# 2017 Japan Women's Sevens

The 2017 Japan Women's Sevens is the fourth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the inaugural edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It is scheduled for the 22–23 April 2017 at the Honjo Athletic Stadium in Kitakyushu.

## Format

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/Plate 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

The participating teams include:
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Spain
* United States

## Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 9 |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 93 | –83 | 3 |
* 22 April 2017 11:58
| Russia | 26–5 | France |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 12:20
| New Zealand | 31–0 | Japan |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 14:42
| Russia | 29–5 | Japan |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 15:04
| New Zealand | 19–14 | France |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 17:26
| France | 33–5 | Japan |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 17:48
| New Zealand | 22–7 | Russia |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 12 | +79 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 24 | +67 | 7 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 82 | –48 | 5 |
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 108 | –98 | 3 |
* 22 April 2017 11:14
| Fiji | 45–0 | Ireland |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 11:36
| Australia | 38–0 | Brazil |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 13:58
| Fiji | 34–7 | Brazil |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 14:20
| Australia | 36–0 | Ireland |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 16:42
| Ireland | 10–27 | Brazil |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 17:04
| Australia | 17–12 | Fiji |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 29 | +72 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 56 | –18 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 83 | –68 | 3 |
* 22 April 2017 10:30
| United States | 19–10 | Spain |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 10:52
| Canada | 29–12 | England |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 13:14
| United States | 27–5 | England |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 13:36
| Canada | 43–5 | Spain |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 15:58
| Spain | 0–21 | England |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
* 22 April 2017 16:20
| Canada | 29–12 | United States |
* Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu

## Knockout stage
### Challenge Trophy

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 23 April 2017 – 11:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 11:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Brazil | 5 |
| Brazil | 5 | 23 April 2017 – 15:04 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 15:04 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Ireland | 24 | 23 April 2017 – 15:04 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 15:04 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Ireland | 24 | Ireland | 26 |
| 23 April 2017 – 12:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 12:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | Ireland | 26 |
| 23 April 2017 – 12:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 12:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | Spain | 7 |
| Spain | 14 | Spain | 7 |
| Japan | 5 | | |
| Japan | 5 | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| | | 23 April 2017 – 14:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 14:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| | | Brazil | 12 |
| | | Japan | 10 |

### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 23 April 2017 – 13:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 13:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| France | 5 |
| France | 5 | 23 April 2017 – 16:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 16:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Russia | 26 | 23 April 2017 – 16:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 16:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Russia | 26 | Russia | 31 |
| 23 April 2017 – 13:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 13:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | Russia | 31 |
| 23 April 2017 – 13:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 13:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | England | 0 |
| United States | 24 | England | 0 |
| England | 26 | | |
| England | 26 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | 23 April 2017 – 15:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 15:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| | | France | 14 |
| | | United States | 31 |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 23 April 2017 – 10:30 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 10:30 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | | |
| Australia | 19 | | | |
| Australia | 19 | 23 April 2017 – 13:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 13:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | |
| France | 12 | 23 April 2017 – 13:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 13:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | |
| France | 12 | Australia | 0 | |
| 23 April 2017 – 10:52 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 10:52 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | Australia | 0 | |
| 23 April 2017 – 10:52 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 10:52 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | Canada | 33 | |
| Canada | 41 | Canada | 33 | |
| Canada | 41 | | | | 23 April 2017 – 17:07 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 17:07 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Russia | 0 | | | | 23 April 2017 – 17:07 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 17:07 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| Russia | 0 | | | | Canada | 14 |
| 23 April 2017 – 11:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 11:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | | | | Canada | 14 |
| 23 April 2017 – 11:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 11:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| Fiji | 26 | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| Fiji | 26 | 23 April 2017 – 14:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 14:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | | |
| United States | 19 | 23 April 2017 – 14:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 14:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | | |
| United States | 19 | Fiji | 0 | | | |
| 23 April 2017 – 11:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 11:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | | Fiji | 0 | | | |
| 23 April 2017 – 11:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 11:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | New Zealand | 21 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| New Zealand | 21 | New Zealand | 21 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | | 23 April 2017 – 16:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 16:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| England | 5 | | | | 23 April 2017 – 16:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu | 23 April 2017 – 16:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu |
| England | 5 | | | | Australia | 19 |
| | | | | | Fiji | 17 |

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | Canada | 18 |
| | Australia | 16 |
| 4 | Fiji | 14 |
| 5 | Russia | 12 |
| 6 | England | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 7 | United States | 8 |
| 8 | France | 6 |
| 9 | Ireland | 4 |
| 10 | Spain | 3 |
| 11 | Brazil | 2 |
| 12 | Japan | 1 |
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