2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament

2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament
Tournament details
Venue	AT&T Park
Dates	20 – 22 July
No. of nations	24
Final positions
Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Runner-up File:Silver medal blank.svg	File:Flag of England.svg England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Tries scored	344 (average 6.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Emmanuel Guise (37)
Most tries	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Ravouvou (6) ; File:Flag of South Africa.svg Siviwe Soyizwapi (6)
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The men's tournament in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco. New Zealand won the tournament and took home the Melrose Cup by defeating England 33–12 in the final; South Africa won the bronze by defeating Fiji 24–19. The tournament was dominated by the World Series core teams, which accounted for all eight of the teams that reached the quarterfinals. Ireland was the highest placed non core team in ninth, notching wins against core teams Kenya, Wales, and Australia. The top point scorer was Papua New Guinea's Emmanuel Guise with 37 points. The joint top try scorers were New Zealand's Joe Ravouvou and South Africa's Siviwe Soyizwapi with 6 each.

Format

Unlike previous editions, the tournament will be played for the first time in a knock-out only format.

Teams in the Championship Cup will compete for the Melrose Cup and bronze medals.
Losing teams in the Championship Cup Quarter-finals will compete for 5th Place.
Losing teams in the Championship Cup Round of 16 (second round) will compete for the Challenge Trophy.
Losing teams in the Championship Cup Pre-round of 16 (first round) will compete for the Bowl.
Losing teams in the Challenge Trophy Quarter-finals will compete for 13th Place.
Losing teams in the Bowl Quarter-finals will compete for 21st Place.
Teams entering in the Pre-round of 16 (first round) in the Championship Cup will play a minimum of four matches and a maximum of five matches.
Teams entering in the Round of 16 (second round) in the Championship Cup will play four matches.

Teams

Africa	North America	South America	Asia	Europe	Oceania
Automatic qualification
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States			File:Flag of England.svg England File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2016–17 World Series
	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina		File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Regional Qualifiers
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga

Squads

Draw

The twenty-four teams are seeded as follows:^[1]

The fourteen core teams of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series who qualified are ranked as the first fourteen teams. These teams are seeded according to combined rankings derived from the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series, and the first seven rounds of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.
Places 15–24 are allocated to teams that qualified by way of the regional tournaments. These teams are seeded based on their rankings from the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier.
Teams ranked 1-8 receive byes and enter the Championship Cup in the Round of 16 (second round).
Teams ranked 9-24 enter the Championship Cup in the Pre-round of 16 (first round).

2017–18 Core Team Seeding
Pos	Event Team	2016–17	File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai	File:Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton	File:Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong	Points total
1	File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa	192	22	17	19	19	15	17	17	318
2	File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji	150	15	13	12	22	17	22	22	273
3	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand	137	19	22	13	15	13	10	15	244
4	File:Flag of England.svg England	164	17	10	10	10	10	13	1	235
5	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	129	1	12	15	8	22	15	12	214
6	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	113	13	8	22	17	12	12	5	202
7	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	90	5	19	17	7	19	10	13	180
8	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	109	10	1	2	10	5	8	10	155
9	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya	63	10	3	10	12	10	19	19	146
10	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	98	5	15	3	5	7	2	7	142
11	File:Flag of France.svg France	66	8	10	8	3	8	1	8	112
12	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	73	3	5	7	2	5	5	3	103
13	File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa	51	12	5	5	13	3	3	2	94
14	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	29	1	1	5	1	1	5	5	48

2018 Hong Kong Sevens seeding
Pos	Team	Round	Group Rank	Record	PD
15	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	Champion	2	5–1	+130
16	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	Semifinal	1	4–1	+126
17	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	Semifinal	1	3–2	+34
18	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	Quarterfinal	2	2–2	+12
19	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong	Quarterfinal	2	1–3	–10
20	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda	Quarterfinal	3	2–2	–20
21	File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe	Quarterfinal	3	1–3	–42
22	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	Pool stage	3	1–2	–41
23	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea	Pool stage	4	1–2	–35
24	File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga	N/A

^[2]

Match officials

World Rugby announced a panel of ten match officials for the men's tournament.^[3]

Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Jérémy Rozier (France)
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
Richard Haughton (England)
Damián Schneider (Argentina)
Mike O'Brien (United States)

Tournament

Pre-Round of 16

20 July 2018	(9) Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg	19–7	File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (24)	AT&T Park
13:01	Try: Oyoo (2) 7'm, 9'c Injera 12'c Con: Oliech (1/1) 9'c Agero (1/2) 12'		Try: Tokai 5'c Con: Muna (1/1) 6' Cards: Tokai Yellow card 7'	Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

