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. In addition to the SVNS tournament, there was also an invitational competition called the Melrose Claymores.
Men's tournament Pool A
Team 1 3 2 1 62 38 +24 0 6 2 3 2 1 66 50 +16 0 6 3 3 2 1 78 71 +7 0 6 4 3 0 3 26 73 1 1
Pool B
Team 1 3 3 0 92 39 +53 0 9 2 3 2 1 81 33 +48 1 7 3 3 1 2 22 91 0 3 4 3 0 3 31 63 1 1
Pool C
Team 1 3 3 0 64 15 +49 0 9 2 3 2 1 52 36 +16 1 7 3 3 1 2 34 52 0 3 4 3 0 3 27 74 2 2
Melrose Claymores Invitational Team 1 2 2 0 0 33 7 +26 0 6 2 2 1 0 1 43 28 +15 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 24 55 0 0
Melrose Claymores Final
9th to 12th playoffs
5th to 8th playoffs + Ranking of Cup Quarterfinal Losers Team Original Pool Finish Qualification1 1st (Pool B) 4 109 63 +46 Qualified for 5th Place Final2 1st (Pool C) 4 69 34 +35 Qualified for 5th Place Final3 2nd (Pool B) 4 91 52 +39 Qualified for 7th Place Final4 3rd (Pool C) 4 56 78 Qualified for 7th Place Final Ranking criteria notes: Teams are ranked primarily by their original pool stage finish. Fiji and Australia automatically outrank France and Kenya regardless of statistics due to finishing 1st in their pools rather than 2nd or 3rd. France is ranked higher than Kenya regardless of their statistics due to finishing 2nd in their pool and not 3rd Fiji is ranked ahead of Australia having the highest points difference between the two teams across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (Fiji's +46 vs Australia's +35). Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
Final placings PlaceTeam456789101112
Women's tournament
Pool A
Team 1 3 3 0 105 19 +86 0 9 2 3 2 1 53 50 +3 0 6 3 3 1 2 20 62 1 4 4 3 0 3 31 78 1 1
Pool B
Team 1 3 3 0 86 24 +62 0 9 2 3 2 1 89 26 +63 1 7 3 3 1 2 19 69 0 3 4 3 0 3 19 94 0 0
Pool C
Team 1 3 3 0 79 42 +37 0 9 2 3 2 1 65 31 +34 1 7 3 3 1 2 38 67 0 3 4 3 0 3 31 73 1 1
Melrose Claymores Invitational Team 1 2 2 0 0 38 22 +16 0 6 2 2 0 1 1 24 28 –4 3 3 3 2 0 1 1 26 38 2 2
Melrose Claymores Final
9th to 12th playoffs
5th to 8th playoffs + Ranking of Cup Quarterfinal Losers Team Original Pool Finish Qualification1 2nd (Pool B) 4 72 50 +22 Qualified for 5th Place Final2 2nd (Pool A) 4 65 72 –7 Qualified for 5th Place Final3 3rd (Pool C) 4 43 99 Qualified for 7th Place Final4 3rd (Pool A) 4 25 107 Qualified for 7th Place Final Ranking criteria notes: Teams are ranked primarily by their original pool stage finish. United States and Japan automatically outrank Spain and Fiji regardless of statistics due to finishing 1st in their pools rather than 2nd. United States is ranked ahead of Japan for having the highest points difference between the two teams across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (United States's +22 vs Japan's –7). Spain is ranked ahead of Fiji for having the highest points difference between the two teams across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (Spain's –56 vs Fiji's –82). Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
Final placings PlaceTeam456789101112
References
External links SVNS Hong Kong