2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series

19th annual international series in men's rugby sevens

2017–18 World Rugby Sevens

Series XIX
Hosts|

* United Arab Emirates
* South Africa
* Australia
* New Zealand
* United States
* Canada
* Hong Kong
*   * England
* France

Date| 1 Dec 2017 – 10 Jun 2018
Nations| 21
Final positions
Champions|  South Africa
Runners-up|  Fiji
Third|  New Zealand
Series details
Top try scorer|  Carlin Isles (49)
Top point scorer|  Nathan Hirayama (334)

← 2016–17

2018–19 →

The 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 19th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000.

## Core teams

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* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain[1]
* United States
* Wales

## Tour venues

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The official schedule for the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows:[2]

2017–18 Venues  Leg  | Stadium  | City  | Dates  | Winner

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Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 1–2 December 2017 |  South Africa
South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 9–10 December 2017 |  New Zealand
Australia | Allianz Stadium | Sydney | 26–28 January 2018 |  Australia
New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato | Hamilton | 3–4 February 2018 |  Fiji
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 2–4 March 2018 |  United States
Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 10–11 March 2018 |  Fiji
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 6–8 April 2018 |  Fiji
Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 28–29 April 2018 |  Fiji
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 2–3 June 2018 |  Fiji
France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 8–10 June 2018 |  South Africa

There were several significant changes to the schedule:

* The New Zealand event moved from Wellington, which had hosted an event in every previous season of the series, to Hamilton.
* The Australia and New Zealand events will swap places in the tournament order.
* The schedule includes a break for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which will hold its sevens tournament on 14–15 April at Gold Coast.
* The Paris and London Sevens, which swapped places in the season order, will take place several weeks later than usual in order to provide more rest for players, many of whom will have been involved in the Commonwealth Games.

## Standings

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For the tie-breaker rules, see World Rugby Sevens Series § Tiebreakers.

Official standings for the 2017–18 series:

2017–18 World Rugby Sevens – Series XIX
Pos.  |

Event

Team

Dubai |
Cape Town |
Sydney |
Hamil­ton |
Las Vegas |
Van­couver |
Hong Kong |
Singa­pore |
London |
Paris | Points
total

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1 |  South Africa | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 182
2 |  Fiji | 15 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 180
3 |  New Zealand | 19 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 150
4 |  Australia | 13 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 123
5 |  England | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 122
6 |  United States | 1 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 117
7 |  Argentina | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 105
8 |  Kenya | 10 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 104
9 |  Canada | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 76
10 |  Samoa | 12 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 59
11 |  Spain | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 56
12 |  Scotland | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55
13 |  France | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 53
14 |  Wales | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 49
15 |  Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 10 | 27
16 |  Russia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26
17 |  Papua New Guinea | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6
18 |  Uganda | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4
19 |  Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3
20 |  Uruguay | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2
21 |  South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1

Source: World Rugby. Archived [3]

Legend

No colour  | Core team in 2017–18 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
Pink  | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2017–18 season
Yellow  | Not a core team

## Placings summary

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Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:

Team  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Fourth  | Total

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Fiji | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 7
South Africa | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5
Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3
United States | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3
Argentina | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3
Kenya | – | 2 | – | – | 2
England | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4
Ireland | – | – | 1 | – | 1
Canada | – | – | – | 2 | 2
Totals  | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40

## Players

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Main article: 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series squads

### Scoring leaders

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Tries scored  | No. | Player  | Tries

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1  |  Carlin Isles | 49
2  |  Luke Morgan | 44
3  |  Dan Norton | 38
4  |  Eroni Sau | 37
Perry Baker
6  |  Justin Douglas | 35
Seabelo Senatla
8  |  Ben O'Donnell | 32
9  |  Willy Ambaka | 31
10  |  Joe Ravouvou | 28
John Porch

Updated: 10 June 2018

Points scored  | No. | Player  | Points

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1  |  Nathan Hirayama | 334
2  |  Amenoni Nasilasila | 316
3  |  Tom Mitchell | 263
4  |  Carlin Isles | 247
5  |  Luke Morgan | 220
6  |  Jean-Pascal Barraque | 211
7  |  James Stannard | 197
8  |  Dan Norton | 190
Vatemo Ravouvou
10  |  Perry Baker | 187

Updated: 10 June 2018

### Awards

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Impact player by tournament  | Tour Leg  | Player  | Points  | Ref.

