2018 London Sevens

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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)
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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]

Format[edit]

Teams[edit]

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

Pool stages[edit]

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

Pool A[edit]

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 yellow card 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 yellow card 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 yellow card 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[edit]

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 yellow card 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[edit]

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 yellow card 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[edit]

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 yellow card 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 yellow card 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[edit]

13th Place[edit]

 
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[edit]

 
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[edit]

 
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
 

Cup[edit]

 
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[edit]

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fiji 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 United States Carlin Isles 8
Kenya Collins Injera 8
England Dan Norton 8
Ireland Jordan Conroy 8
5 Wales Luke Morgan 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Kenya Collins Injera 42
2 United States Carlin Isles 40
England Dan Norton 40
Ireland Jordan Conroy 40
5 Fiji Vatemo Ravouvou 36

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team[edit]

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

Forwards Backs
England Mike Ellery
Fiji Paula Dranisinukula
South Africa Dylan Sage		 Ireland Jordan Conroy
Ireland Mark Roche
Fiji Josua Tuisova
Fiji Semi Radradra

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

World Sevens Series XIX
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