Overview
- South Africa beat Spain 14–12 and Kenya 12–10 but lost 0–12 to Brazil to close day one in second place behind Argentina.
- Forward Leigh Fortuin sustained a fractured elbow in the opener against Spain and has been ruled out for the remainder of the tournament.
- The BlitzBok Women face China and Argentina on Sunday in their final Nairobi round-robin fixtures as standings tighten.
- SVNS 2 uses a six-team round-robin at each leg with no knockouts, making bonus points and points difference pivotal to final log positions.
- Nairobi is the first of three legs (followed by Montevideo and São Paulo) in a six-week series, with promoted sides Argentina, Belgium, Canada and South Africa joining the field as teams chase top-four overall to reach World Championship events in Hong Kong, Valladolid and Bordeaux.