2018 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens was the 43rd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The performance from this tournament determined the first fourteen seedings of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament alongside the past year's series and the previous six event of the 2017–18 season.[1]
2018 Hong Kong Sevens | |
---|---|
Sevens World Series XIX | |
Host nation | Hong Kong |
Date | 6–8 April 2018 |
Cup | |
Champion | Fiji |
Runner-up | Kenya |
Third | South Africa |
Challenge | |
Winner | France |
Qualifier | |
Winner | Japan |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 45 |
Most points | Amenoni Nasilasila (60) |
Most tries | Carlin Isles (7) Muller du Plessis (7) Selvyn Davids (7) |
← 2017 2019 → |
Fiji won the tournament, defeating Kenya 24–12 in the final. Fiji were dominant throughout the tournament, including a 50–7 thrashing of New Zealand during pool play.
In the World Series Qualifier tournament, Ireland were the dominant team during pool play, but Japan beat Ireland 12–7 in the semifinal, and went on to beat Germany 19–14 in the final to qualify for the 2018-19 World Series as a core team.
Main draw
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team, South Korea.[2]
Format
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team. The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. 3, 2 or 1 points for a win, draw or loss. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Challenge trophy brackets.
Pool stage
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[3]
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 9 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 67 | –5 | 7 |
Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 69 | –17 | 5 |
Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 100 | –62 | 3 |
6 April 2018 | New Zealand | 36–5 | Russia | Hong Kong Stadium | |
20:18 | Try: Nicole 1'm Ravouvou 2'm, 7'c Rokolosoa 8'c Ng Shiu 9'm Te Tamaki 12'c Con: Rokolosoa (2/2) 7', 12' Khan (1/4) 8' |
Try: Ovchinnikov 14'm Con: Ianiushkin (0/1) |
Referee: Damián Schneider |
6 April 2018 | Fiji | 31–12 | Samoa | Hong Kong Stadium | |
20:43 | Try: Sau 0'm Nasoko 1'c Ravouvou 6'c Nasilasila 9'c Kunatani 14'c Con: Ravouvou (1/3) 6' Nasilasila (2/2) 10', 14' |
Try: Ale 8'c Iosefo 13' Con: Tupou (1/1) 9' Mealoi (0/1) |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
7 April 2018 | New Zealand | 19–12 | Samoa | Hong Kong Stadium | |
13:32 | Try: Ravouvou 3'c Te Temaki 9'c Masirewa 12'm Con: Khan (2/3) 4', 9' |
Try: Iosefo 5'c, 8'm Con: Alosio (1/2) 5' Cards: Mealoi 13' |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
7 April 2018 | Fiji | 36–14 | Russia | Hong Kong Stadium | |
13:54 | Try: Katonibau 0'c, 4'c Kunatani 1'm, 5'm, 9'c Vakurunabili 11'm Con: Nasilasila (3/6) 0', 4', 10' Cards: Kunavula 6' to 8' |
Try: Zhivatov 7'c Lazarenko 14'c Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 7' Gostyuzhev (1/1) 14' |
Referee: Damián Schneider |
7 April 2018 | Russia | 19–28 | Samoa | Hong Kong Stadium | |
17:32 | Try: Sozonov 0'c Davydov 4'c Zhivatov 9'm Con: Sukhin (2/2) 1', 4' Ianiushkin (0/1) |
Try: Iosefo 6'c Alosio 7'c Afamasaga 11'c Tupou 14'c Con: Alosio (1/1) 6' Paulo (1/1) 7' Tupou (1/1) 11' Leilual (1/1) 14' |
Referee: Matthew Rodden |
7 April 2018 | Fiji | 50–7 | New Zealand | Hong Kong Stadium | |
17:54 | Try: Ravouvou 1'c Nasoko 2'm Sau 8'c, 10'm Vakurunabili 8'c Nasilasila 11'c Naduva 12'c, 14'm Con: Ravouvou (2/3) 1', 8', 9' Nasilasila (2/4) 11', 12' |
Try: Nicole 3'c Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 3' |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 7 |
Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 50 | –16 | 7 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 64 | –8 | 5 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 77 | –23 | 5 |
6 April 2018 | Australia | 12–17 | Spain | Hong Kong Stadium | |
19:32 | Try: Figg 4'c Clunnies-Ross 7'm Con: Goddard (1/2) |
Try: Villanueva 1'c I Martín 8'm, 14'm Con: Hernandez (1/2) 2' Genua (0/1) |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
6 April 2018 | Kenya | 33–10 | Canada | Hong Kong Stadium | |
19:54 | Try: Oliech 3' Amonde 6'c Injera 10'c Ambaka 12'c Oyoo 14'c Con: Oliech (2/3) 6', 10' Agero (2/2) 12', 14' Cards: Oyoo 8' to 10' |
Try: Braid 2'm Kay 8'm Con: Hirayama (0/2) |
Referee: Jordan Way |
7 April 2018 | Australia | 14–34 | Canada | Hong Kong Stadium | |
12:48 | Try: Skelton 11'c Miller 12'c Con: Goddard (2/2) 11', 13' Cards: Figg 2' to 4' |
Try: Jones 3'm, 7'm Douglas 7'c Braid 8'm Douglas 9'c Moonlight 14'm Con: Hirayama (2/5) 7', 10' Braid (0/1) |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
7 April 2018 | Kenya | 26–0 | Spain | Hong Kong Stadium | |
13:10 | Try: Ambaka 2'c, 5'c Injera 6'm Oluoch 9'c Con: Oliech (3/4) 3', 5', 9' |
Cards: Pearce 10' to 12' | Referee: Mike O'Brien |
7 April 2018 | Spain | 17–12 | Canada | Hong Kong Stadium | |
16:48 | Try: Carrion 3'm Sainz-Trapaga 5' Pla 13' Con: Hernandez (1/3) 5' |
Try: Kay 0'm, 7'c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 7' Cards: Moonlight 14' to 14' |
Referee: Jordan Way |
7 April 2018 | Kenya | 26–28 | Australia | Hong Kong Stadium | |
17:10 | Try: Minjire 5'c Agero 7'c Odhiambo 12'm Amonde 13'c Con: Agero (3/3) 5', 7', 14' Oliech (0/1) Cards: Oluoch 7' to 9' Oyoo 12' |
Try: Skelton 0'c Pietsch 1' Miller 8'c, 12'c Con: Goddard (3/3) 0', 1', 9' Clunnies-Ross (1/1) 11' |
Referee: James Doleman |
Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 32 | +77 | 9 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 57 | +43 | 7 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 5 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 153 | –139 | 3 |
6 April 2018 | England | 19–22 | Scotland | Hong Kong Stadium | |
18:48 | Try: Howard 5'm Olowofela 9'c Sirker 13'c Con: Edwards (2/3) 9', 14' |
Try: Horne 4'c, 7'm Farndale 12'm Jones 14' Con: Lowe (1/3) 5' |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
6 April 2018 | South Africa | 45–0 | South Korea | Hong Kong Stadium | |
19:10 | Try: Z Davids 1'c Oosthuizen 2'm, 5'c du Plessis 4'c Bezuidenhout 8'm Ndhlovu 11'c Mafuma 13'c Con: Human (3/4) 1', 4', 6' S Davids (1/2) 11' Smith (1/1) 14' |
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni |
7 April 2018 | England | 47–7 | South Korea | Hong Kong Stadium | |
12:00 | Try: Howard 0'c Olowofela 2'c Wilson 5'c Davis 7'c Davis 10'c Kerr 13'c Glover 14'm Con: Edwards (6/7) 0', 3', 5', 7', 11', 13' |
Try: Jang 8'c Con: Lee (1/1) 8' |
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni |
7 April 2018 | South Africa | 31–17 | Scotland | Hong Kong Stadium | |
12:22 | Try: Z Davids 1'c Gans 4'c du Plessis 10'm Labuschagne 11'c S Davids 12'm Con: Human (2/2) 1', 4' S Davids (1/3) 12' |
Try: Graham 5'm Horne 7'm Bryce 14'c Con: Horne (1/1) 14' Jackson (0/2) |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
7 April 2018 | Scotland | 61–7 | South Korea | Hong Kong Stadium | |
16:00 | Try: McFarland 0'c, 3'c Farndale 4'c, 6'c Jackson 7'm, 13'c Horne 10'c Fagerson 12'c Jones 14'c Con: Jackson (6/6) 0', 4', 5', 12', 14', 14' Horne (2/3) 6', 10'c |
Try: Kim 2' Con: Lee (1/1) 3' |
