Organisers of Emirates Dubai 7s have as we speak introduced the swimming pools and match schedule for the lads’s and girls’s rugby on the first leg of HSBC SVNS 2025.
On the 30thof November and the 1stof December, The Sevens Stadium will welcome the 12 greatest males’s and girls’s worldwide rugby sevens groups for the series-opener,in what would be the first matches since a record-breaking viewing success at Paris 2024 the place greater than 530,000 rugby followers attended, and tens of hundreds of thousands across the globe tuned in.
On the Saturday, matches might be performed on Pitches 1 and a pair of with the highest two groups in every pool, and the 2 greatest third-placed sides, advancing to the quarterfinals. On Sunday, followers can catch the cup finals (girls’s at 19:35 and males’s at 20:11), adopted by the awards presentation and shutting out the weekend, international award-winning artist Stormzy will carry out on the ‘Frequency on 8’stage at 21:30.
Ladies’s Match
Day 1 kicks off with newly topped Olympic champions New Zealand taking over Brazil at 9:00am on Pitch 2, while silver medallists Canada open towards Japan on Pitch 1. The morning session additionally consists of main encounters together with USA v Nice Britain (9:22), Eire v Fiji (9:44am) and Australia towards HSBC SVNS newcomers China (9.44am).
Different schedule highlights embrace a repeat of the Olympic last between New Zealand and Canada at 16:07, France taking over Olympic bronze medallists, the USA at 16:51pm, and Australia versus Eire at 17:35pm.
Males’s Match
Kicking off the lads’s match on Day 1 would be the AllBlackstaking on the USA at 10:06. At 10.28am followers can count on an all-South American affair between 2023 / 2024 Collection League Winners, Argentina and resilient Uruguay. Following a hattrick of successive Emirates Dubai 7s triumphs, South Africa will tackle Australia at 10:50.
An action-packed Day 1 concludes with the ultimate spherical of the Pool part the place Fiji takes on the All Blacks, Argentina face Eire and eventually, Olympic Champions, France tackle South Africa at 20:44.
Following an intense first day of rugby motion, followers could make their manner from the stadium to the ‘Rugby Rocks’ stage for the headline Saturday set from British pop band the Sugababes, who might be treating followers to all their noughties classics.
Mathew Tait, Competition Director of Dubai 7s, stated: “Drawing the fixtures we now have for the primary spherical of HSBC SVNS 2025 will undoubtedly ship a number of pleasure for sports activities followers all over the world. This would be the first time that groups have performed at this stage for the reason that Paris Olympics in the summertime, and with so many stars of the sevens to observe, it’s going to be one other action-packed weekend!”
In addition to the elite matches, the Emirates Dubai 7s packed schedule additionally consists of plenty of Invitational tournaments to spectate. Throughout the three-day competition and simply forward of the UAE Nationwide Day on Monday 2nd December, there might be 16 rugby tournaments, 6 netball competitions, 2 cricket and three health tournaments, in addition to 6 padel tennis competitions, attracting almost 6,500 athletes. Along with watching the motion, spectators can attend sporting masterclasses performed by Emirates Dubai 7s skilled sports activities ambassadors from the worlds of rugby and cricket.
For individuals who wish to safe prime seats for all of the rugby motion, the South Grandstand provides customary and premium reserved-seating choices. Get pleasure from the most effective views of Pitch 1 for a weekend full of sports activities pleasure and assure your spot within the grandstand subsequent to family and friends.
Ticket costs to expertise the magic of the Emirates Dubai 7s begin from AED 425 for a day move or AED 550 for weekend passes. Friday is free entry for everybody and youngsters beneath 4 additionally go free all weekend! For Folks of Willpower, tickets are AED 325 together with a carer. Followers trying to get pleasure from a state-of-the-art hospitality expertise can take within the motion from the all-new Sunroom, with as much as two days of all-inclusive VIP remedy, free-flowing F&B choices, and a premium view of Pitch 1 from the North Grandstand, plus stay commentary and leisure from The KOKO Present. Don’t miss out on the proper spot for entertaining shoppers, groups, or teams.
The complete match schedule could be considered by way of the Emirates Dubai 7s web site and/or app, which features a breakdown of the three swimming pools and timetable matches for Saturday, in addition to the knockout matches for Sunday.
Emirates Dubai 7s provides the entire competition expertise mixing sport, leisure and household actions into one fun-filled 3-day weekend. Whether or not a rugby fan, cricket fanatic or searching for an amazing time out with household and mates, guests can ‘Expertise it All’ at Emirates Dubai 7s this yr.
For extra data on tickets for this yr’s occasion and for reserved seating, go to emiratesdubai7s.com