2018 Dubai Sevens
{{Short description|World Rugby Sevens Series tournament}}
{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series = Sevens World Series XX
| countries = {{flagdeco|UAE}} United Arab Emirates
| date = 30 November–1 December 2018
| champions1 = {{ru7|NZL}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|USA}}
| third = {{ru7|ENG}}
| trophy2 = Challenge Trophy
| champions2 = {{ru7|SAM}}
| matches = 45
| tries = 278
| top point scorer = {{flagdeco|AUS}} John Porch (54)
| top try scorer = {{flagdeco|ARG}} Marcos Moroni (7)
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
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 and 1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/news/376957|title=Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018|publisher=World Rugby|date=6 November 2018|accessdate=29 November 2018}}
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket where teams competed for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went 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:
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- {{ru7|ARG}}
- {{ru7|AUS}}
- {{ru7|CAN}}
- {{ru7|ENG}}
- {{ru7|FIJ}}
- {{ru7|FRA}}
- {{ru7|JPN}}
- {{ru7|KEN}}
- {{ru7|NZL}}
- {{ru7|SAM}}
- {{ru7|SCO}}
- {{ru7|RSA}}
- {{ru7|ESP}}
- {{ru7|USA}}
- {{ru7|WAL}}
- {{ru7|ZIM}}
}}
Pool stage
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
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| colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
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|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
=Pool A=
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| width=175 |Team
!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align=left|{{ru7|RSA}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 7 |
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|align=left|{{ru7|ARG}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|SAM}}
|3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|ZIM}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 3 |
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|score = 19–21
|away = {{ru7|SAM}}
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=Pool B=
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| width=175 |Team
!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align=left|{{ru7|FIJ}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 74 | 9 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|{{ru7|SCO}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
| align=left|{{ru7|FRA}}
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 6 |
| align=left|{{ru7|KEN}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 3 |
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|away = {{ru7|SCO}}
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|time = 10:06
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|time = 19:06
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=Pool C=
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!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|align=left|{{ru7|NZL}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 9 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|{{ru7|USA}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|ESP}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7|WAL}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 3 |
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|time = 9:00
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|score = 29–0
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|time = 9:22
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|away = {{ru7|WAL}}
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|time = 12:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
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|date = 30 November
|time = 18:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 24–7
|away = {{ru7|USA}}
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=Pool D=
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| width=175 |Team
!width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|{{ru7|AUS}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 38 | 58 | 9 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|{{ru7|ENG}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|CAN}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7|JPN}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 101 | –87 | 3 |
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|date = 30 November
|time = 11:14
|home = {{ru7-rt|ENG}}
|score = 26–12
|away = {{ru7|CAN}}
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|time = 11:36
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|score = 43–0
|away = {{ru7|JPN}}
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|date = 30 November
|time = 14:58
|home = {{ru7-rt|ENG}}
|score = 31–7
|away = {{ru7|JPN}}
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|date = 30 November
|time = 15:20
|home = {{ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 31–19
|away = {{ru7|CAN}}
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|date = 30 November
|time = 20:15
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 27–7
|away = {{ru7|JPN}}
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|date = 30 November
|time = 20:37
|home = {{ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 22–19
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
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Knockout stage
=Thirteenth place=
{{Round4|RD2=Thirteenth place
|1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|JPN}}|26|{{ru7|KEN}}|19
|1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|ZIM}}|10|{{ru7|WAL}}|14
|1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|JPN}}|7|{{ru7|WAL}}|31
}}
=Challenge Trophy=
{{Round8|RD2=Challenge Trophy Final
|1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|SAM}}|40|{{ru7|JPN}}|12
|1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|ESP}}|26|{{ru7|KEN}}|19
|1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|CAN}}|38|{{ru7|ZIM}}|5
|1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|FRA}}|38|{{ru7|WAL}}|17
|1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|SAM}}|26|{{ru7|ESP}}|22
|1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|CAN}}|12|{{ru7|FRA}}|28
|1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|SAM}}|33|{{ru7|FRA}}|24|
}}
=Fifth place=
{{Round4|RD2=Fifth place
|1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|RSA}}|29|{{ru7|SCO}}|0
|1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|ARG}}|21|{{ru7|FIJ}}|31
|1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|RSA}}|19|{{ru7|FIJ}}|24
}}
=Cup=
{{Round8-with third|RD3=Cup Final
|1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|RSA}}|5|{{ru7|ENG}}|22
|1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|NZL}}|21|{{ru7|SCO}}|7
|1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|AUS}}|38|{{ru7|ARG}}|0
|1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|12|{{ru7|USA}}|24
|1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|ENG}}|5|{{ru7|NZL}}|7
|1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|AUS}}|17|{{ru7|USA}}|22
|1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens
|{{ru7|NZL}}|21|{{ru7|USA}}|5
|1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens|{{ru7|ENG}}|15|{{ru7|AUS}}|14|
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}}
Tournament placings
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"
! Place ! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team ! Points | |
| {{gold1}}
|align=left| {{ru7|NZL}} | 22 |
| {{silver2}}
|align=left| {{ru7|USA}} | 19 |
| {{bronze3}}
|align=left| {{ru7|ENG}} | 17 |
| 4
|align=left| {{ru7|AUS}} | 15 |
| 5
|align=left| {{ru7|FIJ}} | 13 |
| 6
|align=left| {{ru7|RSA}} | 12 |
| rowspan=2| 7
|align=left| {{ru7|ARG}} | 10 |
| align=left| {{ru7|SCO}} | 10 |
{{col-float-break}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"
! Place ! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team ! Points | |
| 9
|align=left| {{ru7|SAM}} | 8 |
| 10
|align=left| {{ru7|FRA}} | 7 |
| rowspan=2| 11
|align=left| {{ru7|CAN}} | 5 |
| align=left| {{ru7|ESP}} | 5 |
| 13
|align=left| {{ru7|WAL}} | 3 |
| 14
|align=left| {{ru7|JPN}} | 2 |
| rowspan=2| 15
|align=left| {{ru7|KEN}} | 1 |
| align=left| {{ru7|ZIM}} | 1 |
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Source: [https://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings/mens World Rugby]
Players
=Scoring leaders=
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| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| +Tries scored | ||
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | {{flagdeco|ARG}} Marcos Moroni | align=center | 7 |
| align=center rowspan=4 | 2 | {{flagdeco|SAM}} Alamanda Motuga | align=center rowspan=5 | 6 |
| {{flagdeco|AUS}} John Porch | ||
| {{flagdeco|RSA}} Muller Du Plessis | ||
| {{flagdeco|USA}} Perry Baker |
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| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| +Points scored | ||
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | {{flagdeco|AUS}} John Porch | align=center | 54 |
| align=center | 2 | {{flagdeco|NZL}} Andrew Knewstubb | align=center | 52 |
| align=center | 3 | {{flagdeco|ENG}} Tom Mitchell | align=center | 41 |
| align=center | 4 | {{flagdeco|WAL}} Luke Treharne | align=center | 35 |
| align=center | 5 | {{flagdeco|JPN}} Katsuyuki Sakai | align=center | 32 |
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Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stats World Rugby]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://dubairugby7s.com/ Tournament site]
- [https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stage/1877/about World Rugby info]
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{{succession box|title= 2018 Dubai Sevens|before=2017 Dubai Sevens|after=2019 Dubai Sevens}}
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