2018 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens was the 43rd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The performance from this tournament determined the first fourteen seedings of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament alongside the past year's series and the previous six event of the 2017–18 season.[1]
| 2018 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XIX | |
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 6–8 April 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Third |  |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  |
| Qualifier | |
| Winner |  |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Top point scorer | |
| Top try scorer |  |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Fiji won the tournament, defeating Kenya 24–12 in the final. Fiji were dominant throughout the tournament, including a 50–7 thrashing of New Zealand during pool play.
In the World Series Qualifier tournament, Ireland were the dominant team during pool play, but Japan beat Ireland 12–7 in the semifinal, and went on to beat Germany 19–14 in the final to qualify for the 2018-19 World Series as a core team.
Main draw
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team, South Korea.[2]
Format
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team. The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. 3, 2 or 1 points for a win, draw or loss. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Challenge trophy brackets.
Pool stage
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[3]
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 67 | –5 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 69 | –17 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 100 | –62 | 3 |
| 6 April 2018 | New Zealand |
36–5 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 20:18 | Try: Nicole 1'm Ravouvou 2'm, 7'c Rokolosoa 8'c Ng Shiu 9'm Te Tamaki 12'c Con: Rokolosoa (2/2) 7', 12' Khan (1/4) 8' |
Try: Ovchinnikov 14'm Con: Ianiushkin (0/1) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Fiji |
31–12 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 20:43 | Try: Sau 0'm Nasoko 1'c Ravouvou 6'c Nasilasila 9'c Kunatani 14'c Con: Ravouvou (1/3) 6' Nasilasila (2/2) 10', 14' |
Try: Ale 8'c Iosefo 13' Con: Tupou (1/1) 9' Mealoi (0/1) |
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| 7 April 2018 | New Zealand |
19–12 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 13:32 | Try: Ravouvou 3'c Te Temaki 9'c Masirewa 12'm Con: Khan (2/3) 4', 9' |
Try: Iosefo 5'c, 8'm Con: Alosio (1/2) 5' Cards: Mealoi  |
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| 7 April 2018 | Fiji |
36–14 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 13:54 | Try: Katonibau 0'c, 4'c Kunatani 1'm, 5'm, 9'c Vakurunabili 11'm Con: Nasilasila (3/6) 0', 4', 10' Cards: Kunavula  |
Try: Zhivatov 7'c Lazarenko 14'c Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 7' Gostyuzhev (1/1) 14' |
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| 7 April 2018 | Russia |
19–28 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 17:32 | Try: Sozonov 0'c Davydov 4'c Zhivatov 9'm Con: Sukhin (2/2) 1', 4' Ianiushkin (0/1) |
Try: Iosefo 6'c Alosio 7'c Afamasaga 11'c Tupou 14'c Con: Alosio (1/1) 6' Paulo (1/1) 7' Tupou (1/1) 11' Leilual (1/1) 14' |
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| 7 April 2018 | Fiji |
50–7 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 17:54 | Try: Ravouvou 1'c Nasoko 2'm Sau 8'c, 10'm Vakurunabili 8'c Nasilasila 11'c Naduva 12'c, 14'm Con: Ravouvou (2/3) 1', 8', 9' Nasilasila (2/4) 11', 12' |
Try: Nicole 3'c Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 3' |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 50 | –16 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 64 | –8 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 77 | –23 | 5 |
| 6 April 2018 | Australia |
12–17 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 19:32 | Try: Figg 4'c Clunnies-Ross 7'm Con: Goddard (1/2) |
Try: Villanueva 1'c I Martín 8'm, 14'm Con: Hernandez (1/2) 2' Genua (0/1) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Kenya |
33–10 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 19:54 | Try: Oliech 3' Amonde 6'c Injera 10'c Ambaka 12'c Oyoo 14'c Con: Oliech (2/3) 6', 10' Agero (2/2) 12', 14' Cards: Oyoo |
Try: Braid 2'm Kay 8'm Con: Hirayama (0/2) |
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| 7 April 2018 | Australia |
14–34 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 12:48 | Try: Skelton 11'c Miller 12'c Con: Goddard (2/2) 11', 13' Cards: Figg |
Try: Jones 3'm, 7'm Douglas 7'c Braid 8'm Douglas 9'c Moonlight 14'm Con: Hirayama (2/5) 7', 10' Braid (0/1) |
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| 7 April 2018 | Kenya |
