2018 Canada Women's Sevens

The 2018 Canada Women's Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the Canada Women's Sevens to be played in the series. It was held over the weekend of 12–13 May 2018 at Westhills Stadium in Langford, British Columbia.

2018 Canada Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VI
Host nation	Canada
Date	12–13 May 2018
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third	United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Japan
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	209 (average 6.15 per match)
Most points	Alev Kelter (52)
Most tries	Bianca Farella (8)
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Format

The teams are drawn into three 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 brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

Eleven core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, Brazil:^[1]

•  Australia
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Ireland
•  Japan
•  New Zealand
•  Russia
•  Spain
•  United States

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00)

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	85	7	+78	9
Fiji	3	2	0	1	78	40	+38	7
England	3	1	0	2	45	63	–18	5
Brazil	3	0	0	3	31	129	–98	3

12 May 2018	Fiji	24–14	England	Westhills Stadium, Langford
11:58	Try: Savu 3'm Tisolo 5'm, 6'c Siata 9'c Con: Tisolo (2/2) 7', 10' Riwai (0/2)		Try: Fisher 0'c Con: Scott (1/1) 1'	Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

12 May 2018	New Zealand	51–0	Brazil	Westhills Stadium, Langford
12:20	Try: Woddman 0' Blyde 2'c, 7'c Williams 4'm, 6'c Tui 7'm Goss 9'm Fitzpatrick 11'm Brazier 13'm Con: Willison (3/6) 3', 6', 8' Nathan-Wong (0/2)			Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

12 May 2018	Fiji	47–14	Brazil	Westhills Stadium, Langford
14:52	Try: Savu 1'c Tisolo 3'c Naiobasali 5'm, 7'c Riwai 8'c Ravisa 12'c Cumu 14'c Con: Tisolo (6/7) 2', 4', 7', 9', 12', 14'		Try: B Silva 6'c Cerullo 9'c Con: Cerullo (1/1) 6' Kochhan (1/1) 10'	Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

12 May 2018	New Zealand	22–0	England	Westhills Stadium, Langford
15:14	Try: Blyde 2'c, 13'm Nathan-Wong 5'm Williams 9'm Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 2' Willison (0/1)			Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

12 May 2018	England	31–17	Brazil	Westhills Stadium, Langford
17:44	Try: Fleming 3'm Scott 6'c Brown 12'm, 14'c Fleming 13'c Con: Scott (1/2) 6' McKenna (2/3) 14', 14' Cards: Jones 7' to 9'		Try: Nicolau 1'c, 9'm B Silva 8'm Con: Kochhan (1/3) 2' Cards: Kochhan 14' to 14' Araujo 14' to 14'	Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)

12 May 2018	New Zealand	12–7	Fiji	Westhills Stadium, Langford
18:06	Try: Williams 3'm Blyde 7'c Con: Nathan-Wong (1/2) 7'		Try: Tisolo 1'c Con: Tisolo (1/1) 2'	Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	100	26	+74	9
United States	3	2	0	1	82	43	+39	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	38	68	–30	5
Russia	3	0	0	3	21	104	–83	3

12 May 2018	Russia	14–35	United States	Westhills Stadium, Langford
10:30	Try: Noritsina 10'c Kazantseva 14'c Con: Kulkova (2/2) 11', 14'		Try: Tapper 1'c Heavirland 3'c Emba 5'c Carlyle 7'c Kelter 7'c Con: Kelter (5/5) 1', 3', 5', 7', 7'	Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

12 May 2018	France	33–7	Japan	Westhills Stadium, Langford
10:52	Try: Bertrand 1'm Amedee 3'c, 5'c Ciofani 11'c Pelle 14'c Con: Amedee (2/3) 3', 5' Le Pesq (2/2) 11', 14'		Try: Kozasa 13'c Con: Okuroda (1/1) 13' Cards: Nakamura 3' to 5'	Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

12 May 2018	Russia	7–24	Japan	Westhills Stadium, Langford
13:24	Try: Noritsina 0'c Con: Kulkova (1/1) 1'		Try: Tanaka 4'c Hirano 7'm, 14'c Kozasa 8'm Con: Okuroda (1/3) Nakamura (1/1) 14' Cards: Nakamura 5' to 7'	Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

12 May 2018	France	22–19	United States	Westhills Stadium, Langford
13:46	Try: Amedee 2'm, 7'm Bertrand 5'm Le Pesq 14'c Con: Drouin (1/1) 14' Le Pesq (0/3)		Try: Gustaitis 1'm Tapper 10'c Kelter 12'c Con: Kelter (2/3) 10', 12'	Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)

12 May 2018	United States	28–7	Japan	Westhills Stadium, Langford
16:16	Try: Gustaitis 1'c Tapper 7'c, 13'c Emba 7'c Con: Kelter (1/1) 1' Heavirland (3/3) 7', 8', 13'		Try: Hirano 5'c Con: Okuroda (1/1) 5'	Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

