"VAN" (Sports Desk - 09.03.2025) :: After two rounds of exciting World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger action in Cape Town, eight men's and eight women's teams qualified for the third round in Krakow.
After two days of intense, high-action rivalry, Portugal's men's team and Kenya women's took top honours at the second round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 in Cape Town.
The top eight men's teams to go to the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger third round in Krakow are Germany, Canada, Portugal, Chile, Samoa, Japan, Madagascar, and Tonga.
On International Women's Day, there was joy for Kenya, South Africa, Argentina, Colombia, Thailand, Czechia, Poland and Uganda, who marked the occasion by securing their places in the third Challenger round on 11-12 April in Poland.
Germany won the first men's semi-final 24-12 over Canada, and Portugal reached the final thanks to a 36-14 win over Japan. Portugal dominated the men's competition, claiming a spot in the final with a 12-7 victory over Germany.
South African women beat Czechia 21-15 in the first semi-final, while Kenya was victorious over Colombia with 12-5. For a second consecutive tournament, Kenya lifted gold beating South Africa 17-0 in an all-African women's finals. South Africa ended in second place—Canada men's and Colombia women's beat Japan and Czechia to third place.
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