20 July 2018	(10) Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	29–21	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (23)	AT&T Park
13:23	Try: Jones 0'c Douglas (2) 3'c, 7'm Mullins 7'm Braid 14'c Con: Hirayama (2/5) 0', 4'		Try: Tirang 4'c Kalua 10'c Peter 12'c Con: Guise (3/3) 5', 10', 12'	Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

20 July 2018	(11) France File:Flag of France.svg	50–0	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (22)	AT&T Park
13:45	Try: Veredamu 0'm Valleau (2) 2'c, 3'c Barraque (2) 6'c, 9'm Bouhraoua 8'm Boudehent 10'c Parez 13'c Con: Barraque (3/4) 3', 4', 6' Riva (1/2) 11' Parez (1/1) 14'			Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)

20 July 2018	(12) Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg	33–12	File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (21)	AT&T Park
14:07	Try: Rosser 5'c Morgan (2) 7'c, 8'c Roach 9'c Allen 13'c Con: Davies (3/3) 6', 7', 8' Treharne (1/2) 9' Cards: Chitokwindo 1'c Makombe 3'm		Try: Rouse (1/2) 1'	Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

20 July 2018	(13) Samoa File:Flag of Samoa.svg	45–7	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	AT&T Park
14:29	Try: Perez 0'c Fomai 3'c Tuatagaloa 5'm Motuga (2) 8'c, 13'c Leilual 10'c Solia 12'm Con: Tupou (4/5) 1', 3', 8', 10' Paulo (1/2) 13'		Try: Okorach 7'c Con: Wokorach (1/1) 7' Cards: Okorach Yellow card 2'	Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

20 July 2018	(14) Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg	21–7	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	AT&T Park
14:51	Try: Ianiushkin (2) 2'c, 5'c Davydov 6'c Con: Gaisin (3/3) 3', 6', 7'		Try: Herbert 14'c Con: Hood (1/1) 14'	Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

20 July 2018	(15) Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg	33–7	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (18)	AT&T Park
15:13	Try: Lilidamu (2) 1'm, 5'c Tupou 4'c Sakai 7'c Soejima 13'c Con: Sakai (4/5) 4', 5', 7', 13'		Try: Mieres 9'c Con: Lijtenstein 9'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

20 July 2018	(16) Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg	17–12	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (17)	AT&T Park
15:35	Try: Keenan 3'c Dardis 6'm O'Brien 14'm Con: Dardis (1/3) 3'		Try: P Verschae 1'c Metuaze 11'm Con: Torrealba (1/2) 1'	Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

21st Place

Semi-finals		21st Place Final

22 July 2018 – 9:00 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (24)	31
		22 July 2018 – 13:46 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (21)	5
		File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (24)	14
22 July 2018 – 9:22 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (23)	31
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (23)	52

File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (22)	7
		23rd Place

		22 July 2018 – 13:24 – AT&T Park

		File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (21)	33

		File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (22)	21

Matches

Semi-finals

22 July 2018	(24) Tonga File:Flag of Tonga.svg	31–5	File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (21)	AT&T Park
9:00	Try: Kilioni 1'm Vahe 6'c Tokai 8'm Muna 13'c Vainikolo 14'c Con: Muna (3/5) 6', 13', 14'		Try: Chitokwindo 11'm Con: Rouse (0/1) Cards: Madida Yellow card 1'	Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

22 July 2018	(23) Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg	52–7	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (22)	AT&T Park
9:22				Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

23rd Place

22 July 2018	(21) Zimbabwe File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg	33–21	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (22)	AT&T Park
13:24				Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

21st Place Final

22 July 2018	(24) Tonga File:Flag of Tonga.svg	14–31	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (23)	AT&T Park
13:46				Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Bowl

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Bowl Final

21 July 2018 – 12:26 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (24)	29
		22 July 2018 – 9:44 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (17)	33
		File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (17)	20
21 July 2018 – 13:32 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	17
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe (21)	10
				22 July 2018 – 14:40 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	24
				File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (17)	20
21 July 2018 – 12:48 – AT&T Park
				File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	7
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (23)	19
		22 July 2018 – 10:06 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (18)	21
		File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (18)	5
21 July 2018 – 13:10 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	31	19th Place
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (22)	10
				22 July 2018 – 14:18 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	24
				File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	38

				File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (18)	28

Matches

Quarter-finals

21 July 2018	(24) Tonga File:Flag of Tonga.svg	29–33	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (17)	AT&T Park
12:26				Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

21 July 2018	(23) Papua New Guinea File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg	19–21	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (18)	AT&T Park
12:48				Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

21 July 2018	(11) Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg	10–24	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	AT&T Park
13:10				Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)

21 July 2018	(21) Zimbabwe File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg	10–24	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	AT&T Park
13:32				Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Semi-finals

22 July 2018	(17) Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg	20–17	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	AT&T Park
9:44				Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

22 July 2018	(18) Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	5–31	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	AT&T Park
10:06				Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

