The 2026 Perth SVNS is here as some of the best athletes in the world embark on HBF Park.
Both Australian teams will be looking to back up their heroics from last year, with both teams making the Final.
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The women will open proceedings, with the Australians set to face Great Britain (11:36 am AWST) to begin their title defence.
Then, it's the men's time to shine, taking on arch rivals New Zealand (1:04 pm) in what shapes to be another epic trans-Tasman encounter.
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*Note all blog times are AWST
Starting: Hutchison, Blake, Dalton, Cartwright, Dowling, Turner, Ekanayake
Bench: Charlie, McFarland, Tonga, McGregor, Wilson
13th: McLeod
France have eased into the tournament with a 36-10 victory over Great Britain.
Simon Desert was the chief destroyer, crossing for a first-half hat-trick as they led 26-0 at the break.
The Brits scored twice to give themselves hope before two tries sealed the win.
Fiji have rallied to take down Argentina 26-10 to start their campaign.
The top-ranked team had to do some work after conceding back-to-back tries to the defending Perth champions.
Terio Veilawa lead the comeback, scoring twice to delight the strong Fijian support in the crowd as they powered home
South Africa has avoided an almighty upset after defeating Spain 33-14 to start the men's action for the day.
A double to Jeremy Trevithick put the Spanish up early in the second half.
But, as in earlier games, the Blitzboks' class gave them the chance to pile on multiple tries for the win.
Starting side: Dennis, Paki, Nasser (c), Davis, Nathan, Hala, Hinds
Bench: Henwood, M. Levi, Shave, Ashby (c), T Levi
13th: Terita
2' Great Britain capitalise on an early Aussie mistake as skipper Katie Shillaker sprints away for the opener GB 5-0
3': Mackenzie Davis instantly answers back, with Bella Nasser throwing the key offload for the try Australia 7-5
4': Faith Nathan produces a lovely in and out to beat her defender and sprint 60 metres for the try. Australia 14-5
6': Australia are rolling now, with Davis finding Heidi Dennis on the edge after Sariah Paki flies high to re-gain the restart Australia 21-5
7': Paki finishes a dominant half after fending off the tackler for the try on the break Australia 28-5
8': Bella Nasser continues the onslaught with a solo effort to kick off the second half Australia 35-5
10': Dennis strolls over for a double after a thumping run from Teagan Levi. Australia 42-5
13': Dennis completes the hat-trick and brings it under the posts for good measure Australia 49-5
14': Maddison Levi brings up 50 after a thumping hit forces the turnover Australia 54-5
France have produced arguably the first upset of the tournament with a 24-12 win over Canada.
The French scored the first two tries, which were instantly answered by Canada on either side of the break.
However, Alycia Christiaens' second of the match helped France run away with the crucial win.
New Zealand have started with a 34-12 win over Japan but it was far from as easy as the scoreline suggests.
The Japanese cemented their status as the most improved on tour after taking the lead in the second half after a tense first half.
But the class of the Kiwis was too much, with Jorja Miller's solo efofrt starting a run of four straight tries to blow the game out.
The USA have started Perth SVNS with a tough 34-15 win over Fiji.
The Americans rallied after receiving a yellow card in each game to deal with the dangerous Fijians, who rallied for a late comeback.
Autumn Czaplicki's last minute try sealed the win after Fiji rolled in three straight tries.
A reminder of the matches for today as we kick off in just over 30 minutes time.
For the Australians, the Women are up first at 11:36 am (AWST), arriving at the ground moments ago.
The Men will follow at 1:04 pm, cutting a relaxed figure as they strolled around Scarborough to start the day.
Women
USA v Fiji - 10:30 am (1:30 pm)
New Zealand v Japan - 10:52 am (1:52 pm)
Canada v France - 11:14 am (2:14 pm)
Australia v Great Britain - 11:36 am (2:36 pm)
Men
South Africa v Spain - 11:58 am (2:58 pm)
Fiji v Argentina - 12:20 pm (3:20 pm)
France v Great Britain - 12:42 pm (3:42 pm)
New Zealand v Australia - 1:04 pm (4:04 pm)
Women
USA v Japan - 1:36 pm (4:36 pm)
New Zealand v Fiji - 1:58 pm (4:58 pm)
Canada v Great Britain - 2:20 pm (5:20 pm)
Australia v France - 2:42 pm (5:42 pm)
Men
South Africa v Argentina - 3:14 pm (6:14 pm)
Fiji v Spain - 3:36 pm (6:36 pm)
New Zealand v Great Britain - 3:58 pm (6:58 pm)
France v Australia - 4:20 pm (7:20 pm)
Women
Fiji v Japan - 4:52 pm (7:52 pm)
New Zealand v USA - 5:14 pm (8:14 pm)
France v Great Britain - 5:36 pm (8:36 pm)
Australia v Canada - 5:58 pm (8:58 pm)
Men
Spain v Argentina - 6:30 pm (9:30 pm)
Fiji v South Africa - 6:52 pm (9:52 pm)
France v New Zealand - 7:14 pm (10:14 pm)
Australia v Great Britain - 7:36 pm (10:36 pm)
Welcome to Rugby.com.au's on-ground coverage for the 2026 Perth SVNS at HBF Park.
Conditions in Western Australia have been hot all week, and it's only going to get hotter, with temperatures expected to hit 35 degrees at points of the day.
The opening day is stacked with action as the eight teams fight for their spots in tomorrow's semi-finals.
Follow along for all the action as it happens.
2. Amahli Hala – 4 events
3. Faith Nathan – 35 events
4. Mackenzie Davis – 8 events
5. Teagan Levi – 28 events
6. Madison Ashby (c) – 28 events
8. Kaitlin Shave – 10 events
9. Tia Hinds – 22 events
10. Isabella Nasser (c) – 20 events
12. Maddison Levi – 28 events
13. Heidi Dennis – 9 events
15. Kahli Henwood – 8 events
22. Bienne Terita – 19 events
65. Sariah Paki – 37 events
1. Henry Hutchison (c) – 62 events
2. Ben Dowling – 24 events
3. James McGregor – 5 events
7. Josh Turner – 40 events
9. Will Cartwright – 3 events
10. Ben Dalton – 12 events
13. Jayden Blake – 9 events
23. Aden Ekanayake – 10 events
24. Ethan McFarland – 3 events
31. Jarrah McLeod - Debut
33. Harry Wilson – 3 events
71. Hadley Tonga – 3 events
77. Wallace Charlie – 4 events
AUSTRALIA WOMEN
- Saturday February 7: Australia v Great Britain (11:36am AWST/2:36pm AEDT)
- Saturday February 7: Australia v France (2:42pm AWST/5:42pm AEDT)
- Saturday February 7: Australia v Canada (5:58pm AWST/8:58pm AEDT)
AUSTRALIA MEN
- Saturday February 7: Australia v New Zealand (1:04pm AWST/4:04pm AEDT)
- Saturday February 7: Australia v France (4:20pm AWST/7:20pm AEDT)
- Saturday February 7: Australia v Great Britain (7:36pm AWST/10:36pm AEDT)
