The 2026 Spain Sevens or SVNS VLL was a rugby sevens tournament played at Estadio José Zorrilla in Valladolid, Spain. Twelve men's teams and twelve women's teams participated.
It is the second leg of the HSBC SVNS World Championship.
Men's tournament Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the cup quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the 9th place semifinals
Pool A
Team 1 3 3 0 65 45 +20 0 9 2 3 2 1 45 36 +9 0 6 3 3 1 2 22 36 1 4 4 3 0 3 40 55 0 3
Pool B
Team 1 3 3 0 90 31 +59 0 9 2 3 2 1 73 36 +37 0 6 3 3 1 2 81 59 +22 0 3 4 3 0 3 14 132 0 0
Pool C
Team 1 3 2 1 57 33 +24 1 7 2 3 2 1 54 52 +2 1 7 3 3 2 1 50 54 –4 0 6 4 3 0 3 42 64 2 2
Knockout stage
9th to 12th playoffs
5th to 8th playoffs + Ranking of Cup Quarterfinal Losers Team Original Pool Finish Qualification1 2nd (Pool C) 4 66 66 0 Qualified for 5th Place Final2 2nd (Pool B) 4 73 76 –3 Qualified for 5th Place Final3 3rd (Pool C) 4 69 75 –6 Qualified for 7th Place Final4 3rd (Pool A) 4 22 57 Qualified for 7th Place Final Ranking criteria notes: Teams are ranked primarily by their original pool stage finish. Spain and New Zealand automatically outrank France and Kenya regardless of statistics due to finishing 2nd in their pools rather than 3rd. Spain is ranked ahead of New Zealand for having the highest points difference between the two teams across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (Spain's 0 vs New Zealand's –3). Australia is ranked ahead of Great Britain for having the highest points difference between the two teams across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (France's –6 vs Kenya's –36). Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
Final placings PlaceTeam456789101112
Women's tournament Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the cup quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the 9th place semifinals
Pool A
Team 1 3 3 0 125 33 +92 0 9 2 3 2 1 71 64 +70 6 3 3 1 2 33 71 0 3 4 3 0 3 24 85 1 1
Pool B
Team 1 3 2 1 81 31 +50 1 7 2 3 2 1 59 48 +11 1 7 3 3 2 1 48 76 0 6 4 3 0 3 36 69 1 1
Pool C
Team 1 3 3 0 80 24 +56 0 9 2 3 2 1 74 31 +43 0 6 3 3 1 2 38 68 0 3 4 3 0 3 12 81 0 0
Knockout stage 9th to 12th playoffs
5th to 8th playoffs + Ranking of Cup Quarterfinal Losers Team Original Pool Finish Qualification1 2nd (Pool C) 4 79 52 +27 Qualified for 5th Place Final2 2nd (Pool A) 4 76 104 Qualified for 5th Place Final3 3rd (Pool B) 4 60 116 Qualified for 7th Place Final4 3rd (Pool C) 4 45 101 Qualified for 7th Place Final Ranking criteria notes: Teams are ranked primarily by their original pool stage finish. France and Japan automatically outrank Fiji and Spain regardless of statistics due to finishing 2nd in their pools rather than 3rd. France is ranked ahead of Japan for having the highest points difference between the two teams across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (France's +27 vs Japan's –28). Fiji is ranked ahead of Spain because their point differences across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match were tied (−56), moving the tie-breaker to cumulative Points For across all 3 pool stage matches and cup quarter-final match (Fiji's 60 vs Spain's 45). Fifth Place
Seventh Place
Cup
Final placings PlaceTeam456789101112
References
External links SVNS Valladolid