South Africa is a regular participant at the World Rugby Sevens Series and has traditionally been a very strong team in rugby sevens.
Positions
1999–2000 Season Dubai Stellenbosch Punte del Este Mar del Plata Wellington Suva Brisbane Hong Kong Tokyo ParisOverall1999/003rd, 4th3rd, 4th3rd, 4th 7th, 8th 6th 6th4th5th, 6th, 7th, 8th 7th, 8thRunners-up5th
2000–2001 Season Durban Dubai Wellington Hong Kong Shangai Kuala Lumpur Tokyo London CardiffOverall2000/015th 5th 9th5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Runners-up3rd, 4th5th 5th 3rd, 4th5th
2001–2002 Season Durban Santiago Mar del Plata Brisbane Wellington Beijing Hong Kong Singapore Kuala Lumpur London CardiffOverall2001/02 3rd, 4th3rd, 4th Runners-up3rd, 4th Champions Runners-up9th9th Runners-up Runners-up5th5th
2002–2003 Season Dubai George Brisbane Wellington Hong Kong Cardiff LondonOverall2002/03 3rd, 4th3rd, 4th7th, 8th7th, 8th3rd, 4th Champions3rd, 4th4th
2003–2004 Season Dubai George Wellington Los Angeles Hong Kong Singapore Bordeaux LondonOverall2003/04 Champions 3rd, 4th3rd, 4th7th, 8th3rd, 4th Champions3rd, 4th5th5th
2004–2005 Season Dubai George Wellington Los Angeles Singapore London ParisOverall2004/053rd, 4th5th3rd, 4th7th, 8th3rd, 4th Champions5th5th
2005–2006 Season Dubai George Wellington Los Angeles Hong Kong Singapore Paris LondonOverall2005/063rd, 4th3rd, 4th Runners-up3rd, 4th3rd, 4th3rd, 4th Champions5th Bronze
2006–2009 Season Dubai George Wellington San Diego Hong Kong Adelaide London EdinburghOverall2006/07 ChampionsRunners-up3rd, 4th6th 5th 3rd, 4th5th 7th, 8th 4th2007/08 3rd, 4th3rd, 4th5th Champions Runners-up Runners-up6th 5th Runners-up2008/09 Champions Champions5th Champions3rd, 4th Runners-up3rd, 4th Runners-up Champions
2009–2010 Season Dubai George Wellington Las Vegas Adelaide Hong Kong London EdinburghOverall2009/10 6th6th6th5th6th6th Runners-up7th, 8th6th
2010–2011 Season Dubai George Wellington Las Vegas Hong Kong Adelaide London EdinburghOverall2010/11 5th5th6th Champions5th Runners-up Champions Champions Runners-up
2011–2013 Season Gold Coast Dubai Port Elizabeth Wellington Las Vegas Hong Kong Tokyo Glasgow LondonOverall2011/12 Bronze6th Runners-up5th4th Bronze6th7th, 8th7th, 8th5th2012/13 Bronze10th Bronze7th, 8th Champions 11th, 12th Champions Champions7th, 8th Runners-up
2013–2014 Season Gold Coast Dubai Port Elizabeth Las Vegas Wellington Tokyo Hong Kong Glasgow LondonOverall2013/14 4th Runners-up Champions Champions Runners-up Runners-up5th5th5th Runners-up
2014–2015 Season Gold Coast Dubai Port Elizabeth Wellington Las Vegas Hong Kong Tokyo Glasgow LondonOverall2014/154th Champions Champions Bronze Bronze Bronze Runners-up5th7th, 8th Runners-up
2015–2017 Season Dubai Cape Town Wellington Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore Paris LondonOverall 2015/165th Champions Runners-up4th Bronze Runners-up Bronze Bronze5th Runners-up Runners-up2016/17 Champions Runners-up Champions Champions ChampionsRunners-up Runners-up6th Champions5th Champions
2017–2018 Season Dubai Cape Town Sydney Hamilton Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore London ParisOverall2017/18 Champions Bronze Runners-up Runners-up4th Bronze Bronze4th Runners-up Champions Champions
2018–2019 Season Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore London ParisOverall2018/196th Bronze4th5th7th, 8th Champions7th, 8th Champions7th, 8th Bronze4th
2019–2020 Season Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Los Angeles VancouverOverall2019/20 Champions Runners-up10th Runners-up Champions4th Runners-up
2021 Season Vancouver EdmontonOverall2021 Champions Champions Champions
2021–2022 Season Dubai I Dubai II Málaga Seville Singapore Vancouver Toulouse London Los AngelesOverall2021/22 Champions Champions Champions Champions7th, 8th5th11th, 12th5th13th Runners-up
2022–2023 Season Hong Kong I Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Los Angeles Vancouver Hong Kong II Singapore Toulouse LondonOverall2022/237th, 8th Champions4th7th, 8th Runners-up7th, 8th14th6th11th, 12th7th, 8th9th7th
2023–2024 Series Season Dubai Cape Town Perth Vancouver Los Angeles Hong Kong SingaporeOverall2023/24 Champions6th5th9th11th6th6th7th
2023–2024 Grand Final Season MadridOverall20246th6th
2024–2025 Series Season Dubai Cape Town Perth Vancouver Hong Kong SingaporeOverall2024/256th Champions4th Runners-up9th9th4th
2024–2025 Grand Final Season Los AngelesOverall2025 Champions Champions
2025–2026 Series Season Dubai Cape Town Singapore Perth Vancouver New YorkOverall2025/265thChampions4thChampionsChampionsChampionsChampions
2025–2026 Grand Final Season Hong Kong Valladolid BordeauxOverall2025/26Champions Runners-up4th Champions
Facts South Africa have won the SVNS series 5 times, with those seasons being 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021 and 2025–26 South Africa have been Grand Final winners 2 times, whith those being 2025 and 2026 South Africa's highest podium streak was 8 and streched from the 2016 London Sevens to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens. 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 2022 Los Angeles Sevens and then again at the 2023 Vancouver Sevens where they finished 13th.
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