2018 London Sevens

The 2018 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 2–3 June 2018. Fiji won the tournament by defeating South Africa 21–17 in the final. However it was Ireland who stole the show, finishing in third place in their first World Series tournament since 2004. Ireland thus became the first invitational side to reach the semi-finals and the podium of a World Rugby Sevens Series event.[1]

2018 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XIX
Host nation England
Date2–3 June 2018
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up South Africa
Third Ireland
Challenge Trophy
Winner Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored298 (average 6.622 per match)
Top point scorer Collins Injera (42)
Top try scorer Carlin Isles (8)
Collins Injera (8)
Dan Norton (8)
Jordan Conroy (8)
2017
2019

Format

Teams

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland.

Pool stages

All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[2]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 33009438+569
 New Zealand 32016744+237
 Argentina 31024683–375
 Scotland 30034385–423

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33008141+409
 Ireland 3102646405
 Wales 31024563–185
 Spain 31025678–225

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 32108847+418
 England 32018643+437
 Kenya 31115578–236
 France 30033596–613

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 22016028+327
 Canada 32015027+237
 Samoa 31023855–175
 Russia 31023977–385

Knockout stage

13th Place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
3 June 2018 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 Samoa26
 
3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Spain10
 
 Samoa34
 
3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Scotland10
 
 Scotland43
 
 
 France21
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
3 June 2018 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 Argentina19
 
3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Samoa14
 
 Argentina10
 
3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Kenya42
 
 Kenya38
 
3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Spain0
 
 Kenya33
 
3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Wales19
 
 Russia15 (a.e.t.)
 
3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Scotland10
 
 Russia12
 
3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Wales27
 
 Wales33
 
 
 France29
 

5th Place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
3 June 2018 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 Canada19
 
3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 United States27
 
 United States5
 
3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand38
 
 
 Australia7
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
3 June 2018 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 Fiji40
 
3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Canada7
 
 Fiji38
 
3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Ireland12
 
 United States12
 
3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Ireland22
 
 Fiji21
 
3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 South Africa17
 
 South Africa14
 
3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 New Zealand5
 
 South Africa29
 
3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 England19 Bronze Medal Match
 
 Australia17
 
3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 England21
 
 Ireland21
 
 
 England19
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 Fiji22
 South Africa19
 Ireland17
4  England15
5  New Zealand13
6  United States12
7  Australia10
 Canada10
Place  Team Points
9  Kenya8
10  Wales7
11  Argentina5
 Russia5
13  Samoa3
14  Scotland2
15  France1
 Spain1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Carlin Isles8
Collins Injera8
Dan Norton8
Jordan Conroy8
5 Luke Morgan6
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Collins Injera42
2 Carlin Isles40
Dan Norton40
Jordan Conroy40
5 Vatemo Ravouvou36

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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

ForwardsBacks
Mike Ellery
Paula Dranisinukula
Dylan Sage
Jordan Conroy
Mark Roche
Josua Tuisova
Semi Radradra

References

World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by
2018 Singapore Sevens
2018 London Sevens Succeeded by
2018 Paris Sevens
London Sevens
Preceded by
2017 London Sevens
2018 London Sevens Succeeded by
2019 London Sevens
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