2019 Sydney Women's Sevens

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

2019 Sydney Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation	Australia
Date	1–3 February 2019
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third	United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	182 (average 5.35 per match)
Most points	Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe (45)
Most tries	Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe (9)
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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, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea:^[2]

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

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	98	12	+86	9
France	3	2	0	1	87	45	+42	7
England	3	1	0	2	50	61	–11	5
Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	10	127	–117	3

1 February 2019 12:44

England	14–27	France
Try: Matthews 8'c Uren 12'c Con: Aitchison (1/1) 8' Jones (1/1) 12'		Try: Ciofani (2) 2'm, 5'm Drouin 7'm Horta (2) 7'c, 14'm Con: Izar (1/3) 7' Drouin (0/2)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

1 February 2019 13:06

New Zealand	38–5	Papua New Guinea
Try: Hirini 3'm Nathan-Wong 6'c Williams 8'c Broughton 9'c Baker 11'm Tui 13'c Con: Nathan-Wong (3/4) 7', 8', 10' Whata-Simpkins (1/2) 14'		Try: Rama 4'm Con: Lavai (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

1 February 2019 15:28

England	36–5	Papua New Guinea
Try: Quansah (2) 1'm, 6'm Rowland 4'c Fleming 7'm Allan (2) 11'c, 13'c Con: Aitchison (1/4) 4' Rowland (2/2) 12', 14'		Try: Sampson 2'm Con: Lavai (0/1)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

1 February 2019 15:50

New Zealand	31–7	France
Try: Blyde (2) 2'c, 14'm Waaka 6'c Broughton 7'm Nathan-Wong 9'c Con: Nathan-Wong (2/3) 2', 6', 10' Whata-Simpkins (0/1)		Try: Pelle 4'c Con: Izar (1/1) 4'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

1 February 2019 18:12

France	53–0	Papua New Guinea
Try: Izar 0'c Horta (3) 2'm, 13'c, 14'c Lothoz 4'm Neissen 7'm Pelle 8'c Grisez 9'm Izar 11'c Con: Drouin (1/2) 0' Izar (2/5) 8', 12' Torres Duxans (2/2) 13', 14'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

1 February 2019 18:34

New Zealand	29–0	England
Try: Williams 2'm Broughton 6'c Blyde 8'c Baker 10'm Saili 13'm Con: Tyla Nathan-Wong (2/5) 6', 9'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	46	40	+6	8
Russia	3	1	1	1	31	35	–4	6
Canada	3	1	0	2	57	39	+18	5
Fiji	3	1	0	2	52	72	–20	5

1 February 2019 12:00

Russia	7–7	Ireland
Try: Bystrova 13'c Con: Lushina (1/1) 13'		Try: Higgins 11'c Con: Mulhall (1/1) 12'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

1 February 2019 12:22

Canada	36–12	Fiji
Try: Farella (2) 1'm, 3'c Greenshields 4'c Benn (2) 7'm, 10'c Chown 8'm Con: Landry (2/3) 4', 5' Nicholas (1/3) 10'		Try: Tinai 12' Naimasi 14'c Con: Tisolo (1/1) 14'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

1 February 2019 14:44

Russia	12–21	Fiji
Try: Zdrokova 7'm Seredina 14'c Con: Lushina (1/2) 14'		Try: Tisolo (2) 2'c, 7'c Naimasi 13'c Con: Tisolo (2/2) 3', 8' Seniyasi (1/1) 13'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)

1 February 2019 15:06

Canada	14–15	Ireland
Try: Landry 1'c Nicholas 3'c Con: Landry (2/2) 1', 4'		Try: Tyrrell 5'm Galvin 7'm Murphy-Crowe 10'm Con: Mulhall (0/3)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

1 February 2019 17:28

Ireland	24–19	Fiji
Try: Murphy-Crowe (3) 2'm, 6'c, 7'c Parsons 5'm Con: Mulhall (2/4) 6', 8'		Try: Roqica 0'm Naimasi 8'c Daveua 11'c Con: Tisolo (1/2) 9' Tinai (1/1) 12'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)

