2018 Canada Sevens

The 2018 Canada Sevens was the third edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 10–11 March at BC Place in Vancouver.

2018 Canada Sevens
2017–18 World Series
Host nation	Canada
Date	10–11 March 2018
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	Kenya
Third	South Africa
Challenge
Winner	Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	275 (average 6.11 per match)
Most points	Nathan Hirayama (57)
Most tries	John Porch (9)
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Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

Teams

Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Uruguay:^[1]

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

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:^[2]

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	2	1	0	100	57	+43	8
United States	3	2	0	1	94	52	+42	7
Canada	3	1	1	1	87	52	+35	6
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	22	142	–120	3

10 March 2018	Australia	19–19	Canada	BC Place, Vancouver
11:42	Try: Porch 0' c O'Donnell 8' c, 10' m Con: Stannard (2/3) 0', 9'		Try: Hirayama 3' c Kaay 8' m Moonlight 14' c Con: Hirayama (2/3) 4', 14'	Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

10 March 2018	United States	45–0	Uruguay	BC Place, Vancouver
12:04	Try: Isles 3' m, 7' c Iosefo 5' c Leuta 6' c Baker 8' c M Al-Jiboori 12' m Williams 13' c Con: Niua (4/5) 5', 6', 7', 8' Melphy (1/2) 13'		Cards: Puig 12' to 14'	Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

10 March 2018	Australia	50–17	Uruguay	BC Place, Vancouver
15:14	Try: Stannard 1' c Holland 3' c, 7' m, 8' c, 9' c O'Donnell 3' m Anstee 10' m Porch 11' c Con: Stannard (3/6) 1', 3', 8' Tom Lucas (2/2) 9', 12'		Try: Ardao 5' c Berchesi 13' m Alonso 14' m Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 5'	Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)

10 March 2018	United States	28–21	Canada	BC Place, Vancouver
15:36	Try: Baker 5' c, 7' c Leuta 8' c Williams 14' c Con: Niua (3/3) 6', 7', 8' Baker 14' (1/1)		Try: Braid 1' c Douglas 4' c Moonlight 10' c Con: Hirayama (3/3) 2', 5', 10'	Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

10 March 2018	Canada	47–5	Uruguay	BC Place, Vancouver
18:46	Try: Hirayama 4' c Moonlight 6' m, 8' c Jones 7' c Braid 10' c Douglas 13' c, 14' c Con: Hirayama (6/7) 5', 7', 8', 10', 13', 14' Cards: Braid 1' to 3'		Try: Ardao 1' m	Referee: Mike O'Brien (United States)

10 March 2018	United States	21–31	Australia	BC Place, Vancouver
19:08	Try: Isles 2' c Baker 5' c, 7' c Con: Niua (3/3) 2', 5', 7'		Try: Parahi 4' c Porch 8' c, 12' m, 14' m Holland 10' c Con: Stannard (3/5) 4', 8', 10' Cards: Taylor 7' to 9'	Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	2	0	1	62	33	+29	7
Argentina	3	2	0	1	64	40	+24	7
Samoa	3	2	0	1	56	37	+19	7
Wales	3	0	0	3	27	99	–72	3

10 March 2018	England	36–5	Wales	BC Place, Vancouver
10:58	Try: Norton 1', 3', 7' Lindsay-Hague 10', 14' Rodwell 12' Con: Mitchell (1/3) 2' Bibby (2/3) 11', 14'		Try: Roach 5' Con: O'Brien (0/1)	Referee: Richard Kelly

10 March 2018	Argentina	22–7	Samoa	BC Place, Vancouver
11:20	Try: Roura 3' Gonzalez 11' Moroni 14' Con: Revol (2/3) 3', 12' Pen: Revol (1/1) 13'		Try: Fomai 4' Con: Mealoi (1/1) 4'	Referee: Craig Joubert

