2018 New Zealand Sevens

2018 New Zealand Sevens
2018 New Zealand Sevens
Sevens World Series XIX
Host nation	New Zealand
Date	3–4 February 2018
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	South Africa
Third	Australia
Challenge Cup
Winner	United States
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	255 (average 5.67 per match)
Most points	Perry Baker (40) ; Luke Morgan (40) ; Seabelo Senatla (40)
Most tries	Perry Baker (8) ; Luke Morgan (8) ; Seabelo Senatla (8)
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The 2018 New Zealand Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the New Zealand Sevens, and the first to be held in Hamilton. It was held over the weekend of 3–4 February 2018 at FMG Stadium Waikato.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea:^[1]

Pool stage

All times in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	78	25	+53	9
Australia	3	2	1	62	38	+24	7
Wales	3	1	2	36	75	–39	5
Spain	3	0	3	38	74	–36	3

3 February 2018	Fiji	28–0	Wales	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
12:36	Try: Sau 1' Dranisinukula 3' Veremalua 11' Nasoko 14' Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 1', 4' Ravouvou (2/2) 12', 14' Cards: Kunavula 6' to 8'			Referee: Craig Joubert

3 February 2018	Australia	21–5	Spain	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
12:58	Try: O'Donnell 3' Connor 9' Anderson 13' Con: Stannard (2/2) 3', 9' Lucas (1/1) 14'		Try: Sainz 7' Con: Hernandez (0/1)	Referee: Craig Evans

3 February 2018	Fiji	24–10	Spain	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
16:02	Try: Sau 1' Tuwai 5' Naduva 12' Nasilasila 14' Con: Ravouvou (1/2) 5' Nasilasila 14' Cards: 7' to 9' Kunavula 7' to 9' Sau		Try: Pla 7' Sainz 9' Con: Hernandez (1/3) 10'	Referee: Jordan Way

3 February 2018	Australia	26–7	Wales	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
16:24	Try: O'Donnell 8', 14' Longbottom 11' Taylor 13' Con: Stannard (2/2) 9', 11' Lucas (1/2) 13'		Try: Millard 12' Con: Treharne (1/1) 12'	Referee: Richard Kelly

3 February 2018	Wales	29–21	Spain	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
19:28	Try: Millard 2' Morgan 5', 8' Treharne 7' Roach 12' Con: Jones (2/5) 2', 5'		Try: Genua 6' Martin 10' Hernandez 14' Con: Hernandez (3/3) 7', 10', 14'	Referee: Tevita Rokovereni

3 February 2018	Australia	15–26	Fiji	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
19:50	Try: Anstee 4', 5' Anderson 9' Con: Stannard (0/3)		Try: Sau 1', 14' Vakurunabili 7' Veremalua 10' Con: Nasilasila (2/3) 1', 11' Ravouvou (1/1) 14'	Referee: James Doleman

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	102	12	+90	9
England	3	2	1	81	28	+53	7
Papua New Guinea	3	1	2	38	70	–32	5
Russia	3	0	3	7	118	–111	3

3 February 2018	England	47–0	Russia	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
11:44	Try: McConnochie 1', 7' Waddleton 2' Norton 6' Olowowfela 8', 11' Bowen 14' Con: Mitchell (6/7) 1', 6', 7' 9', 12', 14'			Referee: Tevita Rokovereni

3 February 2018	South Africa	36–5	Papua New Guinea	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
12:06	Try: Sage 1' Specman 2', 14' Senatla 5', 7' Davids 10' Con: Geduld (2/4) 3', 6' Specman (0/1) Afrika (1/1) 14' Cards: Agaba 7' to 9'		Try: Tokavai 3' Con: Guise (0/1)	Referee: Sam Grove-White

3 February 2018	England	27–0	Papua New Guinea	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
15:10	Try: Bowen 1', 6', 7' Burgess '9 Norton 12' Con: Mitchell (1/4) '9 Bibby (0/1)			Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

