2023–24 SVNS
Men's Series XXV
Women's Series XI
Hosts
Date2 December 2023 – 2 June 2024
Nations12
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 SVNS is the 25th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national sevens teams, known as the World Rugby Sevens Series (SVNS). It is taking place between December 2023 and June 2024.[1] The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999. It is the first season in which the series format changed.

Teams and format

The total number of teams for the 2023–24 Sevens Series was reduced from sixteen to twelve, similar to the Women's series.[1] Canada men won the Promotion/Relegation play-off in London on 21 May 2023,[2] and thus make up the twelfth team and South Africa women were promoted from the Challenger Series.

The tournament takes place over seven months and consists of eight events,[3] 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 whom will stay up as a core team(s).[1][4]

Men's teams

Women's teams

Tour venues

The schedule for the series is:[3]

2023–24 itinerary
Leg Stadium City Dates Men's Winner Women's Winner
Dubai The SevensDubai 2–3 December 2023  South Africa  Australia
South Africa Cape Town StadiumCape Town 9–10 December 2023  Argentina  Australia
Australia Perth Rectangular StadiumPerth 26–28 January 2024
Canada BC PlaceVancouver 23–25 February 2024
United States Dignity Health Sports ParkLos Angeles 2–3 March 2024
Hong Kong Hong Kong StadiumHong Kong 5–7 April 2024
Singapore National StadiumSingapore 3–5 May 2024
Spain Metropolitano StadiumMadrid 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. 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 Madrid, and the teams (9th–12th) that will compete in the Challenger Series.

Men

2023–24 SVNS – Men's Series XXV[5]
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
Cape Town
Perth
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Hong Kong
Singapore
Madrid		 Points
total
1  Argentina 182038
2  South Africa 201030
3  Fiji 141630
4  New Zealand 161228
5  Ireland 121426
6  Australia 81826
7  Samoa 10111
8  France 4610
9  Canada 189
10  United States 628
11  Great Britain 347
12  Spain 235

Women

2023–24 SVNS – Women's Series XI[6]
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
Cape Town
Perth
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Hong Kong
Singapore
Madrid		 Points
total
1  Australia 202040
2  France 161834
3  New Zealand 181634
4  Fiji 121224
5  Canada 141024
6  United States 81422
7  Ireland 10818
8  Brazil 6410
9  Great Britain 268
10  Japan 437
11  South Africa 314
12  Spain 123

Placings summary

Tallies of top-four placings in tournaments during the 2023–24 series, by team:

Men

Team 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Fourth Total
 Argentina 11——2
 South Africa 1———1
 Australia — 1 — — 1
 Fiji — — 1 1 2
 New Zealand ——1—1
 Ireland ———11

Women

Team 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Fourth Total
 Australia 2———2
 New Zealand —11—2
 France —11—2
 Canada ———11
 United States ———11

Tournaments

Dubai

Men

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  South Africa 12–7  Argentina  New Zealand (Bronze)
 Fiji
Fifth place  Ireland 28–7  Samoa  Australia (Seventh)
 United States
Ninth place  France 22–0  Great Britain  Spain (Eleventh)
 Canada

Women

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Australia 26–19  New Zealand  France (Bronze)
 Canada
Fifth place  Fiji 24–19  Ireland  United States (Seventh)
 Brazil
Ninth place  Japan 12–5  South Africa  Great Britain (Eleventh)
 Spain

Cape Town

Men

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Argentina 45–12  Australia  Fiji (Bronze)
 Ireland
Fifth place  New Zealand 31–7  South Africa  Canada (Seventh)
 France
Ninth place  Great Britain 31–7  Spain  United States (Eleventh)
 Samoa

Women

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Australia 29–26  France  New Zealand (Bronze)
 United States
Fifth place  Fiji 19–17  Canada  Ireland (Seventh)
 Great Britain
Ninth place  Brazil 15–14  Japan  Spain (Eleventh)
 South Africa

References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Rugby 7s Series – 2023–24". bcrugbynews.com. 30 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Canadian men's rugby 7s team defeat Kenya to survive relegation scare". CBC Sports. 21 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "HSBC SVNS set to supercharge rugby's global appeal as the ultimate festival of immersive experiences". svns.com. World Rugby. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Madrid to host first World Rugby Sevens Series Grand Final from 2023–24". asiarugby.com. Asia Rugby. 21 March 2023.
  5. ↑ https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens?series=f9c35cdd-6618-4815-9113-c4e2309f28a5
  6. ↑ https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/womens?series=e2bed9e9-09d8-450f-be34-82ea1039eb70
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