1 February 2019 17:50

Canada	7–12	Russia
Try: Farella 4'c Con: Landry (1/1) 4'		Try: Zdrokova 0'c Mikhaltsova 10'm Con: Lushina (1/2) 1'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	2	0	1	55	26	+29	7
United States	3	2	0	1	59	43	+16	7
Spain	3	2	0	1	35	45	–10	7
China	3	0	0	3	29	64	–35	3

1 February 2019 13:28

United States	26–10	China
Try: Tapper 3'c Fa'avesi 8'c Thomas 10'm Kirshe 13' Con: Heavirland (3/4) 4', 8', 13'		Try: Liu (2) 2'm, 7'm Con: Chen K. (0/2)

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)

1 February 2019 13:50

Australia	19–0	Spain
Try: Green 7'm Sykes 9'c Pelite 10'c Con: Sykes (2/3) 9', 11'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

1 February 2019 16:12

United States	14–21	Spain
Try: Thomas 4'c Kirshe 7'c Con: Heavirland (2/2) 5', 7'		Try: Erbina 5'c Bravo 9'c García 13'c Con: García (2/2) 6', 9', 13'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

1 February 2019 16:34

Australia	24–7	China
Try: Pelite 0'm Quirk 1'm Williams 5'c Green 9'c Con: Sykes (2/4) 5', 9'		Try: Gu 13'c Con: Chen K. (1/1) 14'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

1 February 2019 18:56

Australia	12–19	United States
Try: Pelite 11'c Tonegato 14'm Con: Sykes (1/2) 11'		Try: Gray 2'c Kirshe 4'c Tapper 6'm Con: Heavirland (2/3) 2', 4'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

1 February 2019 19:18

China	12–14	Spain
Try: Chen K. 8'm Liu 14'c Con: Chen K. (1/1) 14' Gu (0/1)		Try: Echebarría 5'c García 10'c Con: García (2/2) 6', 11'

Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)

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Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

	Semi-finals				Final
	2 February 2019 – 12:06 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	England	54
					2 February 2019 – 17:56 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Papua New Guinea	0
					England	12
	2 February 2019 – 12:28 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Fiji	15
	Fiji	12
	China	0
					Eleventh place
					2 February 2019 – 17:34 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Papua New Guinea	0
					China	31

Matches

Semifinals 2 February 2019 12:06 England  54–0  Papua New Guinea Try: Aitchison (2) 1'c, 9'c Uren 3'c Fleming 5'c Rowland 7'c Adam (2) 11'c, 14'c Quansah 13'c Con: Aitchison (4/4) 1', 4', 5', 7', 10' Rowland (2/3) 11', 14' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia) 2 February 2019 12:28 Fiji  12–0  China Try: Cumu 6'c Rokouono 11'm Con: Tisolo (1/2) 7' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) Eleventh Place 2 February 2019 17:34 Papua New Guinea  0–31  China Try: Chen K. (3) 4'c, 9'c, 14'm Yu 6'c Chen M. 11'm Con: Chen K. (3/5) 4', 6', 9' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia) Final 2 February 2019 17:56 England  12–15  Fiji Try: Fleming 3'm Matthews 10'c Con: Aitchison (1/2) 11' Try: Seniyasi 5'm Tinai 8'm Savu 12' Con: Seniyasi (0/2) Rokouono (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 February 2019 – 8:50 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Canada	12
					3 February 2019 – 17:42 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Russia	5
					Canada	19
	3 February 2019 – 9:12 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					France	17
	Spain	12
	France	19
					Seventh Place
					3 February 2019 – 17:20 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Russia	34
					Spain	5