3 February 2018	South Africa	38–0	Russia	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
15:32	Try: Specman 7', 8' Brown 10' Senatla 11', 14' Notshe 14' Con: Geduld (4/4) 7', 9', 10', 12' Afrika (0/2)			Referee: James Doleman

3 February 2018	Russia	7–33	Papua New Guinea	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
18:44	Try: Lazarenko 4' Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 4' Cards: 11' to 13' Kapalin		Try: Tatut 1', 14' Kapana 5' 7' Guise 11' Con: Tokavai (2/3) 6', 7' Guise 12' Vali 14'	Referee: Jordan Way

3 February 2018	South Africa	28–7	England	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
19:06	Try: Agaba 4' Senatla 5', 7' Specman 11' Con: Geduld (4/4) 4', 6', 7', 11'		Try: Norton 14' Con: Mitchell (1/1) 14' Cards: 11' to 13' Olowofela	Referee: Damon Murphy

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	93	27	+69	9
Scotland	3	1	2	45	57	–12	5
Argentina	3	1	2	45	59	–14	5
France	3	1	2	49	92	–43	5

3 February 2018	New Zealand	52–7	France	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
13:20	Try: Ravouvou 1' Mikkelson 3' Curry 4', 8' Molia 6' Ware 12' Nanai-Seturo 14' Masirewa 14' Con: Koroi (5/5) 2', 4', 5', 7', 9' Webber (1/3) 12'		Try: Manevy 10' Con: Barraque (1/1) 10'	Referee: Jordan Way

3 February 2018	Argentina	19–14	Scotland	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
13:42	Try: Sabato 9' del Mestre 11' Gonzalez 14' Con: Bazan Velez (0/1) del Mestre (2/2) 12', 14'		Try: McFarland 2' Riddell 6' Con: Lowe (2/2) 2', 6'	Referee: Richard Kelly

3 February 2018	New Zealand	24–5	Scotland	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
16:46	Try: Mikkelson 3' Curry 7' Koroi 11' Dickson 14' Con: Koroi (2/3) 3', 7' Webber (0/1)		Try: Elms 14' Con: Lowe (0/1)	Referee: Tevita Rokovereni

3 February 2018	Argentina	14–28	France	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
17:08	Try: Barraque 2', 14' Lakafia 4' Riva 8' Con: Barraque (4/4) 2', 5', 8', 14'		Try: Sabato 7' Gonzalez 12' Con: Mare (1/1) 7' del Mestre (1/1) 12'	Referee: Craig Joubert

3 February 2018	France	14–26	Scotland	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
20:12	Try: Lagarde 3' Berenguel 14' Con: Barraque (1/1) 3' Mazzoleni (1/1) 14'		Try: Riddell 2' McFarland 7', 11' Elms 13' Con: Lowe (1/1) 2' Fergusson (2/3) 7', 12'	Referee: Matthew Rodden

3 February 2018	Argentina	12–17	New Zealand	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
20:34	Try: Gonzalez 2' del Mestre 4' Con: del Mestre (1/2) 2', 4'		Try: Stanaway 1' Koroi 9' Ravouvou 13' Con: Koroi (0/2) Webber (1/1) 14'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Kenya	3	2	1	0	57	47	+10	8
Samoa	3	2	0	1	50	43	+7	7
United States	3	1	1	1	57	47	+10	6
Canada	3	0	0	3	42	69	–27	3

3 February 2018	Kenya	19–14	Samoa	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
11:00	Try: Ouma 4' Oyoo 6' Oliech 8' Con: Oliech (2/3) 5', 9'		Try: Perez 1' Iosefo 11' Con: Mealoi (2/2) 1', 12'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

3 February 2018	United States	28–14	Canada	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
11:22	Try: Baker 6', 10' Unufe 7' Iosefo 13' Con: Barrett (1/1) 6' Niua (3/3) 8', 10', 14'		Try: Hirayama 1' Moonlight 4' Con: Hirayama (2/2) 1', 5' Cards: McCloskey 9' to 11'	Referee: James Doleman

