LIVE Perth SVNS Day Two: Both Australian Sevens teams in contention for titles

Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 3:20 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 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 kick off the action for the hosts, facing the USA (12:35 pm AWST) in the semi-finals as they look to defend their title from last year.

This is followed by the men, who take on South Africa (1:19 pm) in their quest to make it three straight Perth Finals.

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

11:12 am - Spain v Great Britain

Moving on to the men as Spain take on Great Britain, yesterday's big surprise packets.

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 Canada - 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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