2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament

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The men's tournament in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco. New Zealand won the tournament and took home the Melrose Cup by defeating England 33–12 in the final; South Africa won the bronze by defeating Fiji 24–19. The tournament was dominated by the World Series core teams, which accounted for all eight of the teams that reached the quarterfinals. Ireland was the highest placed non core team in ninth, notching wins against core teams Kenya, Wales, and Australia.

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2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament
Tournament details
VenueAT&T Park
Dates20 – 22 July
No. of nations24
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Tries scored344 (average 6.62 per match)
Top scorer(s) Emmanuel Guise (37)
Most tries Joe Ravouvou (6)
Siviwe Soyizwapi (6)
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The top point scorer was Papua New Guinea's Emmanuel Guise with 37 points. The joint top try scorers were New Zealand's Joe Ravouvou and South Africa's Siviwe Soyizwapi with 6 each.

Format

Unlike previous editions, the tournament will be played for the first time in a knock-out only format.

  • Teams in the Championship Cup will compete for the Melrose Cup and bronze medals.
  • Losing teams in the Championship Cup Quarter-finals will compete for 5th Place.
  • Losing teams in the Championship Cup Round of 16 (second round) will compete for the Challenge Trophy.
  • Losing teams in the Championship Cup Pre-round of 16 (first round) will compete for the Bowl.
  • Losing teams in the Challenge Trophy Quarter-finals will compete for 13th Place.
  • Losing teams in the Bowl Quarter-finals will compete for 21st Place.
  • Teams entering in the Pre-round of 16 (first round) in the Championship Cup will play a minimum of four matches and a maximum of five matches.
  • Teams entering in the Round of 16 (second round) in the Championship Cup will play four matches.

Teams

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Squads

Draw

The twenty-four teams are seeded as follows:[1]

  • The fourteen core teams of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series who qualified are ranked as the first fourteen teams. These teams are seeded according to combined rankings derived from the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series, and the first seven rounds of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.
  • Places 15–24 are allocated to teams that qualified by way of the regional tournaments. These teams are seeded based on their rankings from the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier.
  • Teams ranked 1-8 receive byes and enter the Championship Cup in the Round of 16 (second round).
  • Teams ranked 9-24 enter the Championship Cup in the Pre-round of 16 (first round).
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2017–18 Core Team Seeding
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Team
2016–17
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Vancouver

Hong Kong
Points
total
1  South Africa 19222171919151717318
2  Fiji 15015131222172222273
3  New Zealand 13719221315131015244
4  England 1641710101010131235
5  United States 129112158221512214
6  Australia 113138221712125202
7  Argentina 90519177191013180
8  Scotland 1091012105810155
9  Kenya 631031012101919146
10  Canada 9851535727142
11  France 6681083818112
12  Wales 733572553103
13  Samoa 5112551333294
14  Russia 29115115548
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2018 Hong Kong Sevens seeding
Pos Team Round Group Rank Record PD
15  Japan Champion 2 5–1 +130
16  Ireland Semifinal 1 4–1 +126
17  Chile Semifinal 1 3–2 +34
18  Uruguay Quarterfinal 2 2–2 +12
19  Hong Kong Quarterfinal 2 1–3 –10
20  Uganda Quarterfinal 3 2–2 –20
21  Zimbabwe Quarterfinal 3 1–3 –42
22  Jamaica Pool stage 3 1–2 –41
23  Papua New Guinea Pool stage 4 1–2 –35
24  TongaN/A
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Match officials

World Rugby announced a panel of ten match officials for the men's tournament.[3]