19th Place

22 July 2018	(18) Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	28–38	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (20)	AT&T Park
14:18				Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Bowl Final

22 July 2018	(17) Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg	20–7	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (19)	AT&T Park
14:40				Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)

13th Place

Semi-finals		13th Place Final

22 July 2018 – 10:28 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (9)	17
		22 July 2018 – 15:24 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)	19
		File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)	22
22 July 2018 – 10:50 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	17
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)	20

File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	26
		15th Place

		22 July 2018 – 15:02 – AT&T Park

		File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (9)	14

		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)	26

Matches

Semi-finals

22 July 2018	(9) Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg	17–19	File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)	AT&T Park
10:28				Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)

22 July 2018	(15) Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg	20–26	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	AT&T Park
10:50				Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

15th Place

22 July 2018	(9) Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg	14–26	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)	AT&T Park
15:02				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

13th Place Final

22 July 2018	(13) Samoa File:Flag of Samoa.svg	22–17	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	AT&T Park
15:24				Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Challenge Trophy

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Challenge Trophy Final

21 July 2018 – 14:04 – AT&T Park

File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (16)	24
		22 July 2018 – 11:12 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (9)	14
		File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (16)	27
21 July 2018 – 15:10 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (12)	12
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)	19
				22 July 2018 – 16:08 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (12)	24
				File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (16)	24
21 July 2018 – 14:26 – AT&T Park
				File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (6)	14
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)	17
		22 July 2018 – 11:34 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (10)	35
		File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (10)	7
21 July 2018 – 14:48 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (6)	19	11th Place
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	0
				22 July 2018 – 15:46 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (6)	41
				File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (12)	35

				File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (10)	12

Matches

Quarter-finals

21 July 2018	(9) Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg	14–24	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (16)	AT&T Park
14:04				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

21 July 2018	(10) Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	35–17	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)	AT&T Park
14:26				Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

21 July 2018	(6) Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg	41–0	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	AT&T Park
14:48				Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

21 July 2018	(12) Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg	24–19	File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)	AT&T Park
15:10				Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Semi-finals

22 July 2018	(16) Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg	27–12	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (12)	AT&T Park
11:12				Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

22 July 2018	(10) Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	7–19	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (6)	AT&T Park
11:34				Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

11th Place

22 July 2018	(12) Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg	35–12	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (10)	AT&T Park
15:46				Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Challenge Trophy Final

22 July 2018	(16) Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg	24–14	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (6)	AT&T Park
16:08				Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

5th Place

Semi-finals		5th Place Final

22 July 2018 – 11:56 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (8)	0
		22 July 2018 – 17:02 – AT&T Park
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)	28
		File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)	7
22 July 2018 – 12:18 – AT&T Park
		File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (7)	33
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (7)	26

File:Flag of France.svg France (11)	15
		7th Place

		22 July 2018 – 16:40 – AT&T Park

		File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (8) (a.e.t.)	29

		File:Flag of France.svg France (11)	24

Matches

Semi-finals

22 July 2018	(8) Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	0–28	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)	AT&T Park
11:56				Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

22 July 2018	(7) Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	26–15	File:Flag of France.svg France (11)	AT&T Park
12:18				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

7th Place

22 July 2018	(8) Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	29–24 (a.e.t.)	File:Flag of France.svg France (11)	AT&T Park
16:40				Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

5th Place Final

22 July 2018	(5) United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	7–33	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (7)	AT&T Park
17:02				Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Championship Cup

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Championship Cup Final

20 July 2018 – 21:15 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1)

45

21 July 2018 – 15:32 – AT&T Park

File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (16)

7

File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1)

36

20 July 2018 – 19:03 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (8)

5

File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (8)

31

22 July 2018 – 12:40 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (9)

26

File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1)

7

20 July 2018 – 20:09 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of England.svg England (4)

29

File:Flag of England.svg England (4)

19

21 July 2018 – 16:38 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)

15

File:Flag of England.svg England (4) (a.e.t.)

24

20 July 2018 – 21:37 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)

19

File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)

35

22 July 2018 – 17:46 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (12)

0

File:Flag of England.svg England (4)

12

20 July 2018 – 20:53 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)

33

File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (2)

35

21 July 2018 – 15:54 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)

10

File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (2)

43

20 July 2018 – 19:25 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (7)

7

File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (7)

28

22 July 2018 – 13:02 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (10)

0

File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (2)

17

20 July 2018 – 20:31 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)

22

Bronze Medal Match

File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)

29

21 July 2018 – 16:16 – AT&T Park

22 July 2018 – 17:24 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)

5

File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)

12

File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1)

24

20 July 2018 – 19:47 – AT&T Park

File:Flag of France.svg France (11)

7

File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (2)

19

File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (6)

17

File:Flag of France.svg France (11)

22

Matches

Round of 16

20 July 2018	(8) Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	31–26	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (9)	AT&T Park
19:03				Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

20 July 2018	(7) Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	28–0	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (10)	AT&T Park
19:25				Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

20 July 2018	(6) Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg	17–22	File:Flag of France.svg France (11)	AT&T Park
19:47				Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

20 July 2018	(4) England File:Flag of England.svg	19–15	File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (13)	AT&T Park
20:09				Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

20 July 2018	(3) New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg	29–5	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (14)	AT&T Park
20:31				Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

20 July 2018	(2) Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg	35–10	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (15)	AT&T Park
20:53				Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

20 July 2018	(1) South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg	45–7	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (16)	AT&T Park
21:15				Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

20 July 2018	(5) United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	35–0	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (12)	AT&T Park
21:37				Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Quarter-finals

21 July 2018	(8) Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg	5–36	File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (1)	AT&T Park
15:32				Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

21 July 2018	(7) Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	7–43	File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (2)	AT&T Park
15:54				Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

21 July 2018	(11) France File:Flag of France.svg	7–12	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)	AT&T Park
16:16				Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

21 July 2018	(5) United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	19–24	File:Flag of England.svg England (4)	AT&T Park
16:38				Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Semi-finals

22 July 2018	(1) South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg	7–29	File:Flag of England.svg England (4)	AT&T Park
12:40				Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

22 July 2018	(2) Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg	17–22	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)	AT&T Park
13:02				Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

Bronze Medal Match

22 July 2018	(1) South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg	24–19	Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg (2)	AT&T Park
17:24				Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Championship Cup Final

22 July 2018	(4) England File:Flag of England.svg	12–33	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (3)	AT&T Park
17:46	Try: Ellery 7'c McConnochie 12'm Con: Mitchell (1/2) 7'	Report	Try: Molia (2) 2'c, 5'c Ravouvou 10'm Rokolisoa 14'c Joass 14'c Con: Baker (3/4) 2', 5', 14' Curry (1/1) 14'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

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2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Men's winners
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3rd title

Tournament placings

Place	Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	File:Flag of England.svg England
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
4	File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
5	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
6	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
7	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
8	File:Flag of France.svg France
9	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
10	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
11	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
12	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada

Place	Team
13	File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
14	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
15	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
16	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
17	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
18	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
19	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
20	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
21	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
22	File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
23	File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
24	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

Attendance

Over 100,000 fans attended the three day event, which was a Rugby World Cup Sevens record until the 2022 tournament.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Player scoring

Tries scored
Rank	Player	Tries
1	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Ravouvou	6
1	File:Flag of South Africa.svg Siviwe Soyizwapi	6
3	File:Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Geduld	5
3	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Luke Morgan	5
5	14 players	4

Points scored
Rank	Player	Points
1	File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Emmanuel Guise	37
2	File:IRFU flag.svg Billy Dardis	32
2	File:Flag of the United States.svg Madison Hughes	32
4	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Porch	30
	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Ravouvou
	File:Flag of South Africa.svg Siviwe Soyizwapi
	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Philip Wokorach

Source: World Rugby

References

↑ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 qualification explained". World Rugby. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
↑ rugbybworldcup.com. "RWC Sevens 2018 tournament seedings". www.rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
↑ "Match officials announced for landmark Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018" (Press release). World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
↑ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 - Tournament schedules". rwcsevens.com. World Rugby. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
↑ "RWC Sevens 2018 sets record rugby broadcast audience in USA". world rugby. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
↑ "NBC SPORTS SETS RECORDS WITH RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS COVERAGE". NBC sports group. August 9, 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
↑ "RECORD NUMBERS ATTENDED AFRICA'S FIRST EVER RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS IN CAPE TOWN". EWN. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[1] "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 qualification explained". World Rugby. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[2] rugbybworldcup.com. "RWC Sevens 2018 tournament seedings". www.rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-04-16.

[3] "Match officials announced for landmark Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018" (Press release). World Rugby. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

[4] "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 - Tournament schedules". rwcsevens.com. World Rugby. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

[viewership-5] "RWC Sevens 2018 sets record rugby broadcast audience in USA". world rugby. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[nbc_sports-6] "NBC SPORTS SETS RECORDS WITH RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS COVERAGE". NBC sports group. August 9, 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[2022_Attendance-7] "RECORD NUMBERS ATTENDED AFRICA'S FIRST EVER RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS IN CAPE TOWN". EWN. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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Men’s teams	Australia Argentina Canada Chile England Fiji France Hong Kong Ireland Jamaica Japan Kenya New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa Tonga Uganda United States Uruguay Wales Zimbabwe
Women’s teams	Australia Brazil Canada China England Fiji France Ireland Japan Mexico New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia South Africa Spain United States
Squads	Men Women
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v t e Rugby World Cup Sevens
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Qualifying	1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 M W 2013 M W 2018 M W 2022 M W
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