LIVE Perth SVNS Day Two: Australia Women into Final, Men to play for third

Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 6:09 AM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson
Ben Dowling carves New Zealand to open the scoring at SVNS Perth

LIVE: Finals day is here at the Perth SVNS in what shapes as a massive day for the Australian teams in Perth.

The men's and women's teams are coming off a perfect opening day, sweeping through all six games to top their respective pools.

Watch every match of this week's Perth SVNS live and on-demand, exclusively on Stan Sport.

The women will get the chance to defend their Perth title, facing New Zealand in the decider (4:28 pm AWST) in a rematch of last year's decider.

Meanwhile, the men will also face New Zealand (3:57 pm), playing off for third after their defeat to South Africa.

Following this, the champions will be crowned, culminating a massive weekend on the SVNS World Series.

Recap all the action in the live blog below or watch it live on Stan Sport

*Note all blog times are AWST

3:00 pm - Argentina v Spian (Fifth place men)

2:35 pm - Canada claim fifth with dominant Japan win

Canada have claimed fifth in the women's competition with a 34-5 victory over Japan.

Carissa Norsten set the tempo early with a try in the opening minute as the Canadians took a 17-0 lead at the break.

Fancy Bermudez' second half double quashed any chances of a Japanese comeback.

2:10 pm - France hold off Great Britain for seventh

France has survived a late scare and multiple yellow cards for a 24-17 win over Great Britain.

Leading 19-5 at halftime, the French were down to five at one stage of the game after back-to-back cards.

The Brits scored late to give themselves hope but couldn't re-gain the restart.

1:50 pm - Fiji claim seventh with Great Britain thumping

Fiji have claimed seventh in the women's event thanks to a 41-5 victory over Great Britain.

The Fijians were never troubled as Verenaisi Ditavutu scored in the opening minute.

Ditavutu also scored the last of the match to the delight of the strong Fijian supporter base at HBF Park.

1:45 pm - Final matches

Seventh Place Women - Great Britain v Fiji - 1:51 pm (4:51 pm)

Seventh Place Men - Great Britain v France - 2:13 pm (5:13 pm)

Fifth Place Women - Japan v Canada - 2:35 pm (5:35 pm)

Fifth Place Men - Spain v Argentina 2:57 pm (5:57 pm)

Third Place Women - France v USA 3:35 pm (6:35 pm)

Third Place Men - New Zealand v Australia - 3:57 pm (6:57 pm)

Women’s Final - New Zealand v Australia - 4:28 pm (7:28 pm)

Men’s Final - Fiji v South Africa - 5:04 pm (8:04 pm)

1:23 pm - Australia fall to South Africa

South Africa have taken down Australia, coming home with the 28-12 win.

Follow all the action below:

Starting: Hutchison, Ekanayake, Dalton, Dowling, Charlie, Blake, Turner

Bench: McFarland, McLeod, Tonga, McGregor, Wilson

Unavailable: Cartwright (shoulder)

1': Early attack from the Aussies comes up short after a knock-on close to halfway.

3': Shilton van Wyk burns the hosts through the middle for the first score South Africa 7-0

5': Henry Hutchison finishes off in the corner after Wallace Charlie's break leaves the Blitzboks short of numbers South Africa 7-5

7': A true 14-point swing as the Australians spill the ball close to the South African line, with Sebastiaan Jobb capitalising on the success to run 90 metres for the try South Africa 14-5

HALF TIME: SOUTH AFRICA 14 - 5 AUSTRALIA

8': The trademark show-and-go from Ben Dowling delivers again to reduce the lead South Africa 14-12

8': Aden Ekanayake is yellow carded for taking the guy in the air.

9': van Wyk tries for a second with the grubber ahead after his break but the Aussies rally for the 22m drop out.

10': Jobb nabs his second as the Aussies struggle with the numbers. South Africa 21-12

12': South Africa extends their lead through Ricardo Duarttee South Africa 28-12

12:55 pm - Fiji into decider after New Zealand red card

Fiji will get the chance for back-to-back titles on the SVNS World Series circuit after a 35-0 thumping of New Zealand.

The game was blown open very early after Akuila Rokolisoa's dumping tackle saw the Sevens star red carded.

It allowed the Singapore champs to roll on into the Final, with Viwa Naduvalo completing a stylish hat-trick late.

12:35 pm - Australia's title defence continues

Australia will once again face New Zealand in the Perth Final after a 26-5 win over the USA.

