2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens | |
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Women's Sevens Series VI | |
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Date | 5–6 April 2018 |
Cup | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 25 |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acted not only as a qualifier for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, but also for seeding purposes for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens for five of the teams. [1] The tournament was played on 5–6 April 2018 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Rec Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens for men.
Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify. Teams in bold also qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Continental Sevens Championship | Dates | Venue(s) | Berths | Qualified |
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2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series | 3 June– 16 July 2017 | 3 | ||
2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens | 16–17 September 2017 | 2 | ||
2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 23 September– 14 October 2017 | 3 | ||
2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | 10–11 November 2017 | 1 | ||
2017 Torneo Valentín Martinez (Sudamérica) | 10–11 November 2017 | 2 | ||
2017 RAN Women's Sevens | 25–26 November 2017 | 1 | ||
Total | 12 |
12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens series.
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows: [2]
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 17 | +64 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 98 | –93 | 3 |
5 April 2018 | Kenya | 17–5 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
10:30 | Try: Chajira 7'c Nziwa 11'm Olando 12'c Con: Owino (2/3) 7', 12' | Try: Lagona 8'm Con: Lagona (0/1) Cards: Abau | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | South Africa | 31–0 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
10:52 | Try: Mpupha 1'm Roos 3'm, 5'c Mali 10'c Jordaan 13'c Con: Stadler (2/2) 5', 13' Roos (1/3) 10' Cards: Mali Ndawonde | Cards: Carrillo | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Kenya | 40–0 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
13:04 | Try: Okelo 4'c Masinde 6'c, 12'c Chajira 7'c, 14'm Nziwa 8'c Con: Nziwa (1/1) 4' Owino (4/4) 6', 7', 9', 13' Okulu (0/1) | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | South Africa | 26–17 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
13:26 | Try: Simmers 3'c Mpupha 9'c Roos 11'm Mali 13'c Con: Jordaan (3/4) 4', 10', 13' | Try: Lagona 1'm Rama 7'm Biyama 14'c Con: Lavai (1/1)14' Lagona (0/2) Cards: Lagona | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 27–5 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
15:38 | Try: Griffins 2'm Rama 6'm Lagona 7'm, 8'm Kaore 14'c Con: Lagona (1/4) 14' Gittins (0/1) Cards: Sampson | Try: Angulo 13'm Con: Gonzalez (0/1) | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | South Africa | 12–24 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
16:00 | Try: Webb 4'm Grain 14'c Con: Jordaan (1/1) 14' Mpupha (0/1) | Try: Omondi 2'm, 10'c Okelo 6'c, 12'm Con: Nziwa (1/1) 6' Owino (1/3) 11' | Referee: |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 69 | –45 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 53 | –24 | 3 |
5 April 2018 | China | 14–7 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
11:14 | Try: Gao 5'c Liu 14' Con: Yu (2/2) 5', 14' | Try: Tkacheva 7'c Con: Baktybayeva (1/1) 7' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Brazil | 38–0 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
11:36 | Try: B Silva 3'c, 10'c L Silva 7'm Muhlbauer 8'c Zanellato 12'm, 14'c Con: Kochhann (4/6) 4', 8', 10', 14' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | China | 19–7 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
13:48 | Try: Chen 2'c Yang 3'm Liu 8'c Con: Yang (1/2) 2' Chen 8' Cards: Sun | Try: Nam 14'c Con: Chan (1/1) 14' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Brazil | 22–10 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
14:10 | Try: B Silva 7'm Araujo 9'c, 12'm Zanellato 14'm Con: Kochhan (1/4) 9' Cards: Araujo | Try: Proskurina 4'm Tkacheva 6'm Con: Baktybayeva (0/2) | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Kazakhstan | 12–17 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
16:22 | Try: Tkacheva 3'c, 5'm Con: Baktybayeva (1/2) 4' Cards: Korotkih Proskurina | Try: Nam 1'm Olson-Thorne 7'm Poon 8'c Con: Tjosvold (1/3) 8' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Brazil | 5–31 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
16:44 | Try: Kochhann 3'c Con: Kochhann (0/1) | Try: Yang 1'c Wang 4'c, 9'c Yu 7'm Chen 8'm Con: Yu (3/5) 1', 5', 9' | Referee: |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | +38 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 34 | +37 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 64 | –38 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 59 | –37 | 3 |
5 April 2018 | Belgium | 12–0 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
11:58 | Try: Blondiau 4'm Rosier 13'c Con: D'Haeseleir (1/2) 13' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Wales | 19–17 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
12:20 | Try: Joyce 1'm, 3'c Harries 9'c Con: Snowsill (2/3) 4', 9' | Try: Klichowska 4'c Paszczyk 7'm, 13'm Con: Jaszczyszyn (1/3) 5' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Belgium | 19–0 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
14:32 | Try: Blondlau 4'c, 7'c, 10'm Con: D'Haeseleir (2/3) 4', 7' | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Wales | 47–5 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
14:54 | Try: Powell 6'c Williams 7' Joyce 8'c, 8'c, 13'c Powell-Hughes 10'c Snowsill 11'c Con: Jones (3/3) 6', 9', 13' Snowsill (3/3) 8', 11', 11' | Try: Padellaro 1'm Con: Gonzalez (0/1) | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Argentina | 21–5 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
17:06 | Try: Gonzalez 2'c Agullar 7'c Pedrozo 9'c Con: Gonzalez (3/3) 2', 7', 10' | Try: Kowalczyk 14'm Con: Paszczyk (0/1) Cards: Paszczyk | Referee: |
5 April 2018 | Wales | 5–12 | So Kon Po Rec Ground, Hong Kong | ||
17:28 | Try: Joyce 11'm Con: Snowsill (0/1) | Try: Lalli 4'c D'Haeseleir 14'm Con: D'Haeseleir (1/2) 4' | Referee: |
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6 April 2017 – 11:14 – Hong Kong Stadium | ||||||||||
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12 (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||
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17 (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||
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