The SVNS World Series heads to Perth for the first time ever as 12 men's and women's teams converge on HBF Park.
It will be the first time to event is hosted in the west after his successful return in Sydney last year.
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The Women's side enter as the favourites, opening with a 31-0 win over South Africa before going down to Great Britain 19-14
The Men were defeated in extra time by the USA 19-14, rebounding with a 26-14 win over Great Britain
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Australia have finished day one on a high, defeating Great Britain 26-14.
GB took an early 14-0 lead before the Australians mounted their comeback before half-time.
They scored four unanswered tries, with Nathan Lawson sealing the win.
The USA have continued to dominate in Perth with a 26-7 win over Ireland.
Kevon Williams got them off to a flyer as they took a 21-0 lead into the break.
From here, they controlled the game, locking up top position in the pool
Great Britain has handed Australia its first loss on the World Series with a 19-12 win.
Australia spent the majority of the game down a player after Teagan Levi was red carded.
They managed to level the scores, only for Jasmine Joyce to score the winner
Canada have bounced back with a 26-7 win over South Africa.
Krissy Scurfield crossed for a double as they eventually got the best of a spirited South African side.
Asia Hogan-Rochester scored late to seal the win
Fiji have produced the dagger to defeat France 26-21 in extra time.
Ponepati Loganimasi scored a double as they recovered from a slow start to tie the game late.
Terio Tamani proved the hero, racing away to the delight of the crowd
New Zealand have held tough for a 17-12 win in extra time over Samoa.
New Zealand got the better of the Samoans early and built a 12-0 lead, only for two late tries to send it into extra time. It took deep into extra time before Regan Ware sprinted away and dived over the line
Argentina have emerged as one of the teams to beat with a 29-5 win over Canada
Marcos Moneta continued his hot start to open the scoring as they repelled early Canadian attacks to take a 19-5 lead into the break.
Santiago Alvarez iced the game just over a minute into the second half as they took out the victory comfortably
South Africa have survived a major scare to defeat Spain 21-14.
Spain struck first but three consecutive tries to the Blitzboks set up the victory.
The Spanish struck late but the South African defence held strong to come away with the win
New Zealand have hung on for a 21-14 win over Ireland.
Jorja Miller was the key, scoring either side of the break to give them a comfortable lead.
The Irish struck late but the result was all but wrapped up as the Kiwis secured the victory
Kristie Kirshe has powered the USA to victory with four tries in their 33-5 win over Japan.
Kirshe had a hat-trick at half-time as the flyer and Ilona Maher tore apart Japan.
Her fourth after the break sealed the win, rebounding after their shock opening defeat
France will finish day one unbeaten after a 31-14 win over Brazil.
Joanna Grisez crossed for a double in the first half as they took a 12-0 lead.
Whilst Thaila Costa's double kept Brazil in the game, France were too strong and finished off the win with a try to Marie Dupouy
Fiji maintain their perfect start to Perth with a 31-0 win over Spain.
They never looked troubled as Reapi Ulunisau for a 7-0 lead at the break.
From here, they scored at will to cruise away with the win.
USA has defeated Australia 19-14 in extra-time.
The Aussies had taken a 14-0 lead after a scoreless half, only for a double to Perry Baker sending the game into overtime.
Malacchi Esdale proved the hero, crossing to silence the home crowd
Ireland have produced a gutsy 17-12 win over Great Britain.
The Irish took a five point lead into the break after Terry Kennedy scored late in the half.
Kennedy turned provider to put Jordan Conroy over for the game-winner.
Australia has sent a message with a 31-0 win over South Africa
Bienne Terita scored a double as they dominated the South Africans for the victory.
Debutant Heidi Dennis sealed the win late with a try on debut
Great Britain has scored late to defeat Canada 14-12.
Canada got on the board first but the pace of Jasmine Joyce was too much to handle as Great Britain took a two point lead into the break.
The Canadians eventually struck when GB was down to six, allowing Krissy Scurfield to race away and score. However, Ellie Boatman scored with seconds remaining to give Great Britain the win.
Fiji have held on for a 14-7 win over Samoa.
After a wild first half, Fiji opened the scoring through Viwa Naduvalo, with Samoa levelling it up via Vaovasa Afa Sua. Terito Tamani broke the deadlock with two minutes to go for Fiji as they survived one last attack from the Samoans.
France have dominated New Zealand 33-17 to make a major statement in Perth.
Theo Forner got a double for France after a sloppy start for the Kiwis, allowing the French to take a 19-5 lead at the break.
Forner’s third extended the lead out of reach despite two late tries to NZ.
New Zealand have recovered from a slow start to defeat Japan 29-5.