26–0 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 13:10 | Try: Ambaka 2'c, 5'c Injera 6'm Oluoch 9'c Con: Oliech (3/4) 3', 5', 9' |
Cards: Pearce |
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| 7 April 2018 | Spain |
17–12 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 16:48 | Try: Carrion 3'm Sainz-Trapaga 5' Pla 13' Con: Hernandez (1/3) 5' |
Try: Kay 0'm, 7'c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 7' Cards: Moonlight |
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| 7 April 2018 | Kenya |
26–28 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 17:10 | Try: Minjire 5'c Agero 7'c Odhiambo 12'm Amonde 13'c Con: Agero (3/3) 5', 7', 14' Oliech (0/1) Cards: Oluoch Oyoo |
Try: Skelton 0'c Pietsch 1' Miller 8'c, 12'c Con: Goddard (3/3) 0', 1', 9' Clunnies-Ross (1/1) 11' |
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Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 32 | +77 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 57 | +43 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 153 | –139 | 3 |
| 6 April 2018 | England |
19–22 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 18:48 | Try: Howard 5'm Olowofela 9'c Sirker 13'c Con: Edwards (2/3) 9', 14' |
Try: Horne 4'c, 7'm Farndale 12'm Jones 14' Con: Lowe (1/3) 5' |
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| 6 April 2018 | South Africa |
45–0 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 19:10 | Try: Z Davids 1'c Oosthuizen 2'm, 5'c du Plessis 4'c Bezuidenhout 8'm Ndhlovu 11'c Mafuma 13'c Con: Human (3/4) 1', 4', 6' S Davids (1/2) 11' Smith (1/1) 14' |
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| 7 April 2018 | England |
47–7 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 12:00 | Try: Howard 0'c Olowofela 2'c Wilson 5'c Davis 7'c Davis 10'c Kerr 13'c Glover 14'm Con: Edwards (6/7) 0', 3', 5', 7', 11', 13' |
Try: Jang 8'c Con: Lee (1/1) 8' |
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| 7 April 2018 | South Africa |
31–17 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 12:22 | Try: Z Davids 1'c Gans 4'c du Plessis 10'm Labuschagne 11'c S Davids 12'm Con: Human (2/2) 1', 4' S Davids (1/3) 12' |
Try: Graham 5'm Horne 7'm Bryce 14'c Con: Horne (1/1) 14' Jackson (0/2) |
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| 7 April 2018 | Scotland |
61–7 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 16:00 | Try: McFarland 0'c, 3'c Farndale 4'c, 6'c Jackson 7'm, 13'c Horne 10'c Fagerson 12'c Jones 14'c Con: Jackson (6/6) 0', 4', 5', 12', 14', 14' Horne (2/3) 6', 10'c |
Try: Kim 2' Con: Lee (1/1) 3' |
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| 7 April 2018 | South Africa |
33–15 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 16:26 | Try: Gans 2'c, 14'c S Davids 7'c, 10'm Ndhlovu 14'c Con: Human (1/1) 3' S Davids (3/4) 7', 14', 14' |
Try: Davis 0'm Wilson 4'm Edwards 8'm Con: Edwards (0/3) |
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Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 46 | +56 | 8 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 85 | –51 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 74 | –29 | 4 |
| 6 April 2018 | Argentina |
31–10 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 18:00 | Try: Osadczuk 1'm Sabato 5'c, 8'c Etchart 7'm Schultz 14' Con: Revol (3/5) 5', 8', 14' Cards: Barbier |
Try: Williams 10'm Devine 11'm Con: Davies (0/2) |
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| 6 April 2018 | United States |
24–24 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 18:24 | Try: Niua 7'm Baker 12'c Isles 13'c, 14'm Con: Tomasin (2/3) 12', 13' Niua (0/1) |
Try: Lakafia 1'm Dall'Igna 4'c Veredamu 8'c Bonnefond 10'm Con: Barraque (2/4) 4', 8' Cards: Bonnefond |
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| 7 April 2018 | Argentina |
31–14 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 11:14 | Try: Osadczuk 2'c, 6'c Roura 4'm Sabato 8'c Schultz 12'm Con: Revol (2/3) 3', 6', 8' Bazan Velez (0/1) |
Try: Bouhraoua 11'c Bonnefond 13'c Con: Riva (2/2) 11', 13' Cards: Veredamu |
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| 7 April 2018 | United States |
47–5 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 11:38 | Try: Baker 3'c Iosefo 5'c Pinkelman 6'c Unufe 9'c Leuta 10'c Thompson 13'c Isles 14'm Con: Niua (2/2) 3', 7' Iosefo (2/2) 6', 9' Tomasin (2/3) 11', 14' |
Try: Millard 2'm Con: Davies (0/1) |
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| 7 April 2018 | Wales |
19–7 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 15:16 | Try: Flynn 2'c Williams 7'c Davies 8'm Con: Davies (2/3) 2', 7' |
Try: Popelin 13' Con: Bouhraoua (1/1) 13' |
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| 7 April 2018 | United States |
