2018 Dubai Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation United Arab Emirates
Date30 November–1 December 2018
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up United States
Third England
Challenge Trophy
Winner Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored278 (average 6.18 per match)
Most points John Porch (54)
Most tries Marcos Moroni (7)
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The 2018 Dubai Sevens is the twentieth edition of the Dubai Sevens tournament. It was the first tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held on 30 November and 1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket where teams competed for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:

Pool stage

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 62 29 33 7
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 58 52 6 7
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 50 53 −3 7
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 34 70 −36 3
30 November
10:30
Argentina 19–21 Samoa
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
30 November
10:52
South Africa 31–0 Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
30 November
14:14
Argentina 22–19 Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
30 November
14:36
South Africa 19–12 Samoa
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
30 November
19:31
Samoa 17–15 Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
30 November
19:53
South Africa 12–17 Argentina
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 105 31 74 9
 Scotland 3 1 1 1 68 49 19 6
 France 3 1 1 1 35 72 −37 6
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 43 99 −56 3
30 November
9:44
Kenya 14–35 Scotland
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
30 November
10:06
Fiji 41–0 France
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
30 November
12:44
Kenya 17–21 France
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
30 November
13:06
Fiji 21–19 Scotland
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
30 November
18:44
Scotland 14–14 France
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
30 November
19:06
Fiji 43–12 Kenya
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 80 31 49 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 69 36 33 7
 Spain 3 1 0 2 52 64 −12 5
 Wales 3 0 0 3 26 96 −70 3
30 November
9:00
United States 29–0 Spain
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
30 November
9:22
New Zealand 28–7 Wales
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
30 November
12:00
United States 33–12 Wales
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
30 November
12:22
New Zealand 28–17 Spain
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
30 November
18:00
Spain 35–7 Wales
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
30 November
18:22
New Zealand 24–7 United States
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 96 38 58 9
 England 3 2 0 1 76 41 35 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 58 64 −6 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 14 101 –87 3
30 November
11:14
England 26–12 Canada
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
30 November
11:36
Australia 43–0 Japan
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
30 November
14:58
England 31–7 Japan
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
30 November
15:20
Australia 31–19 Canada
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
30 November
20:15
Canada 27–7 Japan
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
30 November
20:37
Australia 22–19 England
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place

 
Semi-finalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens
 
 
 Japan26
 
1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens
 
 Kenya19
 
 Japan7
 
1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens
 
 Wales31
 
 Zimbabwe10
 
 
 Wales14
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsChallenge Trophy FinalFinal
 
          
 
1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens
 
 
 Samoa40
 
1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens
 
 Japan12
 
 Samoa26
 
1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens
 
 Spain22
 
 Spain26
 
1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens
 
 Kenya19
 
 Samoa33
 
1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens
 
 France24
 
 Canada38
 
1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Canada12
 
1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens
 
 France28
 
 France38
 
 
 Wales17
 

Fifth place

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens
 
 
 South Africa29
 
1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens
 
 Scotland0
 
 South Africa19
 
1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens
 
 Fiji24
 
 Argentina21
 
 
 Fiji31
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens
 
 
 South Africa5
 
1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens
 
 England22
 
 England5
 
1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens
 
 New Zealand7
 
 New Zealand21
 
1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens
 
 Scotland7
 
 New Zealand21
 
1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens
 
 United States5
 
 Australia38
 
1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens
 
 Argentina0
 
 Australia17
 
1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens
 
 United States22 Third place
 
 Fiji12
 
1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens
 
 United States24
 
 England15
 
 
 Australia14
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 17
4  Australia 15
5  Fiji 13
6  South Africa 12
7  Argentina 10
 Scotland 10
Place  Team Points
9  Samoa 8
10  France 7
11  Canada 5
 Spain 5
13  Wales 3
14  Japan 2
15  Kenya 1
 Zimbabwe 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Marcos Moroni 7
2 Alamanda Motuga 6
John Porch
Muller Du Plessis
Perry Baker
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 John Porch 54
2 Andrew Knewstubb 52
3 Tom Mitchell 41
4 Luke Treharne 35
5 Katsuyuki Sakai 32

Source: World Rugby

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

External links

World Sevens Series XX Preceded byNone (first event) 2018 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by2018 South Africa Sevens Dubai Sevens Preceded by2017 Dubai Sevens 2018 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by2019 Dubai Sevens
Dubai Sevens
2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
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