2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nations	United States  United Arab Emirates  Australia  Japan  Canada  France
Date	20 October 2018 – 9 June 2019
Nations	16 teams
← 2017–18

The 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the seventh edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. There are six tournament events scheduled on the 2018–19 circuit with twelve teams competing in each tournament. The series also, for the second time, doubles as an Olympic qualifier.

Format

Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy. The overall winner of the series is determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.

Teams

The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2018–19 series are:

One additional core team qualified through winning the 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:

•  China

Events

There are six tournaments in 2018–19:

See also

• 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men)
• Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification