2018 Japan Women's Sevens

The 2018 Japan Women's Sevens was the third tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the second edition of the Japan Women's Sevens to be played in the series. It was held over the weekend of 21–22 April 2018 at Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu.

2018 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nation Japan
Date21–22 April 2018
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up France
Third Australia
Challenge Trophy
Winner United States
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored209 (average 6.15 per match)
Most points Alena Mikhaltsova (55)
Most tries Alena Mikhaltsova (11)
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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 are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the runner-up of the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, China:[1]

Pool stage

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

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Spain 32015048+27
 Australia 32017822+567
 China 31024664–185
 Ireland 31022969–405
21 April 2018 Spain  14–17  Ireland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:14 Try: Bravo 6'c
Casado 7'c
Con: Garcia (2/2) 7', 8'
 Try: Murphy-Crowe 1'm
Galvin 4'c
Flood 10'm
Con: Mulhall (1/3) 5'
 Referee: Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Australia  33–5  China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:36 Try: Sykes 2'c
Du Toit 6'c
Meakes 9'm
Tonegato 11'c
Hayes 14'c
Con: Sykes (3/4) 3', 6', 11'
Brown (1/1) 14'
 Try: Yan 4'm
Con: Yu (0/1)
 Referee: Rebecca Mahoney
21 April 2018 Spain  19–17  China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:58 Try: Garcia 1'm
Erbina 4'c
Bravo 6'
Con: Garcia (2/3) 5', 6'
 Try: Wang 11'c
Yan 12'm
Chen 14'm
Con: Yu (1/1) 11'
Yang (0/1)
Chen (0/1)
 Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki
21 April 2018 Australia  31–0  Ireland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
14:20 Try: Tonegato 2'c
Cherry 7'm, 8'm
Friedrichs 11'c
Staples 14'c
Con: Sykes (3/5) 2', 11', 14'
 Referee: Hollie Davidson
21 April 2018 Ireland  12–24  China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
16:42 Try: O'Flynn 4'c
Heffeman 11'm
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 4'
 Try: Wang 2'c
Chen 5'c, 9'm
Yu 8'm
Con: Yu (2/4) 3', 6'
 Referee: Rose LaBreche
21 April 2018 Australia  14–17  Spain Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:04 Try: Hayes 3'c
Meakes 6'c
Con: Brown (2/2) 3', 6'
 Try: Martinez 7'c, 7'm
Ribera 14'm
Con: Garcia (1/3) 7'
 Referee: Ben Crouse

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330010724+839
 France 32017643+337
 United States 31025784–275
 Japan 300327116–893
21 April 2018 France  36–0  United States Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:58 Try: Guerin 0'c
Amedee 4'c
Grassineau 7'm
Le Pesq 11'c, 12'm
Ciofani 14'm
Con: Amedee (2/4) 1', 4'
Le Pesq (1/2) 12'
 Cards: Gray 10' to 12' Referee: Hollie Davidson
21 April 2018 New Zealand  38–5  Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
12:20 Try: Woodman 0'c
Woodman 3'm
Blyde 7'c, 9'c
Goss 10'c
Waaka 13'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (4/5) 1', 7', 9', 11'
Willison (0/1)
 Try: Bativakalolo 12'm
Con: Nakamura (0/1)
 Referee: Rose LaBreche
21 April 2018 France  33–5  Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
14:42 Try: Grassineau 0'c
Amedee 2'm
Drouin 5'c
Ciofani 10'c
Bertrand 11'c
Con: Le Pesq (4/5) 0', 5', 10', 12'
 Try: Hirano 14'm
Con: Nakamura (0/1)
Cards: Nakamura 4' to 6'		 Referee: Ben Crouse
21 April 2018 New Zealand  31–12  United States Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
15:04 Try: Woodman 3'c
William 6'c
Blyde 7'c
Broughton 12'm
Baker 14'm
Con: Willison (3/3) 3', 6', 7'
Nathan-Wong (0/2)
 Try: Gray 2'c
Tapper 7'm
Con: Kelter (1/2) 2'
 Referee: Alhambra Nievas
21 April 2018 United States  45–17  Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:26 Try: Tapper 0'm, 5'c, 7'c
Kelter 2'c
Kelter 7'c
Zackary 9'c
Thomas 10'm
Con: Kelter (3/4) 2', 7', 7'
Heavirland (2/3) 5', 9'
 Try: Tanaka 4'c
Koide 11'm
Bativakalolo 14'm
Con: Nakamura (1/3) 4'
 Referee: Adam Jones
21 April 2018 New Zealand  38–7  France Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:48 Try: Woodman 2'm, 3'c, 6'm
Broughton 7'c
Waaka 12'c
Baker 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 4', 7', 12'
Willison (1/1) 14'
Cards: Broughton 7' to 9'		 Try: Amedee 9'c
Con: Amedee (1/1) 9'
Cards: Bertrand 14' to 14'		 Referee: Joy Neville

