2018 Singapore Sevens

The 2018 Singapore Sevens was the eighth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 28–29 April 2018 at the National Stadium in Singapore.

2018 Singapore Sevens
2017–18 World Series
Host nation	Singapore
Date	28–29 April 2018
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	Australia
Third	England
Challenge
Winner	United States
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	277 (average 6.16 per match)
Most points	Kurt Baker (42)
Most tries	Carlin Isles (8)
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Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.

Teams

The teams for the 2018 Singapore Sevens were:^[1]

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

Pool stage

All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:^[2]

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	107	24	+83	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	65	50	+15	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	50	86	–36	5
Russia	3	0	0	3	31	93	–62	3

28 April 2018	Spain	38–5	Russia	National Stadium, Singapore
13:14	Try: Pla 5'm, 7'c Fontes 7'm Poggi 9'c Carrion 12'c Genua 13'm Con: Hernandez (4/5) 5', 7', 9', 12' Genua (0/1)		Try: Sozonov 2'm Con: Ianiushkin (0/1)	Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

28 April 2018	Fiji	45–12	Japan	National Stadium, Singapore
13:36	Try: Mocenacagi 2'c Dranisinukula 5'c Naduva 6'c Sau 10'c Tuwai 12'm Sau 13'm Katonibau 14'c Con: Nasilasila (3/3) 3', 5', 6' Nacuqu (2/4) 10', 14'		Try: Yoshizawa 7'c Kamana 8'm Con: Yoshizawa (1/2) 7'	Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA)

28 April 2018	Spain	22–12	Japan	National Stadium, Singapore
16:40	Try: Pla 1'm, 3'm I Martin 7'm Sainz-Trapaga 13'c Con: Genua (1/1) 13' Hernandez (0/3)		Try: Sakai 9'c Tupou 14'c Con: Sakai (1/2) 14'	Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

28 April 2018	Fiji	29–7	Russia	National Stadium, Singapore
17:02	Try: Naduva 0'm, 10' Vakurunabili 2'm Nacuqu 4'c Tamani 13'c Con: Nacuqu (1/3) 4' Tamani (1/1) 14' Nasilasila (0/1)		Try: Sozonov 7'c Con: Davydov (1/1) 7'	Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan)

28 April 2018	Russia	19–26	Japan	National Stadium, Singapore
20:06	Try: Ostroushko 1'c Babaev 13'c Galinovskiy 14'm Con: Sukhin (1/1) 2' Gostyuzhev (1/2) 13'		Try: Yoshizawa 3'c, 8'c Koyama 6'c Yasui 11'm Con: Sakai (3/4) 4', 7', 9'	Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA)

28 April 2018	Fiji	33–5	Spain	National Stadium, Singapore
20:28	Try: Naduva 5'c Sau 6'm Dranisinukula 7'c Katonibau 12'c Paul 14'c Con: Naduva (1/1) 5' Nacuqu (2/3) 7', 14' Nasilasila (1/1) 12' Cards: Nacuqu 3' to 5' Nasoko 8' to 10'		Try: Sainz-Trapaga 2'm Con: Genua (0/1) Cards: Sainz-Trapaga 11' to 13'	Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	86	33	+53	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	86	42	+44	7
United States	3	1	0	2	61	64	–3	5
France	3	0	0	3	12	106	–94	3

28 April 2018	United States	33–12	France	National Stadium, Singapore
12:30	Try: Iosefo 3'c Leuta 5'c Baker 7'm Isles 12'c Thompson 14'c Con: Tomasin (4/5) 4', 6', 12', 14'		Try: Lakafia 9'c, 10'm Con: Aicardi (1/2) 9'	Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)

28 April 2018	Kenya	19–28	England	National Stadium, Singapore
12:52	Try: Injera 1'm Ambaka 12'c Oyoo 14'c Con: Agero (2/2) 12', 14' Oliech (0/1)		Try: Norton 3'c, 6'c Davis 9'c Lindsay-Hague 10'c Con: Mitchell (3/3) 3', 6', 9' Bibby (1/1) 11'	Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