12 May 2018	France	45–0	Russia	Westhills Stadium, Langford
16:28	Try: Guerin 0'm Amedee 3'm Grassineau 5'c Le Pesq 6'c Horta 9'c Drouin 13'c Ciofani 14'c Con: Le Pesq (1/3) 5' Amedee (1/1) 7' Drouin (3/3) 10', 13', 14'			Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	96	36	+60	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	50	49	+1	7
Ireland	3	1	0	2	43	50	–7	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	20	74	–54	3

12 May 2018	Spain	0–7	Ireland	Westhills Stadium, Langford
11:14			Try: Galvin 3'c Con: Mulhall (1/1) 3'	Referee: Sara Cox (England)

12 May 2018	Australia	22–7	Canada	Westhills Stadium, Langford
11:36	Try: Tonegato 1'm, 7'c Meaked 8'm Du Toit 10'm Con: Sykes (1/4) 7'		Try: Farella 13'c Con: Landry (1/1) 14'	Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)

12 May 2018	Spain	10–24	Canada	Westhills Stadium, Langford
14:08	Try: Garcia 2'm, 8'm Con: Garcia (0/2)		Try: Williams 4'c, 13'm Nicholas 7'c Crossley 10'm Con: Landry (1/1) 4', 7' Nicholas (0/2)	Referee: Sara Cox (England)

12 May 2018	Australia	31–19	Ireland	Westhills Stadium, Langford
14:30	Try: Du Toit 0'm Sykes 2'c Tonegato 4'm, 12'c Parry 6'c Con: Sykes (2/4) 2', 7' Brown (1/1) 12'		Try: Murphy-Crowe 8'm, 13'c Higgins 10'c Con: Mulhall (2/4) 11', 14'	Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)

12 May 2018	Ireland	17–19	Canada	Westhills Stadium, Langford
17:00	Try: Murphy-Crowe 0'c, 7'm Flood 11'm Con: Mulhall (1/3) 0'		Try: Darling 4'c Watcham-Roy 8'm Williams 14'c Con: Landry (2/3) 4', 14'	Referee: Adam Jones (Welsh Rugby Football Union)

12 May 2018	Australia	43–10	Spain	Westhills Stadium, Langford
17:22	Try: Pelite 0'm Caslick 1'c, 4'c Cherry 5'c Tonegato 7'c Hayes 8'm Du Toit 12'm Con: Sykes (4/7) 2', 4', 6', 7'		Try: Cacho 10'm Losada 14'm Con: Casado (0/2)	Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

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Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Final
	13 May 2018 – 10:48 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Japan	31
					13 May 2018 – 14:16 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Brazil	21
					Japan	26
	13 May 2018 – 11:10 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
					Spain	21
	Spain	14
	Russia	7
					Third place
					13 May 2018 – 13:54 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
					Brazil	24 (a.e.t.)
					Russia	19

Matches

Semifinals 13 May 2018 Japan  31–21  Brazil Westhills Stadium, Langford   10:48 Try: Koide 2'm Otake 4'm Tateyama 6'c, 11'c Bativakalolo 13'c Con: Okuroda (2/4) 7', 12' Nakamura (1/1) 13' Try: Kochhan 0'c B Silva 5'c, 9'c Con: Kochhan (1/1) 1' Cerullo (2/2) 5', 9' Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) 13 May 2018 Spain  14–7  Russia Westhills Stadium, Langford   11:10 Try: Pla 5'c, 6'c Con: Garcia (2/2) 5', 7' Cards: Erbina 0' to 2' Try: Danilova 1'c Con: Kulkova (1/1) 1' Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) Seventh Place 13 May 2018 Brazil  24–19 (a.e.t.)  Russia Westhills Stadium, Langford   13:54 Try: Araujo 11'c, 12'c Kochhan 13'm B Silva 16' Con: Kochhan (2/3) 11', 12' Cards: Scratut 15' to 17' Try: Danilova 2'c, 4'c Kazantseva 9'm Con: Kukina (1/1) 2' Kulkova (1/2) 5' Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) Final 13 May 2018 Japan  26–21  Spain Westhills Stadium, Langford   14:16 Try: Nagata 4'c Nakamura 8'c, 10'c Kozasa 13'm Con: Okuroda (3/3) 4', 8', 11' Nakamura (0/1) Try: Echebarria 2'c, 12'c Barrutieta 6'c Con: Garcia (3/3) 2', 7' Casado (1/1) 12' Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)

5th place

	Semi-finals				Final
	13 May 2018 – 12:26 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Ireland	19
					13 May 2018 – 15:32 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Fiji	7
					Ireland	12
	13 May 2018 – 12:48 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
					Canada	29
	Canada	35
	England	12
					Seventh Place
					13 May 2018 – 15:10 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
					Fiji	24
					England	29

Matches

Semifinals 13 May 2018 Ireland  19–7  Fiji Westhills Stadium, Langford   12:26 Try: Galvin 0'c O'Flynn 6'c Flood 11'm Con: Mulhall (2/3) 1', 6' Try: Daveua 2'c Con: Riwai (1/1) 2' Cards: Naiobasali  5'  10' Savu 7' to 9' Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) 13 May 2018 Canada  35–12  England Westhills Stadium, Langford   12:48 Try: Kaljuvee 0'c Darling 6'c Landry 8'c Farella 10'c, 13'c Con: Landry (4/4) 1', 6', 8', 11' Lukan (1/1) 13' Try: Fleming 4'm, 14'c Con: Scott (1/2) 14' Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) Seventh Place 13 May 2018 Fiji  24–29  England Westhills Stadium, Langford   15:10 Try: Daveua 3'c, 10'm Ravisa 8'c Torooti 14'm Con: Riwai (2/3) 3', 8' Naimasi (0/1) Try: Brown 1'c Fleetwood 4'm, 5'm Scott 11'c Thompson 13'm Con: Scott (2/5) 1', 11' Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) Final 13 May 2018 Ireland  12–29  Canada Westhills Stadium, Langford   15:32 Try: O'Flynn 4'm Tyrrell 14'c Con: Mulhall (1/2) 14' Try: Farella 0'm, 7'c, 9'c Darling 2'm Williams 13'm Con: Landry (2/4) 7', 9' Nicholas (0/1) Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	13 May 2018 – 9:20 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	France	27
					13 May 2018 – 13:10 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Ireland	0
					France	12
	13 May 2018 – 9:42 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
					Australia	17 (a.e.t.)
	Australia	21
									13 May 2018 – 16:20 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Fiji	5
									Australia	0
	13 May 2018 – 10:04 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
									New Zealand	46
	United States	28
					13 May 2018 – 13:32 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	Canada	26
					United States	10
	13 May 2018 – 10:26 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
					New Zealand	33			Third place
	New Zealand	17
									13 May 2018 – 15:54 – Westhills Stadium, Langford
	England	12
									France	5
									United States	21

Matches

Quarterfinals 13 May 2018 France  27–0  Ireland Westhills Stadium, Langford   9:20 Try: Grassineau 4'm, 5'm Horta 7'm Guerin 9'm Amedee 14'c Con: Amedee (1/4) 14' Le Pesq (0/1) Referee: Sara Cox (England) 13 May 2018 Australia  21–5  Fiji Westhills Stadium, Langford   9:42 Try: Tonegato 1'c, 14'c Cherry 7'c Con: Sykes (3/3) 2', 7', 14' Try: Naimasi 12'm Con: Riwai (0/1) Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand) 13 May 2018 United States  28–26  Canada Westhills Stadium, Langford   10:04 Try: Gray 0'c Kelter 2'c, 5'c Tapper 14'c Con: Kelter (3/3) 1', 2', 14' Heavirland (1/1) 5' Try: Landry 3'c Williams 6'm Farella 7'c, 12'c Con: Landry (3/4) 4', 8', 13' Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) 13 May 2018 New Zealand  17–12  England Westhills Stadium, Langford   10:26 Try: Woodman 1'm, 6'c, 11'm Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 6' Try: Brown 6'c Matthews 10'm Con: Scott (1/2) 7' Referee: Ben Crouse (South Africa) Semifinals 13 May 2018 France  12–17 (a.e.t.)  Australia Westhills Stadium, Langford   13:10 Try: Grassineau 8'c Pelle 11'm Con: Amedee (1/2) 9' Cards: Amedee 5' to 7' Try: Sykes 6'c Cherry 13'm Con: Sykes (1/1) 6' Cherry (0/1) Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) 13 May 2018 United States  10–33  New Zealand Westhills Stadium, Langford   13:32 Try: Gray 2'm Kelter 3'm Con: Kelter (0/2) Try: Blyde 5'c, 10'c Brazier 7'm Goss 8'c Woodman 11'c Con: Nathan-Wong (4/5) 5', 8', 10', 12' Referee: Adam Jones (Wales) Third Place 13 May 2018 France  5–21  United States Westhills Stadium, Langford   15:54 Try: Drouin 3' Con: Amedee (0/1) Try: Tapper 7'c Zackary 8'c Kelter 13' Con: Heavirland (3/3) 7', 8', 14' Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) Final 13 May 2018 Australia  0–46  New Zealand Westhills Stadium, Langford   16:20 Try: Woodman 1'c, 7'm Tui 3'm Brazier 5'm, 14'c Williams 7'm, 10'c Goss 13'm Con: Nathan-Wong (1/5) 2' Willison (2/3) 11', 14' Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	20
	Australia	18
	United States	16
4	France	14
5	Canada	12
6	Ireland	10

Place	Team	Points
7	England	8
8	Fiji	6
9	Japan	4
10	Spain	3
11	Brazil	2
12	Russia	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Bianca Farella	8
2	Emma Tonegato	7
	Michaela Blyde
	Portia Woodman
5	Alev Kelter	6

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Alev Kelter	52
2	Bianca Farella	40
	Montserrat Amedee
4	Ghislaine Landry	38
	Luisa Tisolo

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
Stacey Flood Evania Pelite Portia Woodman	Charity Williams Luisa Tisolo Michaela Blyde Montserrat Amedee

See also

• World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
• 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series