THREAD: Why World Rugby's sudden HSBC SVNS shakeup hurts Africa & emerging rugby nations 🏉🌍 We are raising a red flag 🚩 about World Rugby’s abrupt format changes to the HSBC Sevens Series and Challenger Series — made without consulting the teams and unions affected.

Kenya’s Men’s & Women’s Sevens teams qualified fair and square for the 2025-26 First Division — but a last-minute switch to just 8 core teams shut them out. No warning. No recourse.

This isn’t just about Kenya. Emerging rugby nations across Africa, Asia, and the Americas are being sidelined, threatening the sport’s growth, diversity, and global spirit.

World Rugby core values — integrity, respect, solidarity — feel compromised here. The decision feels more about cutting costs than growing the game worldwide.

World Rugby Players face loss of income & fewer opportunities to shine on the world stage. Unions risk sponsorship drops and dwindling grassroots support. The ripple effects are real and damaging.

World Rugby Rugby Sevens was a beacon of global inclusion — key to its Olympic status. But these changes risk undermining that progress, risking the sport’s place on the Olympic stage.

World Rugby RPS calls on World Rugby to: ✔️ Reinstate the original format for 2025-26 ✔️ Form a Global Sevens Advisory Council with fair regional representation ✔️ Provide full financial transparency and stakeholder engagement before future changes

World Rugby We stand with Kenya and all emerging rugby nations. Rugby is a global game — it must stay that way. Let’s keep the spirit alive, on AND off the pitch. 🌍🏉

The drastic restructure of the World Rugby Sevens Series sidelines teams from Africa, Asia, and the Americas, shrinking opportunities for growth, exposure, and competition at the highest level. This imbalance stifles global rugby development and limits emerging nations' dreams.

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