest for Olympic Gold in Rio Makes Rugby Sevens a Priority". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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[2] South Africa reached the semi-final stage of the 2000 Brisbane Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding ineligible players.^{[ citation needed ]}

[3] South Africa won the 2003 Dubai Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding an ineligible player Tonderai Chavhanga.^{[ citation needed ]}

[4] South Africa reached the semi-final stage of the 2003 South Africa Sevens but was stripped of all points for the tournament due to fielding an ineligible player Tonderai Chavhanga.^{[ citation needed ]}

[1] Stoney, Emma (28 January 2016). "Quest for Olympic Gold in Rio Makes Rugby Sevens a Priority". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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