2018 Hong Kong Sevens
International rugby sevens tournament
The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens was the 43rd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series . The performance from this tournament determined the first fourteen seedings of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament alongside the past year's series and the previous six event of the 2017–18 season.[ 1]
Fiji won the tournament, defeating Kenya 24–12 in the final. Fiji were dominant throughout the tournament, including a 50–7 thrashing of New Zealand during pool play.
In the World Series Qualifier tournament, Ireland were the dominant team during pool play, but Japan beat Ireland 12–7 in the semifinal, and went on to beat Germany 19–14 in the final to qualify for the 2018-19 World Series as a core team.
Main draw
Teams
The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams and one invited team, South Korea.[ 2]
As in the last tournament, there will be a main draw with the fifteen World Series core teams and one invited team. The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. 3, 2 or 1 points for a win, draw or loss. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Challenge trophy brackets.
Pool stage
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00 ). The games as scheduled are as follows:[ 3]
Pool A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Fiji
3
3
0
0
117
33
+84
9
New Zealand
3
2
0
1
62
67
–5
7
Samoa
3
1
0
2
52
69
–17
5
Russia
3
0
0
3
38
100
–62
3
6 April 2018
New Zealand
36–5
Russia
Hong Kong Stadium
20:18
Try: Nicole 1'm Ravouvou 2'm, 7'c Rokolosoa 8'c Ng Shiu 9'm Te Tamaki 12'cCon: Rokolosoa (2/2) 7', 12' Khan (1/4) 8'
Try: Ovchinnikov 14'mCon: Ianiushkin (0/1)
Referee: Damián Schneider
6 April 2018
Fiji
31–12
Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium
20:43
Try: Sau 0'm Nasoko 1'c Ravouvou 6'c Nasilasila 9'c Kunatani 14'cCon: Ravouvou (1/3) 6' Nasilasila (2/2) 10', 14'
Try: Ale 8'c Iosefo 13'Con: Tupou (1/1) 9' Mealoi (0/1)
Referee: Sam Grove-White
7 April 2018
New Zealand
19–12
Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium
13:32
Try: Ravouvou 3'c Te Temaki 9'c Masirewa 12'mCon: Khan (2/3) 4', 9'
Try: Iosefo 5'c, 8'mCon: Alosio (1/2) 5'Cards: Mealoi 13'
Referee: Damon Murphy
7 April 2018
Fiji
36–14
Russia
Hong Kong Stadium
13:54
Try: Katonibau 0'c, 4'c Kunatani 1'm, 5'm, 9'c Vakurunabili 11'mCon: Nasilasila (3/6) 0', 4', 10'Cards: Kunavula 6' to 8'
Try: Zhivatov 7'c Lazarenko 14'cCon: Ianiushkin (1/1) 7' Gostyuzhev (1/1) 14'
Referee: Damián Schneider
7 April 2018
Russia
19–28
Samoa
Hong Kong Stadium
17:32
Try: Sozonov 0'c Davydov 4'c Zhivatov 9'mCon: Sukhin (2/2) 1', 4' Ianiushkin (0/1)
Try: Iosefo 6'c Alosio 7'c Afamasaga 11'c Tupou 14'cCon: Alosio (1/1) 6' Paulo (1/1) 7' Tupou (1/1) 11' Leilual (1/1) 14'
Referee: Matthew Rodden
7 April 2018
Fiji
50–7
New Zealand
Hong Kong Stadium
17:54
