2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
{{for|the men's competition|2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series}}
{{short description|Seventh edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Rugby World Sevens
| name = World Rugby
Women's Sevens Series VII
| countries = {{flag|United States}}
{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
{{flag|Australia}}
{{flag|Japan}}
{{flag|Canada}}
{{flag|France}}
| date = {{nowrap|20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019}}
| nations = 16
| champions = {{ru7w|NZL}}
| runnersup = {{ru7w|USA}}
| third = {{ru7w|CAN}}
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| prevseason = 2017–18
| nextseason = 2019–20
}}
The 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the seventh edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. Six tournament events were scheduled on the 2018–19 circuit with twelve teams competing in each tournament. The series also, for the second time, doubled as an Olympic qualifier.
The series was won by {{ru7w|NZL|noflag=1}} who won four tour events on their way to claiming their fifth World Series title.
{{toc level|3}}
Format
Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.
Teams
The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2018–19 series were:
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- {{ru7w|AUS}}
- {{ru7w|CAN}}
- {{ru7w|ENG}}
- {{ru7w|FJI}}
- {{ru7w|FRA}}
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- {{ru7w|IRE}}
- {{ru7w|NZL}}
- {{ru7w|RUS}}
- {{ru7w|ESP}}
- {{ru7w|USA}}
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One additional core team qualified through winning the 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:
- {{ru7w|CHN}}
The twelfth team in each tournament is allocated based on performance in the respective continental competitions within Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.
Tour venues
There were six tournaments in 2018–19:
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|+ 2018–19 Itinerary | ||
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! style="width:5.2em;" |Leg ! style="width:10.5em;"|Stadium ! style="width:7.7em;" |City ! Dates ! style="width:7.3em;" |Winner | ||
| United States | Glendale (Denver)
| align=center|20–21 October 2018 | {{ru7w|NZL}} |
| Dubai | Dubai
| align=center|29–30 November 2018 | {{ru7w|NZL}} |
| Australia | Sydney
| align=center| 1–3 February 2019 | {{ru7w|NZL}} |
| Japan
| style="padding-right:1px;"|Mikuni World Stadium | Kitakyushu
| align=center| 20–21 April 2019 | {{ru7w|CAN}} |
| Canada | Langford (Victoria)
| align=center| 11–12 May 2019 | {{ru7w|NZL}} |
| France | Biarritz
| align=center| 15–16 June 2019 | {{ru7w|USA}} |
Standings
{{for|the tie-breaker rules|World Rugby Women's Sevens Series#Tiebreakers}}
Official standings for the 2018–19 series:
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| bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=13 style="border-right:0px;"; | 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens | ||||||
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! style="width:2em; | Pos ! {{diagonal split header|Team|Event }} ! style="width:5.2em; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|USA}} ! style="width:5.2em; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|UAE}} ! style="width:5.2em; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|AUS}} ! style="width:5.2em; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|JPN}} ! style="width:5.2em; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|CAN}} ! style="width:5.2em; font-size:85%;" | {{flagdeco|FRA}} ! Points | ||||||
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|1 |align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 110 |
| style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"
|2 |align=left|{{ru7w|USA}} | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 100 |
| style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"
|3 |align=left|{{ru7w|CAN}} | 16 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 94 |
| style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"
|4 |align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} | 12 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 86 |
| 5
|align=left|{{ru7w|FRA}} | 14 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 70 |
| 6
|align=left|{{ru7w|ENG}}{{hsp}} | 6 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 50 |
| 7
|align=left|{{ru7w|RUS}} | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 48 |
| 8
|align=left|{{ru7w|IRE}} | 10 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 |
| 9
|align=left|{{ru7w|ESP}} | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| 10
|align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21{{efn|name=POINT|Point differential: Fiji –167, China –383.}} |
| bgcolor=#fcc|11
|bgcolor=#fcc align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21{{efn|name=POINT}} |
| bgcolor=#ffc|12
|bgcolor=#ffc align=left|{{ru7w|SCO}} | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| bgcolor=#ffc|13
|bgcolor=#ffc align=left|{{ru7w|JPN}} | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| bgcolor=#ffc|14
|bgcolor=#ffc align=left|{{ru7w|KEN}} | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| bgcolor=#ffc|15