10 March 2018	England	5–21	Samoa	BC Place, Vancouver
14:30	Try: Burgess 10' Con: Mitchell (0/1)		Try: Afamasaga 2' Alofipo 12' Leilua 14' Con: Tupou (2/2) 3', 13' Paulo (1/1) 14'	Referee: Craig Evans

10 March 2018	Argentina	35–12	Wales	BC Place, Vancouver
14:52	Try: Gonzalez 1' Mare 8' Moroni 9' Bazan Velez 10' Passaro 13' Con: Revol (3/3) 2', 10', 10' Bazan Velez (2/2) 8', 13'		Try: Morgan 3' O'Brien 11' Con: O'Brien (1/2) 12'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier

10 March 2018	Wales	10–28	Samoa	BC Place, Vancouver
18:02	Try: Evans 1' Maynard 3' Con: Maynard (0/1)		Try: Ale 5' Paulo 10', 13' Leilua 12' Con: Paulo (2/2) 6', 12' Tupou (2/2) 10', 13'	Referee: James Doleman

10 March 2018	Argentina	7–21	England	BC Place, Vancouver
18:24	Try: Roura 4' Con: Revol (1/1) 4'		Try: Burgess 7' McConnochie 8', 14' Con: Mitchell (3/3) 7', 8', 14' Cards: Mitchell 9' to 11'	Referee: Richard Kelly

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	107	33	+74	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	78	31	+47	7
France	3	0	1	2	26	64	–38	4
Spain	3	0	1	2	17	100	–83	4

10 March 2018	Kenya	14–7	France	BC Place, Vancouver
10:14	Try: Oliech 11' Ouma 14' Con: Oliech (2/2) 11', 14'		Try: Riva 7' Con: Barraque (1/1) 7'	Referee: Jordan Way

10 March 2018	Fiji	45–5	Spain	BC Place, Vancouver
10:36	Try: Tuwai 1' Nasoko 2', 4' Ravouvou 7' Vakurunabili 9' Batinisavu 13' Sau 14' Con: Ravouvou (3/4) 1', 4', 7' Nasilasila (2/2) 9', 14' Nacuqu (0/1)		Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 6' Con: Hernandez (0/1)	Referee: Mike O'Brien

10 March 2018	Kenya	43–0	Spain	BC Place, Vancouver
13:46	Try: Odhiambo 2' Ouma 3' Ambaka 5', 7' Oluoch 9' Owira 11' Oyoo 13' Con: Oliech (1/4) 2', Agero (2/2) 9', 11', 13'		Cards: Genua 12' to 14'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

10 March 2018	Fiji	38–7	France	BC Place, Vancouver
14:08	Try: Naduva 2', 7' Vakurunabili 5' Tuwai 9' Nacuqu 11' Sau 14' Con: Ravouvou (3/3) 2', 6', 7' Nasilasila (1/3) 14'		Try: Barraque 8' Con: Barraque (1/1) 8'	Referee: James Doleman

10 March 2018	France	12–12	Spain	BC Place, Vancouver
17:18	Try: Villiere 12', 14' Con: Riva (1/2) 12'		Try: Carter 5' Alonso 6' Con: Hernandez (1/2) 6'	Referee: Damian Schneider

10 March 2018	Fiji	24–21	Kenya	BC Place, Vancouver
17:40	Try: Nasoko 2' Sau 6' Nasilasila 9' Kunavula 12' Con: Nacuqu (1/1) 3' Nasilasila (1/2) 10' Ravouvou (0/1) Cards: Nacuqu 7' to 9'		Try: Injera 2' Agero 8' Oluoch 14' Con: Agero (2/2) 2', 8' (1/1) Oliech 14'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	95	45	+50	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	73	40	+33	7
Russia	3	1	0	2	38	93	–55	5
Scotland	3	0	0	3	50	78	–28	3

10 March 2018	New Zealand	31–26	Scotland	BC Place, Vancouver
9:30	Try: Joass 4' Curry 6', 11' RE Ware 7', 8' Con: Knewstubb (3/5) 6', 7', 12'		Try: Graham 1' Riddell 2' Farndale 9' McLennan 14' Con: Lowe (3/4) 1', 3', 10'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier

