World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 – Round 3 Pools
With the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 splitting into two different destinations for the third and final round, the women will play in Krakow, Poland and the men will play in Munich, Germany from 18-19 May 2024 with the pools for each having been drawn in Hong Kong.
Feature Photo Credit: HKCR
The series will enter its final round as it heads to the standalone women’s and men’s events at Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium in Krakow, Poland and Dantestadion in Munich, Germany respectively on 18-19 May 2024.
China currently leads the women’s standings, and in a twist of fate, all three Asian sides were drawn into the same pool for the final leg, with China, Thailand, Hong Kong China, and Czech set to play in Pool A.
Thailand’s Rattanaporn Wittayaronnayut told Rugby Asia 247 in Hong Kong, “We have enjoyed the two Challenger tournaments so far and we hope to do our best in Poland. We are excited and it’s been an awesome experience and we will continue to try to do our best in this Series.”
The HKCR men are in the 5th spot, following their runner-up placement in the second round in Montevideo, and have been pooled with Uganda, Tonga, and Mexico in Pool B for the men.
Japan are unlikely to qualify for the top four (currently in 7th place) and is in a tough Pool C in Munich with Kenya, Chile and Portugal.
The Asian teams will also first take part in the Melrose Shield Competition 2024 which is part of the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2024 – and have all played each other many times.
The top four teams from the Challenger Series advance to the relegation play-off at the SVNS Grand Final in Madrid against teams ranked ninth to 12th from the HSBC SVNS 2024.
Four successful nations from this Grand Final play-off will secure their place in the HSBC SVNS 2025.
World Rugby Chief Competitions and Performance Officer Nigel Cass said: “We have seen a really impressive level of rugby sevens in the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 and as we reach the business end of the competition there is more at stake than ever before with the potential for four men’s and four women’s teams to reach the pinnacle HSBC SVNS in 2025 via the new promotion – relegation play off event at the Grand Final in Madrid on 31 May – 2 June.
I wish the best of luck to all the competing teams in Munich and Krakow in what promises to be a thrilling pair of events.”
You can see more here about the standings and results in the HSBC Sevens Challenger Series 2024.
Women’s Pools – World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 Leg#3 Poland
Pool A
- China
- Thailand
- HKCR
- Czech
Pool B
- Argentina
- Uruguay
- Paraguay
- PNG
Pool C
- Belgium
- Poland
- Kenya
- Mexico
Men’s Pools – World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 Leg#3 Munich
Pool A
- Uruguay
- Germany
- Georgia
- PNG
Pool B
- HKCR
- Uganda
- Tonga
- Mexico
Pool C
- Kenya
- Chile
- Portugal
- Japan
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