Rugby is a sport with a vast global following which continues to gain in popularity. The 2023/24 World Rugby Sevens series, also known as the HSBC SVNS, commences in December 2023 and will conclude in June 2024.
This variation of the traditional rugby union features seven-member teams playing seven-minute halves, and was first introduced in 1999, with the women’s league debuting in 2012.
The Sevens Series travels to different venues around the world, giving fans the chance to see their favourite teams and players in action.
Last year’s champions in the men’s league was New Zealand, with Argentina and Fiji as runner up and third place, respectively. New Zealand also won the women’s Sevens championship for a rare double.
Use this guide to catch the action live and experience the excitement of this thrilling sport.
When is the Rugby Sevens live on streaming TV in Australia?
The 2023/24 season will be the first ever wherein the series format changes, with teams reduced from 16 to 12. The tournament will consist of eight events. Top 8 teams will then play in the Grand Final to be hosted in Spain.
The men’s and women’s Rugby Sevens schedule is also being combined, so there will be no confusion about who’s playing at each stop in the tournament.
These Rugby 7’s fixtures will be followed by the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which begins on 26 July and will see the inclusion of Rugby Sevens.
Here in Australia the broadcast rights for the 2023/24 Rugby Sevens Series belong exclusively to Stan Sports. Use the table below to see the dates for each fixture of this season’s Rugby Sevens series
| Rugby Sevens 2023/24 | Dates |
|---|---|
| Dubai | 2-3 December 2023 |
| Cape Town | 9-10 December 2023 |
| Perth | 26-28 January 2024 |
| Vancouver | 23-25 February 2024 |
| Los Angeles | 2-3 March 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 5-7 April 2024 |
| Singapore | 3-5 May 2024 |
| Grand Final: Madrid, Spain | 31 May – 2 June 2024 |
How to watch the Rugby Sevens live in Australia
Stan Sports recently acquired the Australian broadcast rights to the Rugby Sevens for subscription TV.
Stan Sport is renowned for acquiring the rights to Australian Rugby, from The Rugby Championship right through to Super Rugby and the Bledisloe Cup. They have also exclusive rights to several major Grand Slam Tennis events in the shape of Rolland Garros, Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
More recently, Stan Sport has acquired Indy Car, EUFA Champions League and their portfolio continues to grow, with the Rugby Sevens now in their library.
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Stan offers several subscription plans. The standard Stan library – including TV shows and movies, starts at $10/month, with SD streaming available on one screen at a time. The $16/month and bumps image quality up to HD, and allows up to 3 users simultaneously. Finally, the Premium Plan, at $21, comes with 4K streaming on 4 devices at the same time. Perfect for families!
If you would like to add Stan Sport to your monthly billing you will first require one of the above subscriptions. Stan Sport can then be added for a further $15/month. That means that the cheapest way to access Stan Sport is $25/month.
The good news is that both of these services come with a 30 day trial so that you can check them out first. You are free to cancel monthly payments at any time thereafter.
Rugby Sevens teams in 2023/2024 season
There will be both Women’s and Men’s team competing for the championship trophy across the 6 month season. This season, both the men’s and women’s series will have the same number of teams and be from identical countries.
Here’s a list of all countries competing:
Men’s Sevens and Women’s teams
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Fiji
- France
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- South Africa
- Spain
- United States
Streaming devices to watch Rugby World Cup Sevens
Watch every Rugby Sevens game on your favourite sports streaming devices. Check out the devices below to start streaming.
Devices supported on Stan
- PCs and Macs: Yes – Safari 9+ (macOS 10.10 and later), Chrome 89+ (macOS 10.11 and later), Firefox 88+ (macOS 10.12 and later); Google Chrome 89+ (Windows 7 and later), Microsoft Edge (Windows 10 and later), Firefox 88+ (Windows 7 and later), Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 8.1 and later)
- Mobile Devices: Yes – iOS 11.0 and above; Android 4.4 and above; Windows 10
- Apple TV: Yes – Apple TV Generations 2-4 and 4K
- Telstra TV: Yes – All models
- Fetch TV: Yes – Fetch TV Generation 2 and later
- Amazon Fire TV: Yes – Launch Stan app on Amazon Fire TV from Spotlight
- Chromecast: Yes – Google Chromecast and TVs/media players with Chromecast built-in
- Gaming Consoles: Yes – Xbox One, Xbox One Series X, Xbox One Series S, PS3, PS4, PS5
- Samsung Smart TV: Yes – 2013-2020 models
- LG Smart TV: Yes – 2013-2020 models
- Sony Smart TV: Yes – 2014-2020 models
- Hisense Smart TV: Yes – 2015-2020 models
- Panasonic Smart TV: Yes – 2017-2019 models
- TCL Smart TV: Yes – 2016-2019 models
- Android TV: Yes – Version 5 and above; Foxtel Now box, NVIDIA SHIELD, Mi Box, Google TV, Vodafone TV & more below:
- Philips Android TV: Yes – 2016-2017 models
- Kogan SmarterTV: Yes – select models
- Toshiba Android TV: Yes – select models
- FFALCON Smart TV: Yes – select models
- EKO TV: Yes – select models
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