Try: Ravouvou 1'c Nasoko 2'm Sau 8'c, 10'm Vakurunabili 8'c Nasilasila 11'c Naduva 12'c, 14'mCon: Ravouvou (2/3) 1', 8', 9' Nasilasila (2/4) 11', 12'
Try: Nicole 3'cCon: Rokolisoa (1/1) 3'
Referee: Richard Haughton
Pool B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Kenya
3
2
0
1
85
38
+47
7
Spain
3
2
0
1
34
50
–16
7
Canada
3
1
0
2
56
64
–8
5
Australia
3
1
0
2
54
77
–23
5
6 April 2018
Australia
12–17
Spain
Hong Kong Stadium
19:32
Try: Figg 4'c Clunnies-Ross 7'mCon: Goddard (1/2)
Try: Villanueva 1'c I Martín 8'm, 14'mCon: Hernandez (1/2) 2' Genua (0/1)
Referee: Richard Kelly
6 April 2018
Kenya
33–10
Canada
Hong Kong Stadium
19:54
Try: Oliech 3' Amonde 6'c Injera 10'c Ambaka 12'c Oyoo 14'cCon: Oliech (2/3) 6', 10' Agero (2/2) 12', 14'Cards: Oyoo 8' to 10'
Try: Braid 2'm Kay 8'mCon: Hirayama (0/2)
Referee: Jordan Way
7 April 2018
Australia
14–34
Canada
Hong Kong Stadium
12:48
Try: Skelton 11'c Miller 12'cCon: Goddard (2/2) 11', 13'Cards: Figg 2' to 4'
Try: Jones 3'm, 7'm Douglas 7'c Braid 8'm Douglas 9'c Moonlight 14'mCon: Hirayama (2/5) 7', 10' Braid (0/1)
Referee: Richard Haughton
7 April 2018
Kenya
26–0
Spain
Hong Kong Stadium
13:10
Try: Ambaka 2'c, 5'c Injera 6'm Oluoch 9'cCon: Oliech (3/4) 3', 5', 9'
Cards: Pearce 10' to 12'
Referee: Mike O'Brien
7 April 2018
Spain
17–12
Canada
Hong Kong Stadium
16:48
Try: Carrion 3'm Sainz-Trapaga 5' Pla 13'Con: Hernandez (1/3) 5'
Try: Kay 0'm, 7'cCon: Hirayama (1/1) 7'Cards: Moonlight 14' to 14'
Referee: Jordan Way
7 April 2018
Kenya
26–28
Australia
Hong Kong Stadium
17:10
Try: Minjire 5'c Agero 7'c Odhiambo 12'm Amonde 13'cCon: Agero (3/3) 5', 7', 14' Oliech (0/1)Cards: Oluoch 7' to 9' Oyoo 12'
Try: Skelton 0'c Pietsch 1' Miller 8'c, 12'cCon: Goddard (3/3) 0', 1', 9' Clunnies-Ross (1/1) 11'
Referee: James Doleman
Pool C
6 April 2018
England
19–22
Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium
18:48
Try: Howard 5'm Olowofela 9'c Sirker 13'cCon: Edwards (2/3) 9', 14'
Try: Horne 4'c, 7'm Farndale 12'm Jones 14'Con: Lowe (1/3) 5'
Referee: Damon Murphy
6 April 2018
South Africa
45–0
South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium
19:10
Try: Z Davids 1'c Oosthuizen 2'm, 5'c du Plessis 4'c Bezuidenhout 8'm Ndhlovu 11'c Mafuma 13'cCon: Human (3/4) 1', 4', 6' S Davids (1/2) 11' Smith (1/1) 14'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
7 April 2018
England
47–7
South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium
12:00
Try: Howard 0'c Olowofela 2'c Wilson 5'c Davis 7'c Davis 10'c Kerr 13'c Glover 14'mCon: Edwards (6/7) 0', 3', 5', 7', 11', 13'
Try: Jang 8'cCon: Lee (1/1) 8'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
7 April 2018
South Africa
31–17
Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium
12:22
Try: Z Davids 1'c Gans 4'c du Plessis 10'm Labuschagne 11'c S Davids 12'mCon: Human (2/2) 1', 4' S Davids (1/3) 12'
Try: Graham 5'm Horne 7'm Bryce 14'cCon: Horne (1/1) 14' Jackson (0/2)
