2018_Dubai_Sevens
2018 Dubai Sevens
World Rugby Sevens Series tournament
The 2018 Dubai Sevens is the twentieth edition of the Dubai Sevens tournament. It was the first tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held on 30 November and 1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
Quick Facts Host nation, Date ...
| 2018 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XX | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 30 November–1 December 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Third |  England |
| Challenge Trophy | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 278 (average 6.18 per match) |
| Most points |  John Porch (54) |
| Most tries |  Marcos Moroni (7) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket where teams competed for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge Trophy bracket.
Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
More information Key to colours in group tables ...
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
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Pool A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 7 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 3 |
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Pool B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 74 | 9 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 6 |
 Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 3 |
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Pool C
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 9 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 5 |
 Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 3 |
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Pool D
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 38 | 58 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
 Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 101 | –87 | 3 |
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Thirteenth place
| Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
| 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||
| 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Wales | 31 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 10 | |||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 40 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Spain | 22 | |||||||||
| Spain | 26 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Canada | 38 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
| France | 38 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
Fifth place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens | ||||||
| South Africa | 29 | |||||
| 1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||
| 1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||
| Fiji | 31 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| England | 22 | |||||||||
| England | 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 38 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| United States | 22 | Third place | ||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 15 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
More information Place, Team ...
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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New Zealand | 22 |
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United States | 19 |
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England | 17 |
| 4 | Australia | 15 |
| 5 | Fiji | 13 |
| 6 | South Africa | 12 |
| 7 | Argentina | 10 |
| Scotland | 10 |
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More information Place, Team ...
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Source: World Rugby
Scoring leaders
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Moroni | 7 |
| 2 | Alamanda Motuga | 6 |
| John Porch | ||
| Muller Du Plessis | ||
| Perry Baker |
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More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Porch | 54 |
| 2 | Andrew Knewstubb | 52 |
| 3 | Tom Mitchell | 41 |
| 4 | Luke Treharne | 35 |
| 5 | Katsuyuki Sakai | 32 |
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Source: World Rugby
- "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
More information World Sevens Series XX, Dubai Sevens ...
| World Sevens Series XX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None (first event) |
2018 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by |
| Dubai Sevens | ||
| Preceded by | 2018 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by |
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