2017 Dubai Sevens
The 2017 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 December 2017 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
| 2017 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XIX | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 1–2 December 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  England |
| Challenge Trophy | |
| Winner |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 266 (average 5.911 per match) |
| Top point scorer |  Darcy Graham (40) Dan Norton (40)  Solomon Okia (40) |
| Top try scorer | Darcy Graham (8) Dan Norton (8) Solomon Okia (8) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Format
The teams are drawn into four 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 bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.
Teams
Fifteen core teams participate in the tournament along with one invited team, Uganda, the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens:[2]
Pool stage
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15 | +80 | 9 |
 Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 77 | –14 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 74 | –37 | 5 |
| Uganda |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 70 | –29 | 3 |
| 1 December 2017 | Canada |
15–29 | Kenya |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 10:30 | Try: Hirayama 1'm Kay 13'm, 14'm Con: Hirayama (0/3) |
Try: Oliech 4'c Injera 5'm, 12'm Ayodi 7'c Ombachi 10'm Con: Oliech (2/3) 4', 7' Agero (0/2) |
Referee:  Damian Schneider |
| 1 December 2017 | South Africa |
19–10 | Uganda |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 10:52 | Try: Nel 1'c Snyman 5'c Agaba 11'm Con: Du Preez (2/2) 2', 5' Afrika (0/1) |
Try: Okia 9'm Wokorach 14'm Con: Wokorach (0/2) |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 1 December 2017 | Canada |
22–17 | Uganda |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 14:14 | Try: Kay 2'm Moonlight 6'm Douglas 7'c Jones 11'm Con: Hirayama (1/4) 7' |
Try: Okia 4'c, 9'm, Odong 13'm Con: Wokorach (1/3) 5' |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
| 1 December 2017 | South Africa |
48–5 | Kenya |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 14:36 | Try: Senatla 4'm, 5'c, 9'm Afrika 7'm Du Preez 11'c Geduld 12'c Smith 14'm Specman 14'c Con: Du Preez (2/5) 6', 12' Afrika (2/3) 12', 14' |
Try: Oluoch 2'm Con: Oliech (0/1) |
Referee: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Damon Murphy |
| 1 December 2017 | Kenya |
29–14 | Uganda |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 19:31 | Try: Ombachi 1'c Agero 5'm Sikuta 7'c Ayodi 9'm Tanga 12'm Con: Oliech (2/5) 1', 7' |
Try: Okia 2'c Wokorach 7'c Con: Wokorach (2/2) 3', 7' Cards: Wokorach  14' to 14' |
Referee:  Paulo Duarte |
| 1 December 2017 | South Africa |
28–0 | Canada |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 19:53 | Try: Du Preez 4'c Afrika 5'c Smith 10'c Kok 14'c Con: Du Preez (3/3) 4', 6', 10' Geduld (1/1) 14' |
Cards: Hirayama 13' to 14' |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12 | +59 | 9 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 7 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 66 | –31 | 5 |
| France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 52 | –14 | 3 |
| 1 December 2017 | Scotland |
24–14 | France |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 11:14 | Try: Graham 1'm, 13'c McLennan 7'c McCann 14'm Con: Lowe (1/2) 7' Fergusson (1/2) 13' |
Try: Parez 4'c Riva 6'c Con: Barraque 4' Riva 6' |
Referee: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Craig Evans |
| 1 December 2017 | England |
28–0 | Spain |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 11:36 | Try: Mitchell 6'c, 7'c Norton 12'c Glover 14'c Con: Mitchell (4/4) 6', 7', 12', 14' |
Referee: Paulo Duarte |
| 1 December 2017 | Scotland |
26–21 | Spain |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 14:58 | Try: Graham 5'm, 8'c, 12'c Elms 10'c Con: Lowe (3/4) 8', 11', 13' |
Try: Pla 3' Carrion 7' Sainz-Trapaga 14' Con: Hernandez (2/2) 4', 7' Genua (1/1) 14' |
Referee: Damian Schneider |
| 1 December 2017 | England |
14–12 | France |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 15:20 | Try: Norton 7'c McConnochie 11'c Con: Mitchell (2/2) 7', 11' Cards: Rodwell 12' to 14' |
