2018 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XIX
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date26–28 January 2018
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Third Argentina
Challenge Cup
Winner France
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored252 (average 5.6 per match)
Most pointsSouth Africa Justin Geduld (56)
Most triesUnited States Perry Baker (9)
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The 2018 Sydney Sevens was the third tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the fifteenth edition of the Australia Sevens, of which the third to be held in Sydney. It was held over the weekend of 26–28 January 2018 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea:[1]

Pool stage

All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 74 22 +52 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 109 19 +90 7
 Samoa 3 1 0 2 31 74 –43 5
 Russia 3 0 0 3 12 111 –99 3
26 January 2018 Fiji  31–5  Samoa Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:28 Try: Nasilasila 1'
Kunavula 7'
Vakurunabili 10'
Sau 11'
Naduva 12'
Con: Nasilasila (1/1) 1', 7'
Nacuqu (1/3) 11'
 Try: Langkilde 4'
Con: Tupou (0/1)
 Referee: New Zealand James Doleman
26 January 2018 New Zealand  61–0  Russia Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:50 Try: Ravouvou 2', 5'
Dickson 4', 13'
Ware 6'
Curry 8'
Knewstubb 10'
Nanai-Seturo 12'
Molia
Con: Koroi (3/4) 3', 4', 7'
Knewstubb (5/5) 8', 10', 12', 13', 14'
 Referee: Australia Jordan Way
27 January 2018 Fiji  24–0  Russia Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
16:09 Try: Nasilasila 5'
Sau 7'
Vakurunabili 11'
Tuwai 14'
Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 5', 7'
Veremalua (0/1)
Nacaqu (0/1)
 Referee: Australia Damon Murphy
27 January 2018 New Zealand  31–0  Samoa Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
16:31 Try: Dickson 2', 11'
Ravouvou 5'
Baker 8'
Nanai-Seturo 14'
Con: Koroi (1/1) 3'
Knewstubb (2/3) 9', 14'
Baker (0/1)
Cards: Koroi yellow card 8' to 10' 		Referee: South Africa Rasta Rasivhenge
27 January 2018 Samoa  26–12  Russia Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:20 Try: Alosio 2'
Perez 4'
Afamasaga 8'
Iosefo 12'
Con: Paulo (2/3) 2', 4'
Tupou 12'
 Try: Kapalin 7'
Solomyannyy 14'
Con: Roshchin 14'
Ianiushkin (0/1)
 Referee: Scotland Sam Grove-White
27 January 2018 New Zealand  17–19  Fiji Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:42 Try: Knewstubb 1'
Ware 6'
Masirewa 10'
Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 7'
 Try: Nasilasila 2', 4'
Vakurunabili 14'
Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 3', 4'
Nacuqu (0/1)
 Referee: Wales Craig Evans

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 54 38 +16 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 48 33 +15 7
 France 3 1 0 2 57 48 +9 5
 Wales 3 0 0 3 45 85 –40 3
26 January 2018 France  31–12  Wales Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
18:44 Try: Veredamu 1', 6', 14'
Dall'igna 3'
Barraque 4'
Con: Barraque (2/3) 3', 6'
Riva (1/1) 5'
Popelin (0/1)
 Try: Morgan 9', 11'
Con: McBryde (1/2) 9'
 Referee: South Africa Rasta Rasivhenge
26 January 2018 Argentina  7–5  Kenya Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
19:06 Try: Revol 4'
Con: Revol (1/1) 5'
 Try: Amonde 9'
Con: Agero (0/1)
 Referee: New Zealand Richard Kelly
27 January 2018 France  14–17  Kenya Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
15:25 Try: Barraque 6'
Riva 7'
Con: Barraque (2/2) 6', 7'
 Try: Ambaka 1'
Ouma 8'
Sikuta 14'
Con: Agero (1/1) 8'
Oliech (0/1)
Tanga (0/1)
 Referee: Australia Jordan Way
27 January 2018 Argentina  28–21  Wales Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
15:47 Try: Luna 1'
Sabato 2', 10'
Moroni 8'
Con: Revol (4/4) 1', 3', 8', 10'
Cards: Sabato yellow card 4' to 6' 		Try: Jenkins 5'
Morgan 6', 12'
Con: Jones (3/3) 5', 7', 13'
Cards: Jenkins yellow card 7' to 9' 		Referee: Fiji Tevita Rokovereni
27 January 2018 Wales  12–26  Kenya Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
18:36 Try: Lewis 1'
Jenkins 12'
Con: Jones (1/1) 1'
Treharne (0/1)
 Try: Ambaka 2'
Sikuta 4'
Agero 6'
Ochieng 10'
Con: Agero (2/3) 2', 6'
Oliech (1/1) 10'
 Referee: Australia Damon Murphy
27 January 2018 Argentina  19–12  France Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
18:58 Try: Sabato 1', 10'
Osadczuk 13'
Con: Revol (2/3) 2', 13'
 Try: Dall'igna 3'
Valleau 4'
Con: Barraque (1/2) 3'
 Referee: South Africa Craig Joubert

