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2018 Sydney Women's Sevens

The 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens was the second tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was the second edition of the Australian Women's Sevens and was held over the weekend of 26–28 January 2018 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

2018 Sydney Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date26–28 January 2018
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Canada
Challenge Cup
Winner England
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored199 (average 5.85 per match)
Most pointsNew Zealand Portia Woodman (65)
Most triesNew Zealand Portia Woodman (13)
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Performances at this tournament helped determine the first ten seedings for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens together with the previous year's series and the 2017 Dubai Women's Sevens.[1]

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, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea:[2]

Pool stage edit

All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 122 0 +122 9
  France 3 2 0 1 72 43 +29 7
  Spain 3 1 0 2 29 51 –22 5
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 0 129 –129 3
26 January 2018 France   50–0   Papua New Guinea Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
11:28 Try: Pelle 1'
Neissen 5'
Amedee 6'
Grassineau 8', 13'
Guerin 9'
Coutouly 11', 14'
Con: Amedee (3/3) 1', 6', 8'
Biscarat (1/1) 7'
Drouin (1/4) 14'
 Cards: Rama   5' to 7' Referee:   Rebecca Mahoney
26 January 2018 Australia   29–0   Spain Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
11:50 Try: Sykes 1', 10'
Caslick 3'
Green 5'
Pelite 12'
Con: Sykes (2/4) 1', 4'
Williams (0/1)
 Referee:   Hollie Davidson
26 January 2018 France   22–0   Spain Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
14:12 Try: Okemba 5', 8'
Guerin 11'
Biscarat 14'
Con: Amedee (1/4) 8'
 Referee:   Joy Neville
26 January 2018 Australia   50–0   Papua New Guinea Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
14:34 Try: Caslick 1', 6'
Staples 3'
Green 7'
Friedrichs 8'
Tonegato 13', 14'
Con: Sykes (3/5) 6', 7', 8'
Williams (2/3) 11', 14'
 Referee:   Alhambra Nievas
26 January 2018 Spain   29–0   Papua New Guinea Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
16:56 Try: Pla 1'
Garcia 4'
Martinez Garcia 6'
Barrutieta 13'
Echebarria 14'
Con: Garcia (1/3) 2'
Casado (1/2) 13'
 Cards: Larry   1' to 3'
Rama   10' to 12' 		Referee:   Ben Crouse
26 January 2018 Australia   43–0   France Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
17:18 Try: Cherry 1', 10'
Quirk 3'
Caslick 5'
Green 7', 8', 12'
Con: Sykes (3/6) 1', 6', 8'
Williams (1/1) 12'
 Cards: Horta   7' to 9' Referee:   Rebecca Mahoney

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 112 19 +93 9
  United States 3 1 0 2 62 59 +3 5
  England 3 1 0 2 50 74 –24 5
  Japan 3 1 0 2 24 96 –72 5
26 January 2018 United States   24–28   England Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
10:44 Try: Tapper 7', 9', 14'
Kelter 12'
Con: Kelter (2/3) 7', 9'
Heavirland (0/1)
 Try: Fisher 1'
Aitchison 3'
Breach 10', 14'
Con: Aitchison (3/3) 1', 3', 11'
Scott 14'
 Referee:   Alhambra Nievas
26 January 2018 New Zealand   48–7   Japan Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
11:06 Try: Woodman 1', 8', 9', 11'
Blyde 2', 7'
Tui 4'
Waaka 14'
Con: Willison (1/4) 5'
Nathan-Wong (3/4) 9', 11', 14'
Cards: Tui   12' to 14' 		Try: Tanaka 6'
Con: Tanaka (1/1) 6'
 Referee:   Joy Neville
26 January 2018 United States   38–0   Japan Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
13:28 Try: Tapper 2', 8'
Kelter 4', 7'
Rogers 9', 13'
Con: Kelter (3/4) 2', 7', 8'
Heavirland (1/2) 9'
 Referee:   Hollie Davidson
26 January 2018 New Zealand   33–12   England Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
13:50 Try: Blyde 1', 9'
Woodman 5', 11', 12'
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) 2', 5', 10'
Willison (1/1) 13'
 Try: Fleming 8'
Breach 14'
Con: Scott (1/1) 14'
Aitchison (0/1)
 Referee:   Ben Crouse
26 January 2018 United States   0–31   New Zealand Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
16:12 Try: Woodman 1', 6', 11'
Blyde 8'
Broughton 14'
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 6', 11', 14'
 Referee:   Saurako Kawaski
26 January 2018 England   10–17   Japan Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
16:34 Try: Wilson-Hardy 3'
Thompson 11'
Con: Scott (0/1)
Aitchison (0/1)
 Try: Tanaka 2'
Nakamura 6'
Suzuki 8'
Con: Tanaka (1/2) 7'
Hirano (0/1)
 Referee:   Beatrice Benvenuti

