2018 Singapore Sevens

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2018 Singapore Sevens
2017–18 World Series
Host nationSingapore Singapore
Date28–29 April 2018
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Third England
Challenge
Winner United States
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored277 (average 6.16 per match)
Most pointsNew Zealand Kurt Baker (42)
Most triesUnited States Carlin Isles (8)
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The 2018 Singapore Sevens was the eighth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 28–29 April 2018 at the National Stadium in Singapore.

Format[edit]

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.

Teams[edit]

The teams for the 2018 Singapore Sevens were:[1]

Pool stage[edit]

All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:[2]

Pool A[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 107 24 +83 9
 Spain 3 2 0 1 65 50 +15 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 50 86 –36 5
 Russia 3 0 0 3 31 93 –62 3
28 April 2018 Spain  38–5  Russia National Stadium, Singapore  
13:14 Try: Pla 5'm, 7'c
Fontes 7'm
Poggi 9'c
Carrion 12'c
Genua 13'm
Con: Hernandez (4/5) 5', 7', 9', 12'
Genua (0/1)
 Try: Sozonov 2'm
Con: Ianiushkin (0/1)
 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
28 April 2018 Fiji  45–12  Japan National Stadium, Singapore  
13:36 Try: Mocenacagi 2'c
Dranisinukula 5'c
Naduva 6'c
Sau 10'c
Tuwai 12'm
Sau 13'm
Katonibau 14'c
Con: Nasilasila (3/3) 3', 5', 6'
Nacuqu (2/4) 10', 14'
 Try: Yoshizawa 7'c
Kamana 8'm
Con: Yoshizawa (1/2) 7'
 Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA)
28 April 2018 Spain  22–12  Japan National Stadium, Singapore  
16:40 Try: Pla 1'm, 3'm
I Martin 7'm
Sainz-Trapaga 13'c
Con: Genua (1/1) 13'
Hernandez (0/3)
 Try: Sakai 9'c
Tupou 14'c
Con: Sakai (1/2) 14'
 Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
28 April 2018 Fiji  29–7  Russia National Stadium, Singapore  
17:02 Try: Naduva 0'm, 10'
Vakurunabili 2'm
Nacuqu 4'c
Tamani 13'c
Con: Nacuqu (1/3) 4'
Tamani (1/1) 14'
Nasilasila (0/1)
 Try: Sozonov 7'c
Con: Davydov (1/1) 7'
 Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan)
28 April 2018 Russia  19–26  Japan National Stadium, Singapore  
20:06 Try: Ostroushko 1'c
Babaev 13'c
Galinovskiy 14'm
Con: Sukhin (1/1) 2'
Gostyuzhev (1/2) 13'
 Try: Yoshizawa 3'c, 8'c
Koyama 6'c
Yasui 11'm
Con: Sakai (3/4) 4', 7', 9'
 Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA)
28 April 2018 Fiji  33–5  Spain National Stadium, Singapore  
20:28 Try: Naduva 5'c
Sau 6'm
Dranisinukula 7'c
Katonibau 12'c
Paul 14'c
Con: Naduva (1/1) 5'
Nacuqu (2/3) 7', 14'
Nasilasila (1/1) 12'
Cards: Nacuqu yellow card 3' to 5'
Nasoko yellow card 8' to 10' 		Try: Sainz-Trapaga 2'm
Con: Genua (0/1)
Cards: Sainz-Trapaga yellow card 11' to 13' 		Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool B[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 86 33 +53 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 86 42 +44 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 61 64 –3 5
 France 3 0 0 3 12 106 –94 3
28 April 2018 United States  33–12  France National Stadium, Singapore  
12:30 Try: Iosefo 3'c
Leuta 5'c
Baker 7'm
Isles 12'c
Thompson 14'c
Con: Tomasin (4/5) 4', 6', 12', 14'
 Try: Lakafia 9'c, 10'm
Con: Aicardi (1/2) 9'
 Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
28 April 2018 Kenya  19–28  England National Stadium, Singapore  
12:52 Try: Injera 1'm
Ambaka 12'c
Oyoo 14'c
Con: Agero (2/2) 12', 14'
Oliech (0/1)
 Try: Norton 3'c, 6'c
Davis 9'c
Lindsay-Hague 10'c
Con: Mitchell (3/3) 3', 6', 9'
Bibby (1/1) 11'
 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
28 April 2018 United States  14–19  England National Stadium, Singapore  
15:56 Try: Pinkelman 7'c
Baker 13'c
Con: Tomasin (1/1) 7'
(1/1) Iosefo 13'
Cards: Iosefo yellow card 14' to 14' 		Try: Davis 1'c
Lindsay-Hague 4'c
McConnochie 5'm
Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 4'
 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
28 April 2018 Kenya  34–0  France National Stadium, Singapore  
16:18 Try: Injera 4'c, 7'c, 8'm
Odhiambo 5'm, 10'm
Amonde 12'm
Con: Oliech (2/4) 4', 7'
Agero (0/2)
 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 April 2018 France  0–39  England National Stadium, Singapore  
19:22 Try: Norton 1'c
Kerr 2'm, 7'm, 10'c
Hayter 6'm
Mitchell 7'm
Burgess 13'm
Con: Mitchell (1/5) 1'