Recap all the action below

Starting side: T. Levi, Nasser (c), Hinds, M. Levi, Dennis, Ashby (c), Nathan

Bench: Henwood, Hala, Paki, Terita, Shave

13th: Davis

1': Maddison Levi does what she does best, beating three and running 80 metres for the opener Australia 7-0

3': Aussies hunting for their second after Bella Nasser's pilfer, but a loose offload stops the play five metres out.

5': A nearly costly intercept by the hosts, who scramble and force the mistake from the USA on their 22.

7': Side-to-side by the Aussies splits the USA open, with Heidi Dennis there to finish it off before the break Australia 12-0

HALF TIME: AUSTRALIA 12 - 0 USA

8': Madison Ashby snatches the intercept and races away for the try against the run of play Australia 19-0

10': Su Adegoke races away from the defence to put the USA on the board. Concern for Ashby as she stays down after a collision, she'll go for an HIA Australia 19-5

12': Maddison Levi with her second after a perfect cut-out ball from Tia Hinds Australia 26-5

12:13 pm - New Zealand advance to women's decider

New Zealand have booked their spot in the Perth Final with a 34-14 win over France.

The French made them work for it, taking a 14-5 lead before the break.

However, a yellow card and a smart chargedown before half-time flipped momentum, with the ruthless Kiwis running away with the game late.

11:35 am - Argentina thump France after red card

Argentina have raced away with the 47-12 win over France after the French copped an early red card.

It happened early in the first half after a reckless dump tackle from Andy Timo.

Pedro De Haro scored a double as six different try-scorers touch down.

11:12 am - Spain rally past Great Britain

Spain will battle for fifth after taking down Great Britain 28-19.

The match was locked at 14-all heading into half-time before Spain put on back-to-back tries to build a sizeable lead.

Not even a yellow card to try scorer Angel Bozal could slow them down as they held tough for the win.

10:52 am - Canada hold tough for Fiji win

Canada will play Japan for fifth after a tense 26-19 win over Fiji.

The Fijians kept fighting throughout the game, with a late try to Mariana Talatoka setting up a grandstand finish.

However, the class of Olivia Apps shone through, racing away in the final seconds for the victory

10:30 am - Japan coast past Great Britain

Starting with the women's fifth-place semi-final, as Japan took care of Great Britain 29-7.

Chiaki Saegusa did the damage early, scoring the first two tries of the match as the Japanese steadied following a tough day one.

They were never troubled as tries to Minako Taniyama and Michiyo Suda helped seal the win

10:00 am - Finals days fixtures

Here's how the day is set to pan out, with the local attention turning to the semi-finals at 12:35 pm (women) and 1:19 pm (men) respectively.

FIFTH PLACE SEMIS

Women

Japan v Great Britain - 10:30 am (1:30 pm)

Canada v Fiji - 10:52 am (1:52 pm)

Men

Spain v Great Britain - 11:14 am (2:14 pm)

France v Argentina - 11:36 am (2:36 pm)

CUP SEMI FINALS

Women

New Zealand v France - 12:13 pm (3:13 pm)

Australia v USA - 12:35 pm (3:35 pm)

Men

Fiji v New Zealand - 12:57 pm (3:57 pm)

Australia v South Africa - 1:19 pm (4:19 pm)

9:30 am - Welcome

Welcome back to Rugby.com.au's on-ground coverage of the Perth SVNS as we enter Finals day.

Both Australian sides are rolling into their respective semi-finals full of momentum after what was a perfect opening day for the hosts.

The heat is set to play a big factor, with similar sweltering conditions facing the teams at HBF Park.

Follow along for all the action as it happens.

Australia Women’s Sevens team for 2025/2026 HSBC SVNS Perth:

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

Australia Men's Sevens team for 2025/2026 HSBC SVNS Perth:

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

HSBC SVNS WORLD SERIES PERTH SCHEDULE

AUSTRALIA WOMEN

  • Saturday February 7: Australia 54 def Great Britain 5 (11:36am AWST/2:36pm AEDT)
  • Saturday February 7: Australia 26 def France 12 (2:42pm AWST/5:42pm AEDT)
  • Saturday February 7: Australia 38 def Canada 10 (5:58pm AWST/8:58pm AEDT)
  • Sunday February 8 - Semi-Final: Australia v USA (12:35pm AWST/3:35pm AEDT)

AUSTRALIA MEN

  • Saturday February 7: Australia 21 def New Zealand 14 (1:04pm AWST/4:04pm AEDT)
  • Saturday February 7: Australia 29 def France 14 (4:20pm AWST/7:20pm AEDT)
  • Saturday February 7: Australia v Great Britain (7:36pm AWST/10:36pm AEDT)
  • Sunday February 8 - Semi-Final: Australia v South Africa (1:19pm AWST/4:19pm AEDT)

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