At the first-ever Grand Final in Madrid, France’s men and Australia’s women were declared the HSBC SVNS 2024 Champions following the most dramatic and intense rugby sevens competition in history. Following an incredible 19-5 victory against Argentina in the men’s final to deprive the HSBC SVNS 2024 League Winners the double in Madrid, France will head into their home Olympic Games with a lot of confidence.
After winning in Vancouver, France ended their 19-year cup drought. They sealed the victory with two tries in the second half, and Rodrigo Isgro of Argentina was sent out late for an illegal tackle.
Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, a rejuvenated Fiji defeated New Zealand for the second time this weekend to take home bronze, matching their best finish of the year. Australia won the women’s division after defeating France 26-7 behind a hat-trick from Maddison Levi, who gave her team their first cup victory since Cape Town in December. Australia was the best team all weekend in Madrid, defeating New Zealand 21-19 in an exciting semifinal comeback. Australia was the HSBC SVNS League leaders for nearly the whole season until falling short to fierce rivals New Zealand in the last round in Singapore.
In retaliation for losing to the same opponents in the pool round, the Blacks Ferns Sevens defeated Canada 26–14 to win the bronze medal. The top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 competed against the teams placed ninth through twelfth in the SVNS 2024 promotion and relegation Play Off competition.
Samoa and Canada lost their spots on the HSBC SVNS series in the men’s HSBC SVNS Play-Offs, but the USA and Spain kept their spots thanks to wins. Following their respective victories over Germany and Chile in the Challenger Series, Kenya and Uruguay will be joining them.
China won the women’s play-offs and will join South Africa on the SVNS Series the following season. In the qualification final, the newcomers overcame Belgium 33-0, while South Africa was crushed 22-0 by hosts Spain. Brazil defeated Poland 38–7 with a commanding performance, and Japan defeated Argentina 26–12 to keep their spots on HSBC SVNS 2025. The Play Off losing teams will go through the regional qualification process to compete in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025. News for The Daily Rugby
“We’re finally getting some pay for our hard work, which is good,” Maddison Levi of Australia stated. We’re finally building; the Olympics are so close. It’s always a hard struggle between the two, and the fact that we haven’t defeated New Zealand since Perth, in my opinion, simply shows that we can succeed.
They did a great job with the framework, in my opinion. Sevens is an exhilarating experience, and as an athlete, you can’t always perform at your best. Our coaches have our utmost confidence and trust, and I believe that their efforts are truly evident on the pitch. the bravery and readiness of each person to delve deeply throughout training.