28 April 2018	United States	14–19	England	National Stadium, Singapore
15:56	Try: Pinkelman 7'c Baker 13'c Con: Tomasin (1/1) 7' (1/1) Iosefo 13' Cards: Iosefo 14' to 14'		Try: Davis 1'c Lindsay-Hague 4'c McConnochie 5'm Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 4'	Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

28 April 2018	Kenya	34–0	France	National Stadium, Singapore
16:18	Try: Injera 4'c, 7'c, 8'm Odhiambo 5'm, 10'm Amonde 12'm Con: Oliech (2/4) 4', 7' Agero (0/2)			Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

28 April 2018	France	0–39	England	National Stadium, Singapore
19:22			Try: Norton 1'c Kerr 2'm, 7'm, 10'c Hayter 6'm Mitchell 7'm Burgess 13'm Con: Mitchell (1/5) 1' Bibby (1/2) 10'	Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

28 April 2018	Kenya	33–14	United States	National Stadium, Singapore
19:44	Try: Ambaka 2'm Oliech 7'c, 10'c Amonde 12'c Ouma 13'c Con: Oliech (2/3) 7', 10' Agero (2/2) 12', 14'		Try: Williams 8'c Thompson 14'c Con: Tomasin (1/1) 8' Melphy (1/1) 14'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	78	29	+49	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	58	59	–1	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	57	62	–5	5
Argentina	3	0	0	3	40	83	–43	3

28 April 2018	Argentina	14–26	Canada	National Stadium, Singapore
11:44	Try: Bazan Velez 4'c Gonzalez 8'c Con: del Mestre (2/2) 5', 9' Cards: Bazan Velez  5'  11'		Try: Jones 6'c Kaay 7'c Douglas 12'm, 14'c Con: Hirayama (3/4) 6', 7', 14'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

28 April 2018	South Africa	26–5	Samoa	National Stadium, Singapore
12:06	Try: Kok 2'c Soyizwapi 8'm Specman 13'c du Plessis 14'c Con: Afrika (3/4) 3', 12', 14'		Try: Motuga 11'm Con: Tupou (0/1)	Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

28 April 2018	Argentina	14–31	Samoa	National Stadium, Singapore
15:12	Try: Passaro 12'c Mare 14'c Con: Mare (2/2) 12', 14'		Try: Tupou 1'm, 7'c Fomai 2'c Alofipo 4'c Motuga 6'm Con: Tupou (3/5) 2', 4', 8' Cards: Afamasaga 12' to 14'	Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

28 April 2018	South Africa	26–12	Canada	National Stadium, Singapore
15:34	Try: Soyizwapi 4'c Afrika 5'c S Davids 9'c, 14'm Con: Afrika (3/4) 5', 6', 10'		Try: Coe 2'c Campbell 8'm Con: Hirayama (1/2) 3' Cards: Kaay 14' to 14'	Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

28 April 2018	Canada	19–22	Samoa	National Stadium, Singapore
18:38	Try: Hirayama 0'c Douglas 1'm Kay 7'm Con: Hirayama (2/3) 1', 2'		Try: Alofipo 3'm Motuga 4'm Tupou 6'c Apelu 12'c Con: Tupou (1/4) 6'	Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)

28 April 2018	South Africa	26–12	Argentina	National Stadium, Singapore
19:00	Try: Soyizwapi 0'm Kok 2'c S Davids 8'c du Plessis 12'c Con: S Davids (3/4) 2', 8', 12'		Try: Passaro 6'c Bazan Velez 7'm Con: Bazan Velez (1/2) 6'	Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	81	32	+49	9
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	66	38	+28	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	65	60	+5	5
Wales	3	0	0	3	21	103	–82	3

28 April 2018	Scotland	20–24	Australia	National Stadium, Singapore
11:00	Try: Graham 2'm Fergusson 7'm, 8'm Elms 11'm Con: Fergusson (0/4)		Try: O'Donnell 0'm Anderson 5'm Porch 7'c Longbottom 13'c Con: Porch (2/4) 8', 14'	Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

