2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI | |
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Hosts | United Arab Emirates Australia Japan Canada France |
Date | 30 November 2017 – 10 June 2018 |
Nations | 16 teams |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Third | France |
Series details | |
Top try scorer | Portia Woodman (215) |
Top point scorer | Portia Woodman (43) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the
Format
Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy.[1] The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.[2]
Teams
The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2017–18 series were:[3]
One additional core team qualified through winning the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:[4]
Events
There were five tournaments in 2017–18:[5]
Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
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Dubai | The Sevens |
Dubai | 30 November – 1 December 2017 | Australia |
Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 26–28 January 2018 [6] | Australia |
Japan | Mikuni World Stadium | Kitakyushu | 21–22 April 2018 | New Zealand |
Canada | Westhills Stadium |
Langford | 12–13 May 2018 | New Zealand |
France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 8–10 June 2018 | New Zealand |
Standings
Official standings for the 2017–18 series:
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Pos | Event Team
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Dubai |
Sydney |
Kitakyushu |
Langford |
Paris |
Points total | |||||
1 | Australia | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 92 | |||||
2 | New Zealand | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 90 | |||||
3 | France | 10 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | |||||
4 | Canada | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 60 | |||||
5 | United States | 18 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 56 | |||||
6 | Russia | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 46 | |||||
7 | Spain | 8 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 43 | |||||
8 | England | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | |||||
9 | Fiji | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | |||||
10 | Ireland | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 29 | |||||
11 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||||
12 | China | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |||||
13 | South Africa | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||||
14 | Brazil | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||||
15 | Wales | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
16 | Papua New Guinea | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Legend No colour Core team in 2017–18 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series Yellow Not a core team
Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
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Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
United States | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
France | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
Canada | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Russia | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Spain | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Tournaments
Dubai
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Australia | 34–0 | United States | Russia (Bronze) Canada |
5th Place | New Zealand | 24–0 | France | Spain (7th) England |
Challenge Trophy | Ireland | 24–7 | South Africa | Fiji (11th) Japan |
Sydney
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Australia | 31–0 | New Zealand | Canada (Bronze) Russia |
5th Place | France | 19–5 | Spain | Ireland (7th) United States |
Challenge Trophy | England | 29–10 | Fiji | Japan (11th) Papua New Guinea |
Kitakyushu
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | New Zealand | 24–12 | France | Australia (Bronze) Spain |
5th Place | Russia | 30–7 | Fiji | England (7th) China |
Challenge Trophy | United States | 24–19 (a.e.t.) |
Ireland | Canada (11th) Japan |
Langford
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | New Zealand | 46–0 | Australia | United States (Bronze) France |
5th Place | Canada | 29–12 | Ireland | England (7th) Fiji |
Challenge Trophy | Japan | 26–21 | Spain | Brazil (11th) Russia |
Paris
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | New Zealand | 33-7 | Australia | Canada (Bronze) France |
5th Place | United States | 28-7 | Fiji | Spain (7th) England |
Challenge Trophy | Ireland | 10-5 | Russia | Japan (11th) Wales |
Players
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Tries |
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1 | Portia Woodman | 43 |
2 | Michaela Blyde | 37 |
3 | Emma Tonegato | 26 |
Naya Tapper | ||
5 | Alena Mikhaltsova |
24 |
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Portia Woodman | 215 |
2 | Michaela Blyde | 185 |
3 | Emma Sykes (rugby union) | 172 |
4 | Alev Kelter | 168 |
5 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 159 |
Updated: 10 June 2018
Awards
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Updated: 10 June 2018
See also
- 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men)
References
- ^ "Men's and women's sevens winners to strike gold". World Rugby.org. 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Women's Sevens Series tournament rules". World Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Series Qualifying". World Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Japan secure core place on women's series". World Rugby. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Sevens Series 2018 to finish in Paris as women's dates confirmed". World Rugby. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Sydney 7s 2018: Men's and women's tournaments set to come together on Australia Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Mikhaltsova wins DHL Impact Player in Dubai". World Rugby. 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Khamidova named DHL Impact Player in Sydney". World Rugby. 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Mikhaltsova named DHL Impact Player in Kitakyushu". World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.