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Tournament

Pre-Round of 16

20 July 2018 (9) Kenya  19–7  Tonga (24) AT&T Park  
13:01 Try: Oyoo (2) 7'm, 9'c
Injera 12'c
Con: Oliech (1/1) 9'c
Agero (1/2) 12'
Try: Tokai 5'c
Con: Muna (1/1) 6'
Cards: Tokai Yellow card 7'
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
20 July 2018 (10) Canada  29–21  Papua New Guinea (23) AT&T Park  
13:23 Try: Jones 0'c
Douglas (2) 3'c, 7'm
Mullins 7'm
Braid 14'c
Con: Hirayama (2/5) 0', 4'
Try: Tirang 4'c
Kalua 10'c
Peter 12'c
Con: Guise (3/3) 5', 10', 12'
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
20 July 2018 (11) France  50–0  Jamaica (22) AT&T Park  
13:45 Try: Veredamu 0'm
Valleau (2) 2'c, 3'c
Barraque (2) 6'c, 9'm
Bouhraoua 8'm
Boudehent 10'c
Parez 13'c
Con: Barraque (3/4) 3', 4', 6'
Riva (1/2) 11'
Parez (1/1) 14'
Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)
20 July 2018 (12) Wales  33–12  Zimbabwe (21) AT&T Park  
14:07 Try: Rosser 5'c
Morgan (2) 7'c, 8'c
Roach 9'c
Allen 13'c
Con: Davies (3/3) 6', 7', 8'
Treharne (1/2) 9'
Cards: Chitokwindo 1'c
Makombe 3'm
Try: Rouse (1/2) 1'
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
20 July 2018 (13) Samoa  45–7  Uganda (20) AT&T Park  
14:29 Try: Perez 0'c
Fomai 3'c
Tuatagaloa 5'm
Motuga (2) 8'c, 13'c
Leilual 10'c
Solia 12'm
Con: Tupou (4/5) 1', 3', 8', 10'
Paulo (1/2) 13'
Try: Okorach 7'c
Con: Wokorach (1/1) 7'
Cards: Okorach Yellow card 2'
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
20 July 2018 (14) Russia  21–7  Hong Kong (19) AT&T Park  
14:51 Try: Ianiushkin (2) 2'c, 5'c
Davydov 6'c
Con: Gaisin (3/3) 3', 6', 7'
Try: Herbert 14'c
Con: Hood (1/1) 14'
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
20 July 2018 (15) Japan  33–7  Uruguay (18) AT&T Park  
15:13 Try: Lilidamu (2) 1'm, 5'c
Tupou 4'c
Sakai 7'c
Soejima 13'c
Con: Sakai (4/5) 4', 5', 7', 13'
Try: Mieres 9'c
Con: Lijtenstein 9'
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
20 July 2018 (16) Ireland  17–12  Chile (17) AT&T Park  
15:35 Try: Keenan 3'c
Dardis 6'm
O'Brien 14'm
Con: Dardis (1/3) 3'
Try: P Verschae 1'c
Metuaze 11'm
Con: Torrealba (1/2) 1'
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

21st Place

 
Semi-finals21st Place Final
 
      
 
22 July 2018 – 9:00 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Tonga (24)31
 
22 July 2018 – 13:46 – AT&T Park
 
 Zimbabwe (21)5
 
 Tonga (24)14
 
22 July 2018 – 9:22 – AT&T Park
 
 Papua New Guinea (23)31
 
 Papua New Guinea (23)52
 
 
 Jamaica (22)7
 
23rd Place
 
 
22 July 2018 – 13:24 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Zimbabwe (21)33
 
 
 Jamaica (22)21
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Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsBowl Final
 
          
 
21 July 2018 – 12:26 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Tonga (24)29
 
22 July 2018 – 9:44 – AT&T Park
 
 Chile (17)33
 
 Chile (17)20
 
21 July 2018 – 13:32 – AT&T Park
 
 Uganda (20)17
 
 Zimbabwe (21)10
 
22 July 2018 – 14:40 – AT&T Park
 
 Uganda (20)24
 
 Chile (17)20
 
21 July 2018 – 12:48 – AT&T Park
 
 Hong Kong (19)7
 
 Papua New Guinea (23)19
 
22 July 2018 – 10:06 – AT&T Park
 
 Uruguay (18)21
 
 Uruguay (18)5
 
21 July 2018 – 13:10 – AT&T Park
 
 Hong Kong (19)31 19th Place
 
 Jamaica (22)10
 
22 July 2018 – 14:18 – AT&T Park
 
 Hong Kong (19)24
 
 Uganda (20)38
 
 
 Uruguay (18)28
 
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13th Place

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
22 July 2018 – 10:28 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Kenya (9) 17
 
22 July 2018 – 15:24 – AT&T Park
 
 Samoa (13) 19
 
 Samoa (13)22
 
22 July 2018 – 10:50 – AT&T Park
 
 Russia (14)17
 
 Japan (15) 20
 
 
 Russia (14) 26
 
15th Place
 
 
22 July 2018 – 15:02 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Kenya (9)14
 
 
 Japan (15)26
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Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
21 July 2018 – 14:04 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Ireland (16)24
 
