2019 Japan Women's Sevens

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2019 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nationJapan Japan
Date20–21 April 2019
Cup
Champion Canada
Runner-up England
Third United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored212 (average 6.24 per match)
Most points Alev Kelter (53)
Most tries Anne-Cécile Ciofani (9)
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The 2019 Japan Women's Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 20–21 April 2019 at Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu.

Format[]

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[]

Eleven core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series winner Japan:[1]

Pool stage[]

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

Pool A[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 95 36 +59 9
 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 67 46 +21 6
 Russia 3 1 1 1 55 71 –16 6
 Japan 3 0 0 3 40 104 –64 3
20 April 2019
11:58
France  33–10  Russia
Try: Ciofani 1'c
Bertrand (2) 3'c, 9'c
12'
Okemba 14'c
Con: Izar (3/3) 2', 4', 10'
Drouin (1/2) 14'
 Report Try: Zdrokova 5'm
Khamidova 7'm
Con: Lushina (0/2)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
20 April 2019
12:20
New Zealand  43–0  Japan
Try: Faleafaga (2) 1'c, 7'm
Waaka (2) 2'm, 5'c
Williams 9'c
Baker 11'm
Willison 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 1', 5', 9'
Willison (1/2) 14'
 Report
20 April 2019
14:42
New Zealand  17–17  Russia
Try: Baker 7'm
Saili 10'm
Nathan-Wong 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 14'
 Report Try: Baranchuk 6'm
Khamidova 8'm
Zdrokova 13'c
Con: Lushina (1/3) 13'
20 April 2019
15:04
France  33–19  Japan
Try: Ciofani (2) 1'c, 7'c
Bertrand 2'c
Horta 10'm
Okemba 14'c
Con: Drouin (4/5) 2', 3', 7', 14'
 Report Try: Tsutsumi (2) 3'c, 9'm
13'c
Con: Okuroda (2/3) 4', 13'
20 April 2019
17:26
New Zealand  7–29  France
Try: 9'c
Con: (1/1) 10'
 Report Try: Okemba 1'c
Ciofani (2) 7'c, 7'm
Izar 12'm
Pelle 14'm
Con: Drouin (2/3) 1', 7'
Izar (0/1)
(0/1)
20 April 2019
17:48
Russia  28–21  Japan
Try: Khamidova (2) 2'c, 7'c
Seredina 10'c
Zdrokova 13'c
Con: Lushina (1/1) 3'
Kukina (3/3) 8', 10', 14'
 Report Try: Hirano 4'c
(2) 7'c, 9'c
Con: Okuroda (3/3) 5', 7', 9'

