The South-East Asian Sevens (SEA 7s) will return alongside a rebranded HSBC SGP SVNS in 2024 as we have reported previously, but the teams are now confirmed for this important tournament for national sevens teams in the region.
Updated 2nd May 2024
Fans in the region and from abroad attending the SVNS Series in Singapore will be able to enjoy the SEA 7s as the development competition will be featured alongside the principal partner, the rebranded HSBC SGP SVNS, in what will be a festival of rugby with multiple events planned.
The SEA 7s was first held in 2016 as part of the ‘Engaging Rugby in Asia’ and ‘Growing the Sport at Home’ initiatives.
SEA 7s 2024 – Teams
The SEA Sevens serves as a platform for Southeast Asian countries to consistently compete at the
regional level.
The nations of Brunei and Cambodia opted not to send sevens rugby teams to the event. “Cambodia and Brunei have regrettably withdrawn from the upcoming event. However, in order to maintain an optimal balance of teams, Singapore decided to field a “B” team and we are pleased to extend the invitation to Taiwan, thereby ensuring a complete roster of eight teams for the competition,” Gary Chong – Head of Commercial at Singapore Rugby Union told Rugby Asia 247.
The SEA 7s tournament men’s and women’s teams in 2024 are confirmed to be:
- Singapore
- Singapore A
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- The Philippines
- Chinese Taipei (invitational team)
*This is an update to the initial posts the SRU made which indicated 8 national teams.
SEA 7s 2024 – Pools
Men Group A
- Chinese Taipei
- Philippines
Head Coach: Joe Dawson
Manager: Lalaine Bacus
Physiotherapist: Megan John
- Singapore A
- Laos
Men Group B
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Thailand
Women Group C
- Thailand
- Laos
- Malaysia
Women Group D
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Philippines
SEA 7s 2024 Schedule
Image Credit: SRU – SEA 7s 2024 – Teams
Men’s and Women’s teams will be in one pool and a round-robin format will be played with the pool matches due to take place on May 2nd 2024 at the Jurong West Stadium. The Men’s and Women’s finals will be played at the National Stadium on 3rd May as part of fixtures for the HSBC SGP SVNS.
Both the Singapore Men’s and Women’s 7s teams have already secured qualification for the top-flight Asian Rugby 7s Series in 2024 which will see them take teams such as Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong China, Kazakhstan, UAE and China from August to October 2024.
Singapore will use the tournament to prepare and National Teams Head coach Suhaimi Amran said: “Tournaments like the SEA 7s provide us with valuable opportunities to compete and challenge ourselves as a team. What makes this year’s SEA 7s tournament even more significant is its role as a benchmark for the upcoming SEA Games next year in Thailand. This will serve as a platform for us to assess our capabilities and fine-tune our strategies in preparation for the games.”
Malaysia has been in camp and held training matches in preparation, while the Lao women recently took part in the HKFC 10s as part of the Hong Kong Sevens week. The Philippines has announced it will send its Rising Stars teams to compete at the SEA 7s 2024.
How To Watch The SEA 7s 2024
Admission to the SEA Sevens group and semi-final matches on May 2nd is free, but tickets for the HSBC SGP SVNS will be required to watch the finals on May 3rd 2024.
Matches will be streamed on Singapore Rugby’s YouTube and Facebook and Asia Rugby will also be streaming the tournament live.
HSBC SGP SVNS 2024
A live pool draw will be held on 18th April 2024 to determine the Singapore SVNS pools for the tournament held at the National Stadium from 3-5 May 2024 with the best 12 men’s and 12 women’s rugby teams battling to secure their spot at the Grand Finals in Madrid.
World Rugby’s Sevens General Manager and former Scotland national player Sam Pinder, SportSG Director (Industry Development) Dean Tan, and Team Singapore rugby player Jayne Chan will be attending the pool draw.
Ireland, Fiji, France, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa join Argentina in the men’s tournament. The USA currently occupy the eighth position and will look to confirm their place at the final regular season round in Singapore.
In the women’s event, USA, Canada, Ireland and Fiji join Australia, New Zealand and France in confirming their places at the Grand Final in Madrid. The eighth and final spot will be decided at the seventh and last regular season round in Singapore, as current eighth-seed Great Britain holds a two-point lead over ninth-seed Brazil.
Sign Up for the Rugby Asia 247 Newsletter Now To Receive the Latest Asian Rugby News (coming soon)
Asian Rugby Tournaments 2024 News
- Sir Gordon Tjietiens On Taking Chinese Women’s Sevens Rugby To The Next Level
- Christy Cheng – The Development Of Rugby Has Come So Far In Hong Kong
- HSBC SVNS 2024 Pools.
- Monaco To Host World Rugby Sevens Repechage – Paris 2024 Olympics
Trending Now
The Best Social 2024 Rugby Tournaments In Asia
