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2018 Japan Women's Sevens

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2018 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nationJapan Japan
Date21–22 April 2018
Cup
Champion Neuseeland
Runner-up Frankreich
Third Australien
Challenge Trophy
Winner Vereinigte Staaten
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored209 (average 6.15 per match)
Most pointsRussland Alena Mikhaltsova (55)
Most triesRussland Alena Mikhaltsova (11)
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The 2018 Japan Women's Sevens was the third tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the second edition of the Japan Women's Sevens to be played in the series. It was held over the weekend of 21–22 April 2018 at Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu.

Format

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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 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

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Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the runner-up of the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series, China:[1]

Pool stage

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All times in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Spanien 3 2 0 1 50 48 +2 7
 Australien 3 2 0 1 78 22 +56 7
 China 3 1 0 2 46 64 –18 5
 Irland 3 1 0 2 29 69 –40 5
21 April 2018 Spanien  14–17  Irland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:14 Try: Bravo 6'c
Casado 7'c
Con: Garcia (2/2) 7', 8'
 Try: Murphy-Crowe 1'm
Galvin 4'c
Flood 10'm
Con: Mulhall (1/3) 5'
 Referee: Wales Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Australien  33–5  China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:36 Try: Sykes 2'c
Du Toit 6'c
Meakes 9'm
Tonegato 11'c
Hayes 14'c
Con: Sykes (3/4) 3', 6', 11'
Brown (1/1) 14'
 Try: Yan 4'm
Con: Yu (0/1)
 Referee: Neuseeland Rebecca Mahoney
21 April 2018 Spanien  19–17  China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:58 Try: Garcia 1'm
Erbina 4'c
Bravo 6'
Con: Garcia (2/3) 5', 6'
 Try: Wang 11'c
Yan 12'm
Chen 14'm
Con: Yu (1/1) 11'
Yang (0/1)
Chen (0/1)
 Referee: Japan Sakurako Kawasaki
21 April 2018 Australien  31–0  Irland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
14:20 Try: Tonegato 2'c
Cherry 7'm, 8'm
Friedrichs 11'c
Staples 14'c
Con: Sykes (3/5) 2', 11', 14'
 Referee: Scotland Hollie Davidson
21 April 2018 Irland  12–24  China Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
16:42 Try: O'Flynn 4'c
Heffeman 11'm
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 4'
 Try: Wang 2'c
Chen 5'c, 9'm
Yu 8'm
Con: Yu (2/4) 3', 6'
 Referee: Kanada Rose LaBreche
21 April 2018 Australien  14–17  Spanien Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:04 Try: Hayes 3'c
Meakes 6'c
Con: Brown (2/2) 3', 6'
 Try: Martinez 7'c, 7'm
Ribera 14'm
Con: Garcia (1/3) 7'
 Referee: Südafrika Ben Crouse

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Neuseeland 3 3 0 0 107 24 +83 9
 Frankreich 3 2 0 1 76 43 +33 7
 Vereinigte Staaten 3 1 0 2 57 84 –27 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 27 116 –89 3
21 April 2018 Frankreich  36–0  Vereinigte Staaten Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
11:58 Try: Guerin 0'c
Amedee 4'c
Grassineau 7'm
Le Pesq 11'c, 12'm
Ciofani 14'm
Con: Amedee (2/4) 1', 4'
Le Pesq (1/2) 12'
 Cards: Gray yellow card 10' to 12' Referee: Scotland Hollie Davidson
21 April 2018 Neuseeland  38–5  Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
12:20 Try: Woodman 0'c
Woodman 3'm
Blyde 7'c, 9'c
Goss 10'c
Waaka 13'm
Con: Nathan-Wong (4/5) 1', 7', 9', 11'
Willison (0/1)
 Try: Bativakalolo 12'm
Con: Nakamura (0/1)
 Referee: Kanada Rose LaBreche
21 April 2018 Frankreich  33–5  Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
14:42 Try: Grassineau 0'c
Amedee 2'm
Drouin 5'c
Ciofani 10'c
Bertrand 11'c
Con: Le Pesq (4/5) 0', 5', 10', 12'
 Try: Hirano 14'm
Con: Nakamura (0/1)
Cards: Nakamura yellow card 4' to 6' 		Referee: Südafrika Ben Crouse
21 April 2018 Neuseeland  31–12  Vereinigte Staaten Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
15:04 Try: Woodman 3'c
William 6'c
Blyde 7'c
Broughton 12'm
Baker 14'm
Con: Willison (3/3) 3', 6', 7'
Nathan-Wong (0/2)
 Try: Gray 2'c
Tapper 7'm
Con: Kelter (1/2) 2'
 Referee: Spanien Alhambra Nievas
21 April 2018 Vereinigte Staaten  45–17  Japan Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:26 Try: Tapper 0'm, 5'c, 7'c
Kelter 2'c
Kelter 7'c
Zackary 9'c
Thomas 10'm
Con: Kelter (3/4) 2', 7', 7'
Heavirland (2/3) 5', 9'
 Try: Tanaka 4'c
Koide 11'm
Bativakalolo 14'm
Con: Nakamura (1/3) 4'
 Referee: Wales Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Neuseeland  38–7  Frankreich Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
17:48 Try: Woodman 2'm, 3'c, 6'm
Broughton 7'c
Waaka 12'c
Baker 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 4', 7', 12'
Willison (1/1) 14'
Cards: Broughton yellow card 7' to 9' 		Try: Amedee 9'c
Con: Amedee (1/1) 9'
Cards: Bertrand yellow card 14' to 14' 		Referee: Irland Joy Neville

