2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nation Hong Kong Hong Kong
Date 5–6 April 2017
Cup
Champion  China
Runner-up  South Africa
Tournament details
Matches played 25
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The 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acted not only as a qualifier for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, but also for seeding purposes for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens for five of the teams[1]. The tournament was played on 5–6 April 2017 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Rec Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens for men.

Continental qualifying

Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify. Teams in bold also qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Continental Sevens ChampionshipDatesVenue(s)BerthsQualified
2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series3 June–
16 July 2017		France Malemort,
Russia Kazan		3 Wales
 Belgium
 Poland
2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens16–17 September 2017Tunisia Monastir2 South Africa
 Kenya
2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series23 September–
14 October 2017		South Korea Incheon,
Sri Lanka Colombo		3 China
 Kazakhstan
 Hong Kong
2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship10–11 November 2017Fiji Suva1 Papua New Guinea
2017 Torneo Valentín Martinez (Sudamérica)10–11 November 2017Uruguay Montevideo2 Brazil
 Argentina
2017 RAN Women's Sevens25–26
November 2017		Mexico Mexico City1 Mexico
Total12

Format

12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens series.

Pool Stage

All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[2]

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

Pool X

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenya 33008117+649
 South Africa 32016941+287
 Papua New Guinea 31024948+15
 Mexico 3003598–933

Pool Y

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 China 33006419+459
 Brazil 32016541+247
 Hong Kong 31022469–455
 Kazakhstan 30032953–243

Pool Z

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Belgium 3300435+389
 Wales 32017134+377
 Argentina 31022664–385
 Poland 30032259–373

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsWorld Series Qualifier Final
 
          
 
6 April 2017 – 10:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] China31
 
6 April 2017 – 14:12 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Papua New Guinea10
 
[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] China22
 
6 April 2017 – 10:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Belgium5
 
 [[Belgium women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|Belgium]]17
 
6 April 2017 – 17:12 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Brazil12
 
[[File:Flag of the People</b>'s Republic of China.svg|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] China31
 
6 April 2017 – 11:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 South Africa14
 
 Wales0
 
6 April 2017 – 14:34 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 [[South Africa women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|South Africa]]26
 
 [[South Africa women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|South Africa]]12 (a.e.t.)
 
6 April 2017 – 11:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 Kenya7
 
 [[Kenya women</b>'s national rugby sevens team|Kenya]]17 (a.e.t.)
 
 
 Argentina12
 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 qualification explained". World Rugby. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Match Schedule". Hong Kong Sevens. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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