2026–27 SVNS

The 2026–27 SVNS is the 27th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national sevens teams, known as the SVNS. It is taking place between November 2026 and May 2027. The SVNS has been run by World Rugby since 1999.This series doubled as a qualifier for the 2028 Olympic Games, with the top four countries in Grand Final Stage, excluding hosts United States, qualifying automatically

Teams and format The number of teams are the same as last season with 8 for both men's and women's. By both the men's and women's one team was relegated and one team promoted. On the men's side, Great Britain was relegated and the United States promoted. On the women's side, Great Britain was relegated and Spain was promoted. Both the men's and women's Great Britain was relegated for finishing in the bottom 4 in the grand finals.

The tournament takes place over six months and consists of 9 events,https://www.svns.com/en/news/1045878/hsbc-svns-series-and-world-championship-2027-schedule-confirmed-as-road-to-los-angeles-2028-gathers-pace with the final three events making up the Grand Finals, and consisting of the 8 Division 1 teams, and the top 4 SVNS Division 2 teams.

Men's teams

Women's teams

Tour venues The schedule for the series was finalised on 29 July 2026.

+ 2026–27 itineraryLeg StadiumCityDatesMen's WinnerWomen's Winner Dubai The Sevens Stadium Dubai 28–29 Nov 2026 South Africa DHL Stadium Cape Town 5–6 Dec 2026 Singapore National Stadium Singapore 30–31 Jan 2027 Australia HBF Park Perth 6–7 Feb 2027 Canada BC Place Vancouver 6–7 Mar 2027 United States Sports Illustrated New York 13–14 Mar 2027 Hong Kong Kai Tak Sports Park Hong Kong 9–11 Apr 2027 Spain José Zorrilla Stadium Valladolid 21–23 May 2027 France Stade Atlantique Bordeaux 28–30 May 2027

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.

Men's

+ 2026–27 SVNS – Men's Series XXVIII Pos. Dubai Singapore PerthVancouver New York Pointstotal Pointsdifference1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |- |bgcolor=#CD7F32|Bronze |Event Third place finishers |- |style="width:4.5em;"|No colour |Core team and re-qualified as a core team for the 2027–28 SVNS

Women's

+ 2025–26 SVNS – Women's Series XIV Pos. Dubai Singapore Perth Vancouver New York Pointstotal Pointsdifference1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Men's Grand Finals

+ 2025–26 SVNS – Men's Series XXVIII Pos. Hong Kong Valladolid Bordeaux Pointstotal Pointsdifference1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |- |bgcolor=#CD7F32|Bronze |Event Third place finishers |- |bgcolor=#cfc|Green |Qualified for 2027–28 SVNS |- |style="width:4.5em;"|No colour |Qualified for 2028 SVNS 2

Women's Grand Finals

+ 2025–26 SVNS – Women's Series XIV Pos. Hong Kong Valladolid Bordeaux Pointstotal Pointsdifference1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |- |bgcolor=#CD7F32|Bronze |Event Third place finishers |- |bgcolor=#cfc|Green |Qualified for 2027–28 SVNS |- |style="width:4.5em;"|No colour |Qualified for 2028 SVNS 2

Placings summary Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2026–27 series, by team:

Men Team Gold Silver BronzeFourthTotal

Women Team Gold Silver BronzeFourthTotal

Players

+Player of the final awardTour LegMen's WinnerWomen's Winner DubaiCape TownSingaporePerthVancouverNew YorkHong KongValladolidBordeaux

Awards +Rookie of the Year AwardMen's WinnerWomen's Winner

+Player of the Year AwardMen's WinnerWomen's Winner

+Dream TeamMen's Dream Team Women's Dream Team

Tournaments

Dubai

Men's EventWinnerScoreFinalistCupBronzeFifth PlaceSeventh Place