22 July 2018 – 11:12 – AT&T Park
 
 Kenya (9) 14
 
 Ireland (16) 27
 
21 July 2018 – 15:10 – AT&T Park
 
 Wales (12) 12
 
 Samoa (13)19
 
22 July 2018 – 16:08 – AT&T Park
 
 Wales (12)24
 
 Ireland (16)24
 
21 July 2018 – 14:26 – AT&T Park
 
 Australia (6)14
 
 Japan (15)17
 
22 July 2018 – 11:34 – AT&T Park
 
 Canada (10)35
 
 Canada (10) 7
 
21 July 2018 – 14:48 – AT&T Park
 
 Australia (6) 19 11th Place
 
 Russia (14)0
 
22 July 2018 – 15:46 – AT&T Park
 
 Australia (6)41
 
 Wales (12)35
 
 
 Canada (10)12
 
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5th Place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
22 July 2018 – 11:56 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Scotland (8) 0
 
22 July 2018 – 17:02 – AT&T Park
 
 United States (5) 28
 
 United States (5)7
 
22 July 2018 – 12:18 – AT&T Park
 
 Argentina (7)33
 
 Argentina (7) 26
 
 
 France (11) 15
 
7th Place
 
 
22 July 2018 – 16:40 – AT&T Park
 
 
 Scotland (8) (a.e.t.)29
 
 
 France (11)24
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Championship Cup

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChampionship Cup Final
 
              
 
20 July 2018 – 21:15 – AT&T Park
 
 
 South Africa (1)45
 
21 July 2018 – 15:32 – AT&T Park
 
 Ireland (16)7
 
 South Africa (1)36
 
20 July 2018 – 19:03 – AT&T Park
 
 Scotland (8)5
 
 Scotland (8)31
 
22 July 2018 – 12:40 – AT&T Park
 
 Kenya (9)26
 
 South Africa (1) 7
 
20 July 2018 – 20:09 – AT&T Park
 
 England (4) 29
 
 England (4)19
 
21 July 2018 – 16:38 – AT&T Park
 
 Samoa (13)15
 
 England (4) (a.e.t.)24
 
20 July 2018 – 21:37 – AT&T Park
 
 United States (5)19
 
 United States (5)35
 
22 July 2018 – 17:46 – AT&T Park
 
 Wales (12)0
 
 England (4)12
 
20 July 2018 – 20:53 – AT&T Park
 
 New Zealand (3)33
 
 Fiji (2)35
 
21 July 2018 – 15:54 – AT&T Park
 
 Japan (15)10
 
 Fiji (2)43
 
20 July 2018 – 19:25 – AT&T Park
 
 Argentina (7)7
 
 Argentina (7)28
 
22 July 2018 – 13:02 – AT&T Park
 
 Canada (10)0
 
 Fiji (2) 17
 
20 July 2018 – 20:31 – AT&T Park
 
 New Zealand (3) 22 Bronze Medal Match
 
 New Zealand (3)29
 
21 July 2018 – 16:16 – AT&T Park 22 July 2018 – 17:24 – AT&T Park
 
 Russia (14)5
 
 New Zealand (3)12 South Africa (1)24
 
20 July 2018 – 19:47 – AT&T Park
 
 France (11)7  Fiji (2)19
 
 Australia (6)17
 
 
 France (11)22
 
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 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Men's winners 

New Zealand
3rd title
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Tournament placings

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Place  Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Africa
4  Fiji
5  Argentina
6  United States
7  Scotland
8  France
9  Ireland
10  Australia
11  Wales
12  Canada
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Place  Team
13  Samoa
14  Russia
15  Japan
16  Kenya
17  Chile
18  Hong Kong
19  Uganda
20  Uruguay
21  Papua New Guinea
22  Tonga
23  Zimbabwe
24  Jamaica
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Attendance

Over 100,000 fans attended the three day event, which was a Rugby World Cup Sevens record until the 2022 tournament.[5][6][7]

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Player scoring

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Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Joe Ravouvou6
Siviwe Soyizwapi
3 Justin Geduld5
Luke Morgan
514 players4
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Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Emmanuel Guise37
2 Billy Dardis32
Madison Hughes
4 John Porch30
Joe Ravouvou
Siviwe Soyizwapi
Philip Wokorach
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Source: World Rugby

See also

References

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