|bgcolor=#ffc align=left|{{ru7w|BRA}} | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| bgcolor=#ffc|16
|bgcolor=#ffc align=left|{{ru7w|PNG}} | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| bgcolor=#ffc|17
|bgcolor=#ffc align=left|{{ru7w|MEX}} | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/standings World Rugby]
:
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| colspan=2| Legend | |
|---|---|
| No colour
|Core team in 2018–19 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | |
| bgcolor=#fcc|Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2018–19 series |
| bgcolor=#ffc|Yellow
|Invitational team | |
| colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid #06f;"| Qualified to the 2020 Olympic Sevens as one of the four highest placed eligible teams from the 2018–19 series.{{cite web |title=Olympic qualification pathway for rugby sevens confirmed for Tokyo 2020 |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/364051?lang=en |website=World Rugby |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120222821/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/364051?lang=en |archivedate=20 November 2018 |date=17 September 2018}} |
{{reflist|group=GB|refs=
{{refn|group=GB|name=britain|By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.{{cite web |title=Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020 |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/sevens-olympic-pathway-confirmed-for-2020/# |website=England Rugby |date=17 September 2018 |archivedate=12 October 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214610/https://www.englandrugby.com/news/sevens-olympic-pathway-confirmed-for-2020/}} The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.}}
}}
Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2018–19 series, by team:
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| style="width:10em;"|Team
!style="width:5em;"|{{gold1}} Gold !style="width:5em;"|{{silver2}} Silver !style="width:5.75em; padding:0; cell-spacing:0;"|{{bronze3}} Bronze !style="width:5em;"|Fourth !style="width:5em;"|Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left| {{ru7w|USA}}
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|NZL}}
| 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|CAN}}
| 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|AUS}}
| – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|FRA}}
| – | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|ENG}}
| – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|IRE}}
| – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| align=left| {{ru7w|ESP}}
| – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Totals
! 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Tournaments
=Glendale=
{{main|2018 USA Women's Sevens}}
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| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |33–7 |align=left|{{ru7w|USA}} |align=left|{{ru7w|CAN}} (Bronze) |
| 5th Place
|align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |21–19 |align=left|{{ru7w|IRE}} |align=left|{{ru7w|RUS}} (7th) |
| Challenge Trophy
|align=left|{{ru7w|ESP}} |20–14 |align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} |align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} (11th) |
=Dubai=
{{main|2018 Dubai Women's Sevens}}
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| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |26–14 |align=left|{{ru7w|CAN}} |align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} (Bronze) |
| 5th Place
|align=left|{{ru7w|RUS}} |12–7 |align=left|{{ru7w|ENG}} |align=left|{{ru7w|FRA}} (7th) |
| Challenge Trophy
|align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} |12–7 |align=left|{{ru7w|ESP}} |align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} (11th) |
=Sydney=
{{main|2019 Sydney Women's Sevens}}
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| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |34–10 |align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |align=left|{{ru7w|USA}} (Bronze) |
| 5th Place
|align=left|{{ru7w|CAN}} |19–17 |align=left|{{ru7w|FRA}} |align=left|{{ru7w|RUS}} (7th) |
| Challenge Trophy
|align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} |15–12 |align=left|{{ru7w|ENG}} |align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} (11th) |
=Kitakyushu=
{{main|2019 Japan Women's Sevens}}
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| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left|{{ru7w|CAN}} |7–5 |align=left|{{ru7w|ENG}} |align=left|{{ru7w|USA}} (Bronze) |
| 5th Place
|align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |34–26 |align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |align=left|{{ru7w|IRE}} (7th) |
| Challenge Trophy
|align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} |41–12 |align=left|{{ru7w|ESP}} |align=left|{{ru7w|CHN}} (11th) |
=Langford=
{{main|2019 Canada Women's Sevens}}
| class="wikitable" width=600 style="text-align: center" |
| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |21-17 |align=left| {{ru7w|AUS}} |align=left| {{ru7w|USA}} (bronze) |
| 5th Place
|align=left|{{ru7w|CAN}} |31-7 |align=left| {{ru7w|ENG}} |align=left| {{ru7w|RUS}} (7th) |
| Challenge Trophy