3 February 2018	Kenya	19–14	Canada	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
14:26	Try: Ndayara 4' Ouma 6' Oluoch 11' Con: Oliech (2/3) 4', 11'		Try: Kaay 7', 10' Con: Hirayama (2/2) 8', 10'	Referee: Matthew Rodden

3 February 2018	United States	10–14	Samoa	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
14:48	Try: Pinkelman 8' Baker 10' Con: Niua (0/2)		Try: Paulo 7' Leilua 14' Con: Mealoi (2/2) 7', 14'	Referee: Damon Murphy

3 February 2018	Samoa	22–14	Canada	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
18:00	Try: Paulo 1' Fomai 4' Afamasaga 7' Mealoi 9' Con: Mealoi (1/4) 7'		Try: Cambell 11' Bradley 13' Con: Hirayama (2/2) 11', 14'	Referee: Craig Evans

3 February 2018	United States	19–19	Kenya	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
18:22	Try: Baker 7' Isles 8', 11' Con: Niua (2/3) 7', 8'		Try: Oyoo 1' Oluoch 4' Ndayara 5' Con: Oliech (1/2) 4, 6' Cards: 9' to 11' Agero	Referee: Sam Grove-White

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Knockout stage

13th Place

Semi-finals		13th Place Final

4 February 2018 – 14:19 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Wales	33
		4 February 2018 – 18:03 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Russia	7
		Wales	17
4 February 2018 – 14:41 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
		France	19
Spain	14

France	19

Matches

Semi-finals

4 February 2018	Wales	33–7	Russia	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
14:19	Try: Morgan 2', 3', 8' Jenkins 6' Treharne 13' Con: Treharne (4/5) 3', 4', 8', 14'		Try: Roshchin 11' Con: Roshchin (1/1) 11'	Referee: Damon Murphy

4 February 2018	Spain	14–19	France	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
14:41	Try: Sainz-Trapaga 4' Levy 14' Con: Hernandez (1/1) 4', 14'		Try: Lakafia 6' Veredamu 7' Dall'igna 12' Con: Barraque (2/2) 7', 12'	Referee: Sam Grove-White

13th Place Final

4 February 2018	Wales	17–19	France	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
18:03	Try: Morgan 6', 7', 10' Con: Treharne (1/3) 10'		Try: Lagarde 2' Parez 12', 13' Con: Barraque (2/3) 2', 12'	Referee: Sam Grove-White

Challenge Trophy

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Challenge Trophy Final

4 February 2018 – 11:00 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Wales	14
		4 February 2018 – 15:03 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Canada	19
		Canada	12
4 February 2018 – 11:22 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
		Argentina	14
Argentina	21
				4 February 2018 – 18:33 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Russia	12
				Argentina	12
4 February 2018 – 11:44 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
				United States	31
United States	29
		4 February 2018 – 15:25 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Spain	12
		United States	42
4 February 2018 – 12:06 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
		Papua New Guinea	12
Papua New Guinea	35

France	0

Matches

Quarter-finals

4 February 2018	Wales	14–19 (a.e.t.)	Canada	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
11:00	Try: Lewis 7' Treharne 9' Con: Treharne (2/2) 7', 10' Pen: Treharne (0/1) 15'		Try: Douglas 3', 14' Hirayama 19' Con: Hirayama (2/2) 3', 14'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

4 February 2018	Argentina	21–12	Russia	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
11:22	Try: Roura 4' Escobio 7' Filizzola 10' Con: del Mestre (3/3) 5', 7', 10'		Try: Ianiushkin 3' Gostyuzhev 14' Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 3' Solomyannyy (0/1)	Referee: Richard Kelly

