HSBC SVNS 3 2026 Confirmed To Take Place In Congested Weekend of International Rugby

World Rugby confirmed the news we already knew: the HSBC SVNS 3 2026 will take place during the Emirates Dubai SVNS 2026 weekend, from Friday 27 to Saturday 28 November at the Sevens Stadium. The Hong Kong China Men and Chinese Women’s teams have qualified from Asia.

It means the matches will take place across the very congested weekend in Dubai, and also the same weekend in Twickenham when the finals of the Nations Championship Men’s XV will take place. Hardly ideal for rugby fans or media covering a jam-packed weekend of rugby.

World Rugby said of the news that the SVNS 3 “represents an important step on the pathway to the highest level of international rugby sevens, providing teams with the opportunity to progress through World Rugby’s global competition structure.”

World Rugby Sevens World Series General Manager Sam Pinder said: “Bringing HSBC SVNS 3 together with HSBC SVNS provides a fantastic platform to showcase the depth of talent across the game, from teams looking to take the next step to the world’s best competing at the highest level.”

In addition to the aforementioned rugby on that weekend, the 2026 Rugby Americas North Sevens will take place November 28 & 29 at Hasely Crawford Stadium in the country’s capital, Port of Spain.

HSBC SVNS 3 2026 Teams

All of the teams except the African Women’s Qualifier are already known, as six men’s and six women’s teams will compete in HSBC SVNS 3 2026.

Men’s Teams

Photo Credit – Asia Rugby ARESS 2026

Hong Kong China Men are the reigning Asian and Asian Games 7s champions, and they finished 4th in the SVNS 3 held at the start of 2026, also in Dubai. They narrowly missed out on making the final and securing a top-two finish when they lost due to a golden-point try to Canada, who went on to win the final. They then lost the 3rd-place playoff to Samoa, but the match was inconsequential.

They failed to make it out of the bottom tier of the international SVNS Series when they played the final Challenger event in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2025 too.

They will be fancying their chances of being in the top two in Dubai but once again will have to overcome the likes of Canada and Samoa.

• Hong Kong China
• Canada
• Italy
• Chile
• Zimbabwe
• Samoa

Women’s Teams

Photo Credit – Asia Rugby ARESS 2026

China played in SVNS 2 last season and, after two good first two legs, had a poor 6th-place finish in the final leg in Sao Paulo, which saw them demoted from SVNS 2. They were runners-up in the Asian Rugby Emirates Sevens Series and Asian Games (behind Japan) and have a shot at reaching SVNS 2 once again.

• China
• Mexico
• Poland
• Colombia
• Samoa
• Uganda*

*The 2026 Africa Women’s Sevens will take place from November 7–8 at the RFUEA Grounds, in Nairobi, Kenya – Uganda were champions, beating Kenya in the final

Like last season, the top two men’s and women’s teams will secure promotion to HSBC SVNS 2, which will be contested across three rounds in Nairobi, São Paulo and Montevideo in early 2027.

How To Watch the HSBC SVNS 3 2026

Broadcast and streaming details are TBC, as is the schedule.

Rugby Sevens News 2026-2027

• HSBC SVNS 2 2027 Details Confirmed.
• HSBC SVNS Series and World Championship 2027 Dates Confirmed.
• Japan Women and Hong Kong China Men Defend ARESS 2026 Titles.
• Hong Kong China Men Complete Treble of Golds and Japan Claim Women’s Gold at the 20th Asian Games Rugby 7s.