10 March 2018	South Africa	38–7	Russia	BC Place, Vancouver
9:52	Try: Afrika 2' Sage 6' Nel 8' du Plessis 9' Gans 11' Davids 13' Con: Du Preez (3/4) 7', 8', 10' Davids (1/2) 14'		Try: Ianiushkin 5' Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 6'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

10 March 2018	New Zealand	31–5	Russia	BC Place, Vancouver
13:02	Try: Ravouvou 2', 8', 13' Dickson 3' Masirewa 5' Con: McGarvey-Black (2/4) 2', 4', 13'		Try: Ianiushkin 7' Con: Ianiushkin (0/1) Cards: Sukhin 2' to 4'	Referee: Damian Schneider

10 March 2018	South Africa	21–0	Scotland	BC Place, Vancouver
13:24	Try: Soyizwapi 5' Brown 9' Davids 13' Con: Du Preez (3/3) 6', 9', 14'			Referee: Jordan Way

10 March 2018	Scotland	24–26	Russia	BC Place, Vancouver
16:34	Try: Graham 2' Riddell 5' McFarland 8' Bryce 14' Con: Fergusson (1/3) 5' McLennan (1/1) 9'		Try: Ovchinnikov 1', 6' Sozonov 7' Zhivatov 10' Con: Ianiushkin (1/2) 7' Sukhin (2/2) 7', 10' Cards: Gostyuzhev 13' to 14'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

10 March 2018	South Africa	14–33	New Zealand	BC Place, Vancouver
16:56	Try: Sage 9' Brown 13' Con: Du Preez (2/2) 9', 13'		Try: Curry 2' Collier 4', 10' McGarvey-Black 6' Masirewa 14' Con: McGarvey-Black (4/5) 2', 4', 6', 14'	Referee: Craig Evans

Knockout stage

13th Place

	Semi-finals				13th Place Final
	11 March 2018 – 12:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Canada	31
					11 March 2018 – 16:12 – BC Place, Vancouver
	France	19
					Canada	10
	11 March 2018 – 13:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Samoa	21
	Uruguay	14
	Samoa	45

Matches

Semi-finals 11 March 2018 Canada  31–19  France BC Place, Vancouver   12:46 Try: Hirayama 3', 14' Moonlight 5' Braid 9' Douglas 13' Con: Hirayama (3/5) 3', 6', 13' Try: Mazzoleni 1' Veredamu 4' Popelin 7' Con: Riva (2/3) 2', 7' Referee: James Doleman 11 March 2018 Uruguay  14–45  Samoa BC Place, Vancouver   13:08 Try: Berchesi 8' Ardao 10' Con: Etcheverry (1/1) 8' Lijtenstein (1/1) 11' Cards: Puig 11' to 13' Try: Nonu 1' Afamasaga 2' Paulo 3' Solia 8' Ale 12', 14' Fomai 14' Con: Tupou (3/3) 1', 2', 4' Mealoi (2/4) 9', 14' Referee: Jérémy Rozier 13th Place Final 11 March 2018 Canada  15–21  Samoa BC Place, Vancouver   16:12 Try: Jones 2' Moonlight 4' Hirayama 14' Con: Hirayama (0/3) Try: Tupou 7' Afamasaga 8', 10' Con: Mealoi (1/1) 7' Tupou (2/2) 8', 11' Referee: Jordan Way

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Challenge Trophy Final
	11 March 2018 – 9:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Canada	0
					11 March 2018 – 13:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Scotland	19
					Scotland	26
	11 March 2018 – 9:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Wales	15
	France	12
									11 March 2018 – 16:37 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Wales	19
									Scotland	29
	11 March 2018 – 10:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
									Spain	5
	Russia	14
					11 March 2018 – 13:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Uruguay	7
					Russia	7
	11 March 2018 – 10:36 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Spain	14
	Samoa	0
	Spain	24