31–17 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 15:38 | Try: Baker 1'c Barrett 3'm, 6'c, 8'm Iosefo 11'c Con: Niua (2/4) 1', 7' Tomasin (1/1) 11' |
Try: Etchart 4'm Bazan Velez 12'm del Mestre 13'c Con: del Mestre (1/1) 13' Revol (0/1) Bazan Velez (0/1) |
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Knockout stage
13th place
| Semi-finals | 13th place final | |||||
| 8 April 2018 – 13:16 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 33 | |||||
| 8 April 2018 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 10 | |||||
| 5 | |||||
| 8 April 2018 – 13:43 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
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Semi-finals
13th place final
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Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy final | ||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 9:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 14:05 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 9:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
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| 8 April 2018 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
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| 8 April 2018 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
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| 8 April 2018 – 14:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
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| 8 April 2018 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 45 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Trophy final
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5th place
| Semi-finals | 5th place final | |||||
| 8 April 2018 – 14:55 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 14 | |||||
| 8 April 2018 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
| 12 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
| 8 April 2018 – 15:17 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
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| 15 | |||||
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Semi-finals
5th place final
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Cup
| Quarter-finals | Cup final | Final | ||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 15:41 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 16:03 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 35 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 12:07 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 21 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Cup final
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Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
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22 |
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19 |
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17 |
| 4 | |
15 |
| 5 | |
13 |
| 6 | |
12 |
| 7 | |
10 |
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10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | |
8 |
| 10 | |
7 |
| 11 | |
5 |
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5 | |
| 13 | |
3 |
| 14 | |
2 |
| 15 | |
1 |
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1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 |
| 7 | |
| 7 | |
| 4 | | 6 |
| 5 | | 5 |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 60 |
| 2 | | 55 |
| 3 | | 35 |
| 35 | |
| 5 | | 34 |
Source: World Rugby
Dream team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]
| Forwards | Backs |
|---|---|
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World Series qualifier
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. For the 2018 edition, Europe has been given a third spot, whereas North America was given a single spot. The other continents remain with two spots each.
| Continental sevens championship | Dates | Venue(s) | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series[5] | 3 June– 16 July 2017 |  | 3 |    |
| 2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[6] | 1 September– 14 October 2017 |  | 2 | |
| 2017 Africa Cup Sevens[7] | 6–7 October 2017 |  | 2 |  |
| 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship[8] | 10–11 November 2017 | | 2 |   |
| 2017 RAN Sevens[9] | 25–26 November 2017 |  | 1 |  |
| 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[10] | 6–14 January 2018 |   | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | |||
Format
The qualifying tournament features twelve teams divided into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top eight teams (the top two from each group, plus the two best third-place finishers) qualify to the quarterfinals of the knockout round. The winner of the knockout round will be given core status in the 2018–19 World Series.