|align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} |26-19 |align=left| {{ru7w|CHN}} |align=left| {{ru7w|IRE}} (11th) |
=Biarritz=
{{main|2019 France Women's Sevens}}
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| Event
!Winners !Score !Finalists !Semifinalists |
|---|
| Cup
|align=left|{{ru7w|USA}} |26-10 |align=left| {{ru7w|NZL}} |align=left| {{ru7w|CAN}} (bronze) |
| 5th Place
|align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |24-10 |align=left| {{ru7w|FRA}} |align=left| {{ru7w|CHN}} (7th) |
| Challenge Trophy
|align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} |27-10 |align=left| {{ru7w|ENG}} |align=left| {{ru7w|SCO}} (11th) |
Players
{{main page|2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads}}
=Scoring leaders=
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| +Tries scored | ||
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left|{{flagdeco|IRE|rugby union}} Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe | 35 |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagdeco|CAN}} Bianca Farella | 34 |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Michaela Blyde | 30 |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagdeco|AUS}} Ellia Green | 27 |
| 5 | align=left|{{flagdeco|FRA}} Anne-Cécile Ciofani | 21 |
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
| +Points scored | ||
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Tyla Nathan-Wong | 207 |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagdeco|CAN}} Ghislaine Landry | 202 |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagdeco|IRE|rugby union}} Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe | 175 |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagdeco|CAN}} Bianca Farella | 170 |
| 5 | align=left|{{flagdeco|NZL}} Michaela Blyde | 150 |
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Updated: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190821201506/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stats 16 June 2019]
===Awards===
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| class="wikitable" |
| +Impact player awards |
| Tour Leg
! Player ! Points |
|---|
| align=left|Glendale
|{{flagdeco|RUS}} {{sortname|Alena|Mikhaltsova}} |align=center|57 |
| align=left|Dubai
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} {{sortname|Evania|Pelite}} |align=center|53 |
| align=left|Sydney
|{{flagdeco|NZL}} {{sortname|Michaela|Blyde}} |align=center|57 |
| align=left|Kitakyushu
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} {{sortname|Charlotte|Caslick}} |align=center|66 |
| align=left|Langford
|{{flagdeco|CAN}} {{sortname|Brittany|Benn}} |align=center|48 |
| align=left|Paris
|{{flagdeco|SCO}} {{sortname|Hannah|Smith|dab=rugby union}} |align=center|52 |
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| +Total impact player points
!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !style="width:17em;"|Player !{{Tooltip|T|Tackles}} !{{Tooltip|B|Breaks}} !{{Tooltip|O|Offloads}} !{{Tooltip|C|Carries}} !Total |
| align=center|1
|align=left|{{flagdeco|RUS}} {{sortname|Alena|Mikhaltsova}} |align=center|74 |align=center|32 |align=center|26 |align=center|127 |align=center|259 |
| align=center rowspan=2|2
|align=left|{{flagdeco|NZL}} {{sortname|Sarah|Hirini}} |align=center|79 |align=center|21 |align=center|23 |align=center|116 |align=center|239 |
|
|align=left|{{flagdeco|IRE|rugby union}} {{sortname|Amee-Leigh|Murphy-Crowe}} |align=center|60 |align=center|37 |align=center|17 |align=center|125 |align=center|239 |
| align=center|4
|align=left|{{flagdeco|AUS}} {{sortname|Charlotte|Caslick}} |align=center|74 |align=center|22 |align=center|6 |align=center|132 |align=center|234 |
| align=center rowspan=2|5
|align=left|{{flagdeco|IRE|rugby union}} {{sortname|Eve|Higgins}} |align=center|52 |align=center|21 |align=center|11 |align=center|144 |align=center|228 |
|
|align=left|{{flagdeco|RUS}} {{sortname|Baizat|Khamidova}} |align=center|69 |align=center|21 |align=center|16 |align=center|112 |align=center|228 |
| align=center|7
|align=left|{{flagdeco|CAN}} {{sortname|Brittany|Benn}} |align=center|79 |align=center|12 |align=center|16 |align=center|118 |align=center|225 |
| align=center|8
|align=left|{{flagdeco|FRA}} {{sortname|Shannon|Izar}} |align=center|58 |align=center|14 |align=center|23 |align=center|114 |align=center|209 |
| align=center|9
|align=left|{{flagdeco|CAN}} {{sortname|Bianca|Farella}} |align=center|61 |align=center|31 |align=center|8 |align=center|108 |align=center|208 |
| align=center|10
|align=left|{{flagdeco|NZL}} {{sortname|Michaela|Blyde}} |align=center|38 |align=center|28 |align=center|24 |align=center|111 |align=center|201 |
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Updated: [https://web.archive.org/web/20190910030419/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/dhl?lang=en 16 June 2019]
See also
Notes
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References
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{{2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens World Series}}
{{World Rugby Women's Sevens Series}}
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Category:2018 rugby sevens competitions
Category:2019 rugby sevens competitions
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