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2018 Canada Sevens

The 2018 Canada Sevens was the third edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 10–11 March at BC Place in Vancouver.

2018 Canada Sevens
2017–18 World Series
Host nationCanada Canada
Date10–11 March 2018
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Kenya
Third South Africa
Challenge
Winner Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored275 (average 6.11 per match)
Most pointsCanada Nathan Hirayama (57)
Most triesAustralia John Porch (9)
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Format edit

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

Teams edit

Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Uruguay:[1]

Pool stage edit

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[2]

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 2 1 0 100 57 +43 8
  United States 3 2 0 1 94 52 +42 7
  Canada 3 1 1 1 87 52 +35 6
  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 22 142 –120 3
10 March 2018 Australia   19–19   Canada BC Place, Vancouver  
11:42 Try: Porch 0' c
O'Donnell 8' c, 10' m
Con: Stannard (2/3) 0', 9'
 Try: Hirayama 3' c
Kaay 8' m
Moonlight 14' c
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 4', 14'
 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
10 March 2018 United States   45–0   Uruguay BC Place, Vancouver  
12:04 Try: Isles 3' m, 7' c
Iosefo 5' c
Leuta 6' c
Baker 8' c
M Al-Jiboori 12' m
Williams 13' c
Con: Niua (4/5) 5', 6', 7', 8'
Melphy (1/2) 13'
 Cards: Puig   12' to 14' Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
10 March 2018 Australia   50–17   Uruguay BC Place, Vancouver  
15:14 Try: Stannard 1' c
Holland 3' c, 7' m, 8' c, 9' c
O'Donnell 3' m
Anstee 10' m
Porch 11' c
Con: Stannard (3/6) 1', 3', 8'
Tom Lucas (2/2) 9', 12'
 Try: Ardao 5' c
Berchesi 13' m
Alonso 14' m
Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 5'
 Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)
10 March 2018 United States   28–21   Canada BC Place, Vancouver  
15:36 Try: Baker 5' c, 7' c
Leuta 8' c
Williams 14' c
Con: Niua (3/3) 6', 7', 8'
Baker 14' (1/1)
 Try: Braid 1' c
Douglas 4' c
Moonlight 10' c
Con: Hirayama (3/3) 2', 5', 10'
 Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
10 March 2018 Canada   47–5   Uruguay BC Place, Vancouver  
18:46 Try: Hirayama 4' c
Moonlight 6' m, 8' c
Jones 7' c
Braid 10' c
Douglas 13' c, 14' c
Con: Hirayama (6/7) 5', 7', 8', 10', 13', 14'
Cards: Braid   1' to 3' 		Try: Ardao 1' m
 Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)
10 March 2018 United States   21–31   Australia BC Place, Vancouver  
19:08 Try: Isles 2' c
Baker 5' c, 7' c
Con: Niua (3/3) 2', 5', 7'
 Try: Parahi 4' c
Porch 8' c, 12' m, 14' m
Holland 10' c
Con: Stannard (3/5) 4', 8', 10'
Cards: Taylor   7' to 9' 		Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 3 2 0 1 62 33 +29 7
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 56 37 +19 7
  Wales 3 0 0 3 27 99 –72 3
10 March 2018 England   36–5   Wales BC Place, Vancouver  
10:58 Try: Norton 1', 3', 7'
Lindsay-Hague 10', 14'
Rodwell 12'
Con: Mitchell (1/3) 2'
Bibby (2/3) 11', 14'
 Try: Roach 5'
Con: O'Brien (0/1)
 Referee:   Richard Kelly
10 March 2018 Argentina   22–7   Samoa BC Place, Vancouver  
11:20 Try: Roura 3'
Gonzalez 11'
Moroni 14'
Con: Revol (2/3) 3', 12'
Pen: Revol (1/1) 13'
 Try: Fomai 4'
Con: Mealoi (1/1) 4'
 Referee:   Craig Joubert
10 March 2018 England   5–21   Samoa BC Place, Vancouver  
14:30 Try: Burgess 10'
Con: Mitchell (0/1)
 Try: Afamasaga 2'
Alofipo 12'
Leilua 14'
Con: Tupou (2/2) 3', 13'
Paulo (1/1) 14'
 Referee:   Craig Evans
10 March 2018 Argentina   35–12   Wales BC Place, Vancouver  
14:52 Try: Gonzalez 1'
Mare 8'
Moroni 9'
Bazan Velez 10'
Passaro 13'
Con: Revol (3/3) 2', 10', 10'
Bazan Velez (2/2) 8', 13'
 Try: Morgan 3'
O'Brien 11'
Con: O'Brien (1/2) 12'
 Referee:   Jérémy Rozier
10 March 2018 Wales   10–28   Samoa BC Place, Vancouver  
18:02 Try: Evans 1'
Maynard 3'
Con: Maynard (0/1)
 Try: Ale 5'
Paulo 10', 13'
Leilua 12'
Con: Paulo (2/2) 6', 12'
Tupou (2/2) 10', 13'
 Referee:   James Doleman
10 March 2018 Argentina   7–21   England BC Place, Vancouver  
18:24 Try: Roura 4'
Con: Revol (1/1) 4'
 Try: Burgess 7'
McConnochie 8', 14'
Con: Mitchell (3/3) 7', 8', 14'
Cards: Mitchell   9' to 11' 		Referee:   Richard Kelly

