2018 Canada Women's Sevens

The 2018 Canada Women's Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the Canada Women's Sevens to be played in the series. It was held over the weekend of 12–13 May 2018 at Westhills Stadium in Langford, British Columbia.

2018 Canada Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nation Canada
Date12–13 May 2018
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Third United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner Japan
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored209 (average 6.15 per match)
Most points Alev Kelter (52)
Most tries Bianca Farella (8)
2017
2019

Format edit

The teams are drawn into three 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 brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams edit

Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, Brazil:[1]

Pool stage edit

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00)

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 85 7 +78 9
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 78 40 +38 7
  England 3 1 0 2 45 63 –18 5
  Brazil 3 0 0 3 31 129 –98 3
12 May 2018 Fiji   24–14   England Westhills Stadium, Langford  
11:58 Try: Savu 3'm
Tisolo 5'm, 6'c
Siata 9'c
Con: Tisolo (2/2) 7', 10'
Riwai (0/2)
Try: Fisher 0'c
Con: Scott (1/1) 1'
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
12 May 2018 New Zealand   51–0   Brazil Westhills Stadium, Langford  
12:20 Try: Woddman 0'
Blyde 2'c, 7'c
Williams 4'm, 6'c
Tui 7'm
Goss 9'm
Fitzpatrick 11'm
Brazier 13'm
Con: Willison (3/6) 3', 6', 8'
Nathan-Wong (0/2)
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
12 May 2018 Fiji   47–14   Brazil Westhills Stadium, Langford  
14:52 Try: Savu 1'c
Tisolo 3'c
Naiobasali 5'm, 7'c
Riwai 8'c
Ravisa 12'c
Cumu 14'c
Con: Tisolo (6/7) 2', 4', 7', 9', 12', 14'
Try: B Silva 6'c
Cerullo 9'c
Con: Cerullo (1/1) 6'
Kochhan (1/1) 10'
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
12 May 2018 New Zealand   22–0   England Westhills Stadium, Langford  
15:14 Try: Blyde 2'c, 13'm
Nathan-Wong 5'm
Williams 9'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 2'
Willison (0/1)
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
12 May 2018 England   31–17   Brazil Westhills Stadium, Langford  
17:44 Try: Fleming 3'm
Scott 6'c
Brown 12'm, 14'c
Fleming 13'c
Con: Scott (1/2) 6'
McKenna (2/3) 14', 14'
Cards: Jones   7' to 9'
Try: Nicolau 1'c, 9'm
B Silva 8'm
Con: Kochhan (1/3) 2'
Cards: Kochhan   14' to 14'
Araujo   14' to 14'
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
12 May 2018 New Zealand   12–7   Fiji Westhills Stadium, Langford  
18:06 Try: Williams 3'm
Blyde 7'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/2) 7'
Try: Tisolo 1'c
Con: Tisolo (1/1) 2'
Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 100 26 +74 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 82 43 +39 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 38 68 –30 5
  Russia 3 0 0 3 21 104 –83 3
12 May 2018 Russia   14–35   United States Westhills Stadium, Langford  
10:30 Try: Noritsina 10'c
Kazantseva 14'c
Con: Kulkova (2/2) 11', 14'
Try: Tapper 1'c
Heavirland 3'c
Emba 5'c
Carlyle 7'c
Kelter 7'c
Con: Kelter (5/5) 1', 3', 5', 7', 7'
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
12 May 2018 France   33–7   Japan Westhills Stadium, Langford  
10:52 Try: Bertrand 1'm
Amedee 3'c, 5'c
Ciofani 11'c
Pelle 14'c
Con: Amedee (2/3) 3', 5'
Le Pesq (2/2) 11', 14'
Try: Kozasa 13'c
Con: Okuroda (1/1) 13'
Cards: Nakamura   3' to 5'
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
12 May 2018 Russia   7–24   Japan Westhills Stadium, Langford  
13:24 Try: Noritsina 0'c
Con: Kulkova (1/1) 1'
Try: Tanaka 4'c
Hirano 7'm, 14'c
Kozasa 8'm
Con: Okuroda (1/3)
Nakamura (1/1) 14'
Cards: Nakamura   5' to 7'
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)
12 May 2018 France   22–19   United States Westhills Stadium, Langford  
13:46 Try: Amedee 2'm, 7'm
Bertrand 5'm
Le Pesq 14'c
Con: Drouin (1/1) 14'
Le Pesq (0/3)
Try: Gustaitis 1'm
Tapper 10'c
Kelter 12'c
Con: Kelter (2/3) 10', 12'
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)
12 May 2018 United States   28–7   Japan Westhills Stadium, Langford  
16:16 Try: Gustaitis 1'c
Tapper 7'c, 13'c
Emba 7'c
Con: Kelter (1/1) 1'
Heavirland (3/3) 7', 8', 13'
Try: Hirano 5'c
Con: Okuroda (1/1) 5'
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
12 May 2018 France   45–0   Russia Westhills Stadium, Langford  
16:28 Try: Guerin 0'm
Amedee 3'm
Grassineau 5'c
Le Pesq 6'c
Horta 9'c
Drouin 13'c
Ciofani 14'c
Con: Le Pesq (1/3) 5'
Amedee (1/1) 7'
Drouin (3/3) 10', 13', 14'
Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 96 36 +60 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 50 49 +1 7
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 43 50 –7 5
  Spain 3 0 0 3 20 74 –54 3
12 May 2018 Spain   0–7   Ireland Westhills Stadium, Langford  
11:14 Try: Galvin 3'c
Con: Mulhall (1/1) 3'
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
12 May 2018 Australia   22–7   Canada Westhills Stadium, Langford  
11:36 Try: Tonegato 1'm, 7'c
Meaked 8'm
Du Toit 10'm
Con: Sykes (1/4) 7'
Try: Farella 13'c
Con: Landry (1/1) 14'
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
12 May 2018 Spain   10–24   Canada Westhills Stadium, Langford  
14:08 Try: Garcia 2'm, 8'm
Con: Garcia (0/2)
Try: Williams 4'c, 13'm
Nicholas 7'c
Crossley 10'm
Con: Landry (1/1) 4', 7'
Nicholas (0/2)
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
12 May 2018 Australia   31–19   Ireland Westhills Stadium, Langford  
14:30 Try: Du Toit 0'm
Sykes 2'c
Tonegato 4'm, 12'c
Parry 6'c
Con: Sykes (2/4) 2', 7'
Brown (1/1) 12'
Try: Murphy-Crowe 8'm, 13'c
Higgins 10'c
Con: Mulhall (2/4) 11', 14'
Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
12 May 2018 Ireland   17–19   Canada Westhills Stadium, Langford  
17:00 Try: Murphy-Crowe 0'c, 7'm
Flood 11'm
Con: Mulhall (1/3) 0'
Try: Darling 4'c
Watcham-Roy 8'm
Williams 14'c
Con: Landry (2/3) 4', 14'
Referee: Adam Jones (Welsh Rugby Football Union)
12 May 2018 Australia   43–10   Spain Westhills Stadium, Langford  
17:22 Try: Pelite 0'm
Caslick 1'c, 4'c
Cherry 5'c
Tonegato 7'c
Hayes 8'm
Du Toit 12'm
Con: Sykes (4/7) 2', 4', 6', 7'
Try: Cacho 10'm
Losada 14'm
Con: Casado (0/2)
Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

