2018 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series

The 2018 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series would be the eighth rugby union sevens competition for the twelve clubs who compete in the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby clubs. It was also the second to feature the new format in which all twelve Premiership Rugby teams feature together in one venue over two days.

2018 Premiership Rugby 7s Series
Countries England
ChampionsSaracens 7s
Runners-upWasps 7s
Matches played22

The competition would be held at Franklin's Gardens for the second successive year on 27 and 28 July 2018.

Format

The twelve teams were split into four groups – A, B, C & D. Each team in the group played each other once, to World Rugby Laws of the Game – 7s Variations.
Based on the result, teams received:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Following all matches in each group, the winner and runner-up in each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners of each quarter-final qualified for the cup semi-finals, with the losers eliminated. Thereafter, competition was a simple knockout bracket, with the winner of the cup final being declared the series winner. The third placed team in each pool compete in the plate competition.

Group stage

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Gloucester Rugby 7sLeicester Tigers 7sBath Rugby 7sBristol Bears 7s
Northampton Saints 7sNewcastle Falcons 7sExeter Chiefs 7sHarlequins 7s
Wasps 7sSaracens 7sWorcester Warriors 7sSale Sharks 7s

Date: Friday, 27 July 2018

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Wasps 7s 22006814541032010
2Northampton Saints 7s 21013955-1659105
3Gloucester Rugby 7s 20022755-3359112
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby
27 July 2018
18:38
Northampton Saints 7s 22–20 Gloucester Rugby 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
20:08
Wasps 7s 33–7 Gloucester Rugby 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
21:38
Northampton Saints 7s 7–35 Wasps 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Newcastle Falcons 7s 220047311675009
2Saracens 7s 21014340376105
3Leicester Tigers 7s 20022847-1947011
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby
27 July 2018
18:15
Saracens 7s 17–26 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
19:45
Newcastle Falcons 7s 21–14 Leicester Tigers 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
21:15
Saracens 7s 26–14 Leicester Tigers 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Exeter Chiefs 7s 2200592930953010
2Bath Rugby 7s 21014453-987105
3Worcester Warriors 7s 20022657-3649000
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby
27 July 2018
17:53
Bath 7s 29–12 Worcester Warriors 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
19:23
Exeter Chiefs 7s 28–14 Worcester Warriors 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
20:53
Exeter Chiefs 7s 31–15 Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L F A PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Harlequins 7s 22006533331151010
2Sale Sharks 7s 210147361176126
3Bristol Bears 7s 20022467-43411000
Green background progresses to the quarter-finals and may progress to cup.
White background will compete in plate competition.
Updated 27 July — source: Premiership Rugby
27 July 2018
17:30
Bristol Bears 7s 12–26 Sale Sharks 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
19:00
Harlequins 7s 41–12 Bristol Bears 7s
Franklin's Gardens

27 July 2018
20:30
Harlequins 7s 24–21 Sale Sharks 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Finals stage

Finals day was played on Saturday, 28 July 2018.

The four pool winners played a quarter-final against the runners-up in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6 4 v 5 format. The winner of these quarter-finals competed in the cup competition, while the losers were eliminated. The third placed team in each pool competed in the plate competition.

Quarter-finals

28 July 2018
14:30
Wasps 7s (1) 17 — 10 (8) Northampton Saints 7s
Franklin's Gardens
28 July 2018
14:53
Newcastle Falcons 7s (4) 17 — 12 (5) Sale Sharks 7s
Franklin's Gardens
28 July 2018
15:15
Exeter Chiefs 7s (3) 24 — 29 (6) Saracens 7s
Franklin's Gardens
28 July 2018
15:38
Harlequins 7s (2) 31 — 29 (7) Bath 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Plate semi-finals

28 July 2018
16:00
Gloucester 7s 24 — 19 Bristol Bears 7s
Franklin's Gardens
28 July 2018
16:23
Leicester Tigers 7s 15 — 26 Worcester Warriors 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Plate final

28 July 2018
17:40
Gloucester 7s 17 — 15 Worcester Warriors 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Semi-finals

28 July 2018
16:45
Wasps 33 — 24 Newcastle Falcons 7s
Franklin's Gardens
28 July 2018
17:08
Saracens 7s 29 — 21 Harlequins 7s
Franklin's Gardens

Final

28 July 2018
18:18
Wasps 7s 12 — 33 Saracens 7s
Franklin's Gardens

References

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