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Krakow: Final Round of World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 Approaches

The captains of the 8 women’s and 8 men’s teams gathered near Henryk Reyman Munical Stadium, on Thursday against the backdrop of one of Krakow’s iconic tram’s which proudly displayed promotion of the tournament.

The 16 teams qualified following two days of thrilling action at the second round of the Challenger Series which took place in Cape Town in March and saw Portugal’s men’s team and Kenya Women’s taking the top honours.

At the end of this weekend’s World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger, the 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 competition in Los Angeles on 3-4 May.

Natalia Pamieta Poland Women’s Captain commented at the Captains shoot: “It is always very special to play in front of the home crowd. There will be our families and friends at the stadium and it always gives as extra motivation and some kind of super power.

“We want to play our strengths and show the best rugby we can play. We want to do it for our fans, friends, families but also for ourselves.

Jaroslaw Parasal President of Polish Rugby Union also added: “The fact that this is the only World Rugby Sevens tournament in Europe this year means a lot for us.

“We have a great partnership with World Rugby that we continue to build on from hosting the HSBC Sevens Challenger final women’s tournament last year to this years expanded tournament.

“We do our best to make another step forward this year, grow the sport in the region and ensure the teams have a great time. This event is really special for Polish rugby and there are fans coming from all around the country to be with us this weekend so we hope for fantastic spectacle!”

The action in Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium kicks off at 09:00 local time (GMT+2) on Friday 11 April with pool matches. The Knockouts begin on Saturday 12 April at 11:00 with the men’s and women’s finals at 17:47 and 18:15 respectively.

World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 Pools

Men’s pools:
Pool A: Chile, Germany, Samoa, Tonga
Pool B: Canada, Japan, Madagascar, Portugal,

Women’s pools:
Pool A: Belgium, Colombia, Kenya, Thailand
Pool B: Argentina, Czechia, Poland, South Africa

The Challenger was introduced in February 2020 to boost the development of rugby sevens across the globe. The short format of the game has experienced huge growth over the past two decades since the introduction of the global sevens series and becoming an Olympic sport at the Rio 2016 Games.

The 2025 edition of the Challenger competition kicked off with combined events over two weekends in Cape Town on 1-2 and 7-8 March, followed by Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium in Krakow on 11-12 April before the HSBC SVNS Play-off in Los Angeles on 3-4 May.

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