The 2018 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 2–3 June 2018. Fiji won the tournament by defeating South Africa 21–17 in the final. However it was Ireland who stole the show, finishing in third place in their first World Series tournament since 2004. Ireland thus became the first invitational side to reach the semi-finals and the podium of a World Rugby Sevens Series event.[1]

2018 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XIX
Host nationEngland England
Date2–3 June 2018
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up South Africa
Third Ireland
Challenge Trophy
Winner Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored298 (average 6.62 per match)
Most pointsKenya Collins Injera (42)
Most triesUnited States Carlin Isles (8)
Kenya Collins Injera (8)
England Dan Norton (8)
Ireland Jordan Conroy (8)
2017
2019

Format

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Teams

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The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland.

Pool stages

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All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[2]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 94 38 +56 9
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 67 44 +23 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 46 83 –37 5
  Scotland 3 0 0 3 43 85 –42 3
2 June 2018 New Zealand   24–12   Scotland Twickenham Stadium  
10:58 Try: Baker 1'c
Molia 3'c
Etene Nanai-Seturo
Rayasi 12'
Con: Baker (2/4) 4', 13'
Try: Graham 6'c
Cuthbert 14'
Con: Lowe (1/2) 6'
Cards: Cuthbert   11' to 13'
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
2 June 2018 Fiji   28–19   Argentina Twickenham Stadium  
11:20 Try: Ravouvou 4'c
Mocenacagi 7'c
Nacuqu 13'c
Nasilasila 14'c
Con: Ravouvou (3/3) 4', 7', 13'
Nacuqu (1/1) 14'
Try: Osadczuk 2'm
Gonzalez 6'c
Bazan Velez 9'c
Con: Revol (2/3) 6', 9'
Pen: Revol (0/1)
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
2 June 2018 New Zealand   36–5   Argentina Twickenham Stadium  
14:04 Try: Baker 3'm
Mikkelson 6'c
Curry 7'm
Rayasi 7'c
Nanai-Seturo 11'm
Nareki 14'c
Con: Baker (2/4) 6', 7'
Nareki (1/1) 14'
Rokolosoa (0/1)
Cards: Rokolosoa   14' to 14'
Try: Bazan Velez 13'm
Con: Mare (0/1)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
2 June 2018 Fiji   39–12   Scotland Twickenham Stadium  
14:26 Try: Ravouvou (2) 0'm, 4'm
Sau 7'm
Radradra 7'c
Mocenacagi 11'c
Tuwai 12'm
Veremalua 14'm
Con: Nasilasila (2/4) 8'c, 12'c
Ravouvou (0/3)
Try: Graham 2'm
Beattie 9'c
Con: Lowe (1/2) 10'
Cards: Lowe   5' to 7'
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
2 June 2018 Scotland   19–22   Argentina Twickenham Stadium  
17:10 Try: Farndale 1'c
Graham 5'm
McFarland 10'c
Con: Lowe (2/3) 2', 11'
Try: Osadczuk (2) 7'm, 13'm
Sábato 8'm
Gonzalez 9'c
Con: Álvarez (1/1) 9'
Mare (0/2)
Bazan Velez (0/1)
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
2 June 2018 Fiji   27–7   New Zealand Twickenham Stadium  
17:32 Try: Nasilasila 0'c
Tuisova (2) 2'm, 8'm
Radradra 5'm
Nacuqu 11'
Con: Nasilasila (1/4) 0'
Ravouvou (0/1)
Try: Dickson 14'c
Con: Baker (1/1) 14'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 81 41 +40 9
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 64 64 0 5
  Wales 3 1 0 2 45 63 –18 5
  Spain 3 1 0 2 56 78 –22 5
2 June 2018 Spain   24–12   Wales Twickenham Stadium  
10:14 Try: Martín 1'm
Sainz-Trapaga 7'c
Carter 10'c
de Juan 13'm
Con: Hernández (2/4) 7', 10'
Try: Bagshaw 2'm
Morgan 5'c
Con: Treharne (1/2) 5'
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
2 June 2018 Australia   33–7   Ireland Twickenham Stadium  
10:36 Try: Connor 2'c
Longbottom 7'c
Myers 9'm
O'Donnell 11'c
Reilly 14'c
Con: Lucas (2/3) 2', 8'
Holland (1/1) 11', 14'
Try: Conroy 4'c
Con: Roche (1/1) 5'
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
2 June 2018 Spain   10–38   Ireland Twickenham Stadium  
13:20 Try: Alonso 7'm
Carter 14'm
Con: Hernández (0/2)
Try: Conroy (2) 1'm, 8'c
O'Brien (2) 3'c, 10'c
McNulty 5'c
Kennedy 12'm
Con: Roche (4/5) 3', 5', 8', 10'
Dardis (0/1)
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
