SVNS 3 Tournament – January 2026

World Rugby Announces Pools and Fixtures for SVNS 3 Tournament in Dubai January 17-18

The Canada men’s 7s season for 2026 depends on them finishing top 2 in the upcoming tournament in Dubai. The top 2 teams move on to SVNS 2 tournaments in February and March. Canada has been drawn in a pool with Madagascar, Belgium and Italy. The other pool is Samoa, Tonga, Colombia and Hong Kong. The way the tournament is organized the top two in each pool move on to the semi-finals where #1 plays #2 in the other pool. The winners of those two matches earn their way to SVNS 2 and meet in the SVNS 3 final.

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SVNS Series Updates – December 2025

USA Men’s 7s Announce 18 Players for Residency Contracts at High Performance Centre in Chula Vista, California

The USA men are preparing for the upcoming 7s season which for them means starting in the SVNS 2 Series in February and hoping they make the top 4 in that series to make it to the SVNS World Championship series of tournaments starting in April. They have a centralized residency program operating out of the High Performance Center based in Chula Vista, California. The Canadian men are starting at the SVNS 3 level and hoping to finish top two in the one off tournament in Dubai in January. A top two finish will mean they’ll be joining USA in the SVNS 2 series and competing for the four open spots in the SVNS World Championship.

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World Rugby 7s – November 2025

World Rugby Releases Full Rugby 7s Schedule Including HSBC SVNS 2 and HSBC SVNS 3

World Rugby has released the tournament schedules for the Div 2 and Div 3 tournaments which is of interest to the Canada men’s 7s who are entered in the Div 3, SVNS 3, tournament after winning the RAN 7s tournament last weekend. They now know they will play in the 17–18 January 2026 tournament being held in Dubai. They know they have to finish top 2 against these other teams: Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong China, Italy, Madagascar, Samoa, Tonga.  It’s an achievable goal. If they can finish top 2 in that tournament then they move on to the Div 2 tournaments being held in Nairobi, Montevideo and Sao Paulo in Feb/March.

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Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s – 2025

Canada Win RAN 7s with 41-0 Win in Semi-Final and 31-0 Win in Final

Canada won the Rugby Americas North 7s tournament scoring 225 points in total and conceding 14. They finished Day 3 with a semi-final win over T&T 40-0 and a final over Barbados 31-0. They’ll now await details on the next tournament which will see regional tournament winners vie for two spots to go to the next level. The SVNS 3 tournament is supposed to be in January and includes 8 teams, the top 2 will advance to SVNS 2 tournaments in February and March.

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Canada Sevens – November 2025 Update

National Team 7s Camps Begin in Langford for Men and Women: Training Camp Squads Announced

There’s a good mix of talent in the training squads announced for both the men and women. The camp started November 6th and the men’s squad will be preparing for the RAN 7s tournament in Trinidad starting November 21st, the women’s squad will be preparing for the SVNS series in Dubai starting November 29th.

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Rugby Americas North – RAN 7s 2025

Rugby Americas North – RAN 7s Announced for November 21-23 in Arima, Trinidad – Canadian Men Need Win to Advance to Division 3

The Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s tournament returns to Trinidad for 2025. The tournament is part of the pathway the Canadian men must follow to get back on the World Rugby 7s Series. The tournament takes place November 21-23 in Arima, Trinidad. Canada is one of 8 countries vying to progress from the tournament to the next stage, Division 3. The winner of RAN 7s will progress to the 8 team Division 3 competition, and two teams from that tournament will progress to Division 2. The details of the Division 3 tournament haven’t been released yet.

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World Rugby SVNS Series 2025-26

World Rugby Announces SVNS Series Schedule and Structure for 2025-26 Season: Vancouver a 2 Day Event on March 7-8

World Rugby has announced the upcoming SVNS series for 2025-26 and there are some significant changes. There will be 6 Series events and 3 World Championship events. The Series events will all be 2 days, including Vancouver, and will start with Dubai (29-30 November, 2025), Cape Town (6-7 December, 2025), Singapore (31 January-1 February, 2026), Australia (7-8 February, 2026), Vancouver (7-8 March, 2026), USA (14-15 March, 2026). The World Championship events start in April and are 3 day events, Hong Kong (17-19 April, 2026), Valladolid (29-31 May, 2026), Bordeaux (5-7 June, 2026).

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Canada Men’s Rugby 7s – May 2025

Sean White Leaving Role as Canada Men’s 7s Coach

Rugby Canada announced today that Sean White will be leaving his role as men’s 7s coach at the end of his contract in July. The status of the men’s 7s program is really up in the air, they didn’t directly qualify for the Division 2 series which came with some World Rugby funding, they likely won’t be getting much money from Own the Podium as they don’t look like an Olympic contender at the moment. They probably will compete at the RAN 7s, there’s been no date announced for that, the winner of that tournament will compete at the Division 3 tournament where 2 teams will advance to the Division 2 series.

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HSBC SVNS LA 2025

Canadian Women Win Bronze in LA: Men’s Program Fails to Qualify for Division 2

The Canadian women won Bronze in LA at the World Rugby 7s final, their future looks solid as they look to compete in the 8 team World Rugby division 1 series next season. The men’s program, not so much, they lost to Kenya in the 2nd/3rd playoff for entry to division 2 and now the Canadian men’s path back to division 1 looks very complicated.

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