Bibby (1/2) 10'
 Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
28 April 2018 Kenya  33–14  United States National Stadium, Singapore  
19:44 Try: Ambaka 2'm
Oliech 7'c, 10'c
Amonde 12'c
Ouma 13'c
Con: Oliech (2/3) 7', 10'
Agero (2/2) 12', 14'
 Try: Williams 8'c
Thompson 14'c
Con: Tomasin (1/1) 8'
Melphy (1/1) 14'
 Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 78 29 +49 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 58 59 –1 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 57 62 –5 5
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 40 83 –43 3
28 April 2018 Argentina  14–26  Canada National Stadium, Singapore  
11:44 Try: Bazan Velez 4'c
Gonzalez 8'c
Con: del Mestre (2/2) 5', 9'
Cards: Bazan Velez Yellow card 5' Red card 11' 		Try: Jones 6'c
Kaay 7'c
Douglas 12'm, 14'c
Con: Hirayama (3/4) 6', 7', 14'
 Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
28 April 2018 South Africa  26–5  Samoa National Stadium, Singapore  
12:06 Try: Kok 2'c
Soyizwapi 8'm
Specman 13'c
du Plessis 14'c
Con: Afrika (3/4) 3', 12', 14'
 Try: Motuga 11'm
Con: Tupou (0/1)
 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 April 2018 Argentina  14–31  Samoa National Stadium, Singapore  
15:12 Try: Passaro 12'c
Mare 14'c
Con: Mare (2/2) 12', 14'
 Try: Tupou 1'm, 7'c
Fomai 2'c
Alofipo 4'c
Motuga 6'm
Con: Tupou (3/5) 2', 4', 8'
Cards: Afamasaga yellow card 12' to 14' 		Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
28 April 2018 South Africa  26–12  Canada National Stadium, Singapore  
15:34 Try: Soyizwapi 4'c
Afrika 5'c
S Davids 9'c, 14'm
Con: Afrika (3/4) 5', 6', 10'
 Try: Coe 2'c
Campbell 8'm
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 3'
Cards: Kaay yellow card 14' to 14' 		Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
28 April 2018 Canada  19–22  Samoa National Stadium, Singapore  
18:38 Try: Hirayama 0'c
Douglas 1'm
Kay 7'm
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 1', 2'
 Try: Alofipo 3'm
Motuga 4'm
Tupou 6'c
Apelu 12'c
Con: Tupou (1/4) 6'
 Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
28 April 2018 South Africa  26–12  Argentina National Stadium, Singapore  
19:00 Try: Soyizwapi 0'm
Kok 2'c
S Davids 8'c
du Plessis 12'c
Con: S Davids (3/4) 2', 8', 12'
 Try: Passaro 6'c
Bazan Velez 7'm
Con: Bazan Velez (1/2) 6'
 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool D[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 81 32 +49 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 65 60 +5 5
 Wales 3 0 0 3 21 103 –82 3
28 April 2018 Scotland  20–24  Australia National Stadium, Singapore  
11:00 Try: Graham 2'm
Fergusson 7'm, 8'm
Elms 11'm
Con: Fergusson (0/4)
 Try: O'Donnell 0'm
Anderson 5'm
Porch 7'c
Longbottom 13'c
Con: Porch (2/4) 8', 14'
 Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
28 April 2018 New Zealand  32–7  Wales National Stadium, Singapore  
11:22 Try: Ravouvou 1'm
Collier 2'm
Baker 5'c
Joass 8'm
Nanai-Seturo 13'm
Ng Shiu 14'm
Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 5'
Baker (0/1)
McGarvey Black (0/2)
 Try: Treharne 3'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 4'
Cards: Davies yellow card 7' to 9' 		Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
28 April 2018 Scotland  33–14  Wales National Stadium, Singapore  
14:28 Try: McLennan McLennan 1'm
Graham 5'c
Elms 7'c
Fergusson 10'c
Nayacavou 13'c
Con: Fergusson (2/2) 5', 8', 10'
Elms (1/1) 13'
McLennan (0/1)
 Try: Davies 7'c
Smith 14'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 7'
Treharne (1/1) 14'
 Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
28 April 2018 New Zealand  12–19  Australia National Stadium, Singapore  
14:50 Try: Joass 7'c
Collier 11'm
Con: Baker (1/1) 7' McGarvey-Black (0/1)
 Try: Quinn 3'm
Anderson 6'c
Porch 13'c
Con: Porch (1/2) 6', 14'
 Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)
28 April 2018 Australia  38–0  Wales National Stadium, Singapore  
17:54 Try: Miller 1'm
Porch 3'c
Quinn 5',
Myers 6'c
Skelton 13'c
Pietsch 14'c
Con: Porch (2/4) 3', 6'
Quinn (2/2) 13', 14'
 Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
28 April 2018 New Zealand  22–12  Scotland National Stadium, Singapore  
18:16 Try: Ravouvou 0'm, 7'c
Collier 4'm
Baker 13'm
Con: McGarvey-Black (1/3) 7'
Baker (0/1)
 Try: Fergusson 5'm
McFarland 12'c
Con: Fergusson (1/1) 12'
McLennan (0/1)
 Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Knockout stage[edit]

