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The 2026-27 HSBC SVNS Series hosts the first of six legs on Nov. 28-29 in Dubai, UAE. The pools have been announced and the schedule is forthcoming. The USA Women’s 7s Team will compete in Pool B alongside Australia, France and Spain. [lead photo: Alex Ho @hoiho_photo]
There are eight core teams for both the men’s and women’s competition that will feature in all six legs. Thus, each tournament will split into two pools of four teams. For the series opener, the USA Women will compete in Pool A against Australia, France and Spain. The Eagles are coming off a pre-season tour to New Zealand, where the extended squad faced Japan, France, Australia, Fiji and a New Zealand developmental side. Among some young faces looking for their first selection to an HSBC SVNS Series team was Ilona Maher, who has rejoined the residents in pursuit of an LA28 Olympics roster spot.
Photo: Alex Ho @hoiho_photo
The USA Men have played their way onto the championship circuit as well and will compete in Pool A alongside South Africa, Australia and Argentina in Dubai.
The tournament format has teams play their pool games on day one, and then the top-two teams out of both pools advance to the Cup semifinals on day two. The bottom-two teams in each pool move into the Plate bracket. Stay tuned for a detailed schedule and streaming options. Once Dubai crowns its champions, the field relocates to Cape Town, South Africa, on Dec. 5-6 for round two. See the full series schedule here.
Teams accrue standings points throughout the six-tournament series, which culminates with New York 7s held in Harrison, N.J., on March 13-14. There is special impetus for U.S. fans to show up to Sports Illustrated Stadium, as the occasion is a precious opportunity to see both American 7s teams compete in front of a home crowd. Buy tickets.
Following the conclusion of New York 7s, the International fields will then be seeded into a World Championship series, which includes April/May stops in Hong Kong; Valladolid, Spain; and Bordeaux, France.