2018 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
The 2018 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series would be the eighth rugby union sevens competition for the twelve clubs who compete in the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby clubs. It was also the second to feature the new format in which all twelve Premiership Rugby teams feature together in one venue over two days.
| 2018 Premiership Rugby 7s Series | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  |
| Champions | Saracens 7s |
| Runners-up | Wasps 7s |
| Matches played | 22 |
The competition would be held at Franklin's Gardens for the second successive year on 27 and 28 July 2018.
Format
The twelve teams were split into four groups – A, B, C & D. Each team in the group played each other once, to World Rugby Laws of the Game – 7s Variations.
Based on the result, teams received:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
- 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Following all matches in each group, the winner and runner-up in each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners of each quarter-final qualified for the cup semi-finals, with the losers eliminated. Thereafter, competition was a simple knockout bracket, with the winner of the cup final being declared the series winner. The third placed team in each pool compete in the plate competition.
Group stage
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Rugby 7s | Leicester Tigers 7s | Bath Rugby 7s | Bristol Bears 7s |
| Northampton Saints 7s | Newcastle Falcons 7s | Exeter Chiefs 7s | Harlequins 7s |
| Wasps 7s | Saracens 7s | Worcester Warriors 7s | Sale Sharks 7s |
Date: Friday, 27 July 2018
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wasps 7s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 14 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Northampton Saints 7s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Gloucester Rugby 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 55 | -33 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. White background will compete in plate competition. Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby | |||||||||||||
27 July 2018 18:38 |
| Northampton Saints 7s | 22–20 | Gloucester Rugby 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 20:08 |
| Wasps 7s | 33–7 | Gloucester Rugby 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 21:38 |
| Northampton Saints 7s | 7–35 | Wasps 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Falcons 7s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Saracens 7s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Leicester Tigers 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. White background will compete in plate competition. Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby | |||||||||||||
27 July 2018 18:15 |
| Saracens 7s | 17–26 | Newcastle Falcons 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 19:45 |
| Newcastle Falcons 7s | 21–14 | Leicester Tigers 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 21:15 |
| Saracens 7s | 26–14 | Leicester Tigers 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter Chiefs 7s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Bath Rugby 7s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Worcester Warriors 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 57 | -36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. White background will compete in plate competition. Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby | |||||||||||||
27 July 2018 17:53 |
| Bath 7s | 29–12 | Worcester Warriors 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 19:23 |
| Exeter Chiefs 7s | 28–14 | Worcester Warriors 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 20:53 |
| Exeter Chiefs 7s | 31–15 | Bath 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlequins 7s | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Sale Sharks 7s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Bristol Bears 7s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 67 | -43 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup. White background will compete in plate competition. Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby | |||||||||||||
27 July 2018 17:30 |
| Bristol Bears 7s | 12–26 | Sale Sharks 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 19:00 |
| Harlequins 7s | 41–12 | Bristol Bears 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
27 July 2018 20:30 |
| Harlequins 7s | 24–21 | Sale Sharks 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Finals stage
Finals day was played on Saturday, 28 July 2018.
The four pool winners played a quarter-final against the runners-up in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 4 v 5 format. The winner of these quarter-finals competed in the cup competition, while the losers were eliminated. The third placed team in each pool competed in the plate competition.
Quarter-finals
28 July 2018 14:30 |
| Wasps 7s (1) | 17 — 10 | (8) Northampton Saints 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
28 July 2018 14:53 |
| Newcastle Falcons 7s (4) | 17 — 12 | (5) Sale Sharks 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
28 July 2018 15:15 |
| Exeter Chiefs 7s (3) | 24 — 29 | (6) Saracens 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
28 July 2018 15:38 |
| Harlequins 7s (2) | 31 — 29 | (7) Bath 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Plate competition
Plate semi-finals
28 July 2018 16:00 |
| Gloucester 7s | 24 — 19 | Bristol Bears 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
28 July 2018 16:23 |
| Leicester Tigers 7s | 15 — 26 | Worcester Warriors 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Plate final
28 July 2018 17:40 |
| Gloucester 7s | 17 — 15 | Worcester Warriors 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Cup competition
Semi-finals
28 July 2018 16:45 |
| Wasps | 33 — 24 | Newcastle Falcons 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
28 July 2018 17:08 |
| Saracens 7s | 29 — 21 | Harlequins 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |
Final
28 July 2018 18:18 |
| Wasps 7s | 12 — 33 | Saracens 7s |
|---|---|---|
Franklin's Gardens |