Pool B[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 85 50 +35 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 97 22 +75 7
 Spain 3 1 0 2 53 88 –35 5
 China 3 0 0 3 45 120 –75 3
20 April 2019
11:14
Canada  26–17  Spain
Try: Lukan 2'c
Williams 7'c
Benn 12'c
Farella 14'm
Con: Landry (3/4) 3', 7', 13'
 Report Try: Echebarría 5'm
(2) 7'm, 10'c
Con: García (1/3) 11'
20 April 2019
11:36
Australia  47–0  China
Try: Quirk 2'c
Tonegato (3) 3'c, 8'c, 9'c
Caslick 4'c
7'm
Dick 13'c
Con: (4/5) 2', 3', 5', 8'
(2/2) 10', 13'
 Report
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
20 April 2019
13:58
Canada  42–19  China
Try: Paquin 1'c
Williams (2) 2'c, 8'c
Wardley 4'c
Farella (2) 11'c, 13'c
Con: Landry (3/3) 1', 3', 4'
Nicholas (3/3) 9', 11', 13'
 Report Try: Chen (2) 6'c, 7'c
14'm
Con: Gu (2/2) 6', 7'
(0/1)
20 April 2019
14:20
Australia  36–5  Spain
Try: Green 1'm
Caslick (2) 2'c, 10'm
Pelite 5'm
Dick 7'c
Quirk 8'c
Con: (3/6) 3', 7', 8'
 Report Try: 12'm
Con: García (0/1)
20 April 2019
16:42
Spain  31–26  China
Try: 1'm
Echebarría 7'c
Bravo 8'c
12'c
13'm
Con: García (1/2) 7'
Bravo (1/1) 8'
(1/2) 12'
 Report Try: 3'm
Yu 5'c
Chen 10'c
Ruan 14'c
Con: Gu (2/3) 6', 14'
Chen (1/1) 10'
20 April 2019
17:04
Australia  14–17  Canada
Try: (2) 5'c, 8'c
Con: (2/2) 6', 8'
 Report Try: Farella 1'm
Paquin 3'm
Lukan 12'c
Con: Landry (1/3) 12'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Pool C[]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 89 24 +65 9
 England 3 2 0 1 73 58 +15 7
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 43 56 –13 5
 Fiji 3 0 0 3 30 97 –67 3
20 April 2019
10:30
Ireland  31–10  Fiji
Try: Murphy-Crowe (3) 0'm, 7'c, 13'c
Higgins 4'c
Tyrell 10'm
Con: Mulhall (3/5) 4', 7', 14'
 Report Try: Solikoviti 5'm
Naimasi 8'm
Con: Tisolo (0/2)
20 April 2019
10:52
United States  43–7  England
Try: Thomas 1'm
Kelter (2) 3'm, 14'c
Emba 7'c
Fa'avesi 8'c
Tapper (2) 10'c, 12'm
Con: Kelter (4/7) 7', 8', 11', 14'
 Report Try: Rowland 2'c
Con: Aitchison (1/1) 3'
20 April 2019
13:14
Ireland  0–31  England
Report Try: Matthews 1'c
Quansah 3'm
Aitchison 7'c
Uren 11'm
14'c
Con: Aitchison (2/4) 1', 14'
Rowland (1/1) 7'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
20 April 2019
13:36
United States  31–5  Fiji
Try: Thomas 1'm
Kelter 2'c
Fa'avesi 6'c
Maher 9'c
Heavirland 14'm
Con: Kelter (3/4) 3', 6', 10'
Heavirland (0/1)
 Report Try: 3'
Con: Tisolo (0/1)
20 April 2019
15:58
Fiji  15–35  England
Try: Tisolo 0'm
Daveua 7'm
9'm
Con: Tisolo (0/2)
Seniyasi (0/1)
 Report Try: Uren 4'c
Wilson-Hardy 6'c
Jones 8'c
Aitchison 12'c
Quansah 13'c
Con: Aitchison (4/4) 4', 6', 9', 12', 14'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
20 April 2019
16:20
United States  15–12  Ireland
Try: Canett 4'm
8'
Kelter 11'
Con: Heavirland (0/2)
Kelter (0/1)
 Report Try: Murphy-Crowe 2'c
Lane 7'm
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 2'

[2]

Knockout Stage[]

Challenge Trophy[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 April 2019 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Spain12
 
21 April 2019 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 China5
 
 Spain12
 
21 April 2019 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Fiji41
 
 Japan17
 
 
 Fiji28
 
Third place
 
 
21 April 2019 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 China7
 
 
 Japan0

5th Place[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 April 2019 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Russia0
 
21 April 2019 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 New Zealand36
 
 New Zealand34
 
21 April 2019 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Australia26
 
 Australia29
 
 
 Ireland7
 
Seventh Place
 
 
21 April 2019 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Russia14
 
 
 Ireland15

Cup[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 April 2019 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Canada17
 
21 April 2019 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Russia 14
 
 Canada24
 
21 April 2019 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 United States12
 
 United States26
 
21 April 2019 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 New Zealand19
 
 Canada7
 
21 April 2019 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 England5
 
 Australia7
 
21 April 2019 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 England21
 
 England19
 
21 April 2019 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 France17 Third place
 
 France19
 
21 April 2019 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Ireland0
 
 United States36
 
 
 France12
 

Tournament placings[]

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 16
4  France 14
5  New Zealand 12
6  Australia 10
Place  Team Points
7  Ireland 8
8  Russia 6
9  Fiji 4
10  Spain 3
11  China 2
12  Japan 1

Source: World Rugby

Players[]

Scoring leaders[]

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Anne-Cécile Ciofani 9
2 Baizat Khamidova 6
Bianca Farella
Emma Tonegato
5 7 players 5
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Alev Kelter 53
2 Anne-Cécile Ciofani 45
3 42
4 Holly Aitchison 41
5 Ghislaine Landry 37
Tyla Nathan-Wong

Source: World Rugby

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Japan women complete clean sweep in series finale ARW7s". Asia Rugby. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Pools and schedule announced for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens 2019". World Rugby. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

External links[]

World Sevens Series VII
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