History was made on the opening night of the fifth event of HSBC SVNS 2024 in Los Angeles as the world’s 12 best women’s teams competed alongside the men’s teams in a combined tournament for the first time in the United States.
When is the 2024 Los Angeles Sevens?
Friday, March 1 to Sunday, March 3.
Where is the 2024 Los Angeles Sevens?
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., home of the LA Galaxy.
Live stream link: WATCH LA SEVENS RUGBY
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Rest of the World: RPTV
Americas & Africa
USA: Peacock/NBC
Canada: TSN
New Zealand: Sky
Latin America: ESPN
MENA: Starzplay
South Africa & SSA: Supersport
Asia & Oceania:
Australia: Stan Sport
Fiji & Pacific Island: Digicel TV
Malaysia: Astro
Philippines: Tap
Europe:
France: France TV
Georgia: Silk TV
Portugal: Sport TV
Spain & Andorra: Movistar
United Kingdom & Ireland: TNT Sports
2024 Los Angeles Sevens Latest Results:
On the men’s side, Argentina, looking to make it four tournament wins in a row in the men’s competition, recovered to win 28-21 in a tense battle with Spain.
In Pool A, Ireland secured a 17-0 win over South Africa. In pool B, host USA won an enthralling battle by 31-12 with Samoa, and Aussie recorded a 24-17 victory over New Zealand.
In Pool C, Fiji and France they claimed victories, with the former snatching a 15-12 win over Great Britain before the latter defeated Canada 24-7.
On the women’s side, in Pool A, Brazil won 12-5 in their opening game against Fiji, while the most recent winner, New Zealand, also recorded an easy win, 41-5 vs RSA.
In Pool B, the first two tournament winners, Australia, started the event in style, beating Ireland 31-0, while Vancouver runners-up France registered a 35-7 win over Japan. In Pool C, Canada won their opening game of the event against Great Britain by 20-10.
2024 Los Angeles Sevens Schedule:
Friday, March 1
Pool Play Day 1 (7:20 pm)
Saturday, March 2
Pool Play Day 2 – Part 1 (12:20 pm)
Pool Play Day 2 – Part 2 (4:51 pm)
Men’s Quarterfinals/Semifinals (9:30 pm)
Sunday, March 3
Quarterfinals/Semifinals – Part 1 (12:20 pm)
Quarterfinals/Semifinals – Part 2 (4:13 pm)
Finals – (7:30 pm)
Standings:
As a reminder, the top eight placed teams based on total series points after seven events will compete in the new ‘winner takes all’ Grand Final (May 31 – June 2) in Madrid, where men’s and women’s SVNS champions will be crowned.
The four lowest-ranked women’s and men’s teams after the seventh event of the season in Singapore will join the top four teams from the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2024 in a high-stakes promotion and relegation tournament in Madrid.
Here’s how the tables look entering the fifth tournament in Los Angeles.
Men’s Table:
1. Argentina: 78 points
2. Ireland: 54 points
3. Fiji: 54 points
4. New Zealand: 50 points
5. Australia: 46 points
6. South Africa: 46 points
7. France: 36 points
8. USA: 30 points
9. Samoa: 20 points
10. Great Britain: 17 points
11. Spain: 13 points
12. Canada: 11 points
Women’s Table:
1. Australia: 72 points
2. New Zealand: 66 points
3. France: 62 points
4. USA: 48 points
5. Canada: 48 points
6. Ireland: 42 points
7. Fiji: 40 points
8. Great Britain: 26 points
9. Brazil: 20 points
10. Spain: 12 points
11. Japan: 12 points
12. South Africa: 8 points