Matches

Semifinals 3 February 2019 8:50 Canada  12–5  Russia Try: Farella 4'c Lukan 6'm Con: Landry (1/2) 4' Try: Bystrova 9'm Con: Seredina (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) 3 February 2019 9:12 Spain  12–19  France Try: García (2) 3'm, 5'c Con: García (1/2) 6' Try: Okemba 0'm Drouin 7'c Ciofani 13'c Con: Izar (1/2) 7' Drouin (1/1) 14' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) Seventh Place 3 February 2019 17:20 Russia  34–5  Spain Try: Khamidova (2) 2'm, 7'm Seredina 5'm Bystrova 7'c Noritsina 10'm Lushina 14'c Con: Lushina (2/3) 7', 14' Kukina (0/1) Seredina (0/2) Try: Dominguez Sanchez 1'm Con: García (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand) Final 3 February 2019 17:42 Canada  19–17  France Try: Farella (2) 6'c, 13'c Landry 8'm Con: Landry (2/3) 6', 13' Try: Izar (2) 0'm, 7'c Lothoz 9'm Con: Drouin (1/3) 7' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2 February 2019 – 12:50 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	New Zealand	17
					3 February 2019 – 9:34 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Canada	7
					New Zealand	29
	2 February 2019 – 13:12 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					United States	5
	Russia	5
									3 February 2019 – 18:31 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	United States	7
									New Zealand	34
	2 February 2019 – 13:34 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
									Australia	10
	Ireland	22
					3 February 2019 – 9:56 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	Spain	7
					Ireland	12
	2 February 2019 – 13:56 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
					Australia	24			Third place
	Australia	21
									3 February 2019 – 18:04 – Spotless Stadium, Sydney
	France	17
									United States	26
									Ireland	10

Matches

Quarterfinals 2 February 2019 12:50 New Zealand  17–7  Canada Try: Tui 2'm Hirini 7'm Fitzpatrick 8'c Con: Whata-Simpkins (1/1) 8' Nathan-Wong (0/1) Fitzpatrick (0/1) Try: Landry 5'c Con: Landry (1/1) 5' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) 2 February 2019 13:12 Russia  5–7  United States Try: Khamidova 1'm Con: Lushina (0/1) Try: Emba 13'c Con: Heavirland (1/1) 13' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) 2 February 2019 13:34 Ireland  22–7  Spain Try: Higgins 1'c Murphy-Crowe (2) 9'c, 11'm Con: Mulhall (2/3) 1', 9' Try: Erbina 14'c Con: Algar (1/1) 14' Pen: Mulhall (1/1) 7' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) 2 February 2019 13:56 Australia  21–17  France Try: Sykes 4'c Williams 6'c Dick 8'c Con: Sykes (3/3) 4', 6', 9' Try: Neissen 7'm Ciofani 11'm Lothaz 13'c Con: Izar (0/1) Drouin (1/2) 13' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) Semifinals 3 February 2019 9:34 New Zealand  29–5  United States Try: Blyde 1'c Tui 4'm Broughton 6'c Baker 8'm Katarina Whata-Simpkins 11'm Con: Whata-Simpkins (2/6) 2', 6' Try: Doyle 13'm Con: Heavirland (0/1) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia) 3 February 2019 9:56 Ireland  12–24  Australia Try: Murphy-Crowe (2) 8'm, 11'c Con: Mulhall (1/2) 11' Try: Green (3) 2'c, 3'c, 13' Tonegato 6'm Con: Sykes (2/3) 2', 4' Spotless Stadium, Sydney Third Place 3 February 2019 18:04 United States  26–10  Ireland Try: Thomas 0'c, 6'm Kristi Kirshe (2) 4'c, 11'c Con: Heavirland (3/4) 0', 5', 11' Try: Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe 7'm Higgins 10'm Con: Mulhall (0/2) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) Final 3 February 2019 18:31  New Zealand 34–10  Australia Try: Waaka (2) 1'm, 11'm Baker 6'c Blyde (3) 7'm, 7'c, 13'm Con: Whata-Simpkins (2/4) 6', 8' Broughton (0/1) Try: Sykes (2) 4'm, 9'm Con: Sykes (0/2) Spotless Stadium, Sydney Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Tournament placings

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

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

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe	9
2	Michaela Blyde	7
3	Bianca Farella	6
4	Ellia Green	5
	Fanny Horta

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe	45
2	Emma Sykes	40
3	Michaela Blyde	35
4	Ghislaine Landry	33
5	Patricia García	32

Source: World Rugby

See also

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