2017β18 World Rugby Sevens | |
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Series XIX | |
Hosts | |
Date | 1 Dec 2017 β 10 Jun 2018 |
Nations | 21 |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Africa |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third | New Zealand |
Series details | |
Top try scorer | Carlin Isles (49) |
Top point scorer | Nathan Hirayama (334) |
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The 2017β18 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 19th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999β2000.
The official schedule for the 2017β18 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows: [2]
Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
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Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 1β2 December 2017 | South Africa |
South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 9β10 December 2017 | New Zealand |
Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 26β28 January 2018 | Australia |
New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato | Hamilton | 3β4 February 2018 | Fiji |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 2β4 March 2018 | United States |
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 10β11 March 2018 | Fiji |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 6β8 April 2018 | Fiji |
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 28β29 April 2018 | Fiji |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 2β3 June 2018 | Fiji |
France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 8β10 June 2018 | South Africa |
There were several significant changes to the schedule:
Official standings for the 2017β18 series:
Pos. |
Event Team
|
Dubai |
Cape Town |
Sydney |
Hamilton |
Las Vegas |
Vancouver |
Hong Kong |
Singapore |
London |
Paris |
Points total |
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1 | South Africa | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 182 |
2 | Fiji | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 180 |
3 | New Zealand | 19 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 150 |
4 | Australia | 13 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 123 |
5 | England | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 122 |
6 | United States | 1 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 117 |
7 | Argentina | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 105 |
8 | Kenya | 10 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 104 |
9 | Canada | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 76 |
10 | Samoa | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
11 | Spain | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 56 |
12 | Scotland | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
13 | France | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 53 |
14 | Wales | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
15 | Ireland | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 17 | 10 | 27 |
16 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
17 | Papua New Guinea | β | β | 1 | 5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 6 |
18 | Uganda | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4 |
19 | Japan | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | β | β | 3 |
20 | Uruguay | β | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | β | 2 |
21 | South Korea | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 |
Source: World Rugby. Archived [3]
Legend | |
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No colour | Core team in 2017β18 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2018β19 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2017β18 season |
Yellow | Not a core team |
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017β18 series, by team:
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
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Fiji | 5 | β | 1 | 1 | 7 |
South Africa | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | β | 3 |
United States | 1 | β | β | 2 | 3 |
Argentina | β | 2 | 1 | β | 3 |
Kenya | β | 2 | β | β | 2 |
England | β | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Ireland | β | β | 1 | β | 1 |
Canada | β | β | β | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Updated: 10 June 2018 |
Updated: 10 June 2018 |
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Updated: 5 June 2018
Tour Leg | Winner | Ref. |
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Dubai | Kwagga Smith | [13] |
Cape Town | Joe Ravouvou | [14] |
Sydney | Lachlan Anderson | [15] |
Hamilton | Alasio Naduva | [16] |
Las Vegas | Danny Barrett | [17] |
Vancouver | Sevuloni Mocenacagi | [18] |
Hong Kong | Amenoni Nasilasila | [19] |
Singapore | Waisea Nacuqu | [20] |
London | Semi Radradra | [21] |
Paris | Dewald Human |
Updated: 5 June 2018
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | South Africa | 24β12 | New Zealand |
England (Bronze) Fiji |
5th Place | Australia | 22β17 | Samoa |
Kenya Scotland |
Challenge Trophy | France | 21β12 | Spain |
Argentina Canada |
13th Place | Wales | 26β7 | Uganda |
Russia United States |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | New Zealand | 38β14 | Argentina |
South Africa (Bronze) Canada |
5th Place | Fiji | 26β12 | United States |
England France |
Challenge Trophy | Australia | 26β7 | Spain |
Samoa Wales |
13th Place | Kenya | 24β14 | Uganda |
Russia Scotland |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | Australia | 29β0 | South Africa |
Argentina (Bronze) United States |
5th Place | New Zealand | 31β7 | Fiji |
England Kenya |
Challenge Trophy | France | 29β12 | Wales |
Russia Samoa |
13th Place | Canada | 14β12 | Scotland |
Papua New Guinea Spain |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 24β17 | South Africa |
Australia (Bronze) New Zealand |
5th Place | Samoa | 19β15 | Kenya |
Scotland England |
Challenge Trophy | United States | 31β12 | Argentina |
Canada Papua New Guinea |
13th Place | France | 19β17 | Wales |
Russia Spain |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | United States | 28β0 | Argentina |
Fiji (Bronze) South Africa |
5th Place | New Zealand | 17β12 (a.e.t.) |
Australia |
England Kenya |
Challenge Trophy | France | 26β19 | Canada |
Scotland Wales |
13th Place | Samoa | 28β7 | Spain |
Russia Uruguay |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 31β12 | Kenya |
South Africa (Bronze) United States |
5th Place | England | 31β14 | Australia |
Argentina New Zealand |
Challenge Trophy | Scotland | 29β5 | Spain |
Russia Wales |
13th Place | Samoa | 21β10 | Canada |
France Uruguay |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 24β12 | Kenya |
South Africa (Bronze) New Zealand |
5th Place | Argentina | 14β12 | United States |
Spain Scotland |
Challenge Trophy | France | 33β7 | Canada |
Australia Russia |
13th Place | Wales | 33β5 | Samoa |
England South Korea |
World Series Qualifier | Japan | 19β14 | Germany |
Chile Ireland |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 28β22 | Australia |
England (Bronze) South Africa |
5th Place | New Zealand | 36β17 | Samoa |
Kenya Spain |
Challenge Trophy | United States | 26β12 | Canada |
Scotland Wales |
13th Place | Japan | 31β24 | Argentina |
France Russia |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 21-17 | South Africa |
Ireland (Bronze) England |
5th Place | New Zealand | 26-5 | United States |
Australia Canada |
Challenge Trophy | Kenya | 33-19 | Wales |
Argentina Russia |
13th Place | Samoa | 34-10 | Scotland |
France Spain |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi-finalists |
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Cup | South Africa | 24β14 | England |
New Zealand (Bronze) Canada |
5th Place | Fiji | 28β7 | United States |
Ireland Spain |
Challenge Trophy | Argentina | 33β26 | Wales |
Australia France |
13th Place | Kenya | 21β20 | Scotland |
Russia Samoa |
Meanwhile, Spain secured their spot on next season's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Germany 12-7 in the World Rugby series qualifier final at the Hong Kong stadium.