Jazim Felix-Hothan opened the scoring for the Kiwis but Japan proved they weren’t going to be easy beats as they answered straight away to reduce the margin to two at the break.
This woke the Black Ferns up and came out firing with two tries to kick off the second half, with Jorja Miller sealing the win with three minutes to go.
Ireland have produced the first upset of the day with a 19-14 win over the USA.
Kristi Kirshe got the USA off to a flyer, only for Ireland to hit back straight away thanks to a double to Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe. The Americans levelled it up with three minutes to go, however Ireland had an answer through Megan Burns to re-take the lead, holding on for the win
Argentina have run away with a 28-5 win over Spain.
Argentina were forced to work for the opening try but Marcos Moneta once again was the man to step up as he has been over the past 12 months.
This opened the floodgates as they scored twice to finish the half.
Spain got onto the board in the second half but it was all Argentina as they closed out the game.
South Africa have overcame a competitive Canada to record a 24-7 win
Selvyn Davids opened the scoring for South Africa but Josiah Morra was quick to answer to gave Canada the lead. The Blitzboks re-gained the lead just before the break, kicking clear thanks to Davids’ second.
France have produced a convincing 26-5 win over Spain to open their Perth account. Lou Noel set the tempo early with a blistering run as they scored twice in three minutes to give France a 21-0 lead at the break. Spain hit back to keep it close but a try to Anne-Cécile Ciofani sealed the game late
Fiji have kicked off the day with a 40-15 win over Brazil
Adi Vani Buleki opened the scoring for the Fijians as they raced out to a 19-0 lead after five minutes.
Reapi Ulunisau and Ana Maria Naisami scored right before the break to blow the lead out to 33-0 at the break.
It was all Brazil in the second half as the return of Raquel Kochhann boosted the side in her first game since overcoming breast cancer. They scored three second-half tries but ran out of time to close down the Fijians
The action will kick off today with the women's competition as Fiji takes on Brazil at 12:00 pm local time.
For those looking for the Australians, the women will kick off later in the day at 3:28 pm followed by the men (4:14 pm).
Here are the fixtures for the opening slot of pool games:
Women’s Pool B
Fiji v Brazil - 12:00 pm (3:00 pm AEDT)
France v Spain - 12:22 pm (3:22 pm)
Men's Pool A
South Africa v Canada - 12:44 pm (3:44 pm)
Argentina v Spain - 1:06 pm (4:06 pm)
Women's Pool C
USA v Ireland - 1:32 pm (4:32 pm)
New Zealand v Japan - 1:54 pm (4:54 pm)
Men's Pool C
New Zealand v France - 2:16 pm (5:16 pm)
Fiji v Samoa - 2:38 pm (5:38 pm)
Women's Pool A
Canada v Great Britain - 3:05 pm (6:05 pm)
Australia v South Africa - 3:28 pm (6:28 pm)
Men's Pool B
Ireland v Great Britain - 3:51 pm (6:51 pm)
Australia v USA - 4:14 pm (7:14 pm)
We are back once again as the new look SVNS Series heads to Perth for the first event of the year.
Perth has turned on a wonderful day to kick off the long weekend of action at HBF Park, with warm but dry conditions expected throughout the week.
Home fans will have to wait to see their all-conquering Australian sides, not set to take the park until later in the afternoon.
However, there are plenty of games to excite beforehand, with Fiji v Samoa the pick of the men's games in the earlier slot at 2:38 pm whilst expect USA v Ireland (1:32 pm) to go right down to the wire.
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2. Sharni Smale
3. Faith Nathan
4. Dominique Du Toit
5. Teagan Levi
6. Madison Ashby
7. Charlotte Caslick (c)
8. Kaitlin Shave
10. Bella Nasser
12. Maddison Levi
13. Heidi Dennis*
22. Bienne Terita
55. Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea
65. Sariah Paki
1. Henry Hutchison
2. Ben Dowling
3. Henry Palmer
4. Dietrich Roache
5. Tim Clements
7. Josh Turner
9. Matt Gonzalez
10. Nick Malouf (c)
11. Maurice Longbottom
12. Nathan Lawson
14. James Turner
23. Darby Lancaster
25. Hayden Sargeant
*Denotes potential debut.
*All times AWST (AEDT)
Friday, January 26
Australia v USA - 4:14 pm (7:14 pm)
Australia v Great Britain - 9:13 pm (12:13 am Saturday)
Saturday, January 27
Australia v Ireland - 2:11 pm (5:11 pm)
Friday, January 26
Australia v South Africa - 3:28 pm (6:28 pm)
Australia v Great Britain - 8:27 pm (11:27 pm)
Saturday, January 27
Australia v Canada - 11:54 am (2:54 pm)
