# 2018 London Sevens

The 2018 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 2–3 June 2018. Fiji won the tournament by defeating South Africa 21–17 in the final. However it was Ireland who stole the show, finishing in third place in their first World Series tournament since 2004. Ireland thus became the first invitational side to reach the semi-finals and the podium of a World Rugby Sevens Series event.

## Teams

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland.
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales
* Ireland

## Pool stages

All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 38 | +56 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 83 | –37 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 85 | –42 | 3 |

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 63 | –18 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 78 | –22 | 5 |

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 8 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 7 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 78 | –23 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 96 | –61 | 3 |

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 55 | –17 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 77 | –38 | 5 |

## Knockout stage
### 13th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 3 June 2018 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Samoa | 26 |
| Samoa | 26 | 3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Spain | 10 | 3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Spain | 10 | Samoa | 34 |
| 3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium | | Samoa | 34 |
| 3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium | Scotland | 10 |
| Scotland | 43 | Scotland | 10 |
| France | 21 | | |
Matches :

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 3 June 2018 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium | | |
| Samoa | 14 | 3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium | |
| Samoa | 14 | Argentina | 10 | |
| 3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium | | Argentina | 10 | |
| 3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium | Kenya | 42 | |
| Kenya | 38 | Kenya | 42 | |
| Kenya | 38 | | | | 3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Spain | 0 | | | | 3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Spain | 0 | | | | Kenya | 33 |
| 3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | | Kenya | 33 |
| 3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | Wales | 19 |
| Russia | 15 (a.e.t.) | | | | Wales | 19 |
| Russia | 15 (a.e.t.) | 3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Scotland | 10 | 3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Scotland | 10 | Russia | 12 | | | |
| 3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium | | Russia | 12 | | | |
| 3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium | Wales | 27 | |
| Wales | 33 | Wales | 27 | |
| France | 29 | | | |
Matches :

### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 3 June 2018 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Canada | 19 |
| Canada | 19 | 3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium |
| United States | 27 | 3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium |
| United States | 27 | United States | 5 |
| 3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium | | United States | 5 |
| 3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium | New Zealand | 26 |
| New Zealand | 38 | New Zealand | 26 |
| Australia | 7 | | |
Matches :

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 3 June 2018 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 40 | | | |
| Fiji | 40 | 3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium | | |
| Canada | 7 | 3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium | |
| Canada | 7 | Fiji | 38 | |
| 3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium | | Fiji | 38 | |
| 3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium | Ireland | 12 | |
| United States | 12 | Ireland | 12 | |
| United States | 12 | | | | 3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Ireland | 22 | | | | 3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium |
| Ireland | 22 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| 3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| 3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| South Africa | 14 | | | | South Africa | 17 |
| South Africa | 14 | 3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium | | | |
| New Zealand | 5 | South Africa | 29 | | | |
| 3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium | | South Africa | 29 | | | |
| 3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium | England | 19 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Australia | 17 | England | 19 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Australia | 17 | | | | 3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium |
| England | 21 | | | | 3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium | 3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium |
| England | 21 | | | | Ireland | 21 |
| | | | | | England | 19 |
Matches :

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | Fiji | 22 |
| | South Africa | 19 |
| | Ireland | 17 |
| 4 | England | 15 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13 |
| 6 | United States | 12 |
| 7 | Australia | 10 |
| 7 | Canada | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Kenya | 8 |
| 10 | Wales | 7 |
| 11 | Argentina | 5 |
| 11 | Russia | 5 |
| 13 | Samoa | 3 |
| 14 | Scotland | 2 |
| 15 | France | 1 |
| 15 | Spain | 1 |
Source: World Rugby

## Players
### Scoring leaders

Source: World Rugby

### Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Forwards | Backs |
| Mike Ellery Paula Dranisinukula Dylan Sage | Jordan Conroy Mark Roche Josua Tuisova Semi Radradra |