The 2023–24 SVNS was the 25th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national sevens teams, known as the World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS). It was played between December 2023 and June 2024. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999.
The men's and women's tournaments were played as side-by-side events at the same destinations for the entire series, making 2023–24 the first fully combined season. The series began in Dubai and travelled across the world to Cape Town, Perth, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Singapore before concluding in Madrid.
Teams and format The number of men's teams was reduced from sixteen to twelve for the 2023–24 series, matching the number of women's teams. Canada was included as the twelfth men's team after winning the play-off in London on 21 May 2023. South Africa gained promotion as the twelfth women's team by winning the Challenger Series.
Men's teams
Women's teams
The series took place over seven months and included eight 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.
Format For the first time ever, aligning to the Olympic model, the new SVNS format will showcase the twelve best men's and women's teams, which will conclude in a Grand Final weekend where the top eight teams will compete to be crowned Series champions. The teams ranked ninth to twelfth will compete against the top four teams from a new Challenger Series in a relegation play-off to see who secures their place in the 2024–2025 season. It will also be the first time both men and women's teams will earn the same with equal participation fees. The tournament will be a build up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Tour venues The schedule for the series is:
+ 2023–24 itineraryLegStadiumCity DatesMen's WinnerWomen's Winner Dubai The Sevens Dubai 2–3 December 2023 South Africa DHL Stadium Cape Town 9–10 December 2023 Australia HBF Park Perth 26–28 January 2024 Canada BC Place Vancouver 23–25 February 2024 United States Dignity Health Sports Park Los Angeles 1–3 March 2024 Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong 5–7 April 2024 Singapore National Stadium Singapore 3–5 May 2024 Spain Metropolitano Stadium Madrid 31 May – 2 June 2024
Standings
The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. Bronze indicates the event third place finishers. 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 Madrid, and the teams (9th–12th) that will compete in the Challenger Series.
Men's
+ 2023–24 SVNS – Men's Series XXV Pos. Dubai Perth Vancouver Singapore Pointstotal1 182020 20 12 4 121062 12 141612 161618104316 12 418 32020934 81818 3 8 14 14835 4 6 10162018 6806 1416 1410 10 12 480720 10 12 4 2 10 10688 3 4 28 18 216539 6 2 8 14 6 8 85210 2 3 6 2 14 6 33611 10 1 36 4 3 22912 1 8 1 1 1 1 114
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend
|style="width:4.5em;"|No colour |Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2024–25 World Sevens Series
|style="background:#fdd;"|Pink |Relegated from core team status for 2024–25 after Grand Finals
Women's
+ 2023–24 SVNS – Women's Series XI Pos. Dubai Perth Vancouver Singapore Pointstotal11816 12202020201262202018 1418161812431618 1018 12 14161044 8 14 14 121618 3855 14 10 81614 10 8806 12 12 6 10 2 12 14687 10 820 4 6 6 12668 Great Britain 2 616 2 3 4 6399 4 3 2 3 4 8 103410 6 4 4 6 8 3 13211 3 1 3 1 10 1 42312 1 2 1 8 1 2 217
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend
|style="width:4.5em;"|No colour |Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2024–25 Woman's World Sevens Series
|style="background:#fdd;"|Pink |Relegated from core team status for 2024–25 after Grand Finals
Men's Grand Finals
+ 2023–24 SVNS – Men's Series XXV Pos. Madrid45678
Women's Grand Finals
+ 2023–24 SVNS – Women's Series XI Pos. Madrid45678
Placings summary Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2023–24 series, by team: Men Team Gold Silver BronzeFourthTotal 3 2 — —5 2 1 1 15 2 1 1 —4 1 — — —1 — 2 — 24 — 1 3 15 — 1 1 —2 — — 2 24 — — — 11 — — — 11
