2018 Dubai Sevens
| 2018 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
United States | |
| Third |  England |
| Challenge Trophy | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 278 (average 6.18 per match) |
| Most points |  John Porch (54) |
| Most tries |  Marcos Moroni (7) |
← 2017 → | |
The 2018 Dubai Sevens is the twentieth edition of the
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket where teams competed for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went 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
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 7 |
| Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 7 |
| Samoa
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 3 |
| 30 November 10:30 |
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| 30 November 10:52 |
Hong Kong ) |
| 30 November 19:31 |
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| 30 November 19:53 |
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Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 74 | 9 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
 France
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 6 |
 Kenya
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 3 |
| 30 November 10:06 |
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| 30 November 12:44 |
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| 30 November 13:06 |
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Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 9 |
 United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 7 |
 Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 5 |
 Wales
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 3 |
| 30 November 9:00 |
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| 30 November 9:22 |
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| 30 November 12:00 |
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| 30 November 18:00 |
Hong Kong ) |
| 30 November 18:22 |
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Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 38 | 58 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 5 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 101 | –87 | 3 |
| 30 November 14:58 |
Hong Kong ) |
| 30 November 15:20 |
| ) |
| 30 November 20:37 |
| ) |
Knockout stage
Thirteenth place
| Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens
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| Kenya | 19 | |||||
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| Wales | 31 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 10 | |||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
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| Spain | 22 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
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| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||
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| France | 28 | |||||||||
| France | 38 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
Fifth place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens
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| Scotland | 0 | |||||
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| Fiji | 24 | |||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens
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| England | 22 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
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| United States | 5 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
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| United States | 22 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 15 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
New Zealand |
22 |
|
United States |
19 |
|
England |
17 |
| 4 | Australia |
15 |
| 5 | Fiji |
13 |
| 6 | South Africa |
12 |
| 7 | Argentina |
10 |
| Scotland |
10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Samoa |
8 |
| 10 | France |
7 |
| 11 | Canada |
5 |
| Spain |
5 | |
| 13 | Wales |
3 |
| 14 | Japan |
2 |
| 15 | Kenya |
1 |
| Zimbabwe |
1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Moroni |
7 |
| 2 | Alamanda Motuga |
6 |
| John Porch
| ||
| Muller Du Plessis
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| Perry Baker
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| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Porch |
54 |
| 2 | Andrew Knewstubb |
52 |
| 3 | Tom Mitchell |
41 |
| 4 | Luke Treharne |
35 |
| 5 | Katsuyuki Sakai |
32 |
Source: World Rugby
See also
- 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens
- World Rugby Sevens Series
- 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
- World Rugby
References
- ^ "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.