Referee: Richard Kelly
7 April 2018
Scotland
61–7
South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium
16:00
Try: McFarland 0'c, 3'c Farndale 4'c, 6'c Jackson 7'm, 13'c Horne 10'c Fagerson 12'c Jones 14'cCon: Jackson (6/6) 0', 4', 5', 12', 14', 14' Horne (2/3) 6', 10'c
Try: Kim 2'Con: Lee (1/1) 3'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto
7 April 2018
South Africa
33–15
England
Hong Kong Stadium
16:26
Try: Gans 2'c, 14'c S Davids 7'c, 10'm Ndhlovu 14'cCon: Human (1/1) 3' S Davids (3/4) 7', 14', 14'
Try: Davis 0'm Wilson 4'm Edwards 8'mCon: Edwards (0/3)
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Pool D
6 April 2018
Argentina
31–10
Wales
Hong Kong Stadium
18:00
Try: Osadczuk 1'm Sabato 5'c, 8'c Etchart 7'm Schultz 14'Con: Revol (3/5) 5', 8', 14'Cards: Barbier 11' to 13'
Try: Williams 10'm Devine 11'mCon: Davies (0/2)
Referee: Richard Haughton
6 April 2018
United States
24–24
France
Hong Kong Stadium
18:24
Try: Niua 7'm Baker 12'c Isles 13'c, 14'mCon: Tomasin (2/3) 12', 13' Niua (0/1)
Try: Lakafia 1'm Dall'Igna 4'c Veredamu 8'c Bonnefond 10'mCon: Barraque (2/4) 4', 8'Cards: Bonnefond 14' to 14'
Referee: James Doleman
7 April 2018
Argentina
31–14
France
Hong Kong Stadium
11:14
Try: Osadczuk 2'c, 6'c Roura 4'm Sabato 8'c Schultz 12'mCon: Revol (2/3) 3', 6', 8' Bazan Velez (0/1)
Try: Bouhraoua 11'c Bonnefond 13'cCon: Riva (2/2) 11', 13'Cards: Veredamu 1' to 3'
Referee: Damon Murphy
7 April 2018
United States
47–5
Wales
Hong Kong Stadium
11:38
Try: Baker 3'c Iosefo 5'c Pinkelman 6'c Unufe 9'c Leuta 10'c Thompson 13'c Isles 14'mCon: Niua (2/2) 3', 7' Iosefo (2/2) 6', 9' Tomasin (2/3) 11', 14'
Try: Millard 2'mCon: Davies (0/1)
Referee: Sam Grove-White
7 April 2018
Wales
19–7
France
Hong Kong Stadium
15:16
Try: Flynn 2'c Williams 7'c Davies 8'mCon: Davies (2/3) 2', 7'
Try: Popelin 13'Con: Bouhraoua (1/1) 13'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
7 April 2018
United States
31–17
Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium
15:38
Try: Baker 1'c Barrett 3'm, 6'c, 8'm Iosefo 11'cCon: Niua (2/4) 1', 7' Tomasin (1/1) 11'
Try: Etchart 4'm Bazan Velez 12'm del Mestre 13'cCon: del Mestre (1/1) 13' Revol (0/1) Bazan Velez (0/1)
Referee: Richard Kelly
Knockout stage
13th place
Semi-finals 13th place final
8 April 2018 – 13:16 – Hong Kong Stadium
Samoa 33
8 April 2018 – 17:00 – Hong Kong Stadium
England 10
Samoa 5
8 April 2018 – 13:43 – Hong Kong Stadium
Wales 33
Wales 49
South Korea 5
Matches
Semi-finals
8 April 2018
Samoa
33–10
England
Hong Kong Stadium
13:16
Try: Tuatagaloa 3'c, 7'c Alosio 4'c Fomai 8' Leilual 13'cCon: Alosio (1/1) 3' Mealoi (3/3) 4', 7', 8', 14'
Try: Olowofela 10'm Kerr 12'mCon: Edwards (0/2)
Referee: Matthew Rodden
8 April 2018
Wales
49–5
South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium
13:43
Try: Jenkins 1'c Bagshaw 2'c, 7'c Lewis 6'c, 9'c Williams 13'c Treharne 14'cCon: Jones (7/7) 1', 3', 6', 7', 9', 13', 14'
