2025 Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament live stream: Watch two days of action live here
The Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament came to a thrilling conclusion during finals day as a late play crowned one the winners in a dramatic final. Watch all the REPLAYS here.
A last-minute try has seen Nationwide Nadi come out on top at this year’s Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament.
In a seesawing men’s Cup final against Veivaniua Brothers on Saturday afternoon, Nationwide Nadi found themselves trailing with a minute to play before a blistering and heroic run up the field from one their players proved the match-winner – a final conversion icing the thrilling 19-14 win to take out the Far North’s richest sevens carnival.
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Both sides brought it in the short-and-sharp final, going try for try with a series of dazzling plays.
Earlier in the day, Nationwide Nadi similarly won their semi with some late magic, scoring the final try of the game in a close 12-7 win over TRA Global Fijians, while Veivaniua Brothers held firm in the final five minutes for a 14-7 win over Work Ready Mountain Goats.
Meanwhile, a second half onslaught in the women’s Cup final saw Lilian Amazons walk away this year’s winners.
Trailing Lubly Aunties by a try at half time, Lilian Amazons piled on four of their own across the final seven minutes to take out a comprehensive 26-5 victory, 26-5.
Both sides easily brushed aside their rivals in the semis, having broken open the game in the second half.
Lilian Amazons, up 7-5 early against Natz Ratz, went on to score a 31-10 win and entry into the final, while Lubly Aunties were level at half time with Barron Bullettes before running away with the 24-12 win.
Watch all the replays below, exclusive thanks to KommunityTV.
DAY 2 REPLAYS
Nationwide Nadi v Veivanua Brothers (Cup final - Men)
Replay: Lilian Amazons Rugby Club v Lubly Aunties (Cup final - Women)
Natz Ratz v Barron Bullettes (3rd place playoff - Women)
Yalovata 2 v Mount Isa Barbarians (Bowl final - Men)
Yalovata Brothers v Global Fijians (Plate final - Men)
Nationwide Nadi v TRA Global Fijians (Cup semi-final #1 - Men)
Work Ready Mountain Goats v Vaivauna Brothers (Cup semi-final #2 - Men)
Yalovata Brothers v JCU Mariners (Plate semi-final #1 - Men)
Global Fijians v PNG Rebels (Plate semi-final #2 - Men)
Lilian Amazons v Natz Ratz (Cup semi-final #1 - Women)
Barron Bullettes v Lubly Aunties (Cup semi-final #2 - Women)
Bala Drifters vs Yalovata 2 (Bowl semi-final #1 - Men)
Nationwide Nadi vs Yolovata Brothers (Quarter final #1 - Men)
Global Fijians vs Work Ready Mountain Goats (Quarter final #2 - Men)
TRA Global Fijians vs JCU Mariners (Quarter final #3 - Men)
Veivaniua Brothers vs PNG Rebels (Quarter final #4 - Men)
Barron Bullettes vs Lubly Aunties (Women)
Bala Drifters vs JCU Mariners (Men)
Lubly Aunties vs Lilian Amazons (Women)
Natz Ratz vs JCU Mariners RUFC (Women)
Yalovata 2 vs Work Ready Mountain Goats (Men)
FNQ Rebels vs Global Fijians (Men)
JCU Mariners vs Barron Bullettes (Women)
Lilian Amazons vs Natz Ratz (Women)
DAY 1 REPLAYS
JCU Mariners RUFC vs Veivanua Brothers (Men)
TRA Global Fijians vs Mount Isa Barbarians Inc (Men)
Global Fijians vs Yalovata Brothers (Men)
Work Ready Mountain Goats vs Nationwide Nadi (Men)
Veivanua Brothers vs Bala Drifters (Men)
Mount Isa Barbarians Inc vs PNG Rebels (Men)
Nationwide Nadi vs Yalovata 2 (Men)
PREVIEW
Bragging rights and a $40,000 prize pool will be up for grabs when the Cairns 7s Rugby Tournament kicks off for two action-packed days from Friday.
Teams are set to take over the Far North Queensland city for the popular event – now in its fifth year – on November 7 and 8.
And KommunityTV will bring you the Field 1 action live and exclusive from Stan Williams Park.
Sides from right across Australia, along with representation from Papua New Guinea and Fiji, will compete across both senior male and female divisions and Cairns 7s Marketing Manager AJ Tofilau expected fierce competition.
“I think everyone is really excited about what’s to come this year,” Tofilau said.
“We started as just a local competition so to now have national and international teams competing is something we believe has really lifted the standard of competition over the journey.
“There are national representatives in some of the squads so clearly there’s that level of professionalism that comes with that but to also be competing for a share of the $40,000 prize pool is obviously that extra incentive.”
A variant of rugby in which teams are made up of seven players playing shortened games, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves, Tofilau was proud to give aspiring athletes the chance to help continue to grow the game.
“Rugby union is such a great sport but up here in Queensland rugby league is king,” he said.
“So it’s good to be able to create that platform to help facilitate some of the best young talents and give them that opportunity to compete against the best of the best.”
While the Cairns 7s tournament has already experienced year-on-year growth since its 2021 inception, the competition could be set for further expansion in 2026.
And with KommunityTV set to stream all the action live and exclusive for the first time, Tofilau believed it would give the event greater exposure than ever before – including to potentially interested teams from right across the globe.
“We’ve had inquires for 2026 from teams coming from Canada, the United States, Singapore, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand so having KommunityTV on board to showcase what our event has to offer is really crucial for them to get an expectation of what to expect from the Cairns 7s.
“To also be able to accommodate our competing teams in 2025 and showcase their skills to a larger audience is something we are incredibly excited about.”
KommunityTV’s exclusive live stream coverage will begin from 3pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday.
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