13th place[edit]

 
Semi-finals13th Place Final
 
      
 
29 April 2018 – 14:38 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
 Japan29
 
29 April 2018 – 18:14 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 France14
 
 Japan31
 
29 April 2018 – 15:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Argentina24
 
 Russia7
 
 
 Argentina12
 

Challenge Trophy[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
          
 
29 April 2018 – 11:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
 Japan19
 
29 April 2018 – 15:22 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Wales28
 
 Wales10
 
29 April 2018 – 11:22 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Canada17
 
 Canada26
 
29 April 2018 – 18:36 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 France7
 
 Canada12
 
29 April 2018 – 11:44 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 United States26
 
 Scotland19
 
29 April 2018 – 15:44 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Russia14
 
 Scotland12
 
29 April 2018 – 12:06 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 United States33
 
 United States36
 
 
 Argentina12
 

5th place[edit]

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
29 April 2018 – 16:06 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
 New Zealand17
 
29 April 2018 – 19:11 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Kenya7
 
 New Zealand36
 
29 April 2018 – 16:28 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Samoa17
 
 Spain7
 
 
 Samoa24
 

Cup[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
29 April 2018 – 12:30 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 
 Fiji24
 
29 April 2018 – 16:50 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 New Zealand19
 
 Fiji12
 
29 April 2018 – 12:52 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 South Africa10
 
 South Africa24
 
29 April 2018 – 20:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Kenya12
 
 Fiji28
 
29 April 2018 – 13:14 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Australia22
 
 Australia7
 
29 April 2018 – 17:12 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Spain5
 
 Australia15
 
29 April 2018 – 13:36 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 England7 Bronze Medal Match
 
 England12
 
29 April 2018 – 19:35 – National Stadium, Singapore
 
 Samoa5
 
 South Africa24
 
 
 England26
 

Tournament placings[edit]

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fiji 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 17
4  South Africa 15
5  New Zealand 13
6  Samoa 12
7  Kenya 10
 Spain 10
Place  Team Points
9  United States 8
10  Canada 7
11  Scotland 5
 Wales 5
13  Japan 3
14  Argentina 2
15  France 1
 Russia 1

Source: World Rugby

Players[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 United States Carlin Isles 8
2 South Africa Siviwe Soyizwapi 7
3 Fiji Alasio Sovita Naduva 6
Kenya Collins Injera 6
New Zealand Kurt Baker 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 New Zealand Kurt Baker 42
2 Australia John Porch 41
3 United States Carlin Isles 40
Scotland Robbie Fergusson 40
5 Japan Katsuyuki Sakai 39

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team[edit]

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

Forwards Backs
Samoa Alamanda Motuga
Kenya Oscar Ouma
New Zealand Trael Joass		 Fiji Eroni Sau
Australia John Porch
Australia Ben O'Donnell
Fiji Alasio Sovita Naduva

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pools and Fixtures". Singapore 7s. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Singapore Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream Team: Singapore". World Rugby. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

External links[edit]

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