Hong Kong China Men's and Women's 7s stars have both qualified for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2025, following success at the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in 2024. In a new-look format, the first two legs will be played on consecutive weekends at the same venue in South Africa, before the top eight teams qualify for the third leg in Poland.
- Leg 1: Cape Town, 1-2 Mar (12 teams)
- Leg 2: Cape Town, 7-8 Mar (12 teams)
- Leg 3: Krakow, 11-12 Apr (top 8 teams)
The top four men's and women's teams from the Challenger will then head to Los Angeles in early May for a promotion/relegation playoff taking place as part of the HSBC SVNS Series World Championship.
- Leg 1: Cape Town, 1-2 Mar (12 teams)
- Leg 2: Cape Town, 7-8 Mar (12 teams)
- Leg 3: Krakow, 11-12 Apr (top 8 teams)
The top four men's and women's teams from the Challenger will then head to Los Angeles in early May for a promotion/relegation playoff taking place as part of the HSBC SVNS Series World Championship.
01 MAR 2025 – 12 APR 2025
SOUTH AFRICA/POLAND
CHALLENGER 2025 DATES CONFIRMED
Paul John, Head Coach of the Hong Kong China 7s Programme, said of the timing of the schedule of the series, “I am excited about the fact that we have longer preparation time going into March 2025 in Cape Town as we will restart at the beginning of January".
He said of the challenge at hand, after the men just missed out on a top four placement last season (ending up 5th on the log) and a series in which the women finished 9th overall, “It's going to be tough, but last year in the final two tournaments I thought we did well, the men and women. We know we are capable of challenging there, and the target is to qualify with the aim to get into the top 8 to reach the third leg in Poland.”
Read more: https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-challenger-2025-dates-confirmed
He said of the challenge at hand, after the men just missed out on a top four placement last season (ending up 5th on the log) and a series in which the women finished 9th overall, “It's going to be tough, but last year in the final two tournaments I thought we did well, the men and women. We know we are capable of challenging there, and the target is to qualify with the aim to get into the top 8 to reach the third leg in Poland.”
Read more: https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/hsbc-world-rugby-sevens-challenger-2025-dates-confirmed
ASIA RUGBY SEVENS SERIES LEG 3 - RESULTS AND REPORTS
Hong Kong China Men's and Women's 7s headed to Bangkok, Thailand, for the third and final leg of the Asia Rugby Sevens Series 2024. At the series finale both teams succesfully qualified for the Challenger Series.
Read more: https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/asia-rugby-sevens-series-leg-3-results-and-reports
Read more: https://www.hkrugby.com/news/details/asia-rugby-sevens-series-leg-3-results-and-reports
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