# 2018 Sydney Sevens

The 2018 Sydney Sevens was the third tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the fifteenth edition of the Australia Sevens, of which the third to be held in Sydney. It was held over the weekend of 26–28 January 2018 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.

## 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:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales

## Pool stage

All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 19 | +90 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 74 | –43 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 111 | –99 | 3 |

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 85 | –40 | 3 |

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 12 | +109 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 102 | –76 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 81 | –54 | 3 |

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 119 | –92 | 3 |

## Knockout stage
### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| 28 January 2018 – 15:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 15:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Canada | 31 |
| Canada | 31 | 28 January 2018 – 18:40 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 18:40 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 28 January 2018 – 18:40 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 18:40 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | Canada | 14 |
| 28 January 2018 – 15:46 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 15:46 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | Canada | 14 |
| 28 January 2018 – 15:46 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 15:46 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Scotland | 12 |
| Scotland | 21 | Scotland | 12 |
| Spain | 14 | | |
Matches :

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 28 January 2018 – 10:00 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 10:00 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | |
| Samoa | 14 | | | |
| Samoa | 14 | 28 January 2018 – 16:08 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 16:08 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | |
| Canada | 7 | 28 January 2018 – 16:08 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 16:08 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
| Canada | 7 | Samoa | 12 | |
| 28 January 2018 – 10:22 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 10:22 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | Samoa | 12 | |
| 28 January 2018 – 10:22 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 10:22 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Wales | 17 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | Wales | 17 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | | | | 28 January 2018 – 19:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 19:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Wales | 24 | | | | 28 January 2018 – 19:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 19:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Wales | 24 | | | | Wales | 12 |
| 28 January 2018 – 10:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 10:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | | | Wales | 12 |
| 28 January 2018 – 10:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 10:44 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | | France | 29 |
| Scotland | 12 | | | | France | 29 |
| Scotland | 12 | 28 January 2018 – 16:30 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 16:30 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | |
| Russia | 17 | 28 January 2018 – 16:30 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 16:30 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | |
| Russia | 17 | Russia | 0 | | | |
| 28 January 2018 – 11:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 11:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | Russia | 0 | | | |
| 28 January 2018 – 11:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 11:06 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | France | 22 | |
| France | 21 | France | 22 | |
| Spain | 7 | | | |
Matches :

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| 28 January 2018 – 16:52 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 16:52 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Fiji | 24 |
| Fiji | 24 | 28 January 2018 – 19:39 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 19:39 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Kenya | 5 | 28 January 2018 – 19:39 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 19:39 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Kenya | 5 | Fiji | 7 |
| 28 January 2018 – 17:14 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 17:14 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | Fiji | 7 |
| 28 January 2018 – 17:14 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 17:14 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | New Zealand | 31 |
| New Zealand | 10 | New Zealand | 31 |
| England | 5 | | |
Matches :

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| 28 January 2018 – 11:28 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 11:28 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | |
| Fiji | 7 | | | |
| Fiji | 7 | 28 January 2018 – 17:36 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 17:36 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | |
| United States | 24 | 28 January 2018 – 17:36 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 17:36 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
| United States | 24 | United States | 7 | |
| 28 January 2018 – 11:50 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 11:50 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | United States | 7 | |
| 28 January 2018 – 11:50 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 11:50 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | South Africa | 35 | |
| South Africa | 17 | South Africa | 35 | |
| South Africa | 17 | | | | 28 January 2018 – 20:48 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 20:48 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | 28 January 2018 – 20:48 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 20:48 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| Kenya | 0 | | | | South Africa | 0 |
| 28 January 2018 – 12:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 12:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | | | South Africa | 0 |
| 28 January 2018 – 12:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 12:02 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | | Australia | 29 |
| Australia | 24 | | | | Australia | 29 |
| Australia | 24 | 28 January 2018 – 17:58 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 17:58 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | 28 January 2018 – 17:58 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 17:58 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | Australia | 28 | | | |
| 28 January 2018 – 12:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 12:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | | Australia | 28 | | | |
| 28 January 2018 – 12:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 12:24 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Argentina | 0 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Argentina | 10 | Argentina | 0 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Argentina | 10 | | | | 28 January 2018 – 20:21 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 20:21 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| England | 0 | | | | 28 January 2018 – 20:21 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 28 January 2018 – 20:21 – Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
| England | 0 | | | | United States | 10 |
| | | | | | Argentina | 31 |
Matches :

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | Australia | 22 |
| | South Africa | 19 |
| | Argentina | 17 |
| 4 | United States | 15 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13 |
| 6 | Fiji | 12 |
| 7 | England | 10 |
| 7 | Kenya | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | France | 8 |
| 10 | Wales | 7 |
| 11 | Russia | 5 |
| 11 | Samoa | 5 |
| 13 | Canada | 3 |
| 14 | Scotland | 2 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 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 |
| Josua Vakurunabili Tim Anstee Ben Pinkelman | Franco Sábato Lewis Holland Ben O'Donnell Seabelo Senatla |