2019 Sydney Sevens

The 2019 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the Australian Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 2–3 February 2019 at Spotless Stadium in Sydney, with former venue Allianz Stadium closed for rebuilding. It was run alongside the women's tournament.^[1]

2019 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation	Australia
Date	2–3 February 2019
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	United States
Third	England
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	268 (average 5.96 per match)
Most points	Katsuyuki Sakai (47)
Most tries	Joe Perez (6) Siviwe Soyizwapi (6)
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Format

The teams are drawn into four 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 bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship, Tonga:^[2]

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

Pool stage

All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	65	24	+41	9
England	3	2	0	1	67	26	+41	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	26	82	–56	5
Samoa	3	0	0	3	41	67	–26	3

2 February 2019 11:12

Samoa	12–24	England
Try: Motuga 2'm Perez 13'c Con: Tusitala (1/1) 13' Tupou (0/1)		Try: de Carpentier 1'm Muir 4'c Burgess 10'c Bowen 12'm Con: Bibby (2/3) 4', 11' Mitchell (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

2 February 2019 11:34

Fiji	29–5	Japan
Try: Nacuqu 1'm Nasoko 3'm Vakurunabili (2) 10'c, 14'c Naduva 12'm Con: Veilawa (2/3) 11', 14' Nacuqu (0/2)		Try: Soejima 9'm Con: Sakai (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

2 February 2019 16:40

Samoa	17–21	Japan
Try: Vaili 2'c Perez 9'm Afamasaga 12'm Con: Tusitala (1/1) 2' Tupou (0/1) Alosio (0/1)		Try: Sakai 4'c Soejima 7'c Ozawa 11'c Con: Sakai (2/2) 4', 8' Hashino 11'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

2 February 2019 17:02

Fiji	14–7	England
Try: Tuimaba 5'c Tuwai 7'c Con: Botitu (2/2) 6', 7'		Try: Norton 8'c Con: Bibby (1/1) 8'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

2 February 2019 20:45

England	36–0	Japan
Try: Norton (2) 1'm, 3'c Bibby 7'm Bowen 8'c Olowofela (2) 10'm, 12'c Con: Bibby (3/6) 3', 8', 13'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

2 February 2019 21:07

Fiji	22–12	Samoa
Try: Veilawa 3'm Naduva 6'c Botitu 9'm Nasoko 10'm Con: Veilawa (1/3) 6' Botitu (0/1)		Try: Alosio 4'm Perez 7c Con: Alosio (1/1) 7' Tupou (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	84	14	+70	9
France	3	2	0	1	57	36	+21	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	50	67	–17	5
Kenya	3	0	0	3	31	105	–74	3

2 February 2019 9:44

Canada	24–14	Kenya
Try: Davis (2) 1'c, 5'm Braid 7'm Berna 14'c Con: Hirayama (2/4)		Try: Mwale 2'c Olindi 12'c Con: Olindi (1/1) 2' Taabu (1/1) 12'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

2 February 2019 10:06

United States	7–0	France
Try: Williams 10'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 10'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

2 February 2019 15:12

Canada	12–17	France
Try: Fuailefau 6'm Kay 8'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 8'		Try: Yobo 2'c Mazzoleni (2) 9'm, 13'm Con: Riva (1/3) 3'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

2 February 2019 15:34

United States	41–0	Kenya
Try: Barrett 0'm Pinkelman 1'm Iosefo 3'm Hughes 7'c Isles 8'm Brown 10'c Williams 11'm Con: Hughes (1/5) 7' Williams (2/2) 11', 12'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

2 February 2019 19:17

Kenya	17–40	France
Try: Wandera 2'm Onyala 5'c Ruga 14'm Con: Taabu (1/2) 6' Olindi (0/1)		Try: Parez (4) 1'c, 7'c, 7'c, 10'c Riva 9'c Huyard 12'm Con: Riva (3/3) 1', 7', 8' Mazzoleni (2/3) 10', 11'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

2 February 2019 19:39

United States	36–14	Canada
Try: Isles (3) 3'm, 7'm, 12'c Williams (3) 5'c, 8'm, 13'c Con: Tomasin (1/2) 6' Hughes (2/3) 13', 14' Niua (0/1)		Try: Braid 10'c Kay 11'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 10', 11'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	110	14	+96	9
Spain	3	2	0	1	31	53	–22	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	45	60	–15	5
Scotland	3	0	0	3	19	78	–59	3

