World Rugby confirms return of HSBC SVNS Series to Cape Town in December

The 2027 Series will once again visit Dubai, Cape Town, Singapore, Perth, Vancouver and New York before culminating in the HSBC SVNS World Championship across Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux.

The announcement follows a landmark 2026 competition which saw New Zealand's women and South Africa's men claim the HSBC SVNS Series titles in New York, before Australia's women and South Africa's men were crowned HSBC SVNS World Champions, capping another memorable season of world-class rugby sevens.

The 2026 season attracted more than 530,000 fans across the Series, a 21 per cent increase from 2025, while Hong Kong set a new single-day attendance record of 41,457 fans on the way to a total crowd of 113,395 at Kai Tak Sports Park.  

HSBC SVNS also surpassed one billion social media impressions for the second consecutive season, with digital engagement increasing by 60 per cent year-on-year and player followings growing by more than 13 per cent as the sport continued to reach new audiences around the world.

HSBC SVNS continues to demonstrate its importance in developing international talent, with around 50 players who previously competed on the Series now representing their nations across the Nations Championship and World Rugby Nations Cup, underlining the strength of rugby sevens' high-performance pathway.

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