2025 USA Sevens

2025 USA Sevens
2024–25 SVNS
Host nation	United States
Men
Date	3–4 May 2025
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	Spain
Third	New Zealand
Women
Date	31 May–2 June 2025
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third	Canada
Tournament details
Matches played	72
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2025 SVNS World Championship
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The 2024 USA Sevens or SVNS LAX is a rugby sevens tournament played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles. Sixteen men's and women's teams participated, of which eight teams participated in the SVNS World Championship and the other teams participated in the SVNS Playoff for core team status and to participate on the 2026 HSBC SVNS.

Teams

The top eight-placed teams from the first seven previous events in the 2024–25 SVNS series played in a Grand Final event. The teams placed between nine–twelve competed in a promotion/relegation-style event with the top four teams from the men's and women's Challenger Series to decide which teams stay as core teams.^[1]^[2] Seeding of teams is in brackets. Teams were split into pools based on their seeding during the regular season and Challenger Series.

Men

World Championship	Playoff
Argentina (1)	Kenya (9)
Fiji (2)	Uruguay (10)
Spain (3)	Ireland (11)
South Africa (4)	United States (12)
France (5)	Portugal (CS1)
Australia (6)	Germany (CS2)
New Zealand (7)	Canada (CS3)
Great Britain (8)	Samoa (CS4)

Women

World Championship	Playoff
New Zealand (1)	Brazil (9)
Australia (2)	China (10)
France (3)	Ireland (11)
Canada (4)	Spain (12)
Japan (5)	Kenya (CS1)
United States (6)	South Africa (CS2)
Fiji (7)	Argentina (CS3)
Great Britain (8)	Colombia (CS4)

Grand Finals - Men

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Championship semifinals
	Teams that advanced to the 5th place semifinals

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	South Africa	3	3	0	60	38	+22	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	71	67	+4	6
3	France	3	1	2	46	46	0	4
4	Great Britain	4	0	3	43	69	-26	2

3 May
12:12

South Africa	19–10	France

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
12:34

Argentina	33–26	Great Britain

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
15:13

South Africa	12-7	Great Britain

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
15:35

Argentina	17-12	France

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
18:24

France	24-10	Great Britain

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3 May
18:46

Argentina	21-29	South Africa

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Spain	3	2	1	41	32	+9	7
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	43	38	+5	7
3	Australia	3	2	1	49	45	4	7
4	Fiji	3	0	3	38	56	-18	2

3 May
10:44

Spain	10–15	Australia

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
11:06

Fiji	12–17	New Zealand

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
13:45

Spain	7-5	New Zealand

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3 May
14:07

Fiji	14-15	Australia

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
16:51

Australia	19-21	New Zealand

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
17:13

Fiji	12-24	Spain

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

5th to 8th playoffs

	5th place semifinals				5th place final

	4 May 2025– 10:49 – Dignity Health Sports Park

	France	31
					4 May 2025– 14:29 – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Fiji	19
					France	31
	4 May 2025– 11:11 – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Australia	33
	Great Britain	7

	Australia	33
					7th place final

					4 May 2025– 14:05 – Dignity Health Sports Park

					Fiji	19

					Great Britain	7

Championship

	Championship semifinals				Championship final

	4 May 2025– 14:08 – Dignity Health Sports Park

	Spain	29
					4 May 2025– 18:32 – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Argentina	5
					Spain	5
	4 May 2025– 14:30 – Dignity Health Sports Park
					South Africa	19
	South Africa	31

	New Zealand	5
					Bronze final

					4 May 2025– 17:10 – Dignity Health Sports Park

					Argentina	17

					New Zealand	38

Final placings

Place	Team	Notes
	South Africa	Series Champions
	Spain
	New Zealand
4	Argentina
5	France
6	Australia
7	Fiji
8	Great Britain

Grand Finals - Women

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Championship semifinals
	Teams that advanced to the 5th place semifinals

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	132	24	+108	9
2	Canada	3	2	1	57	58	-1	6
3	Great Britain	3	1	2	63	74	-11	3
4	Japan	3	0	3	14	110	–96	0

3 May
10:00

Canada	26–0	Japan

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
10:22

New Zealand	41–12	Great Britain

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
13:01

Canada	26–17	Great Britain

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3 May
13:23

New Zealand	50–7	Japan

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3 May
16:13

Great Britain	34-7	Japan

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3 May
16:29

New Zealand	41-5	Canada

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Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Australia	3	3	0	92	34	+58	9
2	United States	3	2	1	64	57	+7	6
3	Fiji	3	1	2	50	79	-29	3
4	France	3	0	3	44	80	-36	1

3 May
11:13

France	5–21	United States

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
11:50

Australia	26–5	Fiji

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
14:29

France	22-26	Fiji

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
14:51

Australia	33-12	United States

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
17:40

Australia	33-17	France

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
18:02

United States	31-19	Fiji

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

5th to 8th playoffs

	5th place semifinals				5th place final

	4 May 2025– 10:49 – Dignity Health Sports Park

	France	17
					4 May 2025– 14:29 – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Great Britain	29
					Great Britain	17
	4 May 2025– 11:11 – Dignity Health Sports Park
					Fiji	14
	Japan	14

