# 2018 Dubai Sevens

The 2018 Dubai Sevens is the twentieth edition of the Dubai Sevens tournament. It was the first tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held on 30 November and 1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup bracket where teams competed for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

## Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Pool stage

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 3 |
* 30 November 10:30
| Argentina | 19–21 | Samoa |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
* 30 November 10:52
| South Africa | 31–0 | Zimbabwe |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
* 30 November 14:14
| Argentina | 22–19 | Zimbabwe |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 30 November 14:36
| South Africa | 19–12 | Samoa |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 30 November 19:31
| Samoa | 17–15 | Zimbabwe |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
* 30 November 19:53
| South Africa | 12–17 | Argentina |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 74 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 6 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 3 |
* 30 November 9:44
| Kenya | 14–35 | Scotland |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 30 November 10:06
| Fiji | 41–0 | France |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 30 November 12:44
| Kenya | 17–21 | France |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 30 November 13:06
| Fiji | 21–19 | Scotland |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
* 30 November 18:44
| Scotland | 14–14 | France |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 30 November 19:06
| Fiji | 43–12 | Kenya |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 3 |
* 30 November 9:00
| United States | 29–0 | Spain |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
* 30 November 9:22
| New Zealand | 28–7 | Wales |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 30 November 12:00
| United States | 33–12 | Wales |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 30 November 12:22
| New Zealand | 28–17 | Spain |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 30 November 18:00
| Spain | 35–7 | Wales |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
* 30 November 18:22
| New Zealand | 24–7 | United States |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 38 | 58 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 101 | –87 | 3 |
* 30 November 11:14
| England | 26–12 | Canada |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 30 November 11:36
| Australia | 43–0 | Japan |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 30 November 14:58
| England | 31–7 | Japan |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
* 30 November 15:20
| Australia | 31–19 | Canada |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
* 30 November 20:15
| Canada | 27–7 | Japan |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
* 30 November 20:37
| Australia | 22–19 | England |
* The Sevens, Dubai Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

## Knockout stage
### Thirteenth place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| 1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens | 1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens |
| Japan | 26 |
| Japan | 26 | 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens | 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens | 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | Japan | 7 |
| 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens | 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens | | Japan | 7 |
| 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens | 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens | Wales | 31 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | Wales | 31 |
| Wales | 14 | | |

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final | | Final | Final |
| 1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens | 1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens | | | |
| Samoa | 40 | | | |
| Samoa | 40 | 1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens | 1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens | | |
| Japan | 12 | 1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens | 1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens | |
| Japan | 12 | Samoa | 26 | |
| 1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens | 1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens | | Samoa | 26 | |
| 1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens | 1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens | Spain | 22 | |
| Spain | 26 | Spain | 22 | |
| Spain | 26 | | | | 1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens | 1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens | 1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | Samoa | 33 |
| 1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens | 1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens | | | | | Samoa | 33 |
| 1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens | 1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens | | | | France | 24 |
| Canada | 38 | | | | France | 24 |
| Canada | 38 | 1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens | 1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens | 1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | Canada | 12 | | | |
| 1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens | 1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens | | Canada | 12 | | | |
| 1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens | 1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens | France | 28 | |
| France | 38 | France | 28 | |
| Wales | 17 | | | |

### Fifth place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens | 1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens |
| South Africa | 29 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens | 1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens | 1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens |
| Scotland | 0 | South Africa | 19 |
| 1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens | 1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens | | South Africa | 19 |
| 1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens | 1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens | Fiji | 24 |
| Argentina | 21 | Fiji | 24 |
| Fiji | 31 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens | 1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens | | | |
| South Africa | 5 | | | |
| South Africa | 5 | 1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens | 1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens | | |
| England | 22 | 1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens | 1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens | |
| England | 22 | England | 5 | |
| 1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens | 1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens | | England | 5 | |
| 1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens | 1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens | New Zealand | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 21 | New Zealand | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | | 1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens | 1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | 1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens | 1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens | 1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens | | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens | 1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens | | | | United States | 5 |
| Australia | 38 | | | | United States | 5 |
| Australia | 38 | 1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens | 1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | 1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens | 1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | Australia | 17 | | | |
| 1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens | 1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens | | Australia | 17 | | | |
| 1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens | 1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens | United States | 22 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 12 | United States | 22 | | Third place | Third place |
| Fiji | 12 | | | | 1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens | 1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens |
| United States | 24 | | | | 1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens | 1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens |
| United States | 24 | | | | England | 15 |
| | | | | | Australia | 14 |

## Tournament placings

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

## Players
### Scoring leaders

Source: World Rugby