Try: Veredamu 2'm Alerte 14'c Con: Barraque (1/2) 14' |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
| 1 December 2017 | France |
12–14 | Spain |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 20:15 | Try: Demai-Hamecher 10'c, 14'm Con: Riva (1/1) 11' Barraque (0/1) |
Try: Fontez 3'c Pearce 13'c Con: Genua (2/2) 3', 14' Cards: Martin 7' to 9' |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
| 1 December 2017 | England |
29–0 | Scotland |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 20:37 | Try: Mitchell 2'm Norton 6'c, 7'm, 9'm, 11'c Con: Mitchell (1/4) 6' Edwards (1/1) 11' |
Referee:  Mike O'Brien |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 7 |
| Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | –21 | 5 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 126 | –114 | 3 |
| 1 December 2017 | Australia |
38–7 | Wales |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 09:44 | Try: Kennewell 2'm O'Donnell 5'c, 13'c Porch 6'c Anderson 7'c Myers 14'm Con: Stannard (3/4) 5', 7', 7', 13' |
Try: Morgan 8'c Con: Davies (1/1) 8' Cards: Thomas 4' to 6' |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
| 1 December 2017 | Fiji |
50–7 | Russia |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 10:06 | Try: Kunavula 3'm Tuwai 4'm, 9'c Nacuqu 5'c Nasoko 7'c Stewart 11'm Cakaubalavu 13'm Sau 14'c Con: Nacuqu (3/5) 5', 6', 7', 9' Ravouvou (1/2) 14' |
Try: Filatov 7'c Con: Roshchin (1/1) 7' |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
| 1 December 2017 | Australia |
47–0 | Russia |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 12:44 | Try: Porch 1'm Stannard 6'c Quinn 7'c, 10'c Holland 8'c Longbottom 13'c Myers 14'c Con: Stannard (2/3) 6', 7' Holland (4/4) 9', 10', 13', 14' |
Referee: Paulo Duarte |
| 1 December 2017 | Fiji |
21–7 | Wales |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 13:06 | Try: Ravouvou 1'c Nasoko 6'c Veremalua 10'c Con: Ravouvou (1/1) 2'c Nasoko (1/1) 6'c Stewart (1/1) 10'c Cards: Domolailai 12' to 14' Kunavula 13' to 14' |
Try: Devine 13'c Con: Davies (1/1) 13'c |
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
| 1 December 2017 | Wales |
29–5 | Russia |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 18:44 | Try: Treharne 2'm, 12'c Thomas 5'c Lewis 7'm, 7'm Con: Jones (2/5) 5', 12' |
Try: Ostroushko 9'm Con: Gostyuzhev (0/1) Cards: Gostyuzhev 10' to 12' |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
| 1 December 2017 | Fiji |
26–19 | Australia |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 19:06 | Try: Tuwai 4'c Cakaubalavu 7'c Stewart 14'm, 14'c Con: Ravouvou (1/1) 4' Kunavula (1/1) 7' Nasilasila (1/2) 14' |
Try: Myers 1'm Kennewell 6'c O'Donnell 10'c Con: Stannard (2/3) 6', 10' |
Referee: Craig Joubert |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 9 |
 Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 57 | –4 | 5 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 70 | –30 | 3 |
| 1 December 2017 | United States |
14–22 | Argentina |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 09:00 | Try: Tomasin 5'c Isles 9'c Con: Hughes (2/2) 5', 9' |
Try: Luna 2'm Roura 7'c, 12'm Sabato 14'm Con: Revol (1/4) 7' |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
| 1 December 2017 | New Zealand |
24–12 | Samoa |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 09:22 | Try: Ware 4'm Collier 9'm Curry 11'c Molia 14'c Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 12', 14' |
Try: Mealoi 5'm Tupou 7'c Con: Tupou 7' Cards: Mealoi 11' to 13' |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
| 1 December 2017 | United States |
14–26 | Samoa |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 12:00 | Try: Barrett 7'c Unufe 14'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 7' Unufe (1/1) 14' |
Try: Perez 2'c, 10'c Mealoi 5'm Motuga 13'c Con: Tupou (3/4) 2', 11', 13' |
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
| 1 December 2017 | New Zealand |
21–19 | Argentina |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 12:22 | Try: Koroi 7'c Webber 13'c Molia 14'c Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 7' Koroi (1/1) 14' Te Tamaki (1/1) 14' Cards: Koroi 3' to 5' Webber 8' to 10' |