Referee: Nori Hashimoto |
7 April 2018 | South Africa | 33–15 | England | Hong Kong Stadium | |
16:26 | Try: Gans 2'c, 14'c S Davids 7'c, 10'm Ndhlovu 14'c Con: Human (1/1) 3' S Davids (3/4) 7', 14', 14' |
Try: Davis 0'm Wilson 4'm Edwards 8'm Con: Edwards (0/3) |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
Pool D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 46 | +56 | 8 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 7 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 85 | –51 | 5 |
France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 74 | –29 | 4 |
6 April 2018 | Argentina | 31–10 | Wales | Hong Kong Stadium | |
18:00 | Try: Osadczuk 1'm Sabato 5'c, 8'c Etchart 7'm Schultz 14' Con: Revol (3/5) 5', 8', 14' Cards: Barbier 11' to 13' |
Try: Williams 10'm Devine 11'm Con: Davies (0/2) |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
6 April 2018 | United States | 24–24 | France | Hong Kong Stadium | |
18:24 | Try: Niua 7'm Baker 12'c Isles 13'c, 14'm Con: Tomasin (2/3) 12', 13' Niua (0/1) |
Try: Lakafia 1'm Dall'Igna 4'c Veredamu 8'c Bonnefond 10'm Con: Barraque (2/4) 4', 8' Cards: Bonnefond 14' to 14' |
Referee: James Doleman |
7 April 2018 | Argentina | 31–14 | France | Hong Kong Stadium | |
11:14 | Try: Osadczuk 2'c, 6'c Roura 4'm Sabato 8'c Schultz 12'm Con: Revol (2/3) 3', 6', 8' Bazan Velez (0/1) |
Try: Bouhraoua 11'c Bonnefond 13'c Con: Riva (2/2) 11', 13' Cards: Veredamu 1' to 3' |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
7 April 2018 | United States | 47–5 | Wales | Hong Kong Stadium | |
11:38 | Try: Baker 3'c Iosefo 5'c Pinkelman 6'c Unufe 9'c Leuta 10'c Thompson 13'c Isles 14'm Con: Niua (2/2) 3', 7' Iosefo (2/2) 6', 9' Tomasin (2/3) 11', 14' |
Try: Millard 2'm Con: Davies (0/1) |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
7 April 2018 | Wales | 19–7 | France | Hong Kong Stadium | |
15:16 | Try: Flynn 2'c Williams 7'c Davies 8'm Con: Davies (2/3) 2', 7' |
Try: Popelin 13' Con: Bouhraoua (1/1) 13' |
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni |
7 April 2018 | United States | 31–17 | Argentina | Hong Kong Stadium | |
15:38 | Try: Baker 1'c Barrett 3'm, 6'c, 8'm Iosefo 11'c Con: Niua (2/4) 1', 7' Tomasin (1/1) 11' |
Try: Etchart 4'm Bazan Velez 12'm del Mestre 13'c Con: del Mestre (1/1) 13' Revol (0/1) Bazan Velez (0/1) |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
13th place
Semi-finals | 13th place final | |||||
8 April 2018 – 13:16 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
Samoa | 33 | |||||
8 April 2018 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
England | 10 | |||||
Samoa | 5 | |||||
8 April 2018 – 13:43 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
Wales | 33 | |||||
Wales | 49 | |||||
South Korea | 5 | |||||
Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
13th place final
|
Challenge Trophy
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy final | ||||||||
8 April 2018 – 9:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 14:05 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
France | 38 | |||||||||
France | 24 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 9:52 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Australia | 12 | |||||||||
England | 14 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Australia | 17 | |||||||||
France | 33 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Canada | 7 | |||||||||
Wales | 7 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 14:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Russia | 15 | |||||||||
Russia | 12 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Canada | 19 | |||||||||