Try: Jang 4'mCon: Lee (0/1)
Referee: Damián Schneider
13th place final
8 April 2018
Samoa
5–33
Wales
Hong Kong Stadium
17:00
Try: Tuatagaloa 1'mCon: Mealoi (0/1)
Try: Devine 5'c Bagshaw 7'm, 10'c Lewis 7'c Jenkins 14'cCon: Jones (2/3) 5', 7' Treharne (2/2) 11', 14'
Referee: Damián Schneider
Challenge Trophy
Matches
Quarter-finals
8 April 2018
Samoa
0–38
France
Hong Kong Stadium
9:30
Try: Popelin 3'm Barraque 5'c Lakafia 7'c, 14'c Huyard 9'm Alerte 13'cCon: Popelin (1/1) 5' Barraque (3/5) 7', 14', 14'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
8 April 2018
England
14–17
Australia
Hong Kong Stadium
9:52
Try: Olowofela 1'c Edwards 7'cCon: Edwards (2/2) 2', 7'
Try: Skelton 3'm Goddard 4'c Figg 14'mCon: Goddard (1/2) 5' Figg (0/1)
Referee: Damián Schneider
8 April 2018
Wales
7–15
Russia
Hong Kong Stadium
10:14
Try: Devine 7'cCon: Davies (1/1) 7'
Try: Davydov 4' Sozonov 6'm Babaev 8'mCon: Sukhin (0/1) Solomyannyy (0/1)
Referee: Mike O'Brien
8 April 2018
Canada
45–0
South Korea
Hong Kong Stadium
10:36
Try: Douglas 2'c, 13'c Braid 5'c Jones 7'm Campbell 8'm, 14'c Kaay 11'cCon: Hirayama (5/7) 2', 5', 11', 13', 14'Cards: Braid 7' to 9'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto
Semi-finals
8 April 2018
France
24–12
Australia
Hong Kong Stadium
14:05
Try: Veredamu 3'c, 10'c Dall'igna 6'm Alerte 13'mCon: Barraque (2/3) 4', 11'
Try: Armstrong 1'c Pietsch 4'mCon: Goddard (1/2) 2'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto
8 April 2018
Russia
12–19
Canada
Hong Kong Stadium
14:30
Try: Babaev 2' Sozonov 7'cCon: Solomyannyy (1/1) 7' Gostyuzhev (0/1)
Try: Douglas 5'm Kay 7'c Cejvanovic 13'cCon: Hirayama (2/3) 8', 13'Cards: Jones 10' to 12'
Referee: James Doleman
Challenge Trophy final
8 April 2018
France
33–7
Canada
Hong Kong Stadium
17:30
Try: Lakafia 0'c Dall'igna 2'c Popelin 4'cCon: Barraque (1/1) 1' Riva (1/1) 2', 5'Cards: Mazoue 3' to 5'
Try: Braid 6'cCon: Hirayama (1/1) 6'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
5th place
Cup
Matches
Quarter-finals
8 April 2018
Fiji
40–14
Argentina
Hong Kong Stadium
10:58
Try: Nasagavesi 1'c Kunatani 3'c Ravouvou 6'm Tuwai 9'c Nasilasila 11'c Naduva 13'Con: Ravouvou (2/3) 1', 3' Nasilasila (2/2) 10', 12'Cards: Tuwai 7' to 9'
Try: Barbier 8'c Revol 14'cCon: Revol (2/2) 8', 14'
Referee: Richard Kelly
8 April 2018
South Africa
38–5
Spain
Hong Kong Stadium
11:20
Try: du Plessis 1', 7'c, 8'm Human 5'c Penalty Try 11' S Davids 13'cCon: S Davids (1/1) 6' Human (1/2) 7' Smith (1/1) 13'Cards: Oosthuizen 3' to 5' Bezuidenhout 7' to 9'
Try: Pla 4'mCon: Hernandez (0/1)Cards: Poggi 11' to 13'
Referee: James Doleman
8 April 2018
United States
7–35
New Zealand
Hong Kong Stadium
11:42
Try: Isles 12'cCon: Tomasin (1/1) 13'
Try: Rokolisoa 1'c, 9'c Ravouvou 5'c Masirewa 6'c Rayasi 14'cCon: Khan (5/5) 1', 5', 7', 10', 14'
Referee: Sam Grove-White
8 April 2018
Kenya
19–12
Scotland
Hong Kong Stadium
12:07