2 February 2019 9:00

Scotland	7–10	Spain
Try: Elms 4'c Con: Lowe (1/1) 5'		Try: Alonso 11'm Mateu 14'm Con: Hernández (0/2)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

2 February 2019 9:22

New Zealand	27–14	Wales
Try: Ravouvou 0'm Ng Shiu 5'm Baker 7'm Ware 12'm Molia 14'c Con: Knewstubb 14'		Try: Jenkins 3'c Con: Treharne

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

2 February 2019 14:28

Scotland	12–26	Wales
Try: Pecqueur 0'c Coombes 7'm Con: Lowe (1/2) 1'		Try: Morgan-Williams 3'm Jenkins (2) 5'c, 12' Blacker 10'c Con: Treharne (3/4) 5', 11', 13'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

2 February 2019 14:50

New Zealand	41–0	Spain
Try: Ware 0'm Dickson (2) 2'm, 4'm Nareki 7'c Ravouvou (2) 7'c, 13'm Baker 10'c Con: Knewstubb (2/5) 7', 7' Koroi (1/2) 10'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

2 February 2019 18:33

Spain	21–5	Wales
Try: Pla (2) 5'c, 7' Alonso 7'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 6', 7', 8'		Try: Treharne 13'm Con: Treharne (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

2 February 2019 18:55

New Zealand	42–0	Scotland
Try: Knewstubb (2) 1'c, 6'c Ware 4'c Gregory (2) 9'c, 11'c Nareki 14' Con: Knewstubb (3/3) 2', 5', 6' Koroi (3/3) 10', 12', 14'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	2	0	1	91	44	+47	7
Australia	3	2	0	1	75	50	+25	7
Argentina	3	2	0	1	73	51	+22	7
Tonga	3	0	0	3	17	111	–94	3

2 February 2019 10:28

Australia	14–29	Argentina
Try: Kennewell 6'c Longbottom 12'c Con: Porch (1/1) 7' Holland (1/1) 12'		Try: Carreras 1'm Cinti Luna 7'c Gonzalez 8'c Ethcart 11'c Con: Mare (1/2) 7' Bazan Velez (1/1) 8' Revol (1/1) 11'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

2 February 2019 10:50

South Africa	45–5	Tonga
Try: Kok (2) 3'c, 8'c Soyizwapi (2) 6'c, 7'm Gans (2) 10'c, 12'c Human 14'm Con: Du Preez (2/2) 3', 6' S. Davids (1/2) 8' Human (2/3) 10', 12'		Try: F. Inisi 1'm Con: Pakalani (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

2 February 2019 15:56

Australia	32–0	Tonga
Try: Anderson 0'm, 7'm Holland 2'm Hutchison 4'm Parahi 7'c Holland 11'm Con: Porch (1/4) 7' Holland (0/1) Coward (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

2 February 2019 16:18

South Africa	25–10	Argentina
Try: Soyizwapi (2) 7'm, 8'm S. Davids 10'm Geduld 13'm Gans 14'm Con: Du Preez (0/1) S. Davids (0/3) Human (0/1)		Try: Barbier 4'm Etchart 11'm Con: Mare (0/1) Revol (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

2 February 2019 20:01

Argentina	34–12	Tonga
Try: Bazan Velez 6'm Sabato (2) 7'c, 9'm Etchart 10'm Gonzalez 13'm Schulz 14'c Con: Bazan Velez (1/3) 8' Revol (1/3) 14'		Try: Mausia 1'm F. Inisi 7' Con: Mausia (1/2) 7'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

2 February 2019 20:23

South Africa	21–29	Australia
Try: Geduld (2) 6'c, 8'c Gans 10'c Con: Du Preez (1/1) 6' S. Davids (2/2) 8', 11'		Try: Skelton 1'm Holland (2) 2'c, 3'm Coward 12'c Malouf 14'm Con: Porch (1/3) 2' Coward (1/2) 13'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 February 2019 – 14:04 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Tonga	20
					3 February 2019 – 19:08 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Kenya	17
					Tonga	5
	3 February 2019 – 14:26 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Samoa	25
	Samoa	26
	Scotland	12

