# 2019 Japan Women's Sevens

The 2019 Japan Women's Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 20–21 April 2019 at Mikuni World Stadium 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 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 played in the tournament along with one invitational team, 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series winner Japan:
* Australia
* Canada
* China
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Ireland
* Japan
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Spain
* United States

## Pool stage

All times in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 36 | +59 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 6 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 71 | –16 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 104 | –64 | 3 |
* 20 April 2019 11:58
| France | 33–10 | Russia |
| Try: Ciofani 1'c Bertrand (2) 3'c, 9'c Konde 12' Okemba 14'c Con: Izar (3/3) 2', 4', 10' Drouin (1/2) 14' | Report | Try: Zdrokova 5'm Khamidova 7'm Con: Lushina (0/2) |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
* 20 April 2019 12:20
| New Zealand | 43–0 | Japan |
| Try: Faleafaga (2) 1'c, 7'm Waaka (2) 2'm, 5'c Williams 9'c Baker 11'm Willison 14'c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 1', 5', 9' Willison (1/2) 14' | Report | |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
* 20 April 2019 14:42
| New Zealand | 17–17 | Russia |
| Try: Baker 7'm Saili 10'm Nathan-Wong 14'c Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 14' | Report | Try: Baranchuk 6'm Khamidova 8'm Zdrokova 13'c Con: Lushina (1/3) 13' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sara Cox (England)
* 20 April 2019 15:04
| France | 33–19 | Japan |
| Try: Ciofani (2) 1'c, 7'c Bertrand 2'c Horta 10'm Okemba 14'c Con: Drouin (4/5) 2', 3', 7', 14' | Report | Try: Tsutsumi (2) 3'c, 9'm Ito 13'c Con: Okuroda (2/3) 4', 13' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
* 20 April 2019 17:26
| New Zealand | 7–29 | France |
| Try: Robins-Reti 9'c Con: Robins-Reti (1/1) 10' | Report | Try: Okemba 1'c Ciofani (2) 7'c, 7'm Izar 12'm Pelle 14'm Con: Drouin (2/3) 1', 7' Izar (0/1) Konde (0/1) |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
* 20 April 2019 17:48
| Russia | 28–21 | Japan |
| Try: Khamidova (2) 2'c, 7'c Seredina 10'c Zdrokova 13'c Con: Lushina (1/1) 3' Kukina (3/3) 8', 10', 14' | Report | Try: Hirano 4'c Matsuda (2) 7'c, 9'c Con: Okuroda (3/3) 5', 7', 9' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 50 | +35 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 22 | +75 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 88 | –35 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 120 | –75 | 3 |
* 20 April 2019 11:14
| Canada | 26–17 | Spain |
| Try: Lukan 2'c Williams 7'c Benn 12'c Farella 14'm Con: Landry (3/4) 3', 7', 13' | Report | Try: Echebarría 5'm L. Erbina (2) 7'm, 10'c Con: García (1/3) 11' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
* 20 April 2019 11:36
| Australia | 47–0 | China |
| Try: Quirk 2'c Tonegato (3) 3'c, 8'c, 9'c Caslick 4'c Treherne 7'm Dick 13'c Con: Treherne (4/5) 2', 3', 5', 8' Sykes (2/2) 10', 13' | Report | |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
* 20 April 2019 13:58
| Canada | 42–19 | China |
| Try: Paquin 1'c Williams (2) 2'c, 8'c Wardley 4'c Farella (2) 11'c, 13'c Con: Landry (3/3) 1', 3', 4' Nicholas (3/3) 9', 11', 13' | Report | Try: Chen (2) 6'c, 7'c Hu 14'm Con: Gu (2/2) 6', 7' Yang (0/1) |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
* 20 April 2019 14:20
| Australia | 36–5 | Spain |
| Try: Green 1'm Caslick (2) 2'c, 10'm Pelite 5'm Dick 7'c Quirk 8'c Con: Sykes (3/6) 3', 7', 8' | Report | Try: Losada 12'm Con: García (0/1) |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
* 20 April 2019 16:42
| Spain | 31–26 | China |
| Try: Losada 1'm Echebarría 7'c Bravo 8'c Algar 12'c Requena 13'm Con: García (1/2) 7' Bravo (1/1) 8' Algar (1/2) 12' | Report | Try: Min 3'm Yu 5'c Chen 10'c Ruan 14'c Con: Gu (2/3) 6', 14' Chen (1/1) 10' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)
* 20 April 2019 17:04
| Australia | 14–17 | Canada |
| Try: Sykes (2) 5'c, 8'c Con: Sykes (2/2) 6', 8' | Report | Try: Farella 1'm Paquin 3'm Lukan 12'c Con: Landry (1/3) 12' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 24 | +65 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 58 | +15 | 7 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 56 | –13 | 5 |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 97 | –67 | 3 |
* 20 April 2019 10:30
| Ireland | 31–10 | Fiji |
| Try: Murphy-Crowe (3) 0'm, 7'c, 13'c Higgins 4'c Tyrell 10'm Con: Mulhall (3/5) 4', 7', 14' | Report | Try: Solikoviti 5'm Naimasi 8'm Con: Tisolo (0/2) |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sara Cox (England)
* 20 April 2019 10:52
| United States | 43–7 | England |
| Try: Thomas 1'm Kelter (2) 3'm, 14'c Emba 7'c Fa'avesi 8'c Tapper (2) 10'c, 12'm Con: Kelter (4/7) 7', 8', 11', 14' | Report | Try: Rowland 2'c Con: Aitchison (1/1) 3' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
* 20 April 2019 13:14
| Ireland | 0–31 | England |
| | Report | Try: Matthews 1'c Quansah 3'm Aitchison 7'c Uren 11'm Adam 14'c Con: Aitchison (2/4) 1', 14' Rowland (1/1) 7' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
* 20 April 2019 13:36
| United States | 31–5 | Fiji |
| Try: Thomas 1'm Kelter 2'c Fa'avesi 6'c Maher 9'c Heavirland 14'm Con: Kelter (3/4) 3', 6', 10' Heavirland (0/1) | Report | Try: Savu 3' Con: Tisolo (0/1) |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)
* 20 April 2019 15:58
| Fiji | 15–35 | England |
| Try: Tisolo 0'm Daveua 7'm Savu 9'm Con: Tisolo (0/2) Seniyasi (0/1) | Report | Try: Uren 4'c Wilson-Hardy 6'c Jones 8'c Aitchison 12'c Quansah 13'c Con: Aitchison (4/4) 4', 6', 9', 12', 14' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
* 20 April 2019 16:20
| United States | 15–12 | Ireland |
| Try: Canett 4'm Kirshe 8' Kelter 11' Con: Heavirland (0/2) Kelter (0/1) | Report | Try: Murphy-Crowe 2'c Lane 7'm Con: Mulhall (1/2) 2' |
* Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sara Cox (England)

