2018 Japan Women's Sevens

The 2018 Japan Women's Sevens was the third tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the second edition of the Japan Women's Sevens to be played in the series. It was held over the weekend of 21–22 April 2018 at Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu.

2018 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nationJapan Japan
Date21–22 April 2018
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up France
Third Australia
Challenge Trophy
Winner United States
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored209 (average 6.15 per match)
Most pointsRussia Alena Mikhaltsova (55)
Most triesRussia Alena Mikhaltsova (11)
2017
2019

Format

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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

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Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the runner-up of the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, China:[1]

Pool stage

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All times in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Spain 3 2 0 1 50 48 +2 7
  Australia 3 2 0 1 78 22 +56 7
  China 3 1 0 2 46 64 –18 5
  Ireland 3 1 0 2 29 69 –40 5
21 April 2018 Spain   14–17   Ireland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:14 Try: Bravo 6'c
Casado 7'c
Con: Garcia (2/2) 7', 8'
Try: Murphy-Crowe 1'm
Galvin 4'c
Flood 10'm
Con: Mulhall (1/3) 5'
Referee:   Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Australia   33–5   China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:36 Try: Sykes 2'c
Du Toit 6'c
Meakes 9'm
Tonegato 11'c
Hayes 14'c
Con: Sykes (3/4) 3', 6', 11'
Brown (1/1) 14'
Try: Yan 4'm
Con: Yu (0/1)
Referee:   Rebecca Mahoney
21 April 2018 Spain   19–17   China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:58 Try: Garcia 1'm
Erbina 4'c
Bravo 6'
Con: Garcia (2/3) 5', 6'
Try: Wang 11'c
Yan 12'm
Chen 14'm
Con: Yu (1/1) 11'
Yang (0/1)
Chen (0/1)
Referee:   Sakurako Kawasaki
21 April 2018 Australia   31–0   Ireland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
14:20 Try: Tonegato 2'c
Cherry 7'm, 8'm
Friedrichs 11'c
Staples 14'c
Con: Sykes (3/5) 2', 11', 14'
Referee:   Hollie Davidson
21 April 2018 Ireland   12–24   China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
16:42 Try: O'Flynn 4'c
Heffeman 11'm
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 4'
Try: Wang 2'c
Chen 5'c, 9'm
Yu 8'm
Con: Yu (2/4) 3', 6'
Referee:   Rose LaBreche
21 April 2018 Australia   14–17   Spain Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:04 Try: Hayes 3'c
Meakes 6'c
Con: Brown (2/2) 3', 6'
Try: Martinez 7'c, 7'm
Ribera 14'm
Con: Garcia (1/3) 7'
Referee:   Ben Crouse

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 107 24 +83 9
  France 3 2 0 1 76 43 +33 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 57 84 –27 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 27 116 –89 3
21 April 2018 France   36–0   United States Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:58 Try: Guerin 0'c
Amedee 4'c
Grassineau 7'm
Le Pesq 11'c, 12'm
Ciofani 14'm
Con: Amedee (2/4) 1', 4'
Le Pesq (1/2) 12'
Cards: Gray   10' to 12' Referee:   Hollie Davidson
21 April 2018 New Zealand   38–5   Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
12:20 Try: Woodman 0'c
Woodman 3'm
Blyde 7'c, 9'c
Goss 10'c
Waaka 13'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (4/5) 1', 7', 9', 11'
Willison (0/1)
Try: Bativakalolo 12'm
Con: Nakamura (0/1)
Referee:   Rose LaBreche
21 April 2018 France   33–5   Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
14:42 Try: Grassineau 0'c
Amedee 2'm
Drouin 5'c
Ciofani 10'c
Bertrand 11'c
Con: Le Pesq (4/5) 0', 5', 10', 12'
Try: Hirano 14'm
Con: Nakamura (0/1)
Cards: Nakamura   4' to 6'
Referee:   Ben Crouse
21 April 2018 New Zealand   31–12   United States Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
15:04 Try: Woodman 3'c
William 6'c
Blyde 7'c
Broughton 12'm
Baker 14'm
Con: Willison (3/3) 3', 6', 7'
Nathan-Wong (0/2)
Try: Gray 2'c
Tapper 7'm
Con: Kelter (1/2) 2'
Referee:   Alhambra Nievas
21 April 2018 United States   45–17   Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:26 Try: Tapper 0'm, 5'c, 7'c
Kelter 2'c
Kelter 7'c
Zackary 9'c
Thomas 10'm
Con: Kelter (3/4) 2', 7', 7'
Heavirland (2/3) 5', 9'
Try: Tanaka 4'c
Koide 11'm
Bativakalolo 14'm
Con: Nakamura (1/3) 4'
Referee:   Adam Jones
21 April 2018 New Zealand   38–7   France Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:48 Try: Woodman 2'm, 3'c, 6'm
Broughton 7'c
Waaka 12'c
Baker 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 4', 7', 12'
Willison (1/1) 14'
Cards: Broughton   7' to 9'
Try: Amedee 9'c
Con: Amedee (1/1) 9'
Cards: Bertrand   14' to 14'
Referee:   Joy Neville