Canada | 45 | |||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Trophy final
|
5th place
Semi-finals | 5th place final | |||||
8 April 2018 – 14:55 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
Argentina | 14 | |||||
8 April 2018 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
Spain | 12 | |||||
Argentina | 14 | |||||
8 April 2018 – 15:17 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||
United States | 12 | |||||
United States | 19 | |||||
Scotland | 15 | |||||
Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi-finals
5th place final
|
Cup
Quarter-finals | Cup final | Final | ||||||||
8 April 2018 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 15:41 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
South Africa | 38 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Spain | 5 | |||||||||
Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
United States | 7 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 16:03 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 35 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 12:07 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Kenya | 21 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Cup final
|
Tournament placings
Place | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
Fiji | 22 | |
Kenya | 19 | |
South Africa | 17 | |
4 | New Zealand | 15 |
5 | Argentina | 13 |
6 | United States | 12 |
7 | Scotland | 10 |
Spain | 10 |
Place | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
9 | France | 8 |
10 | Canada | 7 |
11 | Australia | 5 |
Russia | 5 | |
13 | Wales | 3 |
14 | Samoa | 2 |
15 | England | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Tries |
---|---|---|
1 | Carlin Isles | 7 |
Muller du Plessis | 7 | |
Selvyn Davids | 7 | |
4 | Amenoni Nasilasila | 6 |
5 | George Horne | 5 |
Rank | Player | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Amenoni Nasilasila | 60 |
2 | Selvyn Davids | 55 |
3 | Carlin Isles | 35 |
Muller du Plessis | 35 | |
5 | Gastón Revol | 34 |
Source: World Rugby
Dream team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]
Forwards | Backs |
---|---|
Kalione Nasoko Oscar Ouma Semi Kunatani | Willy Ambaka Selvyn Davids Eroni Sau Amenoni Nasilasila |
World Series qualifier
Continental qualifying
Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify. For the 2018 edition, Europe has been given a third spot, whereas North America was given a single spot. The other continents remain with two spots each.
Continental sevens championship | Dates | Venue(s) | Berths | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series[5] | 3 June– 16 July 2017 | Moscow, Łódź, Clermont-Ferrand Exeter | 3 | Ireland Germany Georgia[2] |
2017 Asia Rugby Sevens Series[6] | 1 September– 14 October 2017 | Hong Kong, Incheon, Colombo | 2 | Japan Hong Kong |
2017 Africa Cup Sevens[7] | 6–7 October 2017 | Kampala | 2 | Uganda Zimbabwe |
2017 Oceania Sevens Championship[8] | 10–11 November 2017 | Suva | 2 | Papua New Guinea Cook Islands |
2017 RAN Sevens[9] | 25–26 November 2017 | Mexico City | 1 | Jamaica |
2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens[10] | 6–14 January 2018 | Punta del Este, Viña del Mar | 2 | Uruguay Chile |
Total | 12 |
Format
The qualifying tournament features twelve teams divided into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top eight teams (the top two from each group, plus the two best third-place finishers) qualify to the quarterfinals of the knockout round. The winner of the knockout round will be given core status in the 2018–19 World Series.