Try: Ambaka 2'c Ouma 7'm Oluoch 14'cCon: Oliech (2/3) 3', 14'
Try: Farndale 5'c, 8'mCon: Jackson (1/2) 5'
Referee: Jordan Way
Semi-finals
8 April 2018
Fiji
26–24
South Africa
Hong Kong Stadium
15:41
Try: Nasoko 3'm Nasagavesi 8'c Nasilasila 10'c, 12'cCon: Nasilasila (3/3) 8', 10', 12' Ravouvou (0/1)
Try: S Davids 0'c, 6'm, 7'c du Plessis 13'mCon: S Davids (2/4) 0', 7'
Referee: Damon Murphy
8 April 2018
New Zealand
12–21
Kenya
Hong Kong Stadium
16:03
Try: Nicole 0'c Nareki 14'mCon: Khan (1/2) 0'
Try: Injera 2'c, 7'c Ambaka 13'cCon: Oliech (3/3) 2', 7', 13'
Referee: Matthew Rodden
Bronze medal match
8 April 2018
South Africa
29–7
New Zealand
Hong Kong Stadium
18:30
Try: Gans 1'c, 5'm Human 6'm Z Davids 11'c du Plessis 14'mCon: S Davids (2/4) 1', 11' Smith (0/1)
Try: Ng Shiu 7'cCon: Khan (1/1) 7'
Referee: Sam Grove-White
Cup final
8 April 2018
Fiji
24–12
Kenya
Hong Kong Stadium
19:00
Try: Vakurunabili 1'm Sau 7'm Nasilasila 10'c Ravouvou 15'cCon: Nasilasila (2/4) 10', 15'
Try: Odhiambo 11'm Ouma 19'cCon: Oliech (1/2) 20'Cards: Injera 6' to 8' Ambaka 7' to 9'
Referee: Damon Murphy
Tournament placings
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
Source: World Rugby
Dream team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament dream team at the conclusion of the tournament:[ 4]
World Series qualifier
Continental qualifying
Teams will qualify for the World Series Qualifier tournament based on continental championships. The top teams from each continent that are not already core teams will qualify. For the 2018 edition, Europe has been given a third spot, whereas North America was given a single spot. The other continents remain with two spots each.
The qualifying tournament features twelve teams divided into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top eight teams (the top two from each group, plus the two best third-place finishers) qualify to the quarterfinals of the knockout round. The winner of the knockout round will be given core status in the 2018–19 World Series.
Pool stage
All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00 ). The games as scheduled are as follows:[ 3]
Pool E
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Chile
3
2
0
1
58
29
+29
7
Japan
3
2
0
1
60
39
+21
7
Uganda
3
2
0
1
50
44
+6
7
Georgia
3
0
0
3
25
81
–56
3
6 April 2018
Uganda
14–10
Chile
Hong Kong Stadium
12:42
Try: Wokorach 4'c Okia 9'cCon: Wokorach (1/1) 4', 9'
Try: De Vidts 1'm Urroz 7'mCon: Torrealba (0/2)
Referee: Jordan Way
6 April 2018
Japan
26–10
Georgia
Hong Kong Stadium
13:04
Try: Ozawa 2'c Seru 4'c Sakai 6'c Lisala 14'mCon: Sakai (3/3) 3', 4', 6' Hashino (0/1)Cards: Soejima 6' to 8'
Try: Aptsiauri 7'm, 10'mCon: Gogolashvili (0/2)
Referee: James Doleman
6 April 2018
Uganda
26–10
Georgia
Hong Kong Stadium
15:40
Try: Wokorach 6'c, 10'c, 12'c Okia 7'mCon: Magomu (3/3) 6', 11', 12' Wokorach (0/1)
Try: Spanderashvili 8'm Kveseladze 14'mCon: Svanidze (0/1) Gogoladze (0/1)Cards: Kveseladze 9' to 11'
