The 2020 Sydney Women's Sevens was the fifth tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the Australian Women's Sevens. It was held over the first weekend of February 2020 at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney and was run alongside the men's tournament.
| 2020 Sydney Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Women's Sevens Series VIII | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 1–2 February 2020 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Third | Australia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 28 |
← 2019 2023 → | |
In the final, New Zealand claimed their fourth tournament victory in a row as they defeated Canada 33–7.[1]
Format
editThe teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top team from each pool and the best second-placed team advanced to the semifinals to playoff for berths in the cup final and third place match. The other teams from each group were paired off for the lower classification matches.
Teams
editThere were twelve national women's teams in the tournament, the eleven core teams for the series plus Japan as the invited side.
Pool stage
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
 England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 7 | 5th-place playoff |
 Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 67 | -41 | 5 | 7th-place playoff |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 68 | -51 | 3 | 9th-place playoff |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 31 | +43 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
 Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 7 | 5th-place playoff |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 5 | 7th-place playoff |
 Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | -69 | 3 | 11th-place playoff |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10 | +71 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 7 | Advance to semifinals |
 Spain
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 80 | -49 | 5 | 9th-place playoff |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 98 | -79 | 3 | 11th-place playoff |
Placement matches
editEleventh place
edit| 2 February | Brazil
|
7–20 | Ireland
|
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | |
| 14:08 |
Ninth place
edit| 2 February | Spain
|
17–33 | Japan
|
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | |
| 14:30 |
Seventh place
edit| 2 February | United States
|
15–19 | Russia
|
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | |
| 14:52 |
Fifth place
edit| 2 February | England
|
5–17 | Fiji
|
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | |
| 15:14 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 February 2020 – 15:36 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| Canada | 34 | |||||
| 2 February 2020 – 20:36 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||
| 2 February 2020 – 15:58 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||
| France | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 February 2020 – 19:37 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
| France | 10 | |||||
Tournament placings
edit
Source: World Rugby
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New Zealand women's sevens team win Sydney title as men eliminated". Stuff. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.