Matches

Semifinals 3 February 2019 14:04 Tonga  20–17  Kenya Try: Tapueluelu (2) 0'm, 6'm L. Inisi 7'm Maake 13'm Con: Maake (0/2) Tuha (0/2) Try: Ojee 4'm Mwasawa 7'm Onyala 11'c Con: Wanjala (1/1) 11' Taabu (0/2) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Haughton (England) 3 February 2019 14:26 Samoa  26–12  Scotland Try: Tupou 1'c Alofipo (2) 4'm, 14'c Paulo 8'c Con: Tusitala (2/3) 2', 9' Tupou (1/1) 14' Try: Pecqueur (2/2) 10'c, 11'm Con: Lowe (2/2) 10' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Final 3 February 2019 19:08 Tonga  5–25  Samoa Try: Inisi 4'm Con: Tuha (0/1) Try: Perez (3) 2'm, 6'm, 7'm Tupou 9'm Alofipo 13'm Con: Tusitala (0/3) Tupou (0/1) Paulo (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	3 February 2019 – 10:38 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Japan	31
					3 February 2019 – 14:48 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Tonga	19
					Japan	19
	3 February 2019 – 11:00 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Wales	17
	Wales	19
									3 February 2019 – 19:30 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Kenya	14
									Japan	7
	3 February 2019 – 11:22 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
									Argentina	10
	Argentina	36
					3 February 2019 – 15:10 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Samoa	12
					Argentina	24
	3 February 2019 – 11:44 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Canada	19
	Canada	35
	Scotland	21

Matches

Quarterfinals 3 February 2019 10:38 Japan  31–19  Tonga Try: Sakai (2) 1'c, 9'm Ozawa (2) 2'c, 4'c Noguchi 12'm Con: Sakai (3/5) 1', 3', 4' Try: Sunia 6'c Paea 7'm Tapueluelu 14'c Con: Samita (1/2) 6' L. Inisi (1/1) 14' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) 3 February 2019 11:00 Wales  19–14  Kenya Try: Jenkins 0'c Treharne 4'c Roach 11'm Con: Treharne (2/3) 1', 4' Try: Onyala (2) 2'c, 6'c Con: Olindi (1/1) 2' Onyala (1/1) 7' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 3 February 2019 11:22 Argentina  36–12  Samoa Try: Carreras 2'm Schulz 5'm Cinti Luna 7'm Gonzalez 7'c Sábato 11'c Luna 12'c Con: Mare (3/4) 8', 12', 13' Bazan Velez (0/2) Try: Tupou (2) 4'm, 10'c Con: Tupou (1/1) 10' Alosio Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 3 February 2019 11:44 Canada  35–21  Scotland Try: Kaay (2) 0'c, 13'c Kay (2) 3'c, 4'c Mullins 7'c Con: Hirayama (4/4) 1', 3', 5', 7', 14' Try: McFarland 8'c Nayacavou 9'c Riddell 11'c Con: Lowe (2/2) 8', 9' Riddell (1/1) 11' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) Semifinals 3 February 2019 14:48 Japan  19–17  Wales Try: Motomura (2) 0'm, 5'c Noguchi 10'c Con: Sakai (2/3) 5', 11' Try: Roach 2'm Jenkins 9'c Goodchild 14'm Con: Treharne (1/3) 9' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 3 February 2019 15:10 Argentina  24–19  Canada Try: Luna (2) 3'c, 11'm Bazan Velez 6'm Schulz 8'm Con: Bazan Velez (2/3) 3', 6' Luna (0/1) Try: Zaruba 7'm Thiel 7'c Braid 12'c Con: Hirayama (2/3) 8', 13' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Final 3 February 2019 19:30 Japan  7–10  Argentina Try: Sakai 4'c Con: Sakai (1/1) 5' Try: Gonzalez 2'm Luna 10'm Con: Bazan Velez (0/2) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 February 2019 – 15:32 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Australia	17
					3 February 2019 – 20:07 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	France	14
					Australia	10
	3 February 2019 – 15:54 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					South Africa	12
	South Africa	33
	Spain	0

