2026 Hong Kong Sevens
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| 2026 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 SVNS | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Men | |
| Date | 17–19 April |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third |  Spain |
| Women | |
| Date | 17–19 April |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Third |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 64 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Hong Kong Sevens or SVNS HKG was a rugby sevens tournament played at Kai Tak Stadium. Fifteen men's teams and fifteen women's teams participated.
It is also the first leg of the World Championship Series.[1] In addition to the SVNS tournament, there was also an invitational competition called the Melrose Claymores.
Men's tournament
[edit]Pool A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 71 | +7 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 73 | –47 | 1 | 1 |
Pool B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 39 | +53 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 91 | –69 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 63 | –32 | 1 | 1 |
Pool C
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Kenya |
3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 52 | –18 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 74 | –47 | 2 | 2 |
Melrose Claymores Invitational
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 55 | –31 | 0 | 0 |
Melrose Claymores Final
[edit]9th to 12th playoffs
[edit]| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 18 April– 16:25 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
| 19 April– 12:00 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 17 | |||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||
| 18 April– 16:48 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Uruguay | 26 | |||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||
| Uruguay | 35 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 19 April– 11:09 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
[edit]| Pos | Team | Original Pool Finish | Pld | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
1st (Pool B) | 4 | 109 | 63 | +46 | Qualified for 5th Place Final |
| 2 | Australia |
1st (Pool C) | 4 | 69 | 34 | +35 | Qualified for 5th Place Final |
| 3 | France |
2nd (Pool B) | 4 | 91 | 52 | +39 | Qualified for 7th Place Final |
| 4 | Kenya |
3rd (Pool C) | 4 | 56 | 78 | –22 | Qualified for 7th Place Final |
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Ranking criteria notes:
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Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 April– 18:03 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 14:00 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 18:28 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 18:03 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 22 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 35 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 20:05 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 14:23 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 20:28 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | Bronze final | ||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 19:14 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| Spain | 32 | |||||||||
Final placings
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
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South Africa |
 |
Argentina |
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Spain |
| 4 | New Zealand |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Kenya |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Uruguay |
| 10 | Great Britain |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | United States |
Women's tournament
[edit]Pool A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 19 | +86 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Fiji |
3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 62 | –42 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Brazil |
3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 78 | –47 | 1 | 1 |
Pool B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 24 | +62 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 26 | +63 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 69 | –50 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 94 | –75 | 0 | 0 |
Pool C
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 67 | –29 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | –42 | 1 | 1 |
Melrose Claymores Invitational
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thailand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 28 | –4 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 38 | –12 | 2 | 2 |
Melrose Claymores Final
[edit]9th to 12th playoffs
[edit]| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 18 April– 15:39 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||
| 19 April– 11:32 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Brazil | 19 | |||||
| Brazil | 17 | |||||
| 18 April– 16:02 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 12 | |||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||
| Great Britain | 19 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 19 April– 10:46 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Argentina | 25 | |||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
[edit]| Pos | Team | Original Pool Finish | Pld | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
2nd (Pool B) | 4 | 72 | 50 | +22 | Qualified for 5th Place Final |
| 2 | Japan |
2nd (Pool A) | 4 | 65 | 72 | –7 | Qualified for 5th Place Final |
| 3 | Spain |
3rd (Pool C) | 4 | 43 | 99 | –56 | Qualified for 7th Place Final |
| 4 | Fiji |
3rd (Pool A) | 4 | 25 | 107 | –82 | Qualified for 7th Place Final |
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Ranking criteria notes:
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Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 April– 17:13 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 13:14 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 17:38 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 32 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 18:35 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 19:19 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 13:37 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 19:42 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 26 | Bronze final | ||||||||
| Australia | 45 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 17:35 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
Final placings
[edit]| Place | Team |
|---|---|
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New Zealand |
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Australia |
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France |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | United States |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | Fiji |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Great Britain |
| 11 | Argentina |
| 12 | South Africa |
References
[edit]- ↑ "CATHAY/HSBC HONG KONG SEVENS 2026" (PDF). Hksevens.com. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