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 32017455+197
 Russia 32014144–37
 England 31024367–245
 Canada 31026254+85
21 April 2018 Russia  17–10  England Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
10:30 Try: Mikhaltsova 1'm
Khamidova 12'm
Zdrokova 14'c
Con: Lushina (1/1) 14'
Seredina (0/2)
 Try: Thompson 3'm
Fisher 6'm
Con: Hunt (0/2)
 Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki
21 April 2018 Canada  38–14  Fiji Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
10:52 Try: Crossley 0'c
Farella 3'c
Greenshieldls 6'c
Darling 7'm
Nicholas 7'm
Williams 12'c
Con: Greenshields (3/4) 0', 4', 6'
Nicholas (1/2) 12'
 Try: Siata 2'c
Tisolo 10'c
Con: Riwai (1/1) 2'
Tisolo (1/1) 10'
Cards: Riwai 5' to 7'
Siata 7' to 9'
Naiqato 14' to 14'		 Referee: Ben Crouse
21 April 2018 Russia  5–29  Fiji Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:14 Try: Mikhaltsova 4'm
Con: Lushina (0/1)
Cards: Zdrokova 9' to 11'		 Try: Naimasi 2'c, 12'm
Roqica 7'c, 7'm
Ravisa 9'm
Con: Naimasi (2/2) 2', 7'
Riwai (0/2)
Tinai (0/1)
 Referee: Alhambra Nievas
21 April 2018 Canada  19–21  England Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:36 Try: Nicholas 4'c
Darling 8'm
Farella 11'c
Con: Nicholas (1/1) 4'
Greenshields (1/2) 12'
Cards: Apps 2' to 4'
Greenshields 6' to 8'		 Try: Breach 0'c
Fisher 6'c
Scott 13'c
Con: Scott (2/2) 1', 6'
Hunt (1/1) 14'
 Referee: Joy Neville
21 April 2018 England  12–31  Fiji Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
15:58 Try: Breach 8'm
Wood 13'c
Con: Hunt (1/2) 13'
 Try: Ravisa 2'c, 9'm
Riwai 4'c
Naimasi 7'c, 12'm
Con: Riwai (3/3) 2', 4', 7'
Naimasi (0/1)
Tisolo (0/1)
 Referee: Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Canada  5–19  Russia Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
16:20 Try: Apps 0'm
Con: Greenshields (0/1)
 Try: Lushina 5'c
Mikhaltsova 11'c
Perestiak 14'm
Con: Lushina (2/3) 6', 11'
 Referee: Rebecca Mahoney

[2]

Knockout Stage

Challenge Trophy
 
Semi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
      
 
22 April 2018 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 United States34
 
22 April 2018 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Japan14
 
 United States24
 
22 April 2018 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Ireland19
 
 Canada19
 
 
 Ireland24
 
11th Place
 
 
22 April 2018 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Japan14
 
 
 Canada33

5th Place
 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
22 April 2018 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 China19
 
22 April 2018 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Fiji24
 
 Fiji7
 
22 April 2018 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Russia30
 
 Russia41
 
 
 England0
 
7th Place
 
 
22 April 2018 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 China5
 
 
 England36

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
22 April 2018 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 New Zealand50
 
22 April 2018 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 China0
 
 New Zealand17
 
22 April 2018 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Australia12
 
 Fiji7
 
22 April 2018 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Australia31
 
 New Zealand24
 
22 April 2018 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 France12
 
 France29
 
22 April 2018 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Russia5
 
 France21
 
22 April 2018 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Spain0 Bronze Medal Match
 
 Spain7
 
22 April 2018 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 England5
 
 Australia19
 
 
 Spain5
 

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 New Zealand20
 France18
 Australia16
4  Spain14
5  Russia12
6  Fiji10
Place  Team Points
7  England8
8  China6
9  United States4
10  Ireland3
11  Canada2
12  Japan1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders
Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Alena Mikhaltsova11
2 Michaela Blyde7
Portia Woodman7
4 Emma Tonegato6
Montserrat Amedee6
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Alena Mikhaltsova55
2 Montserrat Amedee38
3 Tyla Nathan-Wong36
4 Jade Le Pesq35
Michaela Blyde35

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]

ForwardsBacks
Montserrat Amedee
Chen Keyi
Evania Pelite		 María Ribera
Alena Mikhaltsova
Patricia García
Sarah Goss

See also

References
  1. "Pools confirmed for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens". World Rugby. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "2018 Kitakyushu Sevens fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. "Dream Team: Kitakyushu". World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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