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Things are getting tight at the business end of the 2025/26 World Rugby SVNS Series, which heads to Vancouver, Canada, 7-8 March, for the fifth leg.

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Women's Olympic champions New Zealand will look to free-scoring Kelsey Teneti to help them defend their Vancouver title and increase their four-point lead over Antipodean rivals Australia, for whom Maddison Levi has once again been the most potent attacking threat.

The USA, France, Canada, and Japan are all competing for third place.

On the men's side, Fiji will be tough to topple, having finished in the top three of every event on the series so far this season.

However, the two-time Olympic champions will have to be at their best to stave off South Africa, who have stalwart Impi Visser back at the helm and are second in the league with two leg victories in 2025/26.

Paris Olympic gold-medallists France sit joint fourth with Australia, eight points shy of New Zealand in third, who have recalled Roderick Solo after two years out with injury.

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2025-26 World Rugby SVNS Vancouver - Schedule
All times in Pacific Standard Time PST (UTC-8)

Saturday, 7 March
10:57 - 14:45 - Men's and women's group matches
Sunday, 8 March
13:07-21:08 - Men's and women's play-off matches and finals

How to watch 2025/26 World Rugby SVNS Series in Vancouver live
Details on how to watch the HSBC SVNS rugby in your territory can be found here.