2024 South Africa Sevens

The 2024 South Africa Sevens or SVNS CPT was a rugby sevens tournament played at Cape Town Stadium. Twelve men's and women's teams participated.[1]

2024 Cape Town SVNS
2024–25 SVNS
Host nationSouth Africa
Men
Date7–8 December 2024
Champion South Africa
Runner-up France
Third Fiji
Women
Date7–8 December 2024
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up United States
Third France
Tournament details
Matches played48
2023
2025

The format of the tournament differs to the other tournaments on the series, with four groups of three teams and no quarter-finals matches. This is because the men's and women's tournaments are held over two days at a single venue.[2]

Men's tournament

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Pool A

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 2 0 87 19 +68 6
  Great Britain 1 1 45 32 +13 4
  Uruguay 0 2 22 103 –81 0
7 December
11:22
Great Britain  33–15  Uruguay
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
14:38
Fiji  70–7  Uruguay
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
18:19
Fiji  17–12  Great Britain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 2 0 33 21 +12 6
  Kenya 1 1 26 26 0 4
  Australia 0 2 26 38 –12 2
7 December
11:00
Australia  12–19  Kenya
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
14:16
Spain  14–7  Kenya
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
17:57
Spain  19–14  Australia
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool C

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 2 0 65 12 +53 6
  Argentina 1 1 34 36 –2 3
  Ireland 0 2 14 65 –51 0
7 December
11:44
South Africa  36–7  Ireland
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
15:00
Argentina  29–7  Ireland
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
18:41
Argentina  5–29  South Africa
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool D

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  France 2 0 97 27 +70 6
  New Zealand 1 1 34 64 –30 3
  United States 0 2 29 69 –40 1
7 December
10:38
France  50–12  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
13:54
New Zealand  19–17  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
17:35
New Zealand  15–47  France
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9th to 12th playoffs

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9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
8 December – 10:38 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Australia12
 
8 December – 15:02 – DHL Stadium
 
  Ireland7
 
  Australia19
 
8 December – 11:00 – DHL Stadium
 
  United States12
 
  Uruguay14
 
 
  United States26
 
11th place final
 
 
8 December – 14:40 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Ireland7
 
 
  Uruguay12

5th to 8th playoffs

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
8 December – 11:22 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Kenya14
 
8 December – 16:50 – DHL Stadium
 
  Argentina26
 
  Argentina17
 
8 December – 11:44 – DHL Stadium
 
  New Zealand12
 
  Great Britain17
 
 
  New Zealand21
 
7th place final
 
 
8 December – 16:28 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Kenya32
 
 
  Great Britain17
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 December – 13:56 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Spain12
 
8 December – 19:11 – DHL Stadium
 
  South Africa19
 
  South Africa26
 
8 December – 14:18 – DHL Stadium
 
  France17
 
  Fiji17
 
 
  France19
 
3rd place final
 
 
8 December – 18:03 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Spain10
 
 
  Fiji47

Final placings

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Place  Team
    South Africa
    France
    Fiji
4   Spain
5   Argentina
6   New Zealand
7   Kenya
8   Great Britain
9   Australia
10   United States
11   Uruguay
12   Ireland

Women's tournament

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Pool A

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 2 0 71 15 +56 6
  Canada 1 1 53 43 +10 3
  Brazil 0 2 22 88 –66 0
7 December
10:06
Canada  43–17  Brazil
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
13:22
Australia  45–5  Brazil
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
16:48
Australia  26–10  Canada
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool B

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 2 0 62 22 +40 6
  Japan 1 1 26 29 –3 3
  China 0 2 17 54 –37 1
7 December
09:44
Japan  14–7  China
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
13:00
New Zealand  40–10  China
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
16:26
New Zealand  22–12  Japan
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool C

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  France 2 0 36 0 +36 6
  Ireland 1 1 34 20 +14 3
  Spain 0 2 5 55 –50 0
7 December
09:22
Ireland  34–5  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
12:38
France  21–0  Spain
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
16:04
France  15–0  Ireland
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

Pool D

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Team W L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 2 0 62 14 +48 6
  Great Britain 1 1 36 36 0 3
  Fiji 0 2 5 53 –48 0
7 December
09:00
United States  31–0  Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
14:16
Great Britain  22–5  Fiji
DHL Stadium, Cape Town
7 December
15:42
Great Britain  14–31  United States
DHL Stadium, Cape Town

9th to 12th playoffs

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9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
8 December – 09:00 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  China19
 
8 December – 12:50 – DHL Stadium
 
  Spain7
 
  China14
 
8 December – 09:22 – DHL Stadium
 
  Fiji12
 
  Brazil19
 
 
  Fiji22
 
11th place final
 
 
8 December – 12:28 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Spain14
 
 
  Brazil26

5th to 8th playoffs

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5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
8 December – 09:44 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Japan26
 
8 December – 16:06 – DHL Stadium
 
  Ireland22
 
  Japan7
 
8 December – 10:06 – DHL Stadium
 
  Canada22
 
  Canada27
 
 
  Great Britain12
 
7th place final
 
 
8 December – 15:44 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  Ireland7
 
 
  Great Britain24
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
8 December – 13:12 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  New Zealand43
 
8 December – 18:35 – DHL Stadium
 
  France0
 
  New Zealand26
 
8 December – 13:34 – DHL Stadium
 
  United States12
 
  Australia19
 
 
  United States24
 
3rd place final
 
 
8 December – 17:35 – DHL Stadium
 
 
  France17
 
 
  Australia14

Final placings

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Place  Team
    New Zealand
    United States
    France
4   Australia
5   Canada
6   Japan
7   Great Britain
8   Ireland
9   China
10   Fiji
11   Brazil
12   Spain

References

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  1. ^ worldrugby.org. "Cape Town welcomes HSBC SVNS back to the Mother City". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ "New format shakes up SVNS Series as pools confirmed for Cape Town". www.rugbypass.com. 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
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2024–25 SVNS
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