Los Angeles is to stage rugby sevens’ SVNS World Championship 2025 at Dignity Health Sports Park, which will host the sport during the 2028 Olympic Games.
The 27,000-capacity Dignity Health Sports Park, which is the home of Major League Soccer (MLS) team LA Galaxy, will host the competition from May 3-4, 2025. The event will feature the top eight men’s and women’s teams following the conclusion of the six-leg regular season.
SVNS 2025 will kick-off in Dubai at the end of November ahead of legs in South Africa, Australia, Canada and Hong Kong.
Singapore has today been announced as the host of the final round of the regular series, with the event heading to the National Stadium from April 5-6.
An HSBC SVNS spokesperson said: “The tens of millions of fans around the globe who were captivated by the sensational rugby sevens competitions at the Olympic Games can now get set to see the world’s best 12 men’s and women’s teams as they showcase their incredible speed, astounding skills and indomitable strength once again in the HSBC SVNS 2025.”
Rugby sevens to open Kai Tak stadium
The stadiums that will host the first five legs of the series are Sevens Stadium in Dubai, DHL Stadium in Cape Town, HBF Park in Perth, BC Place in Vancouver and Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong. The latter will be the first official event at the new 50,000-capacity Kai Tak stadium.
Olympic champions France will be looking to retain their SVNS Champions crown in Los Angeles, after they defeated SVNS league winners Argentina to claim the inaugural men’s title in 2024. New Zealand’s women’s won their second successive Olympic title in Paris and will be aiming to reclaim the SVNS Champions title they lost to Australia at the 2024 Grand Final.
HSBC SVNS 2025 will welcome three new teams as Kenya and Uruguay men and China women join the top level of global rugby sevens following their promotion from the HSBC Sevens Challenger with their victories at the 2024 promotion and relegation play-off in Madrid.
The women’s SVNS 2025 participating teams are New Zealand, Australia, France, USA, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Great Britain, Japan, Brazil, Spain and China. The men’s teams roster includes Argentina, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, France, Fiji, South Africa, Great Britain, USA, Spain, Uruguay and Kenya.
