HSBC SVNS rugby champions to be decided at 2028 Olympic venue in California [Video]

The 2025 HSBC SVNS season will wrap up May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., where the champions will be crowned at the 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue.

The championship round of the elite rugby sevens competition will follow a stop in Singapore, World Rugby announced Monday.

The first five events of the 2025 season, including Feb. 21-23 in Vancouver, were announced in August.

The Canadian men won’t be part of the new season, however. They dropped out in June after being beaten 22-14 by Spain in a relegation decider in Madrid.

The Canadian women return, energized by their silver-medal performance this summer at the Paris Olympics. They finished fifth overall last season on the HSBC SVNS circuit.

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