Matches

Quarter-finals 11 March 2018 Canada  0–19  Scotland BC Place, Vancouver   9:30 Try: Graham 2', 11' Bryce 5' Con: Fergusson (2/3) 3', 6' Referee: Damian Schneider 11 March 2018 France  12–19  Wales BC Place, Vancouver   9:52 Try: Veredamu 4' Lakafia 7' Con: Riva (1/2) 4' Try: Evans 1' Wilson 6' Millard 9' Con: O'Brien (2/3) 1', 6' Referee: Mike O'Brien 11 March 2018 Russia  14–7  Uruguay BC Place, Vancouver   10:14 Try: Davydov 1' Babaev 5' Con: Ianiushkin (2/2) 1', 5' Cards: Sozonov 13' to 14' Try: Alonso 14' Con: Etcheverry (1/1) 14' Cards: Lijtenstein 3' to 5' Ardao 13' to 14' Referee: James Doleman 11 March 2018 Samoa  0–24  Spain BC Place, Vancouver   10:36 Try: Fontes 5' Hernandez 7' J Martin 8' Genua 13' Con: Hernandez (2/4) 5', 7' Referee: Jordan Way Semi-finals 11 March 2018 Scotland  26–15  Wales BC Place, Vancouver   13:30 Try: Farndale 3', 13' McLennan 9' Graham 10' Con: Fergusson (1/1) 3' McLennan (2/3) 11', 13' Try: Millard 5', 14' Wilson 8' Con: O'Brien (0/3) Cards: Wilson 2' to 4' Referee: Jordan Way 11 March 2018 Russia  7–14  Spain BC Place, Vancouver   13:52 Try: Ianiushkin 12' Con: Sukhin (1/1) 12' Try: J Martin 2', 6' Con: Hernandez (2/2) 2', 6' Referee: Mike O'Brien Challenge Trophy Final 4 March 2018 Scotland  29–5  Spain BC Place, Vancouver   16:37 Try: Farndale 4' Bryce 7', 14' Graham 8' Riddell 11' Con: McLennan (2/2) 12', 14' Fergusson (0/3) Try: Alonso 13' Con: Hernandez (0/1) Referee: Damian Schneider

5th Place

	Semi-finals				5th Place Final
	11 March 2018 – 14:24 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Australia	28
					11 March 2018 – 17:07 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Argentina	24
					Australia	14
	11 March 2018 – 14:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
					England	31
	New Zealand	17
	England	21

Matches

Semi-finals 11 March 2018 Australia  28–24  Argentina BC Place, Vancouver   14:24 Try: Anstee 3' Porch 4', 5' O'Donnell 7' Con: Stannard (4/4) 3', 5', 5', 7' Cards: Anstee 8' to 10' Try: Bazan Velez 8' Revol 10' Barbier 13' Filizzola 14' Con: Revol (2/2) 8', 10' Bazan Velez (0/2) Referee: Craig Joubert 11 March 2018 New Zealand  17–21  England BC Place, Vancouver   14:46 Try: Curry 5', 8' Ravouvou 12' Con: McGarvey Black (1/2) 8' Knewstubb (0/1) Try: Olowofela 2' Edwards 7' McConnochie 10' Con: Edwards (2/2) 2', 7' Mitchell (1/1) 11' Referee: Damian Schneider 5th Place Final 11 March 2018 Australia  14–31  England BC Place, Vancouver   17:07 Try: Parahi 7' Porch 14' Con: Stannard (2/2) 7', 14' Try: Mitchell 3' Bibby 5' Glover 9' Norton 10' Hayter 13' Con: Mitchell (2/3) 3', 10' Bibby (1/1) 5' Edwards (0/1) Referee: Jérémy Rozier