[2]

Knockout stage edit

Challenge Trophy edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 May 2018 – 10:48 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
 
  Japan31
 
13 May 2018 – 14:16 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Brazil21
 
  Japan26
 
13 May 2018 – 11:10 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Spain21
 
  Spain14
 
 
  Russia7
 
Third place
 
 
13 May 2018 – 13:54 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
 
  Brazil24 (a.e.t.)
 
 
  Russia19

5th place edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 May 2018 – 12:26 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
 
  Ireland19
 
13 May 2018 – 15:32 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Fiji7
 
  Ireland12
 
13 May 2018 – 12:48 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Canada29
 
  Canada35
 
 
  England12
 
Seventh Place
 
 
13 May 2018 – 15:10 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
 
  Fiji24
 
 
  England29

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 May 2018 – 9:20 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
 
  France27
 
13 May 2018 – 13:10 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Ireland0
 
  France12
 
13 May 2018 – 9:42 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Australia17
(a.e.t.)
 
  Australia21
 
13 May 2018 – 16:20 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Fiji5
 
  Australia0
 
13 May 2018 – 10:04 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  New Zealand46
 
  United States28
 
13 May 2018 – 13:32 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  Canada26
 
  United States10
 
13 May 2018 – 10:26 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  New Zealand33 Third place
 
  New Zealand17
 
13 May 2018 – 15:54 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
 
  England12
 
  France5
 
 
  United States21
 

Tournament placings edit

Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 20
    Australia 18
    United States 16
4   France 14
5   Canada 12
6   Ireland 10
Place  Team Points
7   England 8
8   Fiji 6
9   Japan 4
10   Spain 3
11   Brazil 2
12   Russia 1

Source: World Rugby

Players edit

Scoring leaders edit

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Bianca Farella 8
2   Emma Tonegato 7
  Michaela Blyde
  Portia Woodman
5   Alev Kelter 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Alev Kelter 52
2   Bianca Farella 40
  Montserrat Amedee
4   Ghislaine Landry 38
  Luisa Tisolo

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team edit

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]

Forwards Backs
  Stacey Flood
  Evania Pelite
  Portia Woodman
  Charity Williams
  Luisa Tisolo
  Michaela Blyde
  Montserrat Amedee

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pools confirmed for HSBC Canada Women's Sevens". World Rugby. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Langford Sevens fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream Team: Seven stars shone in Langford". World Rugby. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

External links edit

Women's Sevens Series VI
Preceded by 2018 Canada Women's Sevens Succeeded by
Canada Women's Sevens
Preceded by 2018 Canada Women's Sevens Succeeded by