28 April 2018	New Zealand	32–7	Wales	National Stadium, Singapore
11:22	Try: Ravouvou 1'm Collier 2'm Baker 5'c Joass 8'm Nanai-Seturo 13'm Ng Shiu 14'm Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 5' Baker (0/1) McGarvey Black (0/2)		Try: Treharne 3'c Con: Davies (1/1) 4' Cards: Davies 7' to 9'	Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

28 April 2018	Scotland	33–14	Wales	National Stadium, Singapore
14:28	Try: McLennan McLennan 1'm Graham 5'c Elms 7'c Fergusson 10'c Nayacavou 13'c Con: Fergusson (2/2) 5', 8', 10' Elms (1/1) 13' McLennan (0/1)		Try: Davies 7'c Smith 14'c Con: Davies (1/1) 7' Treharne (1/1) 14'	Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

28 April 2018	New Zealand	12–19	Australia	National Stadium, Singapore
14:50	Try: Joass 7'c Collier 11'm Con: Baker (1/1) 7' McGarvey-Black (0/1)		Try: Quinn 3'm Anderson 6'c Porch 13'c Con: Porch (1/2) 6', 14'	Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong)

28 April 2018	Australia	38–0	Wales	National Stadium, Singapore
17:54	Try: Miller 1'm Porch 3'c Quinn 5', Myers 6'c Skelton 13'c Pietsch 14'c Con: Porch (2/4) 3', 6' Quinn (2/2) 13', 14'			Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

28 April 2018	New Zealand	22–12	Scotland	National Stadium, Singapore
18:16	Try: Ravouvou 0'm, 7'c Collier 4'm Baker 13'm Con: McGarvey-Black (1/3) 7' Baker (0/1)		Try: Fergusson 5'm McFarland 12'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 12' McLennan (0/1)	Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Knockout stage

13th place

	Semi-finals				13th Place Final
	29 April 2018 – 14:38 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Japan	29
					29 April 2018 – 18:14 – National Stadium, Singapore
	France	14
					Japan	31
	29 April 2018 – 15:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
					Argentina	24
	Russia	7
	Argentina	12

Matches

Semifinals 29 April 2018 Japan  29–14  France National Stadium, Singapore   14:38 Try: Ozawa 1'c Koyama 5'm Motomura 7'c Sakai 9'm, 14'm Con: Yoshizawa (2/3) 2', 7' Sakai (0/2) Try: Daoudou 3'c Lagarde 11'c Con: Aicardi (1/1) 3' Lagarde (1/1) 11' Cards: Alerte 12' to 14' Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 29 April 2018 Russia  7–12  Argentina National Stadium, Singapore   15:00 Try: Ostroushko 7'c Con: Sukhin (1/1) 7' Cards: Babaev 13' to 14' Try: Passaro 6'm Bazan Velez 12'c Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 13' Mare (0/1) Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan) 13th Place Final 29 April 2018 Japan  31–24  Argentina National Stadium, Singapore   18:14 Try: Ozawa 0'c Noguchi 2'c Motomura 5'm Sakai 8'm, 12'c Con: Yoshizawa (2/3) 1', 2' Sakai (1/2) 13' Try: Schultz 4'c Provenzano 7'c Mare 11'm Gonzalez 14'm Con: Mare (2/3) 4', 7' Freyre (0/1) Cards: Escobio 8' to 10' Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Challenge Trophy Final
	29 April 2018 – 11:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Japan	19
					29 April 2018 – 15:22 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Wales	28
					Wales	10
	29 April 2018 – 11:22 – National Stadium, Singapore
					Canada	17
	Canada	26
									29 April 2018 – 18:36 – National Stadium, Singapore
	France	7
									Canada	12
	29 April 2018 – 11:44 – National Stadium, Singapore
									United States	26
	Scotland	19
					29 April 2018 – 15:44 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Russia	14
					Scotland	12
	29 April 2018 – 12:06 – National Stadium, Singapore
					United States	33
	United States	36
	Argentina	12

