2018 Dubai Sevens
The 2018 Dubai Sevens is the twentieth edition of the Dubai Sevens tournament. It was the first tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held on 30 November–1 December 2018 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]
| 2018 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XX | |
| Host nation |  |
| Date | 30 November–1 December 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Third |  |
| Challenge Trophy | |
| Winner |  |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 278 (average 6.178 per match) |
| Top point scorer | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Top try scorer |  |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Format
The sixteen 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 are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 7 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 31 | 74 | 9 |
 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 6 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 96 | −70 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Thirteenth place
| Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 1 December – 13:38 – The Sevens | ||||||
 | 26 | |||||
| 1 December – 17:53 – The Sevens | ||||||
| 19 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 1 December – 14:00 – The Sevens | ||||||
| 31 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 14 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Final | ||||||||
| 1 December – 9:30 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 14:22 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 9:52 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 18:15 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 10:14 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | 38 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 14:44 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December – 10:36 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
Fifth place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 1 December – 15:33 – The Sevens | ||||||
| 29 | |||||
| 1 December – 18:40 – The Sevens | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 19 | |||||
| 1 December – 15:55 – The Sevens | ||||||
| 24 | |||||
| 21 | |||||
| 31 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 1 December– 11:00 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 16:17 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 11:22 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 19:29 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 11:44 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 16:39 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 12:06 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 22 | Third place | ||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 1 December– 19:04 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
| 22 |
 |
| 19 |
 |
| 17 |
| 4 | | 15 |
| 5 | | 13 |
| 6 | | 12 |
| 7 | | 10 |
| 10 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 |
| 2 | | 6 |
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| ||
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| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 54 |
| 2 | | 52 |
| 3 | | 41 |
| 4 | | 35 |
| 5 | | 32 |
Source: World Rugby
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See also
References
- "Men's and women's match schedule confirmed for Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018". World Rugby. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
External links
| World Sevens Series XX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None (first event) |
2018 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2018 South Africa Sevens |
| Dubai Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2017 Dubai Sevens |
2018 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2019 Dubai Sevens |
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