The 2018 Singapore Sevens was the eighth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 28–29 April 2018 at the National Stadium in Singapore.

2018 Singapore Sevens
2017–18 World Series
Host nationSingapore Singapore
Date28–29 April 2018
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Third England
Challenge
Winner United States
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored277 (average 6.16 per match)
Most pointsNew Zealand Kurt Baker (42)
Most triesUnited States Carlin Isles (8)
2017
2019

Format

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Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.

Teams

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The teams for the 2018 Singapore Sevens were:[1]

Pool stage

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All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00). 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 0 107 24 +83 9
  Spain 3 2 0 1 65 50 +15 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 50 86 –36 5
  Russia 3 0 0 3 31 93 –62 3
28 April 2018 Spain   38–5   Russia National Stadium, Singapore  
13:14 Try: Pla 5'm, 7'c
Fontes 7'm
Poggi 9'c
Carrion 12'c
Genua 13'm
Con: Hernandez (4/5) 5', 7', 9', 12'
Genua (0/1)
Try: Sozonov 2'm
Con: Ianiushkin (0/1)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
28 April 2018 Fiji   45–12   Japan National Stadium, Singapore  
13:36 Try: Mocenacagi 2'c
Dranisinukula 5'c
Naduva 6'c
Sau 10'c
Tuwai 12'm
Sau 13'm
Katonibau 14'c
Con: Nasilasila (3/3) 3', 5', 6'
Nacuqu (2/4) 10', 14'
Try: Yoshizawa 7'c
Kamana 8'm
Con: Yoshizawa (1/2) 7'
Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA)
28 April 2018 Spain   22–12   Japan National Stadium, Singapore  
16:40 Try: Pla 1'm, 3'm
I Martin 7'm
Sainz-Trapaga 13'c
Con: Genua (1/1) 13'
Hernandez (0/3)
Try: Sakai 9'c
Tupou 14'c
Con: Sakai (1/2) 14'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
28 April 2018 Fiji   29–7   Russia National Stadium, Singapore  
17:02 Try: Naduva 0'm, 10'
Vakurunabili 2'm
Nacuqu 4'c
Tamani 13'c
Con: Nacuqu (1/3) 4'
Tamani (1/1) 14'
Nasilasila (0/1)
Try: Sozonov 7'c
Con: Davydov (1/1) 7'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan)
28 April 2018 Russia   19–26   Japan National Stadium, Singapore  
20:06 Try: Ostroushko 1'c
Babaev 13'c
Galinovskiy 14'm
Con: Sukhin (1/1) 2'
Gostyuzhev (1/2) 13'
Try: Yoshizawa 3'c, 8'c
Koyama 6'c
Yasui 11'm
Con: Sakai (3/4) 4', 7', 9'
Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA)
28 April 2018 Fiji   33–5   Spain National Stadium, Singapore  
20:28 Try: Naduva 5'c
Sau 6'm
Dranisinukula 7'c
Katonibau 12'c
Paul 14'c
Con: Naduva (1/1) 5'
Nacuqu (2/3) 7', 14'
Nasilasila (1/1) 12'
Cards: Nacuqu   3' to 5'
Nasoko   8' to 10'
Try: Sainz-Trapaga 2'm
Con: Genua (0/1)
Cards: Sainz-Trapaga   11' to 13'
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 86 33 +53 9
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 86 42 +44 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 61 64 –3 5
  France 3 0 0 3 12 106 –94 3
28 April 2018 United States   33–12   France National Stadium, Singapore  
12:30 Try: Iosefo 3'c
Leuta 5'c
Baker 7'm
Isles 12'c
Thompson 14'c
Con: Tomasin (4/5) 4', 6', 12', 14'
Try: Lakafia 9'c, 10'm
Con: Aicardi (1/2) 9'
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
28 April 2018 Kenya   19–28   England National Stadium, Singapore  
12:52 Try: Injera 1'm
Ambaka 12'c
Oyoo 14'c
Con: Agero (2/2) 12', 14'
Oliech (0/1)
Try: Norton 3'c, 6'c
Davis 9'c
Lindsay-Hague 10'c
Con: Mitchell (3/3) 3', 6', 9'
Bibby (1/1) 11'
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
28 April 2018 United States   14–19   England National Stadium, Singapore  
15:56 Try: Pinkelman 7'c
Baker 13'c
Con: Tomasin (1/1) 7'
(1/1) Iosefo 13'
Cards: Iosefo   14' to 14'
Try: Davis 1'c
Lindsay-Hague 4'c
McConnochie 5'm
Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 4'
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
28 April 2018 Kenya   34–0   France National Stadium, Singapore  
16:18 Try: Injera 4'c, 7'c, 8'm
Odhiambo 5'm, 10'm
Amonde 12'm
Con: Oliech (2/4) 4', 7'
Agero (0/2)
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 April 2018 France   0–39   England National Stadium, Singapore  
19:22 Try: Norton 1'c
Kerr 2'm, 7'm, 10'c
Hayter 6'm
Mitchell 7'm