	Fiji	46
					7th place final

					4 May 2025– 14:05 – Dignity Health Sports Park

					France	29

					Japan	46

Championship

	Championship semifinals				Championship final

	4 May 2025– 14:08 – Dignity Health Sports Park

	Australia	33
					4 May 2025– 18:32 – Dignity Health Sports Park
	Canada	7
					Australia	7
	4 May 2025– 14:30 – Dignity Health Sports Park
					New Zealand	31
	New Zealand	34

	United States	7
					Bronze final

					4 May 2025– 17:10 – Dignity Health Sports Park

					Canada	27

					United States	7

Final placings

Place	Team	Notes
	New Zealand	Series Champions
	Australia
	Canada
4	United States
5	Fiji
6	Great Britain
7	Japan
8	France

Playoffs - Men

Pool stage

Pool A


Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	68	46	+22	9
2	Samoa	3	2	1	59	49	+10	7
3	Kenya	3	1	2	50	50	0	5
4	Portugal	3	0	3	41	73	-32	0

3 May
11:28

Kenya	12-19	Samoa

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
11:50

United States	26–15	Portugal

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
14:29

United States	25-19	Samoa

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
14:51

Kenya	26-14	Portugal

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
11:28

Kenya	12–17	United States

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4 May
11:50

Portugal	12–21	Samoa

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Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Uruguay	3	3	0	87	33	+54	9
2	Canada	3	2	1	48	53	–5	6
3	Germany	3	1	2	46	58	–12	4
4	Ireland	3	0	3	24	61	–37	1

3 May
10:00

Ireland	0–15	Germany

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
10:22

Uruguay	24–7	Canada

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
13:01

Ireland	12–19	Canada

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
13:23

Uruguay	36–14	Germany

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
12:12

Germany	17-22	Canada

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
12:34

Uruguay	27-12	Ireland

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

Qualifier Playoffs

4 May
16:56

United States	19-12	Ireland

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
17:20

Kenya	24-5	Canada

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
17:44

Samoa	0-31	Germany

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
18:08

Portugal	17-26	Uruguay

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

Final placings

Team	Notes
United States	Qualified for 2025-26 SVNS Division 2
Kenya
Uruguay
Germany	Promoted to 2025-26 SVNS Division 2
Ireland	Relegated from 2025-26 SVNS
Canada
Portugal
Samoa

Playoffs - Women

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	87	25	+60	9
2	Spain	3	2	1	55	40	+15	6
3	Kenya	3	1	2	31	616	–35	3
4	Colombia	3	0	3	29	69	–40	2

3 May
12:12

Spain	33–14	Kenya

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
12:34

Brazil	45–12	Colombia

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
15:13

Spain	17–12	Colombia

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
15:35

Brazil	28–10	Kenya

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
12:12

Spain	33–14	Kenya

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
10:44

Kenya	7–5	Colombia

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
11:06

Brazil	14–5	Spain

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Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	China	3	3	0	69	27	+43	9
2	South Africa	3	2	1	41	38	−6	6
3	Argentina	3	1	2	34	54	–20	4
4	Ireland	3	0	3	32	51	–17	2

3 May
10:44

Ireland	5–12	South Africa

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
11:06

Argentina	0–25	China

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
13:45

Ireland	12–20	Argentina

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

3 May
14:07

China	26–12	South Africa

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
10:00

South Africa	17–14	Argentina

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
10:22

China	19–15	Ireland

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

Qualifier Playoffs

4 May
15:08

Kenya	17–14	South Africa

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
15:32

Brazil	24–10	Ireland

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
13:56

Spain	28–0	Argentina

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

4 May
16:20

Colombia	14–24	China

Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles

Final placings

Team	Notes
Brazil	Qualified for 2025-26 SVNS Division 2
Spain
China
Kenya	Promoted to 2025-26 SVNS Division 2
Ireland	Relegated from 2025-26 SVNS
Argentina
Colombia
South Africa

References

^ "Eight women's teams confirmed for SVNS Series World Championship in LA". www.rugbypass.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ "Eight men's teams confirmed for SVNS Series World Championship in LA". www.rugbypass.com. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

External links

Tournaments

Teams

Women	Australia Brazil Canada China Fiji France Great Britain Ireland Japan New Zealand Spain United States
Men	Argentina Australia Fiji France Great Britain Ireland Kenya New Zealand South Africa Spain United States Uruguay

Challenger Series

SVNS
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
2024–25 events	Dubai Cape Town Perth Vancouver Hong Kong Singapore Los Angeles (Grand Final)
Former events	Argentina Chile China Fiji France Japan London (England) Malaysia New Zealand Scotland Spain Uruguay Wales
Current stadiums	BC Place Cape Town Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park Hong Kong Stadium National Stadium, Singapore Perth Rectangular Stadium The Sevens
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens

Women's SVNS
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2021~~ 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
2024–25 events	Dubai South Africa Australia Canada Hong Kong
Former events	China Brazil England France Japan Netherlands New Zealand Women's IRB Challenge
Current stadiums	The Sevens Cape Town Stadium Perth Rectangular Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park BC Place Hong Kong Stadium National Stadium Metropolitano Stadium
Related articles	Sevens Challenger Series Olympic Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens