Spain Women´s 7´s secure place at HSBC SVNS World Championship

In a boost to the Spanish game and its commercial prospects. Spain´s Women 7´s team have secured a place in the HSBC SVNS World Championship stages after a second place finish in SVNS2 tournament held at Montevideo , Uruguay on the 21st-22nd March 2026.
 
The three tournament stage SVNS World Championship will see its second leg swing into Valladolid on 29th-31st May and after a disappointing end to the Men´s Rugby Europe Championship, combined with a challenge via Argentina to their Rugby World Cup 20235 hopes, the Spain Womens 7´s teams success represents much needed good news. 
 

Spain will be joined by Argentina and South Africa as the four highest ranked nations in SVNS 2 will play off against the four lowest ranked SVNS team to see who will make up the spots in 2027. 

 

Springtime for Rugby in Germany as they head to

HSBC SVNS World Championship

 

On the men´s side, Germany have booked their ticket for the Men´s World Champioship alongside the USA, showing that despite the Men´s 15 relegation back to the Third Tier of European Rugby, the building blocks for a successful Rugby programme are coming together in Europe´s population and economic powerhouse. 

 

 

SVNS: World Rugby Headache but Spanish Relief

 

For Spain, SVNS was one of the first gateways into Tier 1 level competition against the likes of New Zealand , South Africa and European Teams. It also represents a crucial segment of funding with Sevens at the Olympics. However, with many European nations pulling the plug and focussing resources on what appears to them to be a higher commercial prospect (The Under 20´s six nations that they control) SVNS has found itself struggling for crowds and audience engagement. 
 
It also is struggling to answer the question of : Who is SVNS for ? European Tier 1 nations have no time for it and increasingly nations in Europe that wish to make progress at the top tier (Georgia, Portugal) have shown no intention of diverting resources towards what is becoming increasingly clear is not a product the elite European nations care about.
 
In World Rugby´s defence, the Oceanic nations remain fully committed and it is acting as a gateway for developing nations (Kenya, Germany and others) to start to gain a foothold in the sport. 
 

 
However, the era of cheap money and endless increase in revenues of a previous generation is dead and events are going to have to, well, actually start making money. For Spain, they  will simply be relieved that they have both national teams taking part at the HSBC SVNS World Championship event in Valladolid. Offering Spanish Rugby another chance to put its best foot forward, as it seeks to make a case to host the Rugby Union World Cup 2035. 

 

The HSBC SVNS World Championship will begin of the 17-19th April in Hong Kong