Matches

Quarter-finals 29 April 2018 Japan  19–28  Wales National Stadium, Singapore   11:00 Try: Nakano 3'm, 12'c Yoshizawa 6'c Con: Sakai (1/2) 6', 13' Try: Jenkins 4'c Devine 7'c Morgan 11'c, 14'c Con: Davies (3/3) 5', 8', 11' Treharne (1/1) 14' Cards: Morgan 2' to 4' Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA) 29 April 2018 Canada  26–7  France National Stadium, Singapore   11:22 Try: Douglas 5'c Jones 7'c Fauilefau 10'm Campbell 14'c Con: Hirayama (3/4) 6', 7', 14' Try: Bonnefond 2'c Con: Aicardi (1/1) 2' Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan) 29 April 2018 Scotland  19–14  Russia National Stadium, Singapore   11:44 Try: Farndale 2'm Fergusson 7'c Graham 7'c Con: McLennan (2/3) 7', 8' Try: Gostyuzhev 4'c Ostroushko 6'c Con: Sukhin (2/2) 4', 6' Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) 29 April 2018 United States  36–12  Argentina National Stadium, Singapore   12:06 Try: Iosefo 1'c, 6'm Williams 8'c Isles 10'm, 12'c, 14'm Con: Tomasin (3/6) 6', 8', 13' Try: Provenzano 3'm Barbier 4'c Con: del Mestre (1/1) 5' Bazan Velez (0/1) Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Semi-finals 29 April 2018 Wales  10–17  Canada National Stadium, Singapore   15:22 Try: Williams 2'm Jenkins 8'm Con: Treharne (0/2) Try: Douglas 0'c Fuailefau 7'm Mullins 10'm Con: Hirayama (1/3) 1' Referee: Mike O'Brien (USA) 29 April 2018 Scotland  12–33  United States National Stadium, Singapore   15:44 Try: Godsmark 7'c Fergusson 7'm Con: Fergusson (1/2) 7' Try: Isles 4'c, 7'm, 12'c Barrett 9'c Melphy 14'c Con: Tomasin (4/5) 4', 10', 13', 14' Cards: Barrett 7' to 9' Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) Challenge Trophy Final 29 April 2018 Canada  12–26  United States National Stadium, Singapore   18:36 Try: Fuailefau 1'm Hirayama 5'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 5' Try: Williams 3'c, 10'c Isles 7'c Tomasin 8'm Con: Tomasin (3/4) 3', 8', 10' Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

5th place

	Semi-finals				5th Place Final
	29 April 2018 – 16:06 – National Stadium, Singapore
	New Zealand	17
					29 April 2018 – 19:11 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Kenya	7
					New Zealand	36
	29 April 2018 – 16:28 – National Stadium, Singapore
					Samoa	17
	Spain	7
	Samoa	24

Matches

Semi-finals 29 April 2018 New Zealand  17–7  Kenya National Stadium, Singapore   16:06 Try: Baker 0'c Collier 6'm Joass 10'm Con: Baker (1/2) Rokolisoa (0/1) Try: Sikuta 4'c Con: Agero (1/1) 4' Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 29 April 2018 Spain  7–24  Samoa National Stadium, Singapore   16:28 Try: Fontes 5'c Con: Hernandez (1/1) 6' Cards: Hernandez 7' to 9' Try: Alofipo 1'm, 9'm Neli 7'c Apelu 12'c Con: Tupou (1/3) 7' Paulo (1/1) 13' Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) 5th Place Final 29 April 2018 New Zealand  36–17  Samoa National Stadium, Singapore   19:11 Try: Nareki 0'm Molia 1'm Ng Shiu 7'c Baker 7'm Stanaway 9'c Nanai-Seturo 14'c Con: Baker (2/4) 7', 9' Rokolisoa (1/1) 14' McGarvey-Black (0/1) Try: Tuatagaloa 3'm Tupou 4'm Motuga 11'c Con: Paulo (1/2) 11' Tupou (0/1) Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	29 April 2018 – 12:30 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Fiji	24
					29 April 2018 – 16:50 – National Stadium, Singapore
	New Zealand	19
					Fiji	12
	29 April 2018 – 12:52 – National Stadium, Singapore
					South Africa	10
	South Africa	24
									29 April 2018 – 20:00 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Kenya	12
									Fiji	28
	29 April 2018 – 13:14 – National Stadium, Singapore
									Australia	22
	Australia	7
					29 April 2018 – 17:12 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Spain	5
					Australia	15
	29 April 2018 – 13:36 – National Stadium, Singapore
					England	7			Bronze Medal Match
	England	12
									29 April 2018 – 19:35 – National Stadium, Singapore
	Samoa	5
									South Africa	24
									England	26

