2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

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. There were six tournament events 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.

World Rugby
Women's Sevens Series VII
Hosts United States
 United Arab Emirates
 Australia
 Japan
 Canada
 France
Date20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019
Nations16
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up United States
Third Canada

The series was won by New Zealand who won four tour events on their way to claiming their fifth World Series title.

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:

One additional core team qualified through winning the 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:

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:

2018–19 Itinerary
Leg Stadium City Dates Winner
United States Infinity ParkGlendale (Denver) 20–21 October 2018 New Zealand
Dubai The SevensDubai 29–30 November 2018 New Zealand
Australia Spotless StadiumSydney 1–3 February 2019 New Zealand
Japan Mikuni World StadiumKitakyushu 20–21 April 2019 Canada
Canada Westhills StadiumLangford (Victoria) 11–12 May 2019 New Zealand
France Parc des Sports AguiléraBiarritz 15–16 June 2019 United States

Standings

Official standings for the 2018–19 series:

2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens
Series VII
Pos
Event 
Team

Glendale

Dubai

Sydney

Kitakyushu

Langford

Biarritz
Points
total
1  New Zealand 202020122018110
2  United States 181416161620100
3  Canada 16181220121694
4  Australia 12161810181286
5  France 1481014141070
6  England[GB 1] 61031810350
7  Russia 812868648
8  Ireland 1061482141
9  Spain 436361436
10  Fiji 32444421
11  China 24223821
12  Scotland 22
13  Japan 11
14  Kenya 11
15  Brazil 11
16  Papua New Guinea 11
17  Mexico 11

Source: World Rugby

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
Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2018–19 series
Yellow Invitational team
Qualified to the 2020 Olympic Sevens as one of the four highest placed eligible teams from the 2018–19 series.[1]
  1. 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.[GB 2] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.
  2. "Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020". England Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018.

Placings summary

Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2018–19 series, by team:

Team Gold Silver Bronze Fourth Total
 United States 11316
 New Zealand 415
 Canada 1124
 Australia 213
 France 33
 England 11
 Ireland 11
 Spain 11
Totals 666624

Tournaments

Glendale

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  New Zealand 33–7  United States  Canada (Bronze)
 France
5th Place  Australia 21–19  Ireland  Russia (7th)
 England
Challenge Trophy  Spain 20–14  Fiji  China (11th)
 Mexico

Dubai

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  New Zealand 26–14  Canada  Australia (Bronze)
 United States
5th Place  Russia 12–7  England  France (7th)
 Ireland
Challenge Trophy  China 12–7  Spain  Fiji (11th)
 Kenya

Sydney

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  New Zealand 34–10  Australia  United States (Bronze)
 Ireland
5th Place  Canada 19–17  France  Russia (7th)
 Spain
Challenge Trophy  Fiji 15–12  England  China (11th)
 Papua New Guinea

Kitakyushu

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  Canada 7–5  England  United States (Bronze)
 France
5th Place  New Zealand 34–26  Australia  Ireland (7th)
 Russia
Challenge Trophy  Fiji 41–12  Spain  China (11th)
 Japan

Langford

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  New Zealand 21-17  Australia  United States (bronze)
 France
5th Place  Canada 31-7  England  Russia (7th)
 Spain
Challenge Trophy  Fiji 26-19  China  Ireland (11th)
 Brazil

Biarritz

Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup  United States 26-10  New Zealand  Canada (bronze)
 Spain
5th Place  Australia 24-10  France  China (7th)
 Russia
Challenge Trophy  Fiji 27-10  England  Scotland (11th)
 Ireland

Players

Scoring leaders

Updated: 16 June 2019

Awards

Updated: 16 June 2019

See also

References

  1. "Olympic qualification pathway for rugby sevens confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Rugby. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018.
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