2018 USA Sevens

The 2018 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2018 Las Vegas Sevens) was the fifteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played between 2 and 4 March 2018 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2018 USA Sevens
2017–18 World Series
Host nation United States
Date2–4 March 2018
Cup
Champion United States
Runner-up Argentina
Third Fiji
Challenge
Winner France
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored262 (average 5.822 per match)
Top point scorer Nathan Hirayama (45)
Top try scorer Perry Baker (8)
2017
2019

The tournament was won by the United States who beat Argentina 28–0 in the final. This was the first time that the United States won its home tournament. USA's Perry Baker led the tournament with 8 tries and 11 breaks.[1]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

Teams

Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Uruguay:[2]

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[3]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 32018522+637
 Kenya 32015045+57
 France 32015554+17
 Russia 30031988–693

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33006952+179
 England 32019248+447
 Canada 31024578–335
 Wales 30035280–283

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 33008236+469
 Australia 32015535+204
 Samoa 31024864–164
 Spain 30033181–503

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 33007838+409
 New Zealand 32017350+237
 Scotland 31027661+155
 Uruguay 30032199–783

Knockout stage

13th Place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
4 March 2018 – 11:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 Uruguay12
 
4 March 2018 – 13:56 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Samoa26
 
 Samoa28
 
4 March 2018 – 11:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Spain7
 
 Russia17
 
 
 Spain19
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
3 March 2018 – 15:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 France40
 
4 March 2018 – 11:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Uruguay7
 
 France33
 
3 March 2018 – 16:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Wales7
 
 Samoa19
 
4 March 2018 – 15:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Wales21
 
 France26
 
3 March 2018 – 16:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Canada19
 
 Scotland24
 
4 March 2018 – 12:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Russia12
 
 Scotland12
 
3 March 2018 – 16:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Canada15
 
 Canada21
 
 
 Spain14
 

5th Place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
4 March 2018 – 12:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
4 March 2018 – 15:35 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 England14
 
 New Zealand17 (a.e.t.)
 
4 March 2018 – 12:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia12
 
 Kenya21
 
 
 Australia26 (a.e.t.)
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
3 March 2018 – 17:26 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 Fiji14
 
4 March 2018 – 13:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 New Zealand10
 
 Fiji7
 
3 March 2018 – 17:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 United States19
 
 United States17
 
4 March 2018 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 England12
 
 United States28
 
3 March 2018 – 18:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Argentina0
 
 Argentina17
 
4 March 2018 – 13:34 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Kenya12
 
 Argentina12
 
3 March 2018 – 18:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 South Africa10 Bronze Medal Match
 
 South Africa29
 
4 March 2018 – 16:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia17
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 South Africa22
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 United States22
 Argentina19
 Fiji17
4  South Africa15
5  New Zealand13
6  Australia12
7  England10
 Kenya10
Place  Team Points
9  France8
10  Canada7
11  Scotland5
 Wales5
13  Samoa3
14  Spain2
15  Russia1
 Uruguay1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Perry Baker8
2 Luke Morgan7
Siviwe Soyizwapi7
4 German Davydov5
James Stannard5
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Nathan Hirayama45
2 Tom Mitchell41
3 Jean-Pascal Barraque40
Perry Baker40
5 Folau Niua39

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]

ForwardsBacks
Ben Pinkelman
Danny Barrett
Matias Osadczuk
Cecil Afrika
Jerry Tuwai
Luke Morgan
Perry Baker

References

  1. "Las Vegas Sevens: 'Gladiator' USA team win on home soil", CNN, George Ramsey, March 5, 2018.
  2. "Uruguay and Chile qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "Pools announced for HSBC USA Sevens". World Rugby. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "Afrika cracks nod for Las Vegas Dream Team", Sport24, March 5, 2018.

Tournament Page

World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by
2018 New Zealand Sevens
2018 USA Sevens Succeeded by
2018 Canada Sevens
USA Sevens
Preceded by
2017 USA Sevens
2018 USA Sevens Succeeded by
2019 USA Sevens
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