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]
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.
Teams
Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:
Pool stage
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
Key to colours in group tables |
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
Pool A
Pool B
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 |
Pool C
Pool D
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 |
Knockout stage
Thirteenth place
| Semi-finals | | Thirteenth place |
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| 1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens | | |
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| Japan | 26 |
| 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | |
| Japan | 7 |
| 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens |
| | Wales | 31 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 |
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| Wales | 14 | |
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Challenge Trophy
Fifth place
Cup
Tournament placings
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
Source: World Rugby
See also
References
- ^ "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
External links
- Tournament site
- World Rugby info
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