How to watch HSBC SVNS Cape Town: Streaming, start time, schedule for Rugby 7s event

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This weekend, the second edition of the HSBC SVNS series will kick off in South Africa. 

Taking place over two days, rugby's best will do battle in Cape Town as the 13th season of SVNS unfolds. 

With Australia sitting on top of the women's standings, and South Africa leading the men's, the Cape Town event should be action-packed. 

How to watch HSBC SVNS Cape Town

The Cape Town round of the HSBC SVNS can be watched live via streaming on Stan Sport. 

Rugby fans can watch every round of the Rugby Sevens series using the streaming service. 

HSBC SVNS Cape Town start time 

The HSBC SVNS Cape Town kicks off on Sat, 9 Dec at 6pm AEDT, when Ireland and Brazil's women's teams start the proceedings. 

The event concludes Monday morning for Australian audiences, with the Men's final at 4:23am AEDT. 

HSBC SVNS standings 

Australia currently leads the women's competition, with South Africa sitting atop the men's.

Womens

POSITION COUNTRY SCORE
1 AUS 20
2 NZL 18
3 FRA 16
4 CAN 14
5 FIJ 12
6 IRA 10
7 USA 8
8 BRA 6
9 JPN 4
10 RSA 3
11 GBR 2
12 ESP 1

Mens

POSITION COUNTRY SCORE
1 RSA 20
2 ARG 18
3 NZL 16
4 FIJ 14
5 IRE 12
6 SAM 10
7 AUS 8
8 USA 6
9 FRA 4
10 GBR 3
11 ESP 2
12 CAN 1
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Jed is a social media producer for The Sporting News Australia.