# 2024–25 SVNS

The 2024–25 SVNS is the 26th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national sevens teams, known as the SVNS. It will take place between November 2024 and June 2025. The SVNS has been run by World Rugby since 1999.

## Teams and format

There are three changes from the 2023–24 season, Kenya and Uruguay men won promotion at the 2024 Grand Finals in Madrid, which also saw China women promoted. Canada and Samoa men as well as South Africa women were relegated.
The tournament takes place over seven months and consists of seven events, with the final event holding the top eight-placed teams in a Grand Final event. The teams placed between nine–twelve will compete in a promotion/relegation-style event with other teams to decide which stay as core teams.

### Men's teams

* Argentina
* Australia
* Fiji
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Uruguay

### Women's teams

* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Fiji
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Spain
* United States

## Tour venues

The schedule for the series was finalized on November 11, including the Grand Final in Los Angeles as the final leg.
2024–25 itinerary :
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Men's Winner | Women's Winner |
| Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 30 November–1 December 2024 | Fiji | Australia |
| South Africa | DHL Stadium | Cape Town | 7–8 December 2024 | South Africa | New Zealand |
| Australia | HBF Park | Perth | 24–26 January 2025 | Argentina | Australia |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 21–23 February 2025 | Argentina | New Zealand |
| Hong Kong | Kai Tak Stadium | Hong Kong | 28–30 March 2025 | | |
| Singapore | Singapore National Stadium | Singapore | 5–6 April 2025 | | |
| USA | Dignity Health Sports Park | Los Angeles | 3–4 May 2025 | | |

## Standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. An asterisk (*) indicates a tied placing. A dash (—) is recorded where a team did not compete. The delineation between position eight and position nine denotes the teams (1st–8th) that will compete in the grand final in Los Angeles, and the teams (9th–12th) that will compete in the Challenger Series.

### Men's

2024–25 SVNS – Men's Series XXVI :
| Pos. | Event Team | Dubai | Cape Town | Perth | Vancouver | Points total |
| 1 | Argentina | 16 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 68 |
| 2 | Spain | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 64 |
| 3 | Fiji | 20 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 |
| 4 | South Africa | 10 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 62 |
| 5 | France | 12 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 46 |
| 6 | Australia | 8 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 14 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 32 |
| 9 | Kenya | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | United States | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | Ireland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |

### Women's

2024–25 SVNS – Women's Series XII :
| Pos. | Event Team | Dubai | Cape Town | Perth | Vancouver | Points total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 76 |
| 2 | Australia | 20 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 70 |
| 3 | France | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 52 |
| 4 | United States | 12 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 46 |
| 5 | Japan | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| 6 | Canada | 6 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 14 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | Fiji | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 9 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 10 | Ireland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | China | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 12 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |

## Placings summary

Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2024–25 series, by team:

### Men

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
| Argentina | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Fiji | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Australia | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| France | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| New Zealand | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |

### Women

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Australia | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fiji | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| United States | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| France | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Great Britain | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |

## Tournaments
### Dubai
#### Men

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | Fiji | 19–5 | Spain | Argentina (Bronze) New Zealand |
| Fifth place | France | 17–15 | South Africa | Australia (Seventh) Great Britain |
| Ninth place | Uruguay | 15–7 | Kenya | Ireland (Eleventh) United States |

#### Women

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | Australia | 28–24 | New Zealand | France (Bronze) Great Britain |
| Fifth place | United States | 17–7 | Ireland | Japan (Seventh) Canada |
| Ninth place | Brazil | 24–17 | China | Spain (Eleventh) Fiji |

### Cape Town
#### Men

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | South Africa | 26–14 | France | Fiji (Bronze) Spain |
| Fifth place | Argentina | 17–12 | New Zealand | Kenya (Seventh) Great Britain |
| Ninth place | Australia | 19–12 | United States | Uruguay (Eleventh) Ireland |

#### Women

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | New Zealand | 26–12 | United States | France (Bronze) Australia |
| Fifth place | Canada | 22–7 | Japan | Great Britain (Seventh) Ireland |
| Ninth place | China | 14–12 | Fiji | Brazil (Eleventh) Spain |

### Perth
#### Men

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | Argentina | 41–5 | Australia | Spain (Bronze) South Africa |
| Fifth place | Fiji | 17–5 | France | Great Britain (Seventh) Uruguay |
| Ninth place | New Zealand | 19–12 | Kenya | Ireland (Eleventh) United States |

#### Women

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | Australia | 28–26 | New Zealand | France (Bronze) Canada |
| Fifth place | Japan | 29–22 | United States | Brazil (Seventh) China |
| Ninth place | Fiji | 26–17 | Great Britain | Spain (Eleventh) Ireland |

### Vancouver
#### Men

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | Argentina | 19-12 | South Africa | Spain (Bronze) Fiji |
| Fifth place | Great Britain | 31-10 | New Zealand | Australia (Seventh) France |
| Ninth place | United States | 22-21 | Uruguay | Ireland (Eleventh) Kenya |

#### Women

| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | New Zealand | 41-7 | Fiji | Australia (Bronze) Japan |
| Fifth place | Brazil | 19-10 | Great Britain | Canada (Seventh) United States |
| Ninth place | France | 26–12 | China | Spain (Eleventh) Ireland |