2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. There were five tournament events scheduled on the 2017–18 circuit and twelve teams competed in each tournament.
| World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 30 November 2017 – 10 June 2018 |
| Nations | 16 teams |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third | |
| Series details | |
| Top point scorer | |
| Top try scorer | |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
Format
Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy.[1] The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.[2]
Teams
The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2017–18 series were:[3]
One additional core team qualified through winning the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:[4]
Events
There were five tournaments in 2017–18:[5]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 30 November – 1 December 2017 | |
| Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 26–28 January 2018 [6] | |
| Japan | Mikuni World Stadium | Kitakyushu | 21–22 April 2018 | |
| Canada | Westhills Stadium | Langford | 12–13 May 2018 | |
| France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 8–10 June 2018 | |
Standings
Official standings for the 2017–18 series:
| 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Event Team |
Dubai |
Sydney |
Kitakyushu |
Langford |
Paris |
Points total | |||||
| 1 | |
20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 92 | |||||
| 2 | |
12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 90 | |||||
| 3 | |
10 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 68 | |||||
| 4 | |
14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 60 | |||||
| 5 |  |
18 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 56 | |||||
| 6 |  |
16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 46 | |||||
| 7 |  |
8 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 43 | |||||
| 8 |  |
6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | |||||
| 9 |  |
2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | |||||
| 10 |  |
4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 29 | |||||
| 11 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 12 |  |
– | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |||||
| 13 |  |
3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |||||
| 14 |  |
– | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |||||
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– | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 16 |  |
– | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Legend No colour Core team in 2017–18 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Pink Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series Yellow Not a core team
Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:
| Team |  |
 |
 |
Fourth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
|
– | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
|
– | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
|
– | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
|
– | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
– | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
Tournaments
Dubai
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | |
34–0 | |
|
| 5th Place | |
24–0 | |
|
| Challenge Trophy | |
24–7 | |
|
Sydney
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | |
31–0 | |
|
| 5th Place | |
19–5 | |
|
| Challenge Trophy | |
29–10 | |
|
Kitakyushu
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | |
24–12 | |
|
| 5th Place | |
30–7 | |
|
| Challenge Trophy | |
24–19 (a.e.t.) |
|
|
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 43 |
| 2 | | 37 |
| 3 | | 26 |
| ||
| 5 | | 24 |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 215 |
| 2 | | 185 |
| 3 | | 172 |
| 4 | | 168 |
| 5 | | 159 |
Updated: 10 June 2018
Awards
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Updated: 10 June 2018
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See also
- 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men)
References
- "Men's and women's sevens winners to strike gold". World Rugby.org. 3 October 2016.
- "Women's Sevens Series tournament rules". World Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Series Qualifying". World Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Japan secure core place on women's series". World Rugby. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- "Sevens Series 2018 to finish in Paris as women's dates confirmed". World Rugby. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "Sydney 7s 2018: Men's and women's tournaments set to come together on Australia Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- "Mikhaltsova wins DHL Impact Player in Dubai". World Rugby. 4 December 2017.
- "Khamidova named DHL Impact Player in Sydney". World Rugby. 31 January 2018.
- "Mikhaltsova named DHL Impact Player in Kitakyushu". World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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