Burgess 13'm
Con: Mitchell (1/5) 1'
Bibby (1/2) 10'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
28 April 2018 Kenya   33–14   United States National Stadium, Singapore  
19:44 Try: Ambaka 2'm
Oliech 7'c, 10'c
Amonde 12'c
Ouma 13'c
Con: Oliech (2/3) 7', 10'
Agero (2/2) 12', 14'
Try: Williams 8'c
Thompson 14'c
Con: Tomasin (1/1) 8'
Melphy (1/1) 14'
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 78 29 +49 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 58 59 –1 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 57 62 –5 5
  Argentina 3 0 0 3 40 83 –43 3
28 April 2018 Argentina   14–26   Canada National Stadium, Singapore  
11:44 Try: Bazan Velez 4'c
Gonzalez 8'c
Con: del Mestre (2/2) 5', 9'
Cards: Bazan Velez   5'   11'
Try: Jones 6'c
Kaay 7'c
Douglas 12'm, 14'c
Con: Hirayama (3/4) 6', 7', 14'
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
28 April 2018 South Africa   26–5   Samoa National Stadium, Singapore  
12:06 Try: Kok 2'c
Soyizwapi 8'm
Specman 13'c
du Plessis 14'c
Con: Afrika (3/4) 3', 12', 14'
Try: Motuga 11'm
Con: Tupou (0/1)
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 April 2018 Argentina   14–31   Samoa National Stadium, Singapore  
15:12 Try: Passaro 12'c
Mare 14'c
Con: Mare (2/2) 12', 14'
Try: Tupou 1'm, 7'c
Fomai 2'c
Alofipo 4'c
Motuga 6'm
Con: Tupou (3/5) 2', 4', 8'
Cards: Afamasaga   12' to 14'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
28 April 2018 South Africa   26–12   Canada National Stadium, Singapore  
15:34 Try: Soyizwapi 4'c
Afrika 5'c
S Davids 9'c, 14'm
Con: Afrika (3/4) 5', 6', 10'
Try: Coe 2'c
Campbell 8'm
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 3'
Cards: Kaay   14' to 14'
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
28 April 2018 Canada   19–22   Samoa National Stadium, Singapore  
18:38 Try: Hirayama 0'c
Douglas 1'm
Kay 7'm
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 1', 2'
Try: Alofipo 3'm
Motuga 4'm
Tupou 6'c
Apelu 12'c
Con: Tupou (1/4) 6'
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
28 April 2018 South Africa   26–12   Argentina National Stadium, Singapore  
19:00 Try: Soyizwapi 0'm
Kok 2'c
S Davids 8'c
du Plessis 12'c
Con: S Davids (3/4) 2', 8', 12'
Try: Passaro 6'c
Bazan Velez 7'm
Con: Bazan Velez (1/2) 6'
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 81 32 +49 9
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 65 60 +5 5
  Wales 3 0 0 3 21 103 –82 3
28 April 2018 Scotland   20–24   Australia National Stadium, Singapore  
11:00 Try: Graham 2'm
Fergusson 7'm, 8'm
Elms 11'm
Con: Fergusson (0/4)
Try: O'Donnell 0'm
Anderson 5'm
Porch 7'c
Longbottom 13'c
Con: Porch (2/4) 8', 14'
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
28 April 2018 New Zealand   32–7   Wales National Stadium, Singapore  
11:22 Try: Ravouvou 1'm
Collier 2'm
Baker 5'c
Joass 8'm
Nanai-Seturo 13'm
Ng Shiu 14'm
Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 5'
Baker (0/1)
McGarvey Black (0/2)
Try: Treharne 3'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 4'
Cards: Davies   7' to 9'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
28 April 2018 Scotland   33–14   Wales National Stadium, Singapore  
14:28 Try: McLennan McLennan 1'm
Graham 5'c
Elms 7'c
Fergusson 10'c
Nayacavou 13'c
Con: Fergusson (2/2) 5', 8', 10'
Elms (1/1) 13'
McLennan (0/1)
Try: Davies 7'c
Smith 14'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 7'
Treharne (1/1) 14'
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
28 April 2018 New Zealand   12–19   Australia National Stadium, Singapore  
14:50 Try: Joass 7'c
Collier 11'm
Con: Baker (1/1) 7' McGarvey-Black (0/1)
Try: Quinn 3'm
Anderson 6'c
Porch 13'c
Con: Porch (1/2) 6', 14'
Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
28 April 2018 Australia   38–0   Wales National Stadium, Singapore  
17:54 Try: Miller 1'm
Porch 3'c
Quinn 5',
Myers 6'c
Skelton 13'c
Pietsch 14'c
Con: Porch (2/4) 3', 6'
Quinn (2/2) 13', 14'
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 April 2018 New Zealand   22–12   Scotland National Stadium, Singapore  
18:16 Try: Ravouvou 0'm, 7'c
Collier 4'm
Baker 13'm
Con: McGarvey-Black (1/3) 7'
Baker (0/1)
Try: Fergusson 5'm
McFarland 12'c
Con: Fergusson (1/1) 12'
McLennan (0/1)
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Knockout stage