## Knockout stage
### Challenge Trophy

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 21 April 2019 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| Spain | 12 |
| Spain | 12 | 21 April 2019 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| China | 5 | 21 April 2019 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| China | 5 | Spain | 12 |
| 21 April 2019 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | Spain | 12 |
| 21 April 2019 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | Fiji | 41 |
| Japan | 17 | Fiji | 41 |
| Fiji | 28 | | |
| Fiji | 28 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 21 April 2019 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| | | China | 7 |
| | | Japan | 0 |
Matches :
Semifinals
21 April 2019 11:58Spain 12–5 ChinaTry: Algar 5'm Martínez 7'c Con: García (1/2) 7'ReportTry: Liu 9'm Con: Chen (0/1)Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
21 April 2019 12:20Japan 17–28 FijiTry: Tsutsumi 2'm Hirano 7'c Ito 14'm Con: Okuroda (1/3)ReportTry: Naimasi (2) 4'c, 7'c Sokoiwasa 8'c Roqica 10'c Con: Tisolo (4/4) 4', 8', 9', 10'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
Eleventh Place
21 April 2019 15:04China 7–0 JapanTry: Gu 4'c Con: Gu (1/1) 5'ReportMikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Final
21 April 2019 15:26Spain 12–41 FijiTry: Algar 4'c Fresneda 7'm Con: García (1/2) 4'ReportTry: Savu (3) 0'c, 8'm, 10'm Naimasi 3'm Daveua (2) 6'c, 13'c Korowaqa 12'm Con: Tisolo (2/5) 1', 6' Rokounono (1/2) 14'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia) :