Referee: Damián Schneider
6 April 2018
Japan
10–19
Chile
Hong Kong Stadium
16:02
Try: Goya 1'm Lilidamu 10'mCon: Sakai (0/2)
Try: Urroz 3'm De Vidts 7'c Torrealba 12'cCon: Torrealba (2/3) 7', 13'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
7 April 2018
Chile
29–5
Georgia
Hong Kong Stadium
9:44
Try: Fernandez 1'c, 8'c Silva 2'm De Vidts 6'm Westcott 13'mCon: Torrealba (2/5) 1', 8'
Try: Mchedlishvili 10'mCon: Gogolashvili (0/1)
Referee: Nori Hashimoto
7 April 2018
Japan
24–10
Uganda
Hong Kong Stadium
10:06
Try: Goya 1'c Naikabula 9'm Lilidamu 12'm Lisala 14'cCon: Sakai (2/4) 1', 14'
Try: Sebuliba 4'm Wokorach 6'mCon: Wokorach (0/1) Ofoyrwoth (0/1)Cards: Wokorach 10' to 12'
Referee: Jordan Way
Pool F
6 April 2018
Germany
14–12
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium
13:26
Try: Himmer 4'c Dieckmann 6'Con: Heimpel (2/2) 5', 6'
Try: Yiu 1'm Hood 10'cCon: Rimene (1/2) 10'
Referee: Sam Grove-White
6 April 2018
Papua New Guinea
10–17
Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Stadium
13:48
Try: Vali 3'm Mocke 12'mCon: Guise (0/2)Cards: Mocke 0' to 2'
Try: Chibuwe 5'c Chitokwindo 8'm Hunduza 14'mCon: Rouse (1/2) 6' Mudariki (0/1)
Referee: Richard Kelly
6 April 2018
Germany
27–7
Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Stadium
16:28
Try: Dawe 6'm Lichtenberg 7'm Hohl 8'c Rox 12'm Himmer 14'mCon: Heimpel (2/3) 8' Himmer (0/2)
Try: Bryden 1'cCon: Rouse (1/1) 1'Cards: Tshamala 7' to 9'
Referee: Matthew Rodden
6 April 2018
Papua New Guinea
22–21
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium
16:50
Try: Vali 1'm Kalua 6'm Kapana 7'm Clement 14'cCon: Clement (1/1) 14' Guise (0/3)Cards: Mocke 3' to 5' Kalua 11' to 13'
Try: Yiu 5'c Lee 8'c Coverdale 12'cCon: Rimene (1/1) 6', 8', 13'
Referee: Mike O'Brien
7 April 2018
Hong Kong
19–14
Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Stadium
10:28
Try: Rimene 2'c Boucaut 3'm Coverdale 14'mCon: Rimene (1/2) 3' Webb (0/1)Cards: Neville 9' to 11'
Try: Nechironga 10'c Chitokwindo 12'cCon: Tambiwera (1/1) 10', 12'
Referee: James Doleman
7 April 2018
Papua New Guinea
7–36
Germany
Hong Kong Stadium
10:50
Try: Kapana 9'cCon: Guise (1/1) 9'Cards: Kalua 12' to 14'
Try: Dieckmann 1'm, 6'm, 7'c Brechenmacher 2'm Soteras-Merz 4'c Rix 14'cCon: Heimpel (3/6) 5', 7', 14'
Referee: Damián Schneider
Pool G
6 April 2018
Uruguay
22–5
Jamaica
Hong Kong Stadium
11:58
Try: Etcheverry 2'm, 4'm Della Corte 8'm Arata 14'cCon: Favaro (1/1) 14' Lijtenstein (0/3)
Try: Caven 12'mCon: Segree (0/1)
Referee: Mike O'Brien
6 April 2018
Ireland
41–5
Cook Islands
Hong Kong Stadium
12:20
Try: O'Brien 3'm, 10'c Fitzpatrick 4'c, 14'c Roche 6'm Kennedy 7'm, 8'mCon: Roche (1/5) 4' Dardis (2/2) 11', 14'Cards: Daly 12' to 14'
Try: Kiria 13'mCon: Napara (0/1)
Referee: Damon Murphy
6 April 2018
Uruguay
38–0
Cook Islands
Hong Kong Stadium
14:56
