2018 Dubai Sevens

The 2018 Dubai Sevens is the twentieth edition of the Dubai Sevens tournament. It was the first tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held on 30 November–1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

2018 Dubai Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation United Arab Emirates
Date30 November–1 December 2018
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up United States
Third England
Challenge Trophy
Winner Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored278 (average 6.178 per match)
Top point scorer John Porch (54)
Top try scorer Marcos Moroni (7)
← 2017
2019 →

Format

The sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:

Pool stage

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)

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

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 32016229337
 Argentina 3201585267
 Samoa 32015053−37
 Zimbabwe 30033470−363
30 November
10:30
Argentina  19–21  Samoa
30 November
10:52
South Africa  31–0  Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
30 November
14:14
Argentina  22–19  Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
30 November
14:36
South Africa  19–12  Samoa
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
30 November
19:31
Samoa  17–15  Zimbabwe
30 November
19:53
South Africa  12–17  Argentina

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 330010531749
 Scotland 31116849196
 France 31113572−376
 Kenya 30034399−563
30 November
9:44
Kenya  14–35  Scotland
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
30 November
10:06
Fiji  41–0  France
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
30 November
12:44
Kenya  17–21  France
30 November
13:06
Fiji  21–19  Scotland
30 November
18:44
Scotland  14–14  France
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
30 November
19:06
Fiji  43–12  Kenya
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33008031499
 United States 32016936337
 Spain 31025264−125
 Wales 30032696−703
30 November
9:00
United States  29–0  Spain
30 November
9:22
New Zealand  28–7  Wales
30 November
12:00
United States  33–12  Wales
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
30 November
12:22
New Zealand  28–17  Spain
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
30 November
18:00
Spain  35–7  Wales
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
30 November
18:22
New Zealand  24–7  United States

Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33009638589
 England 32017641357
 Canada 31025864−65
 Japan 300314101–873
30 November
11:14
England  26–12  Canada
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
30 November
11:36
Australia  43–0  Japan
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
30 November
14:58
England  31–7  Japan
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
30 November
15:20
Australia  31–19  Canada
30 November
20:15
Canada  27–7  Japan
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
30 November
20:37
Australia  22–19  England
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place
 
Semi-finalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens
 
 
 Japan26
 
1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens
 
 Kenya19
 
 Japan7
 
1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens
 
 Wales31
 
 Zimbabwe10
 
 
 Wales14
 

Challenge Trophy
 
Quarter-finalsChallenge Trophy FinalFinal
 
          
 
1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens
 
 
 Samoa40
 
1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens
 
 Japan12
 
 Samoa26
 
1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens
 
 Spain22
 
 Spain26
 
1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens
 
 Kenya19
 
 Samoa33
 
1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens
 
 France24
 
 Canada38
 
1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Canada12
 
1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens
 
 France28
 
 France38
 
 
 Wales17
 

Fifth place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens
 
 
 South Africa29
 
1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens
 
 Scotland0
 
 South Africa19
 
1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens
 
 Fiji24
 
 Argentina21
 
 
 Fiji31
 

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens
 
 
 South Africa5
 
1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens
 
 England22
 
 England5
 
1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens
 
 New Zealand7
 
 New Zealand21
 
1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens
 
 Scotland7
 
 New Zealand21
 
1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens
 
 United States5
 
 Australia38
 
1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens
 
 Argentina0
 
 Australia17
 
1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens
 
 United States22 Third place
 
 Fiji12
 
1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens
 
 United States24
 
 England15
 
 
 Australia14
 

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 New Zealand22
 United States19
 England17
4  Australia15
5  Fiji13
6  South Africa12
7  Argentina10
 Scotland10
Place  Team Points
9  Samoa8
10  France7
11  Canada5
 Spain5
13  Wales3
14  Japan2
15  Kenya1
 Zimbabwe1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders
Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Marcos Moroni7
2 Alamanda Motuga6
John Porch
Muller Du Plessis
Perry Baker
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 John Porch54
2 Andrew Knewstubb52
3 Tom Mitchell41
4 Luke Treharne35
5 Katsuyuki Sakai32

Source: World Rugby

See also

References
  1. "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
World Sevens Series XX
Preceded by
None (first event)		 2018 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
2018 South Africa Sevens
Dubai Sevens
Preceded by
2017 Dubai Sevens		 2018 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
2019 Dubai Sevens
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