Pool stage
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[3]
Pool E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 81 | –56 | 3 |
| 6 April 2018 | Uganda |
14–10 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 12:42 | Try: Wokorach 4'c Okia 9'c Con: Wokorach (1/1) 4', 9' |
Try: De Vidts 1'm Urroz 7'm Con: Torrealba (0/2) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Japan |
26–10 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 13:04 | Try: Ozawa 2'c Seru 4'c Sakai 6'c Lisala 14'm Con: Sakai (3/3) 3', 4', 6' Hashino (0/1) Cards: Soejima |
Try: Aptsiauri 7'm, 10'm Con: Gogolashvili (0/2) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Uganda |
26–10 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 15:40 | Try: Wokorach 6'c, 10'c, 12'c Okia 7'm Con: Magomu (3/3) 6', 11', 12' Wokorach (0/1) |
Try: Spanderashvili 8'm Kveseladze 14'm Con: Svanidze (0/1) Gogoladze (0/1) Cards: Kveseladze |
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| 6 April 2018 | Japan |
10–19 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 16:02 | Try: Goya 1'm Lilidamu 10'm Con: Sakai (0/2) |
Try: Urroz 3'm De Vidts 7'c Torrealba 12'c Con: Torrealba (2/3) 7', 13' |
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| 7 April 2018 | Chile |
29–5 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 9:44 | Try: Fernandez 1'c, 8'c Silva 2'm De Vidts 6'm Westcott 13'm Con: Torrealba (2/5) 1', 8' |
Try: Mchedlishvili 10'm Con: Gogolashvili (0/1) |
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| 7 April 2018 | Japan |
24–10 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 10:06 | Try: Goya 1'c Naikabula 9'm Lilidamu 12'm Lisala 14'c Con: Sakai (2/4) 1', 14' |
Try: Sebuliba 4'm Wokorach 6'm Con: Wokorach (0/1) Ofoyrwoth (0/1) Cards: Wokorach |
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Pool F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 51 | –16 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 74 | –35 | 5 |
| 6 April 2018 | Germany |
14–12 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 13:26 | Try: Himmer 4'c Dieckmann 6' Con: Heimpel (2/2) 5', 6' |
Try: Yiu 1'm Hood 10'c Con: Rimene (1/2) 10' |
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| 6 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea |
10–17 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 13:48 | Try: Vali 3'm Mocke 12'm Con: Guise (0/2) Cards: Mocke |
Try: Chibuwe 5'c Chitokwindo 8'm Hunduza 14'm Con: Rouse (1/2) 6' Mudariki (0/1) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Germany |
27–7 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 16:28 | Try: Dawe 6'm Lichtenberg 7'm Hohl 8'c Rox 12'm Himmer 14'm Con: Heimpel (2/3) 8' Himmer (0/2) |
Try: Bryden 1'c Con: Rouse (1/1) 1' Cards: Tshamala |
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| 6 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea |
22–21 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 16:50 | Try: Vali 1'm Kalua 6'm Kapana 7'm Clement 14'c Con: Clement (1/1) 14' Guise (0/3) Cards: Mocke Kalua |
Try: Yiu 5'c Lee 8'c Coverdale 12'c Con: Rimene (1/1) 6', 8', 13' |
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| 7 April 2018 | Hong Kong |
19–14 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 10:28 | Try: Rimene 2'c Boucaut 3'm Coverdale 14'm Con: Rimene (1/2) 3' Webb (0/1) Cards: Neville |
Try: Nechironga 10'c Chitokwindo 12'c Con: Tambiwera (1/1) 10', 12' |
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| 7 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea |
7–36 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 10:50 | Try: Kapana 9'c Con: Guise (1/1) 9' Cards: Kalua |
Try: Dieckmann 1'm, 6'm, 7'c Brechenmacher 2'm Soteras-Merz 4'c Rix 14'c Con: Heimpel (3/6) 5', 7', 14' |
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Pool G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5 | +98 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 67 | –41 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 100 | –76 | 3 |
| 6 April 2018 | Uruguay |
22–5 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 11:58 | Try: Etcheverry 2'm, 4'm Della Corte 8'm Arata 14'c Con: Favaro (1/1) 14' Lijtenstein (0/3) |
