Third Leg Of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2025 – Krakow

We now know the 8 Women’s and 8 Men’s Sevens Rugby teams who qualified to compete in the third leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2025 in Krakow, Poland from 11-12 April based on results from the two legs in Cape Town. The pools were confirmed but since then, there has been a shock withdrawal of the Uganda Women, so who has replaced them?

With one job done for the qualified teams, now only the top four men’s and women’s teams with the most cumulative points gained across the three Challenger rounds will qualify for the HSBC SVNS Play Off in Los Angeles from 3-4 May 2025.

The teams will then need to face the bottom four ranked teams from HSBC SVNS 2025 in a promotion and relegation tournament with four places up for grabs for the next SVNS season.

With Uganda women being withdrawn by their union citing financial issues and the time to process the visas, a World Rugby spokesperson told Rugby Asia 247, “World rugby has regrettably received the withdrawal of the Uganda women’s sevens team from the third round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger in Krakow, Poland on 11-12 April. In accordance with the Terms of Participation the next highest ranked team, Belgium, will now participate in the event.”

Krakow, Poland – Third Leg Of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Challenger 2025 Pools

Women’s Teams and Pools

The top eight women’s teams, Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, Colombia, Thailand, Czechia, Poland and Uganda, qualified for Krakow and had been drawn into pools of 4 teams for the final leg.

Kenya (40 points), South Africa (34), Argentina (30) and Colombia (30) are the front runners after the two tournaments hosted in South Africa.

However, with the Uganda Rugby Union announcing on 17th March that due to alleged funding issues and the time needed to secure the necessary visas for their Women’s team – they confirmed they had withdrawn and World Rugby followed the regulations to offer the spot to Belgium who had finished 9th in Cape Town and also makes the narrow losses and circumstances for the HKCR Women that more painful.

This is a better alternative solution to the alternative which could have byes to be given to the teams in Uganda’s pool (which includes Thailand, Kenya,  and Colombia. But points differential could also have a big outcome to determine the top 4 sides at the end of the tournament in Krakow.

Thailand is currently in 5th with 22 points and is in Pool A grouped with the winner of both opening rounds, Kenya, the Colombians who beat them in a controversial match for the red cards, and Uganda who Thailand beat in both legs in Cape Town.

Pool A

• Kenya
• Colombia
• Thailand
• Uganda – Withdrawn – Belgium offered the spot

Pool B

• South Africa
• Argentina
• Czechia
• Poland

Men’s Teams and Pools

The top eight men’s teams, Germany, Canada, Portugal, Chile, Samoa, Japan, Madagascar and Tonga progressed to the third round in Krakow and have been drawn in two pools.

For the remaining Asian side, Japan, they are in Pool B with three sides that beat them across the opening two legs in Cape Town; Canada, Portugal, and Madagascar. Japan is currently 6th with 20 points on the log.

Pool A

• Germany
• Chile
• Samoa
• Tonga

Pool B

• Canada
• Portugal
• Japan
• Madagascar

All of the results and fixtures will be made available online by World Rugby.

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