4 February 2018	United States	29–12	Spain	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
11:44	Try: Iosefo 3' Baker 14', 9' Barrett 10' Isles 14' Con: Niua (2/5) 4', 10'		Try: Martin 6' Sainz 13' Con: Hernandez (1/1) 6' Genua (0/1)	Referee: Matthew Rodden

4 February 2018	Papua New Guinea	35–0	France	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
12:06	Try: Kapana 2', 9' Tokavai 7' Rova 8' Tirang 11' Con: Guise (4/4) 2', 8', 10', 12' Tokavai 7' Cards: Shalandra 13' to 14'			Referee: Tevita Rokovereni

Semi-finals

4 February 2018	Canada	12–14	Argentina	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
15:03	Try: Bradley 4' Douglas 14' Con: Hirayama (1/1) 14'		Try: Gonzalez 5' Provenzano 8' Con: del Mestre (1/1) 6', 8'	Referee: Matthew Rodden

4 February 2018	United States	42–12	Papua New Guinea	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
15:25	Try: Williams 3', 7' Baker 5' Leuta 8' Iosefo 9' Isles 13' Con: Niua (6/6) 4', 6', 7', 8', 10', 14'		Try: Kapana 12' Shalandra 14' Con: Tokavai (1/2) 12' Cards: Kapana 3' to 5'	Referee: Tevita Rokovereni

Challenge Trophy Final

4 February 2018	Argentina	12–31	United States	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
18:33	Try: Roura 7' Moroni 12' Con: del Mestre (1/2) 12' Cards: del Mestre 4' to 6'		Try: Barrett 2', 3' Baker 8' Niua 10' Pinkelman 13' Con: Niua (3/5) 8', 10', 13'	Referee: James Doleman

5th Place

Semi-finals		5th Place Final

4 February 2018 – 16:05 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Samoa	22
		4 February 2018 – 19:03 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
England	17
		Samoa	19
4 February 2018 – 16:27 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
		Kenya	15
Kenya	33

Scotland	19

Matches

Semi-finals

4 February 2018	Samoa	22–17 (a.e.t.)	England	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
16:05	Try: Iosefo 3' Solia 5' Afamasaga 10' Leilual 15' Con: Mealoi (1/3) 3'		Try: Lindsay-Hague 1' Burgess 7' Bowen 13' Con: Bibby 13'	Referee: Jordan Way

4 February 2018	Kenya	33–19	Scotland	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
16:27	Try: Ouma 3', 8' Ombasa 6' Oluoch 10' Ambaka 12' Con: Agero 4' Ligamy 6' Tanga 10' Oliech 13' Cards: Ochieng 10' to 12'		Try: Cuthbert 1' Riddell 2' McFarland 14' Con: Lowe (2/3) 1', 2'	Referee: Damon Murphy

5th Place Final

4 February 2018	Samoa	19–15	Kenya	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
19:03	Try: Fomai 1', 7' Iosefo 3' Con: Mealoi (2/3) 3', 7' Cards: Whitaker 14' to !4'		Try: Agero 7' Ngethe 10' Owira 14' Con: Agero (0/1) Oliech (0/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Cup

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Cup Final

4 February 2018 – 12:36 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton

Fiji	12
		4 February 2018 – 16:49 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Samoa	10
		Fiji	14
4 February 2018 – 12:58 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
		New Zealand	12
New Zealand	19
				4 February 2018 – 20:03 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
England	12
				Fiji	24
4 February 2018 – 13:20 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
				South Africa	17
Kenya	12
		4 February 2018 – 17:11 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Australia	33
		Australia	5
4 February 2018 – 13:42 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
		South Africa	24	Bronze Medal Match
South Africa	22
				4 February 2018 – 19:33 – FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
Scotland	0
				New Zealand	7

				Australia	8

Matches

Quarter-finals

4 February 2018	Fiji	12-10	Samoa	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
12:36	Try: Mocenacagi 3' Nasoko 14' Con: Nasilasila (1/1) 4' Ravouvou (0/1)		Try: Langkilde 7' Iosefo 8' Con: Mealoi (0/2)	Referee: Craig Evans

