2018 USA Women's Sevens

The 2018 USA Women's Sevens was the first tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was played on 20–21 October 2018 at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, the first time the USA Women's Sevens was held at the venue.^[1]

2018 USA Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation	United States
Date	20–21 October 2018
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	United States
Third	Canada
Challenge
Winner	Spain
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	218 (average 6.41 per match)
Most points	Portia Woodman (50)
Most tries	Portia Woodman (10)
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Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also competed in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group played-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

Eleven core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, Mexico:

•  Australia
•  Canada
•  China
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Ireland
•  Mexico
•  New Zealand
•  Russia
•  Spain
•  United States

Pool stage

All times in Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−06:00)

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	114	15	+99	9
Russia	3	2	0	1	107	26	+81	7
Spain	3	1	0	2	51	74	−23	5
Mexico	3	0	0	3	0	157	−157	3

20 October 2018 11:58

Russia	34–5	Spain

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Sara Cox (England)

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20 October 2018 12:20

Australia	53–0	Mexico

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

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20 October 2018 14:42

Russia	58–0	Mexico

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

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20 October 2018 15:04

Australia	40–0	Spain

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

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20 October 2018 17:26

Spain	46–0	Mexico

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

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20 October 2018 17:48

Australia	21–15	Russia

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	108	19	+89	9
England	3	2	0	1	54	50	+4	7
United States	3	1	0	2	46	68	−22	5
China	3	0	0	3	33	104	−71	3

20 October 2018 11:14

United States	10–12	England

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

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20 October 2018 11:36

New Zealand	45–0	China

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

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20 October 2018 13:58

United States	24–21	China

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

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20 October 2018 14:20

New Zealand	28–7	England

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

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20 October 2018 16:42

England	35–12	China

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Emily Hsieh (United States)

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20 October 2018 17:04

New Zealand	35–12	United States

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	3	0	0	74	29	+45	9
France	3	2	0	1	76	48	+28	7
Ireland	3	1	0	2	83	52	+31	5
Fiji	3	0	0	3	26	130	−104	3

20 October 2018 10:30

Canada	26–7	Fiji

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

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20 October 2018 10:52

France	21–12	Ireland

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

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20 October 2018 13:14

Canada	24–12	Ireland

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki Japan

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20 October 2018 13:36

France	45–12	Fiji

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Sara Cox (England)

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20 October 2018 15:58

Fiji	7–59	Ireland

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

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20 October 2018 16:20

France	10–24	Canada

Infinity Park, Glendale Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

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Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Challenge Trophy Final
	21 October 2018 – 11:58 – Infinity Park
	Spain	46
					21 October 2018 – 15:26 – Infinity Park
	Mexico	0
					Spain	20
	21 October 2018 – 12:20 – Infinity Park
					Fiji	14
	China	14
	Fiji	17
					Eleventh place
					21 October 2018 – 15:04 – Infinity Park
					Mexico	0
					China	47

Matches
Semi-finals 21 October 2018 11:58 Spain  46–0  Mexico Infinity Park, Glendale 21 October 2018 12:20 China  14–17  Fiji Infinity Park, Glendale Eleventh place 21 October 2018 15:04 Mexico  0–47  China Infinity Park, Glendale Challenge Trophy Final 21 October 2018 15:26 Spain  20–4  Fiji Infinity Park, Glendale

Fifth place

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	21 October 2018 – 13:36 – Infinity Park
	Ireland	21
					21 October 2018 – 16:42 – Infinity Park
	Russia	10
					Ireland	19
	21 October 2018 – 13:58 – Infinity Park
					Australia	21
	England	12
	Australia	26
					Seventh place
					21 October 2018 – 16:20 – Infinity Park
					Russia	17
					England	14

Matches
Semi-finals 21 October 2018 13:36 Ireland  21–0  Russia Infinity Park, Glendale 21 October 2018 13:58 England  12–26  Australia Infinity Park, Glendale Seventh place 21 October 2018 16:20 Russia  17–14  England Infinity Park, Glendale Fifth place 21 October 2018 16:42 Ireland  19–21  Australia Infinity Park, Glendale

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	21 October 2018 – 10:30 – Infinity Park
	New Zealand	34
					21 October 2018 – 14:20 – Infinity Park
	Ireland	7
					New Zealand	28
	21 October 2018 – 10:52 – Infinity Park
					Canada	19
	Canada	21
									21 October 2018 – 17:30 – Infinity Park
	Russia	17
									New Zealand	33
	21 October 2018 – 11:14 – Infinity Park
									United States	7
	England	7
					21 October 2018 – 14:42 – Infinity Park
	France	22
					France	19
	21 October 2018 – 11:36 – Infinity Park
					United States	21			Bronze Final
	Australia	5
									21 October 2018 – 17:04 – Infinity Park
	United States	26
									Canada	28
									France	0

Matches

Quarter-finals 21 October 2018 10:30 New Zealand  34–7  Ireland Infinity Park, Glendale 21 October 2018 10:52 Canada  21–17  Russia Infinity Park, Glendale 21 October 2018 11:14 England  7–22  France Infinity Park, Glendale 21 October 2018 11:36 Australia  5–26  United States Infinity Park, Glendale Semi-finals 21 October 2018 14:20 New Zealand  28–19  Canada Infinity Park, Glendale 21 October 2018 14:42 France  19–21  United States Infinity Park, Glendale Bronze Final 21 October 2018 17:04 Canada  28–0  France Infinity Park, Glendale Cup Final 21 October 2018 17:30 New Zealand  33–7  United States Infinity Park, Glendale

Tournament placings

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

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

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Portia Woodman	10
2	Ilona Maher	7
	Kristina Seredina
4	Alena Mikhaltsova	6
	Michaela Blyde

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Portia Woodman	50
2	Emma Sykes (rugby union)	45
3	Ghislaine Landry	43
4	Tyla Nathan-Wong	42
5	Lucy Mulhall	38

Source: World Rugby

See also

• World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
• 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
• World Rugby