Dubai champions Fiji (men) and Australia (women) are in Pool A, with the respective runners up, Spain and New Zealand, headlining Pool B.

In a change to the format used in Dubai and last season, the four pool winners (men and women) will progress to the Cup semi-finals. The second placed teams will enter the 5th-8th place playoffs and the third placed teams go into the 9th-12th place playoffs.

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HSBC SVNS Cape Town pools:

Women:
Pool A: Australia, Canada, Brazil
Pool B: New Zealand, Japan, China
Pool C: France, Ireland, Spain
Pool D: Great Britain, USA, Fiji

Men:
Pool A: Fiji, Great Britain, Uruguay
Pool B: Spain, Australia, Kenya
Pool C: Argentina, South Africa, Ireland
Pool D: New Zealand, France, USA

HSBC SVNS Cape Town pool fixtures – Saturday, 7 December:

Women:
09h00: USA v Fiji
09h22: Ireland v Spain
09h44: Japan v China
10h06: Canada v Brazil
12h16: Great Britian v Fiji
12h38: France v Spain
13h00: New Zealand v China
13h22: Australia v Brazil
15h42: Great Britain v USA
16h04: France v Ireland
16h26: New Zealand v Japan
16h48: Australia v Canada

Men:
10h38: France v USA
11h00: Australia v Kenya
11h22: Great Britain v Uruguay
11h44: South Africa v Ireland
13h54: New Zealand v USA
14h16: Spain v Kenya
14h38: Fiji v Uruguay
15h00: Argentina v Ireland
17h35: New Zealand v France
17h57: Spain v Australia
18h19: Fiji v Great Britain
18h41: Argentina v South Africa