Try: Roura 4'c Etchart 7'c Revol 11'm Con: Revol (2/2) 4' 7' Bazan Velez (0/1) |
Referee: Craig Joubert |
| 1 December 2017 | Argentina |
12–22 | Samoa |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 18:00 | Try: Gonzalez 7'm, 8'c Con: Bazan Velez (1/2) 9' |
Try: Alosio 2'm, 6'm Motuga 10'c Kellett-Moore 14'm Con: Mealoi (1/2) 10' Tupou (0/2) |
Referee: Craig Evans |
| 1 December 2017 | New Zealand |
22–12 | United States |
The Sevens, Dubai | |
| 18:22 | Try: Molia 2'm, 7'c Ravouvou 11'm 13'm Con: Webber (1/2) 7' Koroi (0/1) Te Temaki (0/1) |
Try: Isles 4'm Iosefo 8'c Con: Hughes (1/2) 9' |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
Knockout stage
13th place
| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 2 December 2017 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||
| 2 December 2017 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Wales | 31 | |||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||
| 2 December 2017 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||
| Uganda | 17 (a.e.t.) | |||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||
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Semi-finals
13th Place Final
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Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Throphy Final | ||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Spain | 14 | |||||||||
| Spain | 31 | |||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Throphy Final
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5th place
| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 2 December 2017 – 15:35 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Samoa | 27 (a.e.t.) | |||||
| 2 December 2017 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| 2 December 2017 – 15:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||
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Semi-finals
5th Place Final
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Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 35 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 24 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 5 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| 2 December 2017 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 28 | |||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze Medal Match
Cup Final
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Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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South Africa | 22 |
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New Zealand | 19 |
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England | 17 |
| 4 | Fiji | 15 |
| 5 | Australia | 13 |
| 6 | Samoa | 12 |
| 7 | Kenya | 10 |
| Scotland | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | France | 8 |
| 10 | Spain | 7 |
| 11 | Canada | 5 |
| Argentina | 5 | |
| 13 | Wales | 3 |
| 14 | Uganda | 2 |
| 15 | Russia | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Norton | 8 |
| Darcy Graham | 8 | |
| Solomon Okia | 8 | |
| 4 | Seabelo Senatla | 7 |
| Tomi Lewis | 7 |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Norton | 40 |
| 2 | Darcy Graham | 40 |
| 3 | Solomon Okia | 40 |
| Tom Mitchell | 37 | |
| 5 | Seabelo Senatla | 35 |
Source: World Rugby
Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]
| Forwards | Backs |
|---|---|
| Alamanda Motuga James Rodwell Kwagga Smith | Seabelo Senatla Darcy Graham Cecil Afrika Joe Ravouvou |
See also
References
- "About the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- "Draw made for first round of the Sevens Series in Dubai". World Rugby. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- "Seven players make Dubai Dream Team". World Rugby. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
| World Sevens Series XIX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None (first event) |
2017 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2017 South Africa Sevens |
| Dubai Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2016 Dubai Sevens |
2017 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2018 Dubai Sevens |
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