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Canada 3 3 0 0 67 29 +38 9
  Russia 3 2 0 1 43 38 +5 7
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 36 57 –21 5
  Fiji 3 0 0 3 38 60 –22 3
26 January 2018 Russia   19–7   Ireland Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
10:00 Try: Khamidova 1'
Zdrokova 10'
Mikhaltsova 12'
Con: Mikhaltsova (2/3) 2', 10'
 Try: Murphy Crowe 7'
Con: Mulhall (1/1) 7'
 Referee:   Ben Crouse
26 January 2018 Canada   24–12   Fiji Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
10:22 Try: Crossley 1'
Darling 3'
Benn 9', 12'
Con: Landry (2/4) 10', 13'
 Try: Ravisa 7'
Naiobasali 8'
Con: Nagasau (1/2) 7'
 Referee:   Sara Cox
26 January 2018 Russia   19–12   Fiji Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
12:44 Try: Mikhaltsova 1'
Seredina 3'
Zdrokova 14'
Con: Mikhaltsova (1/2) 1'
Lushina 14'
Cards: Bobkova   6' to 8' 		Try: Naimasi 8'
Ravisa 11'
Con: Nagasau (1/2) 8'
 Referee:   Beatrice Benvenuti
26 January 2018 Canada   24–12   Ireland Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
13:06 Try: Greenshields 2'
Watcham-Roy 6'
Benn 11'
Darling 14'
Con: Nicholas (2/2) 2', 7'
Landry (0/2)
 Try: Flood 4'
Mulhall 9'
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 9'
 Referee:   Saurako Kawaski
26 January 2018 Russia   5–19   Canada Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
15:28 Try: Bobkova 6'
Cards: Kukina   8' to 10'
Khamidova   11' to 13' 		Try: Landry 1'
Greenshields 8'
Watcham=Roy 13'
Con: Landry (2/3) 1', 13'
 Referee:   Rebecca Mahoney
26 January 2018 Ireland   17–14   Fiji Allianz Stadium, Sydney  
15:50 Try: Murphy Crowe 8'
O'Flynn 10', 13'
Con: Mulhall (1/3) 8'
 Try: Naiobasali 2'
Roqica 12'
Con: Nagasau (1/1) 3'
Savu (1/1) 12'
 Referee:   Hollie Davidson

[3]

Knockout stage edit

Challenge Trophy edit

 
Semi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
      
 
27 January 2018 – 9:00 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
  England52
 
27 January 2018 – 12:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  England29
 
27 January 2018 – 9:22 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Fiji10
 
  Japan10
 
 
  Fiji19
 
11th Place
 
 
27 January 2018 – 11:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
  Papua New Guinea5
 
 
  Japan41

5th place edit

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
27 January 2018 – 12:33 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
  Spain24
 
28 January 2018 – 13:48 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  United States19
 
  Spain5
 
27 January 2018 – 13:15 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  France19
 
  Ireland7
 
 
  France17
 
7th Place
 
 
28 January 2018 – 13:26 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
  United States10
 
 
  Ireland19

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
27 January 2018 – 9:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
 
  Australia29
 
27 January 2018 – 13:37 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Spain0
 
  Australia31
 
27 January 2018 – 10:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Russia0
 
  United States14
 
28 January 2018 – 14:37 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Russia19
 
  Australia31
 
27 January 2018 – 10:28 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  New Zealand0
 
  New Zealand36
 
27 January 2018 – 13:59 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Ireland0
 
  New Zealand26
 
27 January 2018 – 10:50 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  Canada0 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Canada28
 
28 January 2018 – 14:10 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
 
  France12
 
  Russia12
 
 
  Canada40
 

Tournament placings edit

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

Source: World Rugby

Players edit

Scoring leaders edit

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Portia Woodman 13
2   Jess Breach 9
3   Charlotte Caslick 8
  Michaela Blyde 8
5   Ellia Green 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Portia Woodman 65
2   Emma Sykes (rugby union) 45
  Jess Breach 45
4   Charlotte Caslick 40
  Michaela Blyde 40

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
  Portia Woodman
  Baizat Khamidova
  Brittany Benn		   Charlotte Caslick
  Michaela Blyde
  Emilee Cherry
  Jess Breach

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. ^ "Papua New Guinea qualify for first RWC Sevens". 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Match schedules announced for HSBC Sydney Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Women's Dream team: Sydney". World Rugby. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links edit

Tournament Page

World Women's Sevens Series VI
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