Pool stage
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[3]
Pool E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 7 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 7 |
Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 7 |
Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 81 | –56 | 3 |
6 April 2018 | Uganda | 14–10 | Chile | Hong Kong Stadium | |
12:42 | Try: Wokorach 4'c Okia 9'c Con: Wokorach (1/1) 4', 9' |
Try: De Vidts 1'm Urroz 7'm Con: Torrealba (0/2) |
Referee: Jordan Way |
6 April 2018 | Japan | 26–10 | Georgia | Hong Kong Stadium | |
13:04 | Try: Ozawa 2'c Seru 4'c Sakai 6'c Lisala 14'm Con: Sakai (3/3) 3', 4', 6' Hashino (0/1) Cards: Soejima 6' to 8' |
Try: Aptsiauri 7'm, 10'm Con: Gogolashvili (0/2) |
Referee: James Doleman |
6 April 2018 | Uganda | 26–10 | Georgia | Hong Kong Stadium | |
15:40 | Try: Wokorach 6'c, 10'c, 12'c Okia 7'm Con: Magomu (3/3) 6', 11', 12' Wokorach (0/1) |
Try: Spanderashvili 8'm Kveseladze 14'm Con: Svanidze (0/1) Gogoladze (0/1) Cards: Kveseladze 9' to 11' |
Referee: Damián Schneider |
6 April 2018 | Japan | 10–19 | Chile | Hong Kong Stadium | |
16:02 | Try: Goya 1'm Lilidamu 10'm Con: Sakai (0/2) |
Try: Urroz 3'm De Vidts 7'c Torrealba 12'c Con: Torrealba (2/3) 7', 13' |
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni |
7 April 2018 | Chile | 29–5 | Georgia | Hong Kong Stadium | |
9:44 | Try: Fernandez 1'c, 8'c Silva 2'm De Vidts 6'm Westcott 13'm Con: Torrealba (2/5) 1', 8' |
Try: Mchedlishvili 10'm Con: Gogolashvili (0/1) |
Referee: Nori Hashimoto |
7 April 2018 | Japan | 24–10 | Uganda | Hong Kong Stadium | |
10:06 | Try: Goya 1'c Naikabula 9'm Lilidamu 12'm Lisala 14'c Con: Sakai (2/4) 1', 14' |
Try: Sebuliba 4'm Wokorach 6'm Con: Wokorach (0/1) Ofoyrwoth (0/1) Cards: Wokorach 10' to 12' |
Referee: Jordan Way |
Pool F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 9 |
Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 5 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 51 | –16 | 5 |
Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 74 | –35 | 5 |
6 April 2018 | Germany | 14–12 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | |
13:26 | Try: Himmer 4'c Dieckmann 6' Con: Heimpel (2/2) 5', 6' |
Try: Yiu 1'm Hood 10'c Con: Rimene (1/2) 10' |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
6 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 10–17 | Zimbabwe | Hong Kong Stadium | |
13:48 | Try: Vali 3'm Mocke 12'm Con: Guise (0/2) Cards: Mocke 0' to 2' |
Try: Chibuwe 5'c Chitokwindo 8'm Hunduza 14'm Con: Rouse (1/2) 6' Mudariki (0/1) |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
6 April 2018 | Germany | 27–7 | Zimbabwe | Hong Kong Stadium | |
16:28 | Try: Dawe 6'm Lichtenberg 7'm Hohl 8'c Rox 12'm Himmer 14'm Con: Heimpel (2/3) 8' Himmer (0/2) |
Try: Bryden 1'c Con: Rouse (1/1) 1' Cards: Tshamala 7' to 9' |
Referee: Matthew Rodden |
6 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 22–21 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | |
16:50 | Try: Vali 1'm Kalua 6'm Kapana 7'm Clement 14'c Con: Clement (1/1) 14' Guise (0/3) Cards: Mocke 3' to 5' Kalua 11' to 13' |
Try: Yiu 5'c Lee 8'c Coverdale 12'c Con: Rimene (1/1) 6', 8', 13' |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
7 April 2018 | Hong Kong | 19–14 | Zimbabwe | Hong Kong Stadium | |
10:28 | Try: Rimene 2'c Boucaut 3'm Coverdale 14'm Con: Rimene (1/2) 3' Webb (0/1) Cards: Neville 9' to 11' |
Try: Nechironga 10'c Chitokwindo 12'c Con: Tambiwera (1/1) 10', 12' |
Referee: James Doleman |
7 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 7–36 | Germany | Hong Kong Stadium | |
10:50 | Try: Kapana 9'c Con: Guise (1/1) 9' Cards: Kalua 12' to 14' |
Try: Dieckmann 1'm, 6'm, 7'c Brechenmacher 2'm Soteras-Merz 4'c Rix 14'c Con: Heimpel (3/6) 5', 7', 14' |
Referee: Damián Schneider |
Pool G
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 5 | +98 | 9 |
Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 7 |
Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 67 | –41 | 5 |
Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 100 | –76 | 3 |
6 April 2018 | Uruguay | 22–5 | Jamaica | Hong Kong Stadium | |
