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Argentina, South Africa, Germany and USA qualify for the season-ending HSBC SVNS World Championship Series with one round of HSBC SVNS 2 still to play.

Scintillating sevens rugby competed with heavy downpours on the opening day of the second round of the HSBC SVNS 2 Series

Twelve teams head to Estadio Charrua with qualification for the season-ending three-tournament HSBC SVNS World Championship on the line.

South Africa men’s team beat Fiji to seal the gold medal in New York and clinch the overall HSBC SVNS Series title, while New Zealand’s all-conquering women clinched another title with a hugely dramatic final win over Australia.

World Rugby can confirm that a major joint-investigation conducted by World Rugby and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has resulted in anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) being confirmed against six players and one member of the support personnel from the Georgia men’s senior national fifteens team. This confirmation follows a public update by WADA today.

The slimmest of margins separates Fiji and South Africa at the top of the men’s table, while New Zealand and Australia will fight it out at the top of the women’s competition in the final round of the main HSBC SVNS Series in New York.

Big games and bigger upsets in store on the final stop on the HSBC SVNS Series before the three-tournament World Championships

Black Ferns Sevens maintain their long unbeaten record at BC Place, while Blitzboks laid down a marker ahead of the final event of the regular HSBC SVNS Series in New York.

HSBC SVNS fever arrives in Vancouver for the opening round of back-to-back North American legs, with anticipation high for both the men’s and women’s tournaments leading into the end-of-season Championship series.

World Rugby has confirmed updated Emirates Match Official appointments for the Guinness Men's Six Nations 2025.

More than 750,000 tickets have been snapped up in the initial sales phase of Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027, marking a major milestone as Australia prepares to host the largest edition of the tournament to date, featuring 24 teams, 52 matches and 2.5 million tickets.

Global rugby leaders attending World Rugby’s annual Shape of the Game week have committed to driving greater alignment in law and officiating application across competitions, while increasing focus on making the sport clearer and simpler for fans and players alike, and generating greater value, together.

World Rugby is bringing together leading figures from across the sport in London this week for its annual Shape of the Game meetings, focused on ensuring that the ‘rugby experience’ grows the sport’s reach, relevance and impact, driving sustainable global growth.

In partnership with key partners and stakeholders, World Rugby has released two landmark publications – the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Impact Report and the Impact Beyond 2025 Global Impact Report, presenting, for the first time, a unified and comprehensive picture of how the tournament has reshaped women’s rugby locally in England and globally across World Rugby’s 134 member unions and six regional associations.

Aimee Barrett-Theron will become the second female to referee 50 tests after the appointments were announced for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations, Pacific Four Series and the inaugural U21 Women’s Six Nations Series.

Promoted HSBC SVNS 3 women’s champions Argentina and Germany claim HSBC SVNS 2 gold in Kenya and lead the way in the race to the HSBC SVNS World Championship Series.

Argentina’s women and men’s sides USA and Kenya all unbeaten on day one of the inaugural HSBC SVNS 2 competition in Nairobi in front of a sell-out crowd in full party mode at Nyayo National Stadium.

Teams have landed in Nairobi ahead of the opening round of HSBC SVNS 2 this weekend, 14 and 15 February, at Nyayo National Stadium

World Rugby has launched the Women in Rugby Careers Programme, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to strengthening leadership and career pathways for women across the global game.

Black Ferns Sevens beat Australia in Perth to claim their third HSBC SVNS title of the season, while Blitzboks hang tough to win a physical encounter with Fiji for their second.

RugbyPass TV (online and FAST) is the home of world-class rugby this February, delivering a blockbuster line-up of LIVE international sevens and 15s, available FREE to fans in select territories.

HSBC SVNS kicks off on Saturday, 7 February with World Rugby marking the occasion with the launch of 'Hard as Nails'. Celebrating style, strength and self-expression, players are set to showcase bespoke nail polish alongside the athleticism, resilience and physicality on display throughout the tournament.

The HSBC SVNS spotlight turns to Perth this week as the world’s best sevens sides arrive in Western Australia. Australia’s women return to familiar turf, looking to defend their Perth crown and contend for the top spot on the SVNS league standings.

The match schedule and ticket prices for Men’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2027 have been revealed, confirming dates, venues, and kick-off times for all 52 tournament matches. Fans and teams can now start planning their Rugby World Cup journey to Australia, with first tickets available from 18 February for registered fans in the exclusive Presale.