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 74 55 +19 7
  Russia 3 2 0 1 41 44 –3 7
  England 3 1 0 2 43 67 –24 5
  Canada 3 1 0 2 62 54 +8 5
21 April 2018 Russia   17–10   England Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
10:30 Try: Mikhaltsova 1'm
Khamidova 12'm
Zdrokova 14'c
Con: Lushina (1/1) 14'
Seredina (0/2)
Try: Thompson 3'm
Fisher 6'm
Con: Hunt (0/2)
Referee:   Sakurako Kawasaki
21 April 2018 Canada   38–14   Fiji Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
10:52 Try: Crossley 0'c
Farella 3'c
Greenshieldls 6'c
Darling 7'm
Nicholas 7'm
Williams 12'c
Con: Greenshields (3/4) 0', 4', 6'
Nicholas (1/2) 12'
Try: Siata 2'c
Tisolo 10'c
Con: Riwai (1/1) 2'
Tisolo (1/1) 10'
Cards: Riwai   5' to 7'
Siata   7' to 9'
Naiqato   14' to 14'
Referee:   Ben Crouse
21 April 2018 Russia   5–29   Fiji Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:14 Try: Mikhaltsova 4'm
Con: Lushina (0/1)
Cards: Zdrokova   9' to 11'
Try: Naimasi 2'c, 12'm
Roqica 7'c, 7'm
Ravisa 9'm
Con: Naimasi (2/2) 2', 7'
Riwai (0/2)
Tinai (0/1)
Referee:   Alhambra Nievas
21 April 2018 Canada   19–21   England Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:36 Try: Nicholas 4'c
Darling 8'm
Farella 11'c
Con: Nicholas (1/1) 4'
Greenshields (1/2) 12'
Cards: Apps   2' to 4'
Greenshields   6' to 8'
Try: Breach 0'c
Fisher 6'c
Scott 13'c
Con: Scott (2/2) 1', 6'
Hunt (1/1) 14'
Referee:   Joy Neville
21 April 2018 England   12–31   Fiji Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
15:58 Try: Breach 8'm
Wood 13'c
Con: Hunt (1/2) 13'
Try: Ravisa 2'c, 9'm
Riwai 4'c
Naimasi 7'c, 12'm
Con: Riwai (3/3) 2', 4', 7'
Naimasi (0/1)
Tisolo (0/1)
Referee:   Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Canada   5–19   Russia Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
16:20 Try: Apps 0'm
Con: Greenshields (0/1)
Try: Lushina 5'c
Mikhaltsova 11'c
Perestiak 14'm
Con: Lushina (2/3) 6', 11'
Referee:   Rebecca Mahoney

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Knockout stage

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Challenge Trophy

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Semi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
      
 
22 April 2018 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
  United States34
 
22 April 2018 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Japan14
 
  United States24
 
22 April 2018 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Ireland19
 
  Canada19
 
 
  Ireland24
 
11th Place
 
 
22 April 2018 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
  Japan14
 
 
  Canada33

5th place

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Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
22 April 2018 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
  China19
 
22 April 2018 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Fiji24
 
  Fiji7
 
22 April 2018 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Russia30
 
  Russia41
 
 
  England0
 
7th Place
 
 
22 April 2018 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
  China5
 
 
  England36
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
22 April 2018 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
  New Zealand50
 
22 April 2018 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  China0
 
  New Zealand17
 
22 April 2018 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Australia12
 
  Fiji7
 
22 April 2018 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Australia31
 
  New Zealand24
 
22 April 2018 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  France12
 
  France29
 
22 April 2018 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Russia5
 
  France21
 
22 April 2018 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  Spain0 Bronze-medal match
 
  Spain7
 
22 April 2018 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
  England5
 
  Australia19
 
 
  Spain5
 

Tournament placings

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

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Alena Mikhaltsova 11
2   Michaela Blyde 7
  Portia Woodman 7
4   Emma Tonegato 6
  Montserrat Amedee 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Alena Mikhaltsova 55
2   Montserrat Amedee 38
3   Tyla Nathan-Wong 36
4   Jade Le Pesq 35
  Michaela Blyde 35

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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

Forwards Backs
  Montserrat Amedee
  Chen Keyi
  Evania Pelite
  María Ribera
  Alena Mikhaltsova
  Patricia García
  Sarah Goss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pools confirmed for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens". World Rugby. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Kitakyushu Sevens fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream Team: Kitakyushu". World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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World Sevens Series VI
Preceded by 2018 Japan Women's Sevens Succeeded by
Japan Women's Sevens
Preceded by 2018 Japan Women's Sevens Succeeded by