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 107 33 +74 9
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 78 31 +47 7
  France 3 0 1 2 26 64 –38 4
  Spain 3 0 1 2 17 100 –83 4
10 March 2018 Kenya   14–7   France BC Place, Vancouver  
10:14 Try: Oliech 11'
Ouma 14'
Con: Oliech (2/2) 11', 14'
 Try: Riva 7'
Con: Barraque (1/1) 7'
 Referee:   Jordan Way
10 March 2018 Fiji   45–5   Spain BC Place, Vancouver  
10:36 Try: Tuwai 1'
Nasoko 2', 4'
Ravouvou 7'
Vakurunabili 9'
Batinisavu 13'
Sau 14'
Con: Ravouvou (3/4) 1', 4', 7'
Nasilasila (2/2) 9', 14'
Nacuqu (0/1)
 Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 6'
Con: Hernandez (0/1)
 Referee:   Mike O'Brien
10 March 2018 Kenya   43–0   Spain BC Place, Vancouver  
13:46 Try: Odhiambo 2'
Ouma 3'
Ambaka 5', 7'
Oluoch 9'
Owira 11'
Oyoo 13'
Con: Oliech (1/4) 2', Agero (2/2) 9', 11', 13'
 Cards: Genua   12' to 14' Referee:   Paulo Duarte
10 March 2018 Fiji   38–7   France BC Place, Vancouver  
14:08 Try: Naduva 2', 7'
Vakurunabili 5'
Tuwai 9'
Nacuqu 11'
Sau 14'
Con: Ravouvou (3/3) 2', 6', 7'
Nasilasila (1/3) 14'
 Try: Barraque 8'
Con: Barraque (1/1) 8'
 Referee:   James Doleman
10 March 2018 France   12–12   Spain BC Place, Vancouver  
17:18 Try: Villiere 12', 14'
Con: Riva (1/2) 12'
 Try: Carter 5'
Alonso 6'
Con: Hernandez (1/2) 6'
 Referee:   Damian Schneider
10 March 2018 Fiji   24–21   Kenya BC Place, Vancouver  
17:40 Try: Nasoko 2'
Sau 6'
Nasilasila 9'
Kunavula 12'
Con: Nacuqu (1/1) 3'
Nasilasila (1/2) 10'
Ravouvou (0/1)
Cards: Nacuqu   7' to 9' 		Try: Injera 2'
Agero 8'
Oluoch 14'
Con: Agero (2/2) 2', 8'
(1/1) Oliech 14'
 Referee:   Jérémy Rozier

Pool D edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 95 45 +50 9
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 73 40 +33 7
  Russia 3 1 0 2 38 93 –55 5
  Scotland 3 0 0 3 50 78 –28 3
10 March 2018 New Zealand   31–26   Scotland BC Place, Vancouver  
9:30 Try: Joass 4'
Curry 6', 11'
RE Ware 7', 8'
Con: Knewstubb (3/5) 6', 7', 12'
 Try: Graham 1'
Riddell 2'
Farndale 9'
McLennan 14'
Con: Lowe (3/4) 1', 3', 10'
 Referee:   Jérémy Rozier
10 March 2018 South Africa   38–7   Russia BC Place, Vancouver  
9:52 Try: Afrika 2'
Sage 6'
Nel 8'
du Plessis 9'
Gans 11'
Davids 13'
Con: Du Preez (3/4) 7', 8', 10'
Davids (1/2) 14'
 Try: Ianiushkin 5'
Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 6'
 Referee:   Paulo Duarte
10 March 2018 New Zealand   31–5   Russia BC Place, Vancouver  
13:02 Try: Ravouvou 2', 8', 13'
Dickson 3'
Masirewa 5'
Con: McGarvey-Black (2/4) 2', 4', 13'
 Try: Ianiushkin 7'
Con: Ianiushkin (0/1)
Cards: Sukhin   2' to 4' 		Referee:   Damian Schneider
10 March 2018 South Africa   21–0   Scotland BC Place, Vancouver  
13:24 Try: Soyizwapi 5'
Brown 9'
Davids 13'
Con: Du Preez (3/3) 6', 9', 14'
 Referee:   Jordan Way
10 March 2018 Scotland   24–26   Russia BC Place, Vancouver  
16:34 Try: Graham 2'
Riddell 5'
McFarland 8'
Bryce 14'
Con: Fergusson (1/3) 5'
McLennan (1/1) 9'
 Try: Ovchinnikov 1', 6'
Sozonov 7'
Zhivatov 10'
Con: Ianiushkin (1/2) 7'
Sukhin (2/2) 7', 10'
Cards: Gostyuzhev   13' to 14' 		Referee:   Paulo Duarte
10 March 2018 South Africa   14–33   New Zealand BC Place, Vancouver  
16:56 Try: Sage 9'
Brown 13'
Con: Du Preez (2/2) 9', 13'
 Try: Curry 2'
Collier 4', 10'
McGarvey-Black 6'
Masirewa 14'
Con: McGarvey-Black (4/5) 2', 4', 6', 14'
 Referee:   Craig Evans

Knockout stage edit

13th Place edit

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
11 March 2018 – 12:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Canada31
 
11 March 2018 – 16:12 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  France19
 
  Canada10
 
11 March 2018 – 13:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Samoa21
 
  Uruguay14
 
 
  Samoa45
 

Challenge Trophy edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
11 March 2018 – 9:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Canada0
 
11 March 2018 – 13:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Scotland19
 
  Scotland26
 
11 March 2018 – 9:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Wales15
 
  France12
 
11 March 2018 – 16:37 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Wales19
 
  Scotland29
 
11 March 2018 – 10:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Spain5
 
  Russia14
 
11 March 2018 – 13:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Uruguay7
 
  Russia7
 
11 March 2018 – 10:36 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Spain14
 
  Samoa0
 
 
  Spain24
 

5th Place edit

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
11 March 2018 – 14:24 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Australia28
 
11 March 2018 – 17:07 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Argentina24
 
  Australia14
 
11 March 2018 – 14:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  England31
 
  New Zealand17
 
 
  England21
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
11 March 2018 – 11:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Australia19
 
11 March 2018 – 15:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  South Africa24
 
  South Africa12
 
11 March 2018 – 11:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Fiji15
 
  Fiji43
 
11 March 2018 – 18:19 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Argentina7
 
  Fiji31
 
11 March 2018 – 11:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Kenya12
 
  New Zealand0
 
11 March 2018 – 15:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  United States17
 
  United States19
 
11 March 2018 – 12:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Kenya24 Bronze Medal Match
 
  England0
 
11 March 2018 – 17:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Kenya12
 
  South Africa29
 
 
  United States7
 

Tournament placings edit

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

Source: World Rugby

Players edit

Scoring leaders edit

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   John Porch 9
2   Perry Baker 7
3   Darcy Graham 6
  John Moonlight 6
5   Ben O'Donnell 5
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Nathan Hirayama 53
2   John Porch 45
3   James Stannard 37
  Perry Baker 37
5   Darcy Graham 30

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
  Oscar Ouma
  Dylan Sage
  Kalione Nasoko		   Collins Injera
  John Porch
  Eroni Sau
  Perry Baker

References edit

  1. ^ "Uruguay and Chile qualify for RWC Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Pools announced for HSBC Canada Sevens". World Rugby. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream Team: Vancouver". World Rugby. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links edit

Tournament Page

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