World Rugby Sevens Series tournament
2018 Dubai Sevens Host nation United Arab EmiratesDate 30 November–1 December 2018 Champion New Zealand Runner-up United States Third England Winner Samoa Matches played 45 Tries scored 278 (average 6.18 per match) Most points John Porch (54)Most tries (7)
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–1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai , United Arab Emirates .[1]
Format [ ]
The sixteen teams are drawn into four 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 bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go 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 [ ]
The Sevens , Dubai Referee:
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong )
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 [ ]
The Sevens , Dubai Referee:
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong )
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
The Sevens , Dubai Referee:
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong )
Knockout stage [ ]
Thirteenth place [ ]
Semi-finals Thirteenth place
1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens
Japan 26
1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens
Kenya 19
Japan 7
1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens
Wales 31
Zimbabwe 10
Wales 14
Challenge Trophy [ ]
Fifth place [ ]
Cup [ ]
Tournament placings [ ]
Source: World Rugby
Players [ ]
Scoring leaders [ ]
Source: World Rugby
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Tournaments Core teams Invited teams Related articles
2018–19 World Series core qualification
2019–20 World Series core qualification
2020 Olympic Sevens