Matches

Semifinals 3 February 2019 15:32 Australia  17–14  France Try: Hutchison 3'm Skelton (2) 11'c, 13'm Con: Holland (1/1) 12' Porch (0/2) Try: Mignot 6'c Boudehent 9'c Con: Parez (1/1) 6' Riva (1/1) 10' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 3 February 2019 15:54 South Africa  33–0  Spain Try: S. Davids (2) 0'c, 6'c Soyizwapi (2) 10'm, 12'c Human 14'c Con: S. Davids (2/3) 1', 7' Human (2/2) 12', 14' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) Final 3 February 2019 20:07 Australia  10–12  South Africa Try: Porch 6'm Malouf 10' Con: Porch (0/2) Try: S. Davids 1'c Brown 13'm Con: Geduld (1/1) 1' Du Preez (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	3 February 2019 – 12:16 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Fiji	22
					3 February 2019 – 16:16 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Australia	17
					Fiji	14
	3 February 2019 – 12:38 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					New Zealand	36
	New Zealand	28
									3 February 2019 – 20:56 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	France	5
									New Zealand	21
	3 February 2019 – 13:00 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
									United States	5
	South Africa	5
					3 February 2019 – 16:38 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	England	26
					England	7
	3 February 2019 – 13:22 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					United States	14			Third place
	United States	38
									3 February 2019 – 20:29 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Spain	10
									Fiji	17
									England	19

Matches

Quarterfinals 3 February 2019 12:16 Fiji  22–17  Australia Try: Veilawa 4'm Kunavula 7' Naduva (1/1) 11'c, 13' Con: Veilawa (1/2) 12' Botitu (0/1) Try: Longbottom 3'm Skelton 9'm Parahi 10' Con: Holland (1/2) 11' Porch (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) 3 February 2019 12:38 New Zealand  28–5  France Try: Jona Nareki 4'c Ware 6'c Dickson 9'c Ng Shiu 14'c Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 5', 6' Koroi (2/2) 9', 14' Try: Mazzoleni 12'm Con: Mazzoleni (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) 3 February 2019 13:00 South Africa  5–26  England Try: Z. Davids 7'm Con: S. Davids (0/1) Try: Kerr 2' Mitchell 3'c Burgess 12'c Bowen 13' Con: Bibby (3/4) 2', 4', 12' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 3 February 2019 13:22 United States  38–10  Spain Try: Hughes (2) 4'c, 7'c Tomasin (2) 5'c, 9' Isles 8'c Thompson 13'm Con: Hughes (4/6) 4', 6', 7', 8' Try: Carrión 2'm Alonso 14'm Con: Hernández (0/1) Fontes (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) Semifinals 3 February 2019 16:16 Fiji  14–36  New Zealand Try: Tuwai 4'c Naduva 13'c Con: Nucuqu (1/1) 4' Veilawa (1/1) 13' Try: Ng Shiu 0'c Gregory 2'c Baker (2) 6'm, 10'c Koroi 8'm, 13'm Con: Koroi (2/5) 1', 2' Baker (1/1) 11' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) 3 February 2019 16:38 England  7–14  United States Try: Norton 1'c Con: Bibby (1/1) 1' Try: Tomasin 3'c Pinkelman 6'c Con: Hughes (2/2) 4', 7' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) Third Place 3 February 2019 20:29 Fiji  17–19  England Try: Cakaubalavu (2) 9'm, 11'm, 14'c Con: Veilawa (1/2) 14' Botitu (0/1) Try: Bowen (2) 1'm, 3' Muir 7'c Con: Mitchell (1/2) 4', 8' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) Final 3 February 2019 20:56 New Zealand  21–5  United States Try: Ware 1'c Dickson 6'c Ng Shiu 8'c Con: Koroi (2/2) 2', 7', 8' Try: Thompson 10'm Con: Hughes (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Tournament placings

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

Place	Team	Points
9	Argentina	8
10	Japan	7
11	Canada	5
	Wales	5
13	Samoa	3
14	Tonga	2
15	Kenya	1
	Scotland	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Joe Perez	6
	Siviwe Soyizwapi
3	Alasio Naduva	5
	Carlin Isles
	Mateo Carreras

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Katsuyuki Sakai	47
2	Madison Hughes	35
3	Vilimoni Koroi	32
3	Joe Perez	30
	Selvyn Davids

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
Mesulame Kunavula Sam Dickson Stephen Tomasin	Alasio Naduva Madison Hughes Kurt Baker Dan Norton

See also

• World Rugby Sevens Series
• 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
• 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens