The 2024-25 SVNS World Series gets underway as the teams head to Dubai for the opening round.
Both Australian sides begin new eras after an eventful off-season, with Liam Barry taking his first steps as Men's coach.
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Henry Hutchison captains the team after Nick Malouf's retirement, whilst Aden Ekanayake and Sid Harvey debut for the Men.
For the Women's side, Bella Nasser steps into the captaincy as they look to defend their Dubai title.
Kiiahla Duff, Piper Simons and Kahli Henwood will make their World Series debuts, with the team fresh off a Grand Final win last season.
Australia have sent a message with a 54-0 victory over China.
The Aussies got off to a flyer as Faith Nathan stepped past multiple defenders for her 100th try of the World Series.
Nathan got her second right before the break, with Maddison Levi also crossing for a double for a 28-0 lead at the break.
Levi completed her hat-trick to start the second half, with Heidi Dennis making an instant impact off the bench with a pair of tries, including a lovely volley and pick-up from the former Junior Matildas star.
Ruby Nicholas brought up the half-century with a late try as the Aussies cruised home in a morning that saw Olympic silver medalists Canada and SVNS Grand Finalists France defeated by Japan and Spain respectively.
South Africa have taken down Australia 17-0 to keep their hunt for six straight Dubai titles alive.
The South Africans struck through Quewin Nortje in the third minute as the Blitzboks brought a strong squad to Dubai.
Tristan Leyds extended their lead to 10-0 at the break, with Nathan Lawson denied a try before half-time thanks to a great cover tackle.
Leyds crossed for his second after the break to seal the win for the South Africans
Australia have made it two from two with a 42-7 win over Fiji
Maddison Levi picked up where she left off with a stunning first half display as she scored the opening two tries of the game.
Fiji got on the board but Levi got her third when she somehow caught the loose ball in her legs, re-gathered, broke two tackles and scored.
Demi Hayes celebrated her return to the series with a second half try, followed over by Teagan Levi.
Sister Maddison completed her remarkable game with her fourth try of the game to seal the win.
1. Piper Simons*
3. Faith Nathan
5. Teagan Levi
7. Charlotte Caslick
9. Tia Hinds
10. Isabella Nasser
11. Demi Hayes
12. Maddison Levi
13. Heidi Dennis
15. Kahli Henwood*
23. Ruby Nicholas
28. Kiiahla Duff*
65. Sariah Paki
*denotes debutant
1. Henry Hutchison
2. Ben Dowling
3. Henry Palmer
6. Henry Paterson
7. James McGregor
9. Matt Gonzalez
10. Ben Dalton
12. Nathan Lawson
14. James Turner
15. Sid Harvey*
23. Aden Ekanayake*
25. Hayden Sargeant
87. Michael Icely
*denotes debutant
Pool A
Saturday, November 30
Australia 54 def China 0 (4:44pm AEDT)
Australia 42 def Fiji 7 (8:05pm AEDT)
Sunday, December 1
Australia v Ireland (12:35am AEDT)
Pool A
Saturday, November 30
Australia 0 def by South Africa 17 (5:50pm AEDT)
Australia v France (10:20pm AEDT)
Sunday, December 1
Australia v Kenya (3:44am AEDT)