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 121 12 +109 9
 England 3 2 0 1 69 48 +21 7
 Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 26 102 –76 5
 Spain 3 0 0 3 27 81 –54 3
26 January 2018 England  22–10  Spain Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
18:00 Try: Davis 1', 3'
Mitchell 5'
McConnochie 8'
Con: Mitchell (1/4) 5'
 Try: Fontes 7'
J Martin 13'
Con: Genua (0/1)
I Martin (0/1)
 Referee: Fiji Tevita Rokovereni
26 January 2018 South Africa  50–0  Papua New Guinea Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
18:22 Try: Specman 2', 8', 11'
Nel 3', 7'
Senatla 8'
Gans 10'
Afrika 14'
Con: Geduld (4/6) 2', 4', 7', 11'
Afrika (1/2) 14'
 Referee: Hong Kong Matt Rodden
27 January 2018 England  35–5  Papua New Guinea Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
14:41 Try: Mitchell 2', 10'
Bibby 3'
de Carpentier 7'
Norton 8'
Con: Mitchell (5/5) 2', 4', 7', 8', 11'
Cards: Lindsay-Hague yellow card 13' to 14' 		Try: Guise 14'
Con: Tokavai (0/1)
Cards: Tokavai yellow card 1' to 3' 		Referee: South Africa Craig Joubert
27 January 2018 South Africa  38–0  Spain Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
15:03 Try: Specman 1', 4'
Nel 9'
Geduld 11'
Senatla 12'
Sage 14'
Con: Geduld (4/6) 2', 4', 11', 12'
 Referee: Wales Craig Evans
27 January 2018 Spain  17–21  Papua New Guinea Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
17:52 Try: Sainz-Trapaga 2', 4'
J Martin 10'
Con: Hernandez (1/3) 2'
Cards: Hernandez yellow card 13' to 14' 		Try: Kapana 6'
Tirang 12', 14'
Con: Guise (3/3) 7', 12', 14'
 Referee: New Zealand James Doleman
27 January 2018 South Africa  33–12  England Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
18:14 Try: Senatla 2', 13'
Afrika 4'
Geduld 7', 8'
Con: Geduld (4/5) 3', 5', 7', 8'
 Try: Lindsay-Hague 1'
Bibby 11'
Con: Bibby (1/1) 1'
Mitchell (0/1)
 Referee: Scotland Sam Grove-White

