2017 Dubai Sevens
The 2017 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 December 2017 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Format. The teams are drawn into four 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 bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket. Teams. Fifteen core teams participate in  the tournament along with one invited team, Uganda, the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens: Pool stage. All times in UAE Standard Time () 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: