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2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Seventh edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the seventh edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. Six tournament events were scheduled on the 2018–19 circuit with twelve teams competing in each tournament. The series also, for the second time, doubled as an Olympic qualifier.
The series was won by New Zealand who won four tour events on their way to claiming their fifth World Series title.
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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. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.
Teams
The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2018–19 series were:
One additional core team qualified through winning the 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:
The twelfth team in each tournament is allocated based on performance in the respective continental competitions within Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.
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Tour venues
There were six tournaments in 2018–19:
Standings
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Official standings for the 2018–19 series:
Source: World Rugby
- By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England represented Great Britain in qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Sevens.[2] The final make-up of the Great Britain women's team was determined by the British Olympic Association.
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Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2018–19 series, by team:
Tournaments
Glendale
Dubai
Sydney
Kitakyushu
Langford
Biarritz
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Scoring leaders
Updated: 16 June 2019
Awards
Updated: 16 June 2019
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