4 February 2018	New Zealand	19–12	England	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
12:58	Try: Mikkelson 3' Koroi 6' Curry 13' Con: Koroi (2/3) 7', 13'		Try: McConnochie 1', 8' Con: Mitchell (1/2) 2' Cards: Burgess 12' to 14'	Referee: Craig Joubert

4 February 2018	Kenya	12–33	Australia	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
13:20	Try: Sikuta 9' Ligamy 14' Con: Ligamy (1/1) 14' Oliech (0/1) Cards: Oluoch 5' to 7'		Try: Lucas 1' Porch 3' Anderson 4', 7' O'Donnell 6' Con: Stannard (4/5) 1', 5', 6', 7'	Referee: James Doleman

4 February 2018	South Africa	17–0	Scotland	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
13:42	Try: Geduld 4', 7' Senatla 11' Afrika 14' Con: Geduld (1/4) 7'			Referee: Jordan Way

Semi-finals

4 February 2018	Fiji	14–12	New Zealand	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
16:49	Try: Vakurunabili 1' Kunavula 9' Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 1', 10'		Try: Dickson 4' Koroi 8' Con: Koroi (1/2) 8'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

4 February 2018	Australia	5–24	South Africa	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
17:11	Try: Anstee 7' Con: (0/1)		Try: Afrika 1', 9' Senatla 5' Smith 14' Con: Du Preez 10' Afrika 14' Cards: Senatla 7' to 9'	Referee: Richard Kelly

Bronze Medal Match

4 February 2018	New Zealand	7–8	Australia	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
19:33	Try: Curry 4' Con: Webber (1/1) 4' Cards: Baker 7' to 9'		Try: Porch 8' Con: Stannard (0/1) Pen: Stannard (1/1) 14'	Referee: Craig Evans

Cup Final

4 February 2018	Fiji	24–17	South Africa	FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton
20:03	Try: Naduva 4', 8', 11' Sau 14' Con: Nasilasila (2/4) 8', 12' Cards: Vakurunabili 1' to 3'		Try: Smith 2' Brown 6' Du Preez 7' Con: Afrika (1/2) 7' Du Preez (0/1) Cards: Du Preez 9' to 11'	Referee: Richard Kelly

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Fiji	22
	South Africa	19
	Australia	17
4	New Zealand	15
5	Samoa	13
6	Kenya	12
7	England	10
7	Scotland	10

Place	Team	Points
9	United States	8
10	Argentina	7
11	Canada	5
11	Papua New Guinea	5
13	France	3
14	Wales	2
15	Russia	1
15	Spain	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
Rank	Player	Tries
1	Luke Morgan	8
	Perry Baker	8
	Seabelo Senatla	8
4	Eroni Sau	5
	Gairo Kapana	5

Points scored
Rank	Player	Points
1	Luke Morgan	40
	Perry Baker	40
	Seabelo Senatla	40
	Vilimoni Koroi	40
5	Folau Niua	35

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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

Forwards	Backs
Scott Curry Kalione Nasoko Lachie Anderson	Jerry Tuwai Vilimoni Koroi Werner Kok Eroni Sau

References

^ "Papua New Guinea qualify for first RWC Sevens". 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ "Hamilton Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ "Dream Team: New Zealand Sevens superstars". World Rugby. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links

Tournament Page

World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by 2018 Sydney Sevens	2018 New Zealand Sevens	Succeeded by 2018 USA Sevens
New Zealand Sevens
Preceded by 2017 Wellington Sevens	2018 New Zealand Sevens	Succeeded by 2019 New Zealand Sevens

[1] "Papua New Guinea qualify for first RWC Sevens". 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[2] "Hamilton Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[3] "Dream Team: New Zealand Sevens superstars". World Rugby. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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