RECAP: 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 were 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 fell to New Zealand in the decider after defeating the USA, setting up a rematch of last year's Final.
It followed a thrilling third place finish for the men, who defeated the Kiwis after the siren.
Recap all the action in the live blog below or watch it live on Stan Sport
*Note all blog times are AWST
South Africa have claimed the Perth title with a 21-19 win over Fiji.
Ryan Oosthuizen got the Blitzboks off to a strong start with the opener, allowing them to take a slender 14-12 half-time lead.
Oosthuizen's second proved to be the match-winner, crossing with four to go as they held on for the title.
New Zealand have gone back-to-back, defeating Australia 29-7 in the Perth Final
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Starting side: T. Levi, Nasser (c), Hinds, M. Levi, Dennis, Ashby (c), Nathan
Bench: Henwood, Hala, Paki, Davis, Shave
13th: Terita
1': Great defence early from the Aussies forces the turnover and stops an early Kiwi attack.
2': Bella Nasser hunts shortside and wisely dumps it back to Jorja Miller, who is instantly bundled into touch.
3': Heidi Dennis burns her defender and brings the try under the posts for good measure Australia 7-0
4': A sensational solo run from Jorja Miller beats several as she offloads to Stacey Wakka for the response 7-all
6: A blod kick in behind is charged down by the Kiwis, who win a penalty and a last chance to attack for the half (most likely).
7': Kelsey Teneti shows her muscle, fending off the covering defence and diving over right before half-time New Zealand 12-7
HALF TIME: NEW ZEALAND 12 - 7 AUSTRALIA
9': The Aussies build nicely but the Levis can't make the connection work and Maddi is called out despite the footage suggesting something else.
10': A smart set play from the Kiwis puts Teneti into space and she races clear for her second. New Zealand 17-7
11': Time running out for the hosts as the Kiwis control possession inside their half.
12': Katelyn Vahaakolo with the dagger as the winger races clear to the conjecture of the Aussies, who are adamant the pass was forward. New Zealand 24-7
14': New Zealand ice the win as Alena Saili collects the loose ball for the try New Zealand 29-7
Josh Turner has scored with 15 seconds left to give Australia the win over New Zealand.
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Starting: Hutchison, Ekanayake, Blake, Charlie, McFarland, Turner, McGregor
Bench: Dowling, McLeod, Tonga, Dalton, Wilson
Unavailable: Cartwright (shoulder)
2': Regan Ware dives over for the opener after backing up the run of Tone Ng Shiu New Zealand 5-0
3': New Zealand win the restart back but Wallace Charlie rallies for the turnover.
4': Josh Turner with a beauty of a run, steps three and finds Jayden Blake in the corner 5-all
6': NZ try and work from their half but can't find the way through, giving the hosts a chance to strike from the 22.
7': Henry Hutchison dives for the line but is held up → five metre scrum Australia. The Kiwis turn it over and there's a scuffle in the end zone! Kele Lasaqa starts it with a palm to the face of Hutchsion and both teams are hot and heated. Both go to the bin and the penalty goes to Australia.
7+1': James McGregor tries to sneak down the short side but is just put in touch on review from the TMO.
HALF TIME: AUSTRALIA 7 - 7 NEW ZEALAND
9': Frank Vaenuku races away from the defender and scores close to the corner as both teams return to seven players New Zealand 10-5
11': Australia work inside the 22 and will look to respond to the Kiwis try.
13': Another penalty for the Aussies, this time for a high shot inside the 22 as Kitiona Vai goes to the bin.
14': Third penalty as the siren is about to sound - Aussies five metres out.
14': JOSH TURNER! The Kiwi-born playmaker catches New Zealand napping and scores under the posts Australia 12-10
France have come up with the winner late to claim a 21-14 win over the USA.
Hawa Tounkara scored in the final 90 seconds, breaking the 14-all deadlock.
The Americans had a chance late, however, the French forced the turnover for bronze.
A last minute try has inspired Argentina to a 24-19 win over Spain.
Luciano Gonzalez was the hero, latching onto the loose ball and swan-diving over the line to the delight of the Argentinian fans down that end.
Pedro De Haro had put Los Pumas up shortly after half-time, only for Jeremy Trevithick to level the scores.
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.
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.
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.
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)
South Africa have taken down Australia, coming home with the 28-12 win.
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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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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)
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)
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.
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 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)