Matches

Quarter-finals 29 April 2018 Fiji  24–19  New Zealand National Stadium, Singapore   12:30 Try: Vakurunabili 2'm Nasilasila 7'm, 14'c Sau 8'c Con: Nasilasila (1/3) 8' Tamani (1/1) 14' Try: Baker 1'm, 4'c Ravouvou 12'c Con: Baker (2/3) 4', 12' Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 29 April 2018 South Africa  24–12  Kenya National Stadium, Singapore   12:52 Try: Soyizwapi 2'm, 6'c, 10'c Bezuidenhout 5'm Con: Afrika (2/4) 7', 10' Try: Injera 8'c, 14'm Con: Oliech (1/1) 9' Agero (0/1) Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) 29 April 2018 Australia  5–7  Spain National Stadium, Singapore   13:14 Try: O'Donnell 3'c Con: Porch (1/1) 3' Try: De Juan 1'm Con: Hernandez (0/1) Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 29 April 2018 England  12–5  Samoa National Stadium, Singapore   13:36 Try: Mitchell 4'c Kerr 10'm Con: Mitchell (1/1) 5' Bibby (0/1) Try: Tuatagaloa 7'm Con: Tupou (0/1) Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong) Semi-finals 29 April 2018 Fiji  12–10  South Africa National Stadium, Singapore   16:50 Try: Naduva 7'm Sau 12'c Con: Nasilasila (0/1) 12' Nacuqu (0/1) Cards: Nasilasila 14' to 14' Try: Kok 1'm Soyizwapi 5'm Con: Afrika (0/2) Cards: Afrika 7' to 9' Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 29 April 2018 Australia  15–7  England National Stadium, Singapore   17:12 Try: Parahi 1'c Pietsch 11'm Con: Porch (1/2) 1' Try: Mitchell 4'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 4' Cards: Mitchell 13' to 14' Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Bronze Medal Match 29 April 2018 South Africa  24–26  England National Stadium, Singapore   19:35 Try: du Plessis 0'm Afrika 3'm Gans 9'c Kok 11'c Con: Afrika (2/4) 9', 11' Cards: du Plessis 6' to 8' Try: Hayter 4'm McConnochie 6'c Mitchell 7'c Ellery 13'c Con: Mitchell (3/4) 7', 7', 13' Cards: Mitchell 14' to 14' Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong Rugby Football Union) Cup Final 29 April 2018 Fiji  28–22  Australia National Stadium, Singapore   20:00 Try: Nacuqu 2'c, 4'c Tuwai 8'c Naduva 14'c Con: Nasilasila (3/3) 3', 9', 14' Nacuqu (1/1) 4' Cards: Sau 6' to 8' Try: Pietsch 6'm Longbottom 7'm Quinn 10'c Porch 12'm Con: Porch (1/3) 10' Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Tournament placings

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

Place	Team	Points
9	United States	8
10	Canada	7
11	Scotland	5
	Wales	5
13	Japan	3
14	Argentina	2
15	France	1
	Russia	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Carlin Isles	8
2	Siviwe Soyizwapi	7
3	Alasio Sovita Naduva	6
	Collins Injera	6
	Kurt Baker	6

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Kurt Baker	42
2	John Porch	41
3	Carlin Isles	40
	Robbie Fergusson	40
5	Katsuyuki Sakai	39

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
Alamanda Motuga Oscar Ouma Trael Joass	Eroni Sau John Porch Ben O'Donnell Alasio Sovita Naduva