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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 nationHong Kong Hong Kong
Date6–8 April 2018
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Kenya
Third South Africa
Challenge
Winner France
Qualifier
Winner Japan
Tournament details
Matches played45
Most pointsFiji Amenoni Nasilasila (60)
Most triesUnited States Carlin Isles (7)
South Africa Muller du Plessis (7)
South Africa Selvyn Davids (7)
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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 edit

Teams edit

The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team, South Korea.[2]

Format edit

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 edit

All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[3]

Pool A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Knockout stage edit

13th place edit

 
Semi-finals13th place final
 
      
 
8 April 2018 – 13:16 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Samoa33
 
8 April 2018 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  England10
 
  Samoa5
 
8 April 2018 – 13:43 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Wales33
 
  Wales49
 
 
  South Korea5
 

Challenge Trophy edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy final
 
          
 
8 April 2018 – 9:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Samoa0
 
8 April 2018 – 14:05 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  France38
 
  France24
 
8 April 2018 – 9:52 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Australia12
 
  England14
 
8 April 2018 – 17:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Australia17
 
  France33
 
8 April 2018 – 10:14 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Canada7
 
  Wales7
 
8 April 2018 – 14:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Russia15
 
  Russia12
 
8 April 2018 – 10:36 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Canada19
 
  Canada45
 
 
  South Korea0
 

5th place edit

 
Semi-finals5th place final
 
      
 
8 April 2018 – 14:55 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Argentina14
 
8 April 2018 – 18:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Spain12
 
  Argentina14
 
8 April 2018 – 15:17 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  United States12
 
  United States19
 
 
  Scotland15
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsCup finalFinal
 
          
 
8 April 2018 – 10:58 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Fiji40
 
8 April 2018 – 15:41 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Argentina14
 
  Fiji26
 
8 April 2018 – 11:20 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  South Africa24
 
  South Africa38
 
8 April 2018 – 19:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Spain5
 
  Fiji24
 
8 April 2018 – 11:42 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Kenya12
 
  United States7
 
8 April 2018 – 16:03 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  New Zealand35
 
  New Zealand12
 
8 April 2018 – 12:07 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Kenya21 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Kenya19
 
8 April 2018 – 18:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Scotland12
 
  South Africa24
 
 
  New Zealand7
 

Tournament placings edit

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

Players edit

Scoring leaders edit

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Carlin Isles 7
  Muller du Plessis 7
  Selvyn Davids 7
4   Amenoni Nasilasila 6
5   George Horne 5
Points scored
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 edit

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 edit

Continental qualifying edit

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 edit

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 edit

All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[3]

Pool E edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal – World Series qualifier
 
          
 
7 April 2018 – 18:18 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
 
  Germany26
 
8 April 2018 – 12:32 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Uganda0
 
  Germany19
 
7 April 2018 – 18:42 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Chile12
 
  Chile24
 
8 April 2018 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Hong Kong12
 
  Germany14
 
7 April 2018 – 19:04 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Japan19
 
  Japan26
 
8 April 2018 – 12:54 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Uruguay19
 
  Japan12
 
7 April 2018 – 19:26 – Hong Kong Stadium
 
  Ireland7
 
  Ireland38
 
 
  Zimbabwe5
 

Overall record edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Qualified teams and seeding process". World Rugby. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong Sevens teams confirmed: Ireland return and Fiji hunt more success". South China Morning Post. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Match Schedule". Hong Kong Sevens. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Dream Team: Hong Kong". World Rugby. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ "2017 Men's Sevens – Grand Prix Series | Rugby Europe". rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  6. ^ "Calendar 2017 | Asia Rugby | Dates for tournaments and important events for 2017". asiarugby.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  7. ^ "Schedule – Rugby Africa Rugby Africa". rugbyafrique.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Mexico City to Host 2017 Rugby Americas North Sevens Tournament – Rugby Americas North". rugbyamericasnorth.com. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  10. ^ "#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.

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