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 77 45 +32 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 85 57 +28 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 85 55 +30 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 27 119 –92 3
26 January 2018 United States  19–26  Australia Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
20:12 Try: Baker 8'
Iosefo 8'
Pinkleman 10'
Con: Hughes (2/3) 8', 9'
Cards: Iosefo yellow card 3' to 5' 		Try: Killingworth 1'
O'Donnell 4'
Porch 5'
Anstee 12'
Con: Stannard (3/4) 1', 4', 13'
 Referee: Scotland Sam Grove-White
26 January 2018 Canada  5–52  Scotland Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
20:36 Try: Hirayama 5'
Con: Hirayama (0/1)
Cards: Moonlight yellow card 8' to 10' 		Try: Farndale 1'
McFarland 3', 9', 11'
Lowe 7'
Bryce 8'
Coombes 13'
Kennedy 14'
Con: Lowe (5/6) 1', 3', 7', 9', 11'
Fergusson (1/2) 14'
 Referee: Australia Damon Murphy
27 January 2018 United States  26–12  Scotland Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
16:53 Try: Baker 3', 6'
Barrett 4'
Tomasin 5'
Con: Tomasin (3/4) 3', 4', 7'
 Try: Riddell 10'
Fergusson 14'
Con: Lowe (1/1) 10'
Elms (0/1)
Cards: Farndale yellow card 14' to 14' 		Referee: Hong Kong Matthew Rodden
27 January 2018 Canada  5–27  Australia Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
17:15 Try: Douglas 1'
Con: Hirayama (0/1)
 Try: Holland 3', 5'
Anstee 9'
Porch 10'
Stannard 12'
Con: Stannard (1/5) 9'
 Referee: New Zealand Richard Kelly
27 January 2018 Australia  24–21  Scotland Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
20:04 Try: Parahi 1'
Anderson 2'
Porch 6'
Lucas 13'
Con: Stannard (1/3) 1'
Lucas (1/1) 13'
Cards: Connor yellow card 14' to 14' 		Try: Farndale 4'
Riddell 8'
McFarland 11'
Con: Lowe (1/1) 4'
Fergusson (2/2) 8', 11'
 Referee: New Zealand James Doleman
27 January 2018 Canada  19–40  United States Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
20:26 Try: Jones 7'
Moonlight 11'
Thiel 14'
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 7', 14'
 Try: Baker 1', 1', 5', 8'
Pinkleman 2', 9'
Con: Tomasin (5/6) 1', 2', 3', 5', 10'
 Referee: Australia Jordan Way

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Knockout stage

13th place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
28 January 2018 – 15:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
 Canada31
 
28 January 2018 – 18:40 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Papua New Guinea14
 
 Canada14
 
28 January 2018 – 15:46 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Scotland12
 
 Scotland21
 
 
 Spain14
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
28 January 2018 – 10:00 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
 Samoa14
 
28 January 2018 – 16:08 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Canada7
 
 Samoa12
 
28 January 2018 – 10:22 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Wales17
 
 Papua New Guinea5
 
28 January 2018 – 19:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Wales24
 
 Wales12
 
28 January 2018 – 10:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 France29
 
 Scotland12
 
28 January 2018 – 16:30 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Russia17
 
 Russia0
 
28 January 2018 – 11:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 France22
 
 France21
 
 
 Spain7
 

5th place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
28 January 2018 – 16:52 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
 Fiji24
 
28 January 2018 – 19:39 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Kenya5
 
 Fiji7
 
28 January 2018 – 17:14 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 New Zealand31
 
 New Zealand10
 
 
 England5
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
28 January 2018 – 11:28 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
 Fiji7
 
28 January 2018 – 17:36 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 United States24
 
 United States7
 
28 January 2018 – 11:50 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 South Africa35
 
 South Africa17
 
28 January 2018 – 20:48 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Kenya0
 
 South Africa0
 
28 January 2018 – 12:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Australia29
 
 Australia24
 
28 January 2018 – 17:58 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 New Zealand12
 
 Australia28
 
28 January 2018 – 12:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 Argentina0 Bronze Medal Match
 
 Argentina10
 
28 January 2018 – 20:21 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 England0
 
 United States10
 
 
 Argentina31
 

Tournament placings

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

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 United States Perry Baker 9
2 South Africa Seabelo Senatla 8
3 Wales Luke Morgan 7
Scotland Max McFarland 7
5 Australia Ben O'Donnell 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 South Africa Justin Geduld 56
2 Fiji Amenoni Nasilasila 45
France Jean-Pascal Barraque 45
United States Perry Baker 45
5 South Africa Seabelo Senatla 40

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]

Forwards Backs
Fiji Josua Vakurunabili
Australia Tim Anstee
United States Ben Pinkelman		 Argentina Franco Sábato
Australia Lewis Holland
Australia Ben O'Donnell
South Africa Seabelo Senatla

See also

References

  1. ^ "Papua New Guinea qualify for first RWC Sevens". 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Match schedules announced for HSBC Sydney Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream team: Seven stars who shone in Sydney". World Rugby. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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