Try: Etcheverry 1'c, 11'c, 13'm Garcia 6'c Garcia 10'm Plottier 14'cCon: Etcheverry (2/2) 2', 7' Lijtenstein (2/4) Lijtenstein 12', 14'
Referee: Nori Hashimoto
7 April 2018
Jamaica
21–19
Cook Islands
Hong Kong Stadium
9:00
Try: Dixon 3'c Fessel 7'c Christie 12'cCon: Segree (1/1) 3' Eddie (2/2) 9', 12'
Try: Napara 2'm Leuta 6'c Paerau 10'cCon: Leuta (1/2) 7' Napara (1/1) 10'Cards: Willis 7' to 9'
Referee: Mike O'Brien
7 April 2018
Ireland
36–0
Uruguay
Hong Kong Stadium
9:22
Try: Fitzpatrick 4'm O'Brien 6'c Kennedy 8'm Keenan 11'm McNulty 12'c Daly 14'cCon: Rochie (1/3) 7' Dardis (2/3) 12', 14'
Cards: Puig 4' to 6'
Referee: Matthew Rodden
Third place tiebreaker
Pl
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
Uganda
3
2
0
1
50
44
+6
7
2
Zimbabwe
3
1
0
2
35
51
-16
5
3
Jamaica
3
1
0
2
26
67
-41
5
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final – World Series qualifier
7 April 2018 – 18:18 – Hong Kong Stadium
Germany 26
8 April 2018 – 12:32 – Hong Kong Stadium
Uganda 0
Germany 19
7 April 2018 – 18:42 – Hong Kong Stadium
Chile 12
Chile 24
8 April 2018 – 16:30 – Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kong 12
Germany 14
7 April 2018 – 19:04 – Hong Kong Stadium
Japan 19
Japan 26
8 April 2018 – 12:54 – Hong Kong Stadium
Uruguay 19
Japan 12
7 April 2018 – 19:26 – Hong Kong Stadium
Ireland 7
Ireland 38
Zimbabwe 5
Matches
Quarter-finals
7 April 2018
Germany
26–0
Uganda
Hong Kong Stadium
18:18
Try: Fromm 1'm Lichtenberg 4'c Dieckmann 8'c, 14'cCon: Heimpel (3/4) 4', 9', 14'
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni
7 April 2018
Chile
24–12
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stadium
18:42
Try: De Vidts 2'm, 7'm Fernandez 8'c Metuaze 12'cCon: Torrealba (2/4) 8', 12'
Try: Boucaut 5'c Denmark 14'mCon: Rimene (1/1) 6' Webb (0/1)
Referee: Damon Murphy
7 April 2018
Japan
26–19
Uruguay
Hong Kong Stadium
19:04
Try: Lisala 1'm Sakai 6'c Seru 8'c Lilidamu 9'cCon: Sakai (3/4) 7', 8', 9'
Try: Arata 2'c Plottier 11'c Ardao 14'Con: Lijtenstein (1/1) 3' Etcheverry (1/1) 14'
Referee: Richard Kelly
7 April 2018
Ireland
38–5
Zimbabwe
Hong Kong Stadium
19:26
Try: O'Donnell 1'm Kennan 2'c Fitzpatrick 5'c Daly 7'c Kennedy 12'c Mollen 14'mCon: Roche (3/4) 3', 5', 7' Dardis (1/2) 12'Cards: Mollen 10' to 12'
Try: Mudariki 9'mCon: Mudariki (0/1)
Referee: Jordan Way
Semi-finals
8 April 2018
Japan
12–7
Ireland
Hong Kong Stadium
12:54
Try: Hashino 8'c Soejima 14'Con: Sakai (1/1) 8'
Try: Roche 13'cCon: Roche (1/1) 13'
Referee: Damon Murphy
Final – World Series qualifier
8 April 2018
Germany
14–19
Japan
Hong Kong Stadium
16:30
Try: Dawe 3'm Himmer 7'cCon: Heimpel (2/2) 4', 8'
Try: Lisala 1'm, 14'c Nakano 8'cCon: Sakai (2/3) 9', 14'
Referee: Richard Kelly
Overall record
Pos
Team
Pts Dif
1
Japan
5–1
+38
2
Germany
5–1
+79
3
Ireland
4–1
+126
4
Chile
3–2
+36
5
Uruguay
2–2
+12
6
Uganda
2–2
–20
7
Hong Kong
1–3
–10
8
Zimbabwe
1–3
–49
See also
References
External links
Tournaments Core teams Invited teams