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Dubai |  Alamanda Motuga
Seabelo Senatla | 50  | [4]
Cape Town |  Amenoni Nasilasila | 60  | [5]
Sydney |  Ben O'Donnell | 58  | [6]
Hamilton |  Seabelo Senatla | 49  | [7]
Las Vegas |  Ben O'Donnell | 52  | [8]
Vancouver |  Glenn Bryce | 61  | [9]
Hong Kong |  Eroni Sau | 53  | [10]
Singapore |  Ben O'Donnell | 54  | [11]
London |  Martin Iosefo
Owen Jenkins
Billy Odhiambo
Vladimir Ostroushko | 46  | [12]
Paris |  Robbie Fergusson | 50  |

Total impact player points  | Pos | Player  | T | B | O | C | Total

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1  |  Justin Douglas | 105  | 47  | 29  | 173  | 386
2  |  Ben O'Donnell | 191  | 47  | 26  | 184  | 348
3  |  Amenoni Nasilasila | 132  | 45  | 33  | 120  | 330
4  |  Eroni Sau | 126  | 54  | 29  | 119  | 328
5  |  Harry Jones | 101  | 25  | 14  | 171  | 311
6  |  Ben Pinkelman | 113  | 30  | 17  | 132  | 292
7  |  Martin Iosefo | 76  | 35  | 43  | 137  | 291
8  |  Nathan Hirayama | 79  | 37  | 28  | 135  | 279
9  |  Jerry Tuwai | 65  | 47  | 33  | 118  | 263
10  |  John Porch | 85  | 33  | 21  | 122  | 261

Updated: 5 June 2018

Player of the final award  Tour Leg  | Winner  | Ref.

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Dubai |  Kwagga Smith | [13]
Cape Town |  Joe Ravouvou | [14]
Sydney |  Lachlan Anderson | [15]
Hamilton |  Alasio Naduva | [16]
Las Vegas |  Danny Barrett | [17]
Vancouver |  Sevuloni Mocenacagi | [18]
Hong Kong |  Amenoni Nasilasila | [19]
Singapore |  Waisea Nacuqu | [20]
London |  Semi Radradra | [21]
Paris |  Dewald Human |

Updated: 5 June 2018

## Tournaments

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### Dubai

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Main article: 2017 Dubai Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  South Africa | 24–12 |  New Zealand |  England (Bronze)
Fiji
5th Place  |  Australia | 22–17 |  Samoa |  Kenya
Scotland
Challenge Trophy  |  France | 21–12 |  Spain |  Argentina
Canada
13th Place  |  Wales | 26–7 |  Uganda |  Russia
United States

### Cape Town

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Main article: 2017 South Africa Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  New Zealand | 38–14 |  Argentina |  South Africa (Bronze)
Canada
5th Place  |  Fiji | 26–12 |  United States |  England
France
Challenge Trophy  |  Australia | 26–7 |  Spain |  Samoa
Wales
13th Place  |  Kenya | 24–14 |  Uganda |  Russia
Scotland

### Sydney

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Main article: 2018 Sydney Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  Australia | 29–0 |  South Africa |  Argentina (Bronze)
United States
5th Place  |  New Zealand | 31–7 |  Fiji |  England
Kenya
Challenge Trophy  |  France | 29–12 |  Wales |  Russia
Samoa
13th Place  |  Canada | 14–12 |  Scotland |  Papua New Guinea
Spain

### Hamilton

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Main article: 2018 New Zealand Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 24–17 |  South Africa |  Australia (Bronze)
New Zealand
5th Place  |  Samoa | 19–15 |  Kenya |  Scotland
England
Challenge Trophy  |  United States | 31–12 |  Argentina |  Canada
Papua New Guinea
13th Place  |  France | 19–17 |  Wales |  Russia
Spain

### Las Vegas

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Main article: 2018 USA Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  United States | 28–0 |  Argentina |  Fiji (Bronze)
South Africa
5th Place  |  New Zealand | 17–12
(a.e.t.) |  Australia |  England
Kenya
Challenge Trophy  |  France | 26–19 |  Canada |  Scotland
Wales
13th Place  |  Samoa | 28–7 |  Spain |  Russia
Uruguay

### Vancouver

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Main article: 2018 Canada Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 31–12 |  Kenya |  South Africa (Bronze)
United States
5th Place  |  England | 31–14 |  Australia |  Argentina
New Zealand
Challenge Trophy  |  Scotland | 29–5 |  Spain |  Russia
Wales
13th Place  |  Samoa | 21–10 |  Canada |  France
Uruguay