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13th place

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Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
29 April 2018 – 14:38 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
  Japan29
 
29 April 2018 – 18:14 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  France14
 
  Japan31
 
29 April 2018 – 15:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Argentina24
 
  Russia7
 
 
  Argentina12
 

Challenge Trophy

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
29 April 2018 – 11:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
  Japan19
 
29 April 2018 – 15:22 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Wales28
 
  Wales10
 
29 April 2018 – 11:22 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Canada17
 
  Canada26
 
29 April 2018 – 18:36 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  France7
 
  Canada12
 
29 April 2018 – 11:44 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  United States26
 
  Scotland19
 
29 April 2018 – 15:44 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Russia14
 
  Scotland12
 
29 April 2018 – 12:06 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  United States33
 
  United States36
 
 
  Argentina12
 

5th place

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
29 April 2018 – 16:06 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
  New Zealand17
 
29 April 2018 – 19:11 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Kenya7
 
  New Zealand36
 
29 April 2018 – 16:28 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Samoa17
 
  Spain7
 
 
  Samoa24
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
29 April 2018 – 12:30 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
  Fiji24
 
29 April 2018 – 16:50 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  New Zealand19
 
  Fiji12
 
29 April 2018 – 12:52 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  South Africa10
 
  South Africa24
 
29 April 2018 – 20:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Kenya12
 
  Fiji28
 
29 April 2018 – 13:14 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Australia22
 
  Australia7
 
29 April 2018 – 17:12 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Spain5
 
  Australia15
 
29 April 2018 – 13:36 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  England7 Bronze Medal Match
 
  England12
 
29 April 2018 – 19:35 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
  Samoa5
 
  South Africa24
 
 
  England26
 

Tournament placings

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

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Carlin Isles 8
2   Siviwe Soyizwapi 7
3   Alasio Sovita Naduva 6
  Collins Injera 6
  Kurt Baker 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Kurt Baker 42
2   John Porch 41
3   Carlin Isles 40
  Robbie Fergusson 40
5   Katsuyuki Sakai 39

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
  Alamanda Motuga
  Oscar Ouma
  Trael Joass
  Eroni Sau
  John Porch
  Ben O'Donnell
  Alasio Sovita Naduva

References

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  1. ^ "Pools and Fixtures". Singapore 7s. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Singapore Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream Team: Singapore". World Rugby. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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World Sevens Series XIX
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