{"id":10004,"date":"2025-04-10T20:39:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elitenewsnepal.com\/?p=10004"},"modified":"2025-04-10T20:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:54:04","slug":"stakes-soar-as-final-round-approaches-of-world-rugby-hsbc-sevens-challenger-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elitenewsnepal.com\/?p=10004","title":{"rendered":"Stakes soar as final round approaches of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sixteen international men’s and women’s sides are in Krakow for the third and final round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger on 11-12 April with teams vying to secure their spot for the HSBC SVNS Play-Off competition in Los Angeles.<\/div>\n

The captains of the eight women\u2019s and eight men\u2019s teams gathered near Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium on Wednesday against the backdrop of one of Krakow\u2019s iconic trams which proudly displayed promotion of the tournament.<\/p>\n

The 16 teams qualified following two days of thrilling action at the second round of the Challenger Series, which took place in Cape Town in March and saw Portugal\u2019s men and Kenya’s women take the top honours.<\/p>\n

At the end of this weekend\u2019s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger, the four men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams with the most cumulative points gained across the three rounds will qualify for the HSBC SVNS Play-off competition in Los Angeles on 3-4 May.<\/p>\n

Poland captain Natalia Pamieta, speaking at the captains’ shoot, said: \u201cIt is always very special to play in front of the home crowd. There will be our families and friends at the stadium and it always gives as extra motivation and some kind of super power.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to play our strengths and show the best rugby we can play. We want to do it for our fans, friends, families but also\u00a0for\u00a0ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaroslaw Parasal, President of Polish Rugby Union, added: \u201cThe fact that this is the only World Rugby Sevens tournament in Europe this year means a lot for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a great partnership with World Rugby that we continue to build on from hosting the HSBC Sevens Challenger final women\u2019s tournament last year to this year’s expanded tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do our best to make another step forward this year, grow the sport in the region and ensure the teams have a great time. This event is really special for Polish rugby and there are fans coming from all around the country to be with us this weekend so we hope for a fantastic spectacle!\u201d<\/p>\n

The action in Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium kicks off at 09:00 local time (GMT+2) on Friday, 11 April with pool matches. The knockout stages begin on Saturday at 11:00 with the men\u2019s and women\u2019s finals at 17:47 and 18:15 respectively.<\/p>\n

World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men\u2019s pools:<\/strong>
\nPool A: Chile, Germany, Samoa, Tonga
\nPool B: Canada, Japan, Madagascar, Portugal,<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s pools:<\/strong>
\nPool A: Belgium, Colombia, Kenya, Thailand
\nPool B: Argentina, Czechia, Poland, South Africa<\/p>\n

The Challenger was introduced in February 2020 to boost the development of rugby sevens across the globe. The short format of the game has experienced huge growth over the past two decades since the introduction of the global sevens series and becoming an Olympic sport at the Rio 2016 Games.<\/p>\n

The 2025 edition of the Challenger competition kicked off with combined events over two weekends in Cape Town on 1-2 and 7-8 March.<\/p>\n

Source: World Rubgy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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