2026 Hong Kong Sevens
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| 2026 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 SVNS | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Men | |
| Date | 17–19 April |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third |  Spain |
| Women | |
| Date | 17–19 April |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Third |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 64 |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Hong Kong Sevens or SVNS HKG was a rugby sevens tournament played at Kai Tak Stadium. Fifteen men's teams and fifteen women's teams participated.
It is also the first leg of the World Championship Series.[1] In addition to the SVNS tournament, there was also an invitational compitition called the Melrose Claymores.
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 38 | +24 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 6 |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 71 | +7 | 6 |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 73 | –47 | 1 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 39 | +53 | 9 |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 7 |
| 3 |  Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 91 | –69 | 3 |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 63 | –32 | 1 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 15 | +49 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 7 |
| 3 |  Kenya |
3 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 52 | –18 | 3 |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 74 | –47 | 2 |
Melrose Claymores Invitational
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 6 |
| 2 | Hong Kong |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 4 |
| 3 |  China |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 55 | –31 | 0 |
Melrose Claymores Final
9th to 12th playoffs
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 18 April– 16:25 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
| 19 April– 12:00 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Great Britain | 17 | |||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||
| 18 April– 16:48 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| Uruguay | 26 | |||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||
| Uruguay | 35 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 19 April– 11:09 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 15 | |||||
| Germany | 19 | |||||
5th to 8th playoffs
| Team | Point differential |
|---|---|
| Fiji |
+53 |
| Australia |
+49 |
| France |
+48 |
| Kenya |
–18 |
Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 April– 18:03 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 14:00 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 18:28 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 18:03 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 22 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 35 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 20:05 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 14:23 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| 18 April– 20:28 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | Bronze final | ||||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||||||
| 19 April– 19:14 – Kai Tak Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 28 | |||||||||
| Spain | 32 | |||||||||
Final placings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
 |
South Africa |
 |
Argentina |
 |
Spain |
| 4 | New Zealand |
| 5 | Fiji |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Kenya |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Uruguay |
| 10 | Great Britain |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | United States |