2 June 2018 Australia   20–12   Wales Twickenham Stadium  
13:42 Try: Anderson 3'm
Reilly (2) 6'm, 8'm
O'Donnell 12'm
Con: Porch (0/4)
Try: Harries 1'm
Bagshaw 7'c
Con: Treharne (1/2) 7'
Cards: Morgan   5' to 7'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
2 June 2018 Wales   21–19   Ireland Twickenham Stadium  
16:26 Try: Thomas 2'c
Treharne (2) 5', 7'
Con: Treharne (3/3) 2', 5', 7'
Try: Conroy 0'm
McNulty 9'c
O'Brien 14'c
Con: Roche (2/3) 10', 14'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan)
2 June 2018 Australia   28–22   Spain Twickenham Stadium  
16:48 Try: Anderson 0'c
Porch 5'c, 8'c
Pincus 7'c
Con: Lucas (3/3) 0', 5', 7'
Porch (1/1) 8'
Try: Sainz-Trapaga (2) 2'm, 4'c
Hernández 10'm
Alonso 12'm
Con: Hernández (1/4) 4'
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 2 1 0 88 47 +41 8
  England 3 2 0 1 86 43 +43 7
  Kenya 3 1 1 1 55 78 –23 6
  France 3 0 0 3 35 96 –61 3
2 June 2018 Kenya   19–19   United States Twickenham Stadium  
11:42 Try: Ambaka 10'c
Injera (2) 11'c, 14'm
Con: Agero (1/1) 10'
Lugonzo (1/2) 12'
Try: Isles 2'c
Iosefo 5'c
Barrett 12'm
Con: Hughes (2/3) 3', 5'
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
2 June 2018 England   34–0   France Twickenham Stadium  
12:04 Try: Davis 1'c
Norton (2) 4'm, 9'm
Lindsay-Hague (3) 5'c, 6'm, 13'm
Con: Bibby (2/6) 1', 5'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
2 June 2018 Kenya   24–21   France Twickenham Stadium  
14:48 Try: Injera (2) 0'm, 14'm
Ambaka 3'c
Odhiambo 7'c
Con: Lugonzo (2/3) 4', 7'
Agero (0/1)
Try: Parez (2) 2'c, 8'c
Barry 11'c
Con: Barraque (3/3) 2', 9', 11'
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
2 June 2018 England   14–31   United States Twickenham Stadium  
15:10 Try: Norton (2) 2'c, 6'c
Con: Mitchell (2/2) 3', 6'
Cards: Norton   11' to 13'
Try: Barrett 0'm
Niua 8'c
Tomasin 10'c
Isles (2) 11'c, 13'm
Con: Hughes (3/5) 9', 10', 12'
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
2 June 2018 United States   38–14   France Twickenham Stadium  
17:54 Try: Isles (3) 0'm, 5'c, 7'm
Tomasin 4'c
Iosefo 8'c
Williams 11'c
Con: Hughes (4/6) 4', 6', 9', 12'
Try: Bly 2'c
Parez 14'c
Con: Barraque (2/2) 2', 14'
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
2 June 2018 England   38–12   Kenya Twickenham Stadium  
18:16 Try: Lindsay-Hague (2) 4'c, 8'c
Norton 6'm
Ellery (2) 7'm, 9'c
Hayter 11'c
Con: Mitchell (4/6) 4', 8', 9', 12'
Try: Ambaka 2'c
Humwa 14'm
Con: Agero (1/1) 3'
Tanga 14'
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 2 2 0 1 60 28 +32 7
  Canada 3 2 0 1 50 27 +23 7
  Samoa 3 1 0 2 38 55 –17 5
  Russia 3 1 0 2 39 77 –38 5
2 June 2018 Samoa   0–14   Canada Twickenham Stadium  
9:30 Try: Kaay 6'c
Douglas 13'c
Con: Hirayama (2/2) 7', 13'
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
2 June 2018 South Africa   31–0   Russia Twickenham Stadium  
9:52 Try: Sage 1'm
Oosthuizen 2'c
Soyizwapi 4'm
Afrika 6'c
Davids 11'c
Con: Du Preez (3/5) 2', 6', 12'
Cards: Geduld   10' to 12'
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
2 June 2018 Samoa   17–29   Russia Twickenham Stadium  
12:36 Try: Tuatagaloa 6'c
Alosio 12'm
Neli 14'm
Con: Falaniko (0/1) 6'
Alosio (0/1)
Tusitala (0/1)
Try: Ostroushko 3'c
Gostyuzhev 7'm
Sozonov 8'c
Davydov 11'm
Simplikevich 13'm
Con: Gaisin (2/5) 3', 9'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan)
2 June 2018 South Africa   17–7   Canada Twickenham Stadium  
12:58 Try: Oosthuizen 2'c
Snyman 10'm
Kok 14'
Con: Du Preez (1/1) 2'
Afrika (0/2)
Cards: Sage   7' to 9'
Try: Jones 5'c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 6'
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
2 June 2018 Canada   29–10   Russia Twickenham Stadium  
15:42 Try: Hirayama 0'c
Fuailefau (2) 2'm, 12'm
Douglas 9'c
Mullins 14'm
Con: Hirayama (2/5) 1', 9'
Try: Zhivatov 5'm
Galinovskiy 7'm
Con: Gaisin (0/2)
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
2 June 2018 South Africa   12–21   Samoa Twickenham Stadium  
16:04 Try: Bezuidenhout 5'm
Seabelo Senatla 11'c
Con: Geduld (1/2) 12'
Try: Motuga (2) 1'c, 7'c
Perez 2'c
Con: Falaniko (3/3) 1', 3', 7'
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