Women Team Gold Silver BronzeFourthTotal 4 1 2 —7 3 3 1 18 1 — — —1 — 3 2 16 — 1 1 24 — — 1 34 — — 1 —1 — — — 11
Players
+Player of the final awardTour LegMen's WinnerWomen's Winner Dubai Cape Town Perth Vancouver Luciano González Los Angeles Stephen Parez Risi Pouri-LaneHong Kong Dylan Collier Michaela BlydeSingapore Dylan Collier Jorja MillerMadrid Stephen Parez Maddison Levi
Scoring Men
+Tries scored Rank Player Tries1 Terry Kennedy 322 Perry Baker 303 Marcos Moneta 294 Nathan Lawson 25 Zac Ward 25
+Points scored Rank Player Points1 Terry Kennedy 1602 Perry Baker 150 Dietrich Roache 1504 Marcos Moneta 1455 Terio Veilawa 144
+Goals scored Rank Player Points1 Stephen Tomasin 442 Dietrich Roache 403 Joaquín Pellandini 394 Tobias Wade 365 Tom Emery 34
Updated: 13 August 2024
Women
+Tries scored Rank Player Tries1 Maddison Levi 692 Michaela Blyde 533 Faith Nathan 384 Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe 33 Anne-Cécile Ciofani 33
+Points scored Rank Player Points1 Maddison Levi 3452 Michaela Blyde 2673 Faith Nathan 1904 Teagan Levi 1795 Nadine Roos 178
+Goals scored Rank Player Points1 Tyla King 732 Teagan Levi 623 Chloe Daniels 484 Tia Hinds 445 Caroline Drouin 43
Updated: 13 August 2024
Awards +Rookie of the Year AwardMen's WinnerWomen's Winner Antoine Dupont Carissa Norsten
+Player of the Year AwardMen's WinnerWomen's Winner Antoine Dupont Maddison Levi
+Dream TeamMen's Dream Team Women's Dream Team Antoine Dupont Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang Selvyn Davids Terry Kennedy Nathan Lawson Ponepati Loganimasi Matías Osadczuk Olivia Apps Michaela Blyde Kristi Kirshe Maddison Levi Ilona Maher Jorja Miller Séraphine Okemba
Tournaments
Dubai
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup12–7Bronze17–12Fifth Place28–7Seventh Place26–12Ninth Place22–0Eleventh Place19–14
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup26–19Bronze26–5Fifth Place24–19Seventh Place38–7Ninth place12–5Eleventh Place26–12
Cape Town
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup45–12Bronze14–7Fifth Place31–7Seventh Place33–17Ninth Place31–7Eleventh Place24–19
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup29–26Bronze19–7Fifth Place19–17Seventh Place17–5Ninth Place15–14Eleventh Place21–7
Perth
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup31–5Bronze24–7Fifth Place24–5Seventh Place27–12Ninth Place21–14Eleventh Place17–5
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup19–14Bronze24–10Fifth Place14–10Seventh Place26–5Ninth Place7–0Eleventh Place33–5
Vancouver
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup36–12Bronze42–12Fifth Place24–19Seventh Place19–14Ninth Place24–7Eleventh Place17–12
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup35–19Bronze19–14Fifth Place29–7Seventh Place15–12Ninth Place12–7Eleventh Place12–5
Los Angeles
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup21–0Bronze24–7Fifth Place26–21Seventh Place24–14Ninth place12–5Eleventh Place28–15
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup29–14Bronze21–7Fifth Place55–0Seventh Place28–14Ninth Place24–19Eleventh Place40–7
Hong Kong
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup10–7Bronze14–5Fifth Place33–14Seventh Place19–17Ninth Place42–0Eleventh Place26–17
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup36–7Bronze24–21Fifth Place19–15Seventh Place12–5Ninth Place14–5Eleventh Place17–14
Singapore
Men EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup17–14Bronze26–7BronzePlace14–10Seventh Place19–17Ninth Place21–12Eleventh Place17–12
Women EventWinnerScoreFinalistCup31–21Bronze29–7Fifth Place19–17Seventh Place17–5Ninth Place5–0Eleventh Place24–19
Madrid
Men EventWinnersScoreFinalistsChampionship 19–5Bronze 17–10Fifth Place12–7Seventh Place21–0Qualifier Playoffs 40–1933–1512–1022–14
Women EventWinnersScoreFinalistsChampionship 26–7Bronze 26–14Fifth Place27–14Seventh Place42–7Qualifier Playoffs 33–022–026–1238–7
See also 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Men's tour 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series – Women's tour
References
External links Official site Cape Town Sevens