2019 Singapore Sevens

2019 Singapore Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation	Singapore
Date	13–14 April 2019
Cup
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	Fiji
Third	England
Challenge
Winner	France
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	282 (average 6.27 per match)
Most points	Daniel Taabu (57)
Most tries	Max McFarland (9)
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The 2019 Singapore Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament played at the National Stadium in Singapore on 13–14 April 2019.^[1] It was the eighth edition of the Singapore Sevens and the eighth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.

In the cup final, it was South Africa who took out their second Singapore title after they defeated Fiji by a single point. Third was England after they defeated United States by 21 points. France won the challenge trophy after defeating Scotland in the final.

Background

The Singapore Sevens is the eighth time that the Singapore event has been held with the seventh being in a World Series event. After winning the Hong Kong Sevens for the fifth consecutive time in the previous round, Fiji jumped past New Zealand to be in second place on the table. The United States still had the lead in the series but it was lowered down to only a seven-point gap between them and second place. For those two nations, depending on the results from the weekend they had a chance to book their spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[2] Fourth place is South Africa with 99 points who hold a nine-point advantage over England.^[3]

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

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, runner-up of the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Hong Kong:

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

Pool stage

All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).^[4]

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	89	17	+72	9
Fiji	3	1	0	2	69	48	+21	5
Scotland	3	1	0	2	39	81	–42	5
Canada	3	1	0	2	45	96	–51	5

13 April 2019 12:14

South Africa	36–10	Scotland
Try: Du Preez 3'm Kok 5'c Visser 8'c Soyizwapi (2) 9'c, 11'm Davids 12'm Con: Du Preez (2/3) 5', 8' S. Davids (1/3) 9'	Report	Try: McFarland (2) 1'm, 7'm Con: Lowe (0/2)

National Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

13 April 2019 12:36

Fiji	50–12	Canada
Try: Dranisinukula 1'c Derenalagi 4'm Mocenacagi 6'c Tuimaba (2) 8'c, 10'c Vakurunabili 11'c Cakaubalavu (2) 12'm, 14' Con: Ikanikoda (5/7) 1', 7', 9', 10', 11' Bolaca (0/1)	Report	Try: Mullins 2'c Jones 13'm Con: Hirayama (1/2) 2'

National Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

13 April 2019 15:40

South Africa	36–0	Canada
Try: Geduld 4'm Oosthuizen 7'm Soyizwapi 7'm Arendse (2) 9'c, 11'c Makata 10'c Con: Du Preez (1/4) 9' S. Davids 11', 12'	Report

National Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

13 April 2019 16:02

Fiji	12–19	Scotland
Try: Tuimaba (2) 3'm, 8' Con: Ikanikoda (1/2) 8'	Report	Try: McFarland (2) 2'm, 13'c Bryce 6'c Con: Lowe (2/3) 7', 14'

National Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

13 April 2019 19:06

Scotland	10–33	Canada
Try: Farndale 2'm Pecqueur 13'm Con: Lowe (0/1) Elms (0/1)	Report	Try: Thiel (2) 1'c, 6'c Jones 4'c Hirayama 9'c Berna 14'm Con: Braid (2/2) 1', 6' Jones (1/1) 5' Hirayama (1/2) 9'

National Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

13 April 2019 19:28

Fiji	7–17	South Africa
Try: Ikanikoda 9' Con: Botitu 9'c	Report	Try: Gans 6'm Arendse 10'c Con: S. Davids (1/1) 11' Du Preez (0/1)

National Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	93	29	+64	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	67	34	+33	7
France	3	1	0	2	45	50	–5	5
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	12	104	–92	3

13 April 2019 11:30

Argentina	17–22	Australia
Try: Álvarez 0'm Osadczuk 8'c Gonzalez 9'm Con: Mare (1/3) 9'	Report	Try: Longbottom (2) 2'm, 11'c Kennewell 3'm Pincus 6'm Con: Holland (1/4) 11'

National Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

13 April 2019 11:52

France	26–7	Hong Kong
Try: Siega (2) 2'c, 9'c Villière 5'm Veredamu 7'c Con: Barraque (3/4) 2', 7', 9'	Report	Try: Herbert 14'm Con: Webb (1/1) 14'

National Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

13 April 2019 14:56