### Hong Kong

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Main article: 2018 Hong Kong Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 24–12 |  Kenya |  South Africa (Bronze)
New Zealand
5th Place  |  Argentina | 14–12 |  United States |  Spain
Scotland
Challenge Trophy  |  France | 33–7 |  Canada |  Australia
Russia
13th Place  |  Wales | 33–5 |  Samoa |  England
South Korea
World Series Qualifier  |  Japan | 19–14 |  Germany |  Chile
Ireland

### Singapore

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Main article: 2018 Singapore Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 28–22 |  Australia |  England (Bronze)
South Africa
5th Place  |  New Zealand | 36–17 |  Samoa |  Kenya
Spain
Challenge Trophy  |  United States | 26–12 |  Canada |  Scotland
Wales
13th Place  |  Japan | 31–24 |  Argentina |  France
Russia

### London

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Main article: 2018 London Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  Fiji | 21-17 |  South Africa |  Ireland (Bronze)
England
5th Place  |  New Zealand | 26-5 |  United States |  Australia
Canada
Challenge Trophy  |  Kenya | 33-19 |  Wales |  Argentina
Russia
13th Place  |  Samoa | 34-10 |  Scotland |  France
Spain

### Paris

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Main article: 2018 Paris Sevens

Event  | Winners  | Score  | Finalists  | Semi-finalists

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Cup  |  South Africa | 24–14 |  England |  New Zealand
(Bronze)
Canada
5th Place  |  Fiji | 28–7 |  United States |  Ireland
Spain
Challenge Trophy  |  Argentina | 33–26 |  Wales |  Australia
France
13th Place  |  Kenya | 21–20 |  Scotland |  Russia
Samoa

## See also

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* Sports portal

* 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

## References

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1. ^ "Fiji win Hong Kong Sevens in style" (Press release). World Rugby. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017. "Meanwhile, Spain secured their spot on next season's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after beating Germany 12-7 in the World Rugby series qualifier final at the Hong Kong stadium."
2. ^ "Dates confirmed for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2017-18" (Press release). World Rugby. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
3. ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
4. ^ "Joint honours for DHL Impact Player in Dubai". World Rugby. 3 December 2017.
5. ^ "O'Donnell takes DHL Impact Player award in Sydney". World Rugby. 30 January 2018.
6. ^ "O'Donnell takes DHL Impact Player award in Sydney". World Rugby. 30 January 2018.
7. ^ "Senatla picks up DHL Impact Player in Hamilton". World Rugby. 6 February 2018.
8. ^ "O'Donnell takes home DHL Impact Player award in Las Vegas". World Rugby. 6 March 2018.
9. ^ "Bryce wins DHL Impact Player in Vancouver". World Rugby. 14 March 2018.
10. ^ "Eroni Sau is the DHL Impact Player in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 9 April 2018.
11. ^ "O'Donnell wins DHL Impact Player award in Singapore". World Rugby. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
12. ^ "Four-way tie for DHL Impact Player in London". World Rugby. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
13. ^ "Blitzboks beat New Zealand to win the Dubai Sevens". timeslive.co.za. 2 December 2017.
14. ^ "Ravouvou awarded HSBC Player of the Final in Cape Town". World Rugby. 11 December 2017.
15. ^ "Anderson awarded HSBC Player of the Final in Sydney". World Rugby. 29 January 2018.
16. ^ "Naduva named HSBC Player of the Final for Hamilton". World Rugby. 5 February 2018.
17. ^ "Barrett awarded HSBC Player of the Final for Las Vegas". World Rugby. 7 March 2018.
18. ^ "Mocenacagi claims HSBC Player of the Final for Vancouver". World Rugby. 13 March 2018.
19. ^ "Nasilasila takes home HSBC Player of the Final award". World Rugby. 9 April 2018.
20. ^ "Waisea Nacuqu wins HSBC Player of the Final in Singapore". World Rugby. 1 May 2018.
21. ^ "Fiji's Radradra scoops HSBC Player of the Final in London". World Rugby. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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Related articles|

* Sevens Challenger Series
* Olympic Sevens
* Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Tournaments|

* Dubai
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* Australia
* New Zealand
* USA
* Canada
* Hong Kong
* Singapore
* England
* France

Core teams|

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

Invited teams|

* Ireland
* Japan
* Papua New Guinea
* South Korea
* Uganda
* Uruguay

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