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	11 March 2018 – 11:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Australia	19
					11 March 2018 – 15:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
	South Africa	24
					South Africa	12
	11 March 2018 – 11:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Fiji	15
	Fiji	43
									11 March 2018 – 18:19 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Argentina	7
									Fiji	31
	11 March 2018 – 11:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
									Kenya	12
	New Zealand	0
					11 March 2018 – 15:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
	United States	17
					United States	19
	11 March 2018 – 12:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Kenya	24			Bronze Medal Match
	England	0
									11 March 2018 – 17:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Kenya	12
									South Africa	29
									United States	7

Matches

Quarter-finals 11 March 2018 Australia  19–24  South Africa BC Place, Vancouver   11:08 Try: O'Donnell 1' Connor 4' Porch 6' Con: Stannard (2/3) 2', 6' Try: Soyizwapi 9', 12' Afrika 13' Sage 14' Con: Du Preez (2/4) 12', 14' Cards: Afrika 3' to 5' Referee: Richard Kelly 11 March 2018 Fiji  43–7  Argentina BC Place, Vancouver   11:30 Try: Sau 1' Mocenacagi 2' Nasoko 3' Kunavula 5', 8' Naduva 10' Nasilasila 13' Con: Ravouvou (3/5) 1', 4', 8' Nasilasila (1/1) 10' Cards: Nasoko 14' to 14' Try: Provenzano 14' Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 14' Referee: Jérémy Rozier 11 March 2018 New Zealand  0–17  United States BC Place, Vancouver   11:52 Cards: Ravouvou 14' to 14' Try: Isles 10' Barrett 13' Williams 14' Con: Niua (1/3) 10' Referee: Craig Evans 11 March 2018 England  0–12  Kenya BC Place, Vancouver   12:14 Try: Ouma 7' Odhiambo 12' Con: Oliech (1/1) 7' Agero (0/1) Referee: Paulo Duarte Semi-finals 11 March 2018 South Africa  12–15  Fiji BC Place, Vancouver   15:08 Try: Snyman 2' Sage 7' Con: Du Preez (1/2) 2' Try: Vakurunabili 3' Nasoko 10' Nasilasila 11' Con: Ravouvou (0/1) Nasilasila (0/2) Referee: Craig Evans 11 March 2018 United States  24–19  Kenya BC Place, Vancouver   15:30 Try: Baker 2' Baker 3' Isles 11' Con: Niua (2/3) 2', 4' Try: Oyoo 5', 7' Ambaka 13' Ouma 14' Con: Oliech (1/2) 6' Agero (1/2) 13' Referee: Richard Kelly Bronze Medal Match 11 March 2018 South Africa  29–7  United States BC Place, Vancouver   17:52 Try: Davids 4' Gans 6' Soyizwapi 7' Oosthuizen 8', 10' Con: Du Preez (2/4) 5', 6' Davids (0/1) Try: Al-Jiboori 1' Con: Niua (1/1) 2' Referee: Richard Kelly Cup Final 11 March 2018 Fiji  31–12  Kenya BC Place, Vancouver   18:19 Try: Vakurunabili 2' Mocenacagi 7', 8' Naduva 10' Dranisinukula 12' Con: Ravouvou (1/2) 3' Nasilasila (2/3) 9', 11' Try: Ambaka 1' Oliech 6' Con: Oliech (1/2) 1' Referee: Craig Joubert

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Fiji	22
	Kenya	19
	South Africa	17
4	United States	15
5	England	13
6	Australia	12
7	Argentina	10
	New Zealand	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Scotland	8
10	Spain	7
11	Russia	5
	Wales	5
13	Samoa	3
14	Canada	2
15	France	1
	Uruguay	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	John Porch	9
2	Perry Baker	7
3	Darcy Graham	6
	John Moonlight	6
5	Ben O'Donnell	5

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Nathan Hirayama	53
2	John Porch	45
3	James Stannard	37
	Perry Baker	37
5	Darcy Graham	30

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:^[3]

Forwards	Backs
Oscar Ouma Dylan Sage Kalione Nasoko	Collins Injera John Porch Eroni Sau Perry Baker