11:58 | Try: Etcheverry 2'm, 4'm Della Corte 8'm Arata 14'c Con: Favaro (1/1) 14' Lijtenstein (0/3) |
Try: Caven 12'm Con: Segree (0/1) |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
6 April 2018 | Ireland | 41–5 | Cook Islands | Hong Kong Stadium | |
12:20 | Try: O'Brien 3'm, 10'c Fitzpatrick 4'c, 14'c Roche 6'm Kennedy 7'm, 8'm Con: Roche (1/5) 4' Dardis (2/2) 11', 14' Cards: Daly 12' to 14' |
Try: Kiria 13'm Con: Napara (0/1) |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
6 April 2018 | Uruguay | 38–0 | Cook Islands | Hong Kong Stadium | |
14:56 | Try: Etcheverry 1'c, 11'c, 13'm Garcia 6'c Garcia 10'm Plottier 14'c Con: Etcheverry (2/2) 2', 7' Lijtenstein (2/4) Lijtenstein 12', 14' |
Referee: Nori Hashimoto |
6 April 2018 | Ireland | 26–0 | Jamaica | Hong Kong Stadium | |
15:18 | Try: O'Brien 1'c Kennedy 5'm McNulty 8'c Daly 12'c Con: Roche (3/4) 2', 9', 12' |
Cards: Fessel 5' to 7' | Referee: Richard Haughton |
7 April 2018 | Jamaica | 21–19 | Cook Islands | Hong Kong Stadium | |
9:00 | Try: Dixon 3'c Fessel 7'c Christie 12'c Con: Segree (1/1) 3' Eddie (2/2) 9', 12' |
Try: Napara 2'm Leuta 6'c Paerau 10'c Con: Leuta (1/2) 7' Napara (1/1) 10' Cards: Willis 7' to 9' |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
7 April 2018 | Ireland | 36–0 | Uruguay | Hong Kong Stadium | |
9:22 | Try: Fitzpatrick 4'm O'Brien 6'c Kennedy 8'm Keenan 11'm McNulty 12'c Daly 14'c Con: Rochie (1/3) 7' Dardis (2/3) 12', 14' |
Cards: Puig 4' to 6' | Referee: Matthew Rodden |
Third place tiebreaker
Pl | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 5 |
3 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 67 | -41 | 5 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final – World Series qualifier | ||||||||
7 April 2018 – 18:18 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Germany | 26 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 12:32 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
Germany | 19 | |||||||||
7 April 2018 – 18:42 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Chile | 12 | |||||||||
Chile | 24 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 12 | |||||||||
Germany | 14 | |||||||||
7 April 2018 – 19:04 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Japan | 19 | |||||||||
Japan | 26 | |||||||||
8 April 2018 – 12:54 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Uruguay | 19 | |||||||||
Japan | 12 | |||||||||
7 April 2018 – 19:26 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
Ireland | 38 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||
Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final – World Series qualifier
|
Overall record
Pos | Team | Wn/Ls | Pts Dif |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 5–1 | +38 |
2 | Germany | 5–1 | +79 |
3 | Ireland | 4–1 | +126 |
4 | Chile | 3–2 | +36 |
5 | Uruguay | 2–2 | +12 |
6 | Uganda | 2–2 | –20 |
7 | Hong Kong | 1–3 | –10 |
8 | Zimbabwe | 1–3 | –49 |
References
- "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Qualified teams and seeding process". World Rugby. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- "Hong Kong Sevens teams confirmed: Ireland return and Fiji hunt more success". South China Morning Post. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "2018 Match Schedule". Hong Kong Sevens. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Dream Team: Hong Kong". World Rugby. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "2017 Men's Sevens – Grand Prix Series | Rugby Europe". rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "Calendar 2017 | Asia Rugby | Dates for tournaments and important events for 2017". asiarugby.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "Schedule – Rugby Africa Rugby Africa". rugbyafrique.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "Sevens Action to Return to Fiji in 2017". Oceania Rugby. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- "Mexico City to Host 2017 Rugby Americas North Sevens Tournament – Rugby Americas North". rugbyamericasnorth.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- "#7s – Tres torneos sudamericanos en los próximos meses" (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2017.