# 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens

The 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens was the second tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held on 29–30 November 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## 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

Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Women's Sevens winners Kenya:
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Spain
* United States

## 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 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 7 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 80 | −61 | 3 |
* 29 November 2018 13:28
| Ireland | 26–0 | Russia |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 13:50
| New Zealand | 34–7 | Kenya |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 16:24
| Ireland | 27–12 | Kenya |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 16:46
| New Zealand | 29–12 | Russia |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 19:21
| Russia | 19–0 | Kenya |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 19:43
| New Zealand | 24–17 | Ireland |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 24 | +54 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 102 | −97 | 3 |
* 29 November 2018 12:44
| Australia | 12–26 | England |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 13:06
| United States | 31–0 | China |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 15:40
| Australia | 33–5 | China |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 16:02
| United States | 12–14 | England |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 18:37
| England | 38–0 | China |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 18:59
| United States | 22–17 | Australia |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 28 | +60 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 7 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 77 | −38 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 75 | −63 | 3 |
* 29 November 2018 12:00
| France | 29–0 | Spain |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 12:22
| Canada | 38–7 | Fiji |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 14:56
| France | 34–15 | Fiji |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 15:18
| Canada | 29–7 | Spain |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 17:53
| Spain | 5–17 | Fiji |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 29 November 2018 18:15
| Canada | 21–14 | France |
* The Sevens, Dubai

## Knockout stage
### Challenge Trophy

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 30 November 2018 – 10:28 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 10:28 – The Sevens |
| Fiji | 10 |
| Fiji | 10 | 30 November 2018 – 16:24 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 16:24 – The Sevens |
| China | 12 | 30 November 2018 – 16:24 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 16:24 – The Sevens |
| China | 12 | China | 12 |
| 30 November 2018 – 10:50 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 10:50 – The Sevens | | China | 12 |
| 30 November 2018 – 10:50 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 10:50 – The Sevens | Spain | 7 |
| Kenya | 7 | Spain | 7 |
| Spain | 24 | | |
| Spain | 24 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 30 November 2018 – 14:40 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 14:40 – The Sevens |
| | | Fiji | 17 |
| | | Kenya | 5 |
Matches :
Semi-finals
30 November 2018 10:28Fiji 10–12 ChinaThe Sevens, Dubai
30 November 2018 10:50Kenya 7–24 SpainThe Sevens, Dubai
Eleventh place
30 November 2018 14:40Fiji 17–5 KenyaThe Sevens, Dubai
Challenge Trophy Final
30 November 2018 16:24China 12–7 SpainThe Sevens, Dubai :

### Fifth place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 30 November 2018 – 12:14 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 12:14 – The Sevens |
| Russia | 21 |
| Russia | 21 | 30 November 2018 – 15:24 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 15:24 – The Sevens |
| France | 10 | 30 November 2018 – 15:24 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 15:24 – The Sevens |
| France | 10 | Russia | 12 |
| 30 November 2018 – 12:36 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 12:36 – The Sevens | | Russia | 12 |
| 30 November 2018 – 12:36 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 12:36 – The Sevens | England | 7 |
| Ireland | 17 | England | 7 |
| England | 22 | | |
| England | 22 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 30 November 2018 – 15:02 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 15:02 – The Sevens |
| | | France | 17 |
| | | Ireland | 5 |
Matches :
Semi-finals
30 November 2018 12:14Russia 21–10 FranceThe Sevens, Dubai
30 November 2018 12:36Ireland 17–22 EnglandThe Sevens, Dubai
Seventh place
30 November 2018 15:02France 12–7 IrelandThe Sevens, Dubai
Fifth place
30 November 2018 15:24Russia 17–5 EnglandThe Sevens, Dubai :

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 30 November 2018 – 9:00 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 9:00 – The Sevens | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | |
| New Zealand | 31 | 30 November 2018 – 13:28 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 13:28 – The Sevens | | |
| Russia | 0 | 30 November 2018 – 13:28 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 13:28 – The Sevens | |
| Russia | 0 | New Zealand | 22 | |
| 30 November 2018 – 9:22 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 9:22 – The Sevens | | New Zealand | 22 | |
| 30 November 2018 – 9:22 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 9:22 – The Sevens | United States | 0 | |
| United States | 12 | United States | 0 | |
| United States | 12 | | | | 30 November 2018 – 17:15 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 17:15 – The Sevens |
| France | 10 | | | | 30 November 2018 – 17:15 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 17:15 – The Sevens |
| France | 10 | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| 30 November 2018 – 9:44 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 9:44 – The Sevens | | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| 30 November 2018 – 9:44 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 9:44 – The Sevens | | | | Canada | 14 |
| Canada | 24 | | | | Canada | 14 |
| Canada | 24 | 30 November 2018 – 13:50 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 13:50 – The Sevens | | | |
| Ireland | 7 | 30 November 2018 – 13:50 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 13:50 – The Sevens | | | |
| Ireland | 7 | Canada | 15 | | | |
| 30 November 2018 – 10:06 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 10:06 – The Sevens | | Canada | 15 | | | |
| 30 November 2018 – 10:06 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 10:06 – The Sevens | Australia | 10 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 12 | Australia | 10 | | Third place | Third place |
| England | 12 | | | | 30 November 2018 – 16:49 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 16:49 – The Sevens |
| Australia | 27 | | | | 30 November 2018 – 16:49 – The Sevens | 30 November 2018 – 16:49 – The Sevens |
| Australia | 27 | | | | United States | 21 |
| | | | | | Australia | 26 |
Matches :
Quarter-finals
30 November 2018 9:00New Zealand 31–0 RussiaThe Sevens, Dubai
30 November 2018 9:22United States 12–10 FranceThe Sevens, Dubai
30 November 2018 9:44Canada 24–7 IrelandThe Sevens, Dubai
30 November 2018 10:06England 12–27 AustraliaThe Sevens, Dubai
Semi-finals
30 November 2018 13:28New Zealand 22–0 United StatesThe Sevens, Dubai
30 November 2018 13:50Australia 10–15 CanadaThe Sevens, Dubai
3rd place
30 November 2018 16:49United States 21–26 AustraliaThe Sevens, Dubai
Cup Final
30 November 2018 17:15New Zealand 26–14 CanadaThe Sevens, Dubai :

## Tournament placings

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

## Players
### Scoring leaders

Source: World Rugby