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fidschi 3 2 0 1 74 55 +19 7
 Russland 3 2 0 1 41 44 –3 7
 England 3 1 0 2 43 67 –24 5
 Kanada 3 1 0 2 62 54 +8 5
21 April 2018 Russland  17–10  England Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
10:30 Try: Mikhaltsova 1'm
Khamidova 12'm
Zdrokova 14'c
Con: Lushina (1/1) 14'
Seredina (0/2)
 Try: Thompson 3'm
Fisher 6'm
Con: Hunt (0/2)
 Referee: Japan Sakurako Kawasaki
21 April 2018 Kanada  38–14  Fidschi Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
10:52 Try: Crossley 0'c
Farella 3'c
Greenshieldls 6'c
Darling 7'm
Nicholas 7'm
Williams 12'c
Con: Greenshields (3/4) 0', 4', 6'
Nicholas (1/2) 12'
 Try: Siata 2'c
Tisolo 10'c
Con: Riwai (1/1) 2'
Tisolo (1/1) 10'
Cards: Riwai yellow card 5' to 7'
Siata yellow card 7' to 9'
Naiqato yellow card 14' to 14' 		Referee: Südafrika Ben Crouse
21 April 2018 Russland  5–29  Fidschi Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:14 Try: Mikhaltsova 4'm
Con: Lushina (0/1)
Cards: Zdrokova yellow card 9' to 11' 		Try: Naimasi 2'c, 12'm
Roqica 7'c, 7'm
Ravisa 9'm
Con: Naimasi (2/2) 2', 7'
Riwai (0/2)
Tinai (0/1)
 Referee: Spanien Alhambra Nievas
21 April 2018 Kanada  19–21  England Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
13:36 Try: Nicholas 4'c
Darling 8'm
Farella 11'c
Con: Nicholas (1/1) 4'
Greenshields (1/2) 12'
Cards: Apps yellow card 2' to 4'
Greenshields yellow card 6' to 8' 		Try: Breach 0'c
Fisher 6'c
Scott 13'c
Con: Scott (2/2) 1', 6'
Hunt (1/1) 14'
 Referee: Irland Joy Neville
21 April 2018 England  12–31  Fidschi Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
15:58 Try: Breach 8'm
Wood 13'c
Con: Hunt (1/2) 13'
 Try: Ravisa 2'c, 9'm
Riwai 4'c
Naimasi 7'c, 12'm
Con: Riwai (3/3) 2', 4', 7'
Naimasi (0/1)
Tisolo (0/1)
 Referee: Wales Adam Jones
21 April 2018 Kanada  5–19  Russland Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu  
16:20 Try: Apps 0'm
Con: Greenshields (0/1)
 Try: Lushina 5'c
Mikhaltsova 11'c
Perestiak 14'm
Con: Lushina (2/3) 6', 11'
 Referee: Neuseeland Rebecca Mahoney

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Knockout stage

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Challenge Trophy

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Semi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
      
 
22 April 2018 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Vereinigte Staaten34
 
22 April 2018 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Japan14
 
 Vereinigte Staaten24
 
22 April 2018 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Irland19
 
 Kanada19
 
 
 Irland24
 
11th Place
 
 
22 April 2018 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Japan14
 
 
 Kanada33

5th place

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Semi-finals5th-place final
 
      
 
22 April 2018 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 China19
 
22 April 2018 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Fidschi24
 
 Fidschi7
 
22 April 2018 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Russland30
 
 Russland41
 
 
 England0
 
7th Place
 
 
22 April 2018 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 China5
 
 
 England36

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
22 April 2018 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Neuseeland50
 
22 April 2018 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 China0
 
 Neuseeland17
 
22 April 2018 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Australien12
 
 Fidschi7
 
22 April 2018 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Australien31
 
 Neuseeland24
 
22 April 2018 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Frankreich12
 
 Frankreich29
 
22 April 2018 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Russland5
 
 Frankreich21
 
22 April 2018 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Spanien0 Bronze-medal match
 
 Spanien7
 
22 April 2018 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 England5
 
 Australien19
 
 
 Spanien5
 

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Neuseeland 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Frankreich 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australien 16
4  Spanien 14
5  Russland 12
6  Fidschi 10
Place  Team Points
7  England 8
8  China 6
9  Vereinigte Staaten 4
10  Irland 3
11  Kanada 2
12  Japan 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Russland Alena Mikhaltsova 11
2 Neuseeland Michaela Blyde 7
Neuseeland Portia Woodman 7
4 Australien Emma Tonegato 6
Frankreich Montserrat Amedee 6
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Russland Alena Mikhaltsova 55
2 Frankreich Montserrat Amedee 38
3 Neuseeland Tyla Nathan-Wong 36
4 Frankreich Jade Le Pesq 35
Neuseeland Michaela Blyde 35

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[3]

Forwards Backs
Frankreich Montserrat Amedee
China Chen Keyi
Australien Evania Pelite		 Spanien María Ribera
Russland Alena Mikhaltsova
Spanien Patricia García
Neuseeland Sarah Goss

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pools confirmed for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens". World Rugby. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Kitakyushu Sevens fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Dream Team: Kitakyushu". World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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World Sevens Series VI
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Japan Women's Sevens
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