Try: Caven 12'm Con: Segree (0/1) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Ireland |
41–5 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 12:20 | Try: O'Brien 3'm, 10'c Fitzpatrick 4'c, 14'c Roche 6'm Kennedy 7'm, 8'm Con: Roche (1/5) 4' Dardis (2/2) 11', 14' Cards: Daly |
Try: Kiria 13'm Con: Napara (0/1) |
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| 6 April 2018 | Uruguay |
38–0 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 14:56 | Try: Etcheverry 1'c, 11'c, 13'm Garcia 6'c Garcia 10'm Plottier 14'c Con: Etcheverry (2/2) 2', 7' Lijtenstein (2/4) Lijtenstein 12', 14' |
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| 6 April 2018 | Ireland |
26–0 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 15:18 | Try: O'Brien 1'c Kennedy 5'm McNulty 8'c Daly 12'c Con: Roche (3/4) 2', 9', 12' |
Cards: Fessel |
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| 7 April 2018 | Jamaica |
21–19 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 9:00 | Try: Dixon 3'c Fessel 7'c Christie 12'c Con: Segree (1/1) 3' Eddie (2/2) 9', 12' |
Try: Napara 2'm Leuta 6'c Paerau 10'c Con: Leuta (1/2) 7' Napara (1/1) 10' Cards: Willis |
Referee: |
| 7 April 2018 | Ireland |
36–0 | |
Hong Kong Stadium | |
| 9:22 | Try: Fitzpatrick 4'm O'Brien 6'c Kennedy 8'm Keenan 11'm McNulty 12'c Daly 14'c Con: Rochie (1/3) 7' Dardis (2/3) 12', 14' |
Cards: Puig |
Referee: |
Third place tiebreaker
| Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 5 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 67 | -41 | 5 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final – World Series qualifier | ||||||||
| 7 April 2018 – 18:18 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 12:32 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2018 – 18:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2018 – 19:04 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 8 April 2018 – 12:54 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 April 2018 – 19:26 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final – World Series qualifier
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Overall record
| Pos | Team | Wn/Ls | Pts Dif |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 5–1 | +38 |
| 2 | Germany | 5–1 | +79 |
| 3 | Ireland | 4–1 | +126 |
| 4 | Chile | 3–2 | +36 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 2–2 | +12 |
| 6 | Uganda | 2–2 | –20 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | –10 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 1–3 | –49 |
References
- "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Qualified teams and seeding process". World Rugby. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Hong Kong Sevens teams confirmed: Ireland return and Fiji hunt more success". South China Morning Post. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "2018 Match Schedule". Hong Kong Sevens. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Dream Team: Hong Kong". World Rugby. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "2017 Men's Sevens – Grand Prix Series | Rugby Europe". rugbyeurope.eu. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "Calendar 2017 | Asia Rugby | Dates for tournaments and important events for 2017". asiarugby.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "Schedule – Rugby Africa Rugby Africa". rugbyafrique.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "Sevens Action to Return to Fiji in 2017". Oceania Rugby. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- "Mexico City to Host 2017 Rugby Americas North Sevens Tournament – Rugby Americas North". rugbyamericasnorth.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "#7s – Tres torneos sudamericanos en los próximos meses" (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
External links
| World Sevens Series XIX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2018 Canada Sevens |
2018 Hong Kong Sevens | Succeeded by 2018 Singapore Sevens |
| Hong Kong Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2017 Hong Kong Sevens |
2018 Hong Kong Sevens | Succeeded by 2019 Hong Kong Sevens |
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