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 21 April 2019 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| Russia | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 21 April 2019 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| New Zealand | 36 | 21 April 2019 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| New Zealand | 36 | New Zealand | 34 |
| 21 April 2019 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | New Zealand | 34 |
| 21 April 2019 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | Australia | 26 |
| Australia | 29 | Australia | 26 |
| Ireland | 7 | | |
| Ireland | 7 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | 21 April 2019 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| | | Russia | 14 |
| | | Ireland | 15 |
Matches :
Semifinals
21 April 2019 13:36Russia 0–36 New ZealandReportTry: Tui 3'm Nathan-Wong 6'm Baker 8'c Hirini (2) 10'c, 14'c Faleafaga 12'm Con: Nathan-Wong (3/6) 8', 11', 14'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)
21 April 2019 13:58Australia 29–7 IrelandTry: Sykes 3'm Tonegato (2) 7'c, 10'm Caslick 12'c Paki 14'm Con: Sykes (2/5) 7', 12'ReportTry: Murphy-Crowe 4'c Con: Mulhall (1/1) 5'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Seventh Place
21 April 2019 16:20Russia 14–15 IrelandTry: Khamidova 4'c Shestakova 7'c Con: Lushina (2/2) 5', 7'ReportTry: Higgins (2) 3'm, 9'm Galvin 9'm Con: Higgins (0/3)Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
Final
21 April 2019 16:42New Zealand 34–26 AustraliaTry: Hirini (2) 0'c, 5'c Faleafaga 2'm Saili 3'm Tui 7'm Nathan-Wong 8'm Con: Nathan-Wong (2/6) 1', 6'ReportTry: Murphy 9'c Green 12'c Sykes 13'm Con: Treherne (2/2) 10', 12' Sykes (1/2) 13'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sara Cox (England) :

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 April 2019 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | | |
| Canada | 17 | | | |
| Canada | 17 | 21 April 2019 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | |
| Russia | 14 | 21 April 2019 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | |
| Russia | 14 | Canada | 24 | |
| 21 April 2019 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | Canada | 24 | |
| 21 April 2019 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | United States | 12 | |
| United States | 26 | United States | 12 | |
| United States | 26 | | | | 21 April 2019 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | 21 April 2019 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | Canada | 7 |
| 21 April 2019 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | | | | Canada | 7 |
| 21 April 2019 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | | | England | 5 |
| Australia | 7 | | | | England | 5 |
| Australia | 7 | 21 April 2019 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | | |
| England | 21 | 21 April 2019 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | | |
| England | 21 | England | 19 | | | |
| 21 April 2019 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | | England | 19 | | | |
| 21 April 2019 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | France | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| France | 19 | France | 17 | | Third place | Third place |
| France | 19 | | | | 21 April 2019 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | 21 April 2019 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu | 21 April 2019 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu |
| Ireland | 0 | | | | United States | 36 |
| | | | | | France | 12 |
Matches :
Quarterfinals
21 April 2019 10:30Canada 17–14 RussiaTry: Landry 1'm Williams 5'm Paquin 7'c Con: Landry (1/3) 7'ReportTry: Khamidova 9'c Zdrokova 11'c Con: Lushina (2/2) 9', 11'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Sara Cox
21 April 2019 10:52United States 26–19 New ZealandTry: Tapper 2'c Thomas 7'm Kelter 7'c Kirshe 13'c Con: Kelter (3/4) 3', 8', 13'ReportTry: Faleafaga 4'm Williams (2) 9'c, 11'c Con: Nathan-Wong (2/3) 10', 12'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
21 April 2019 11:14Australia 7–21 EnglandTry: Tonegato 14'c Con: SykesReportTry: Matthews 2'c Rowland 8'c Aitchison 11'c Con: Aitchison (3/3) 2', 9', 11'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
21 April 2019 11:36France 19–0 IrelandTry: Ciofani 7'c Okemba 7'c Pelle 10'm Con: Izar (2/3) 7', 7'ReportMikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
Semifinals
21 April 2019 14:20Canada 24–12 United StatesTry: Farella (2) 3'c, 8'm Greenshields 4'c Landry 10'm Con: Landry (2/4) 3', 4'ReportTry: Doyle (2) 7'c, 14'c Con: Kelter (1/1) 7' Emba (0/1)Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
21 April 2019 14:42England 19–17 FranceTry: Brown (2) 5'c, 10'c Uren 7'm Con: Aitchison (2/3) 5', 11'ReportTry: Okemba 1'm Ciofani (2) 6', 9' Con: Izar (1/3) 6'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Third Place
21 April 2019 17:04United States 36–12 FranceTry: Maher 4'c Doyle (2) 6'm, 12'm Tapper (2) 7'c, 10'c Kirshe 9'm Con: Kelter (3/6) 4', 7', 11'ReportTry: Neissen 1'm Ciofani 3'c Con: Izar (1/2) 3'Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
Final
21 April 2019 17:30Canada 7–5 EnglandTry: Landry 14'c Con: Landry (1/1) 14'ReportTry: Wilson-Hardy 5'm Con: Aitchison (0/1)Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) :

## Tournament placings

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

## Players
### Scoring leaders

Source: World Rugby