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13th Place

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Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
3 June 2018 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Samoa26
 
3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Spain10
 
  Samoa34
 
3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Scotland10
 
  Scotland43
 
 
  France21
 

Challenge Trophy

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
3 June 2018 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Argentina19
 
3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Samoa14
 
  Argentina10
 
3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Kenya42
 
  Kenya38
 
3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Spain0
 
  Kenya33
 
3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Wales19
 
  Russia15 (a.e.t.)
 
3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Scotland10
 
  Russia12
 
3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Wales27
 
  Wales33
 
 
  France29
 

5th Place

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
3 June 2018 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Canada19
 
3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  United States27
 
  United States5
 
3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  New Zealand26
 
  New Zealand38
 
 
  Australia7
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
3 June 2018 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Fiji40
 
3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Canada7
 
  Fiji38
 
3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Ireland12
 
  United States12
 
3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Ireland22
 
  Fiji21
 
3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  South Africa17
 
  South Africa14
 
3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  New Zealand5
 
  South Africa29
 
3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  England19 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Australia17
 
3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  England21
 
  Ireland21
 
 
  England19
 

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    Fiji 22
    South Africa 19
    Ireland 17
4   England 15
5   New Zealand 13
6   United States 12
7   Australia 10
  Canada 10
Place  Team Points
9   Kenya 8
10   Wales 7
11   Argentina 5
  Russia 5
13   Samoa 3
14   Scotland 2
15   France 1
  Spain 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Carlin Isles 8
  Collins Injera 8
  Dan Norton 8
  Jordan Conroy 8
5   Luke Morgan 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Collins Injera 42
2   Carlin Isles 40
  Dan Norton 40
  Jordan Conroy 40
5   Vatemo Ravouvou 36

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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

Forwards Backs
  Mike Ellery
  Paula Dranisinukula
  Dylan Sage
  Jordan Conroy
  Mark Roche
  Josua Tuisova
  Semi Radradra

References

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  1. ^ "Fiji take giant step towards World Rugby Sevens Series title but Ireland steal the show as Jordan Conroy lights up London"[permanent dead link], 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ "London Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  3. ^ "HSBC Dream Team: London". World Rugby. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by 2018 London Sevens Succeeded by
London Sevens
Preceded by 2018 London Sevens Succeeded by