2018 Dubai Women's Sevens
The 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens was the second tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held on 29–30 November 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
| 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Women's Sevens Series VII | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 29–30 November 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Third | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Challenge | |
| Winner |  China |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Tries scored | 182 (average 5.353 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Bianca Farella (35) Michaela Blyde (35) |
| Top try scorer | Bianca Farella (7) Michaela Blyde (7) |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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/Plate 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, 2018 Africa Women's Sevens winners Kenya:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 9 |
 Ireland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 7 |
 Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 5 |
 Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 80 | −61 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 9 |
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 7 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 5 |
| China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 102 | −97 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Challenge Trophy
| Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | |||||
| 30 November 2018 – 10:28 – The Sevens | ||||||
 Fiji | 10 | |||||
| 30 November 2018 – 16:24 – The Sevens | ||||||
| China | 12 | |||||
| China | 12 | |||||
| 30 November 2018 – 10:50 – The Sevens | ||||||
 Spain | 7 | |||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 14:40 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals Eleventh place Challenge Trophy Final |
Fifth place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 30 November 2018 – 12:14 – The Sevens | ||||||
| Russia | 21 | |||||
| 30 November 2018 – 15:24 – The Sevens | ||||||
 France | 10 | |||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||
| 30 November 2018 – 12:36 – The Sevens | ||||||
| England | 7 | |||||
| Ireland | 17 | |||||
| England | 22 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 15:02 – The Sevens | ||||||
| France | 17 | |||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Semi-finals Seventh place Fifth place |
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 9:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 13:28 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 9:22 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 17:15 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 9:44 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 13:50 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 15 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 10:06 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| 30 November 2018 – 16:49 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Australia | 27 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| Matches |
|---|
|
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 3rd place Cup Final |
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
New Zealand | 20 |
 |
Canada | 18 |
 |
Australia | 16 |
| 4 | United States | 14 |
| 5 | Russia | 12 |
| 6 | England | 10 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bianca Farella | 7 |
| Michaela Blyde | ||
| 3 | Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe | 6 |
| 4 | Evania Pelite | 5 |
| Gayle Broughton |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bianca Farella | 35 |
| Michaela Blyde | ||
| 3 | Ghislaine Landry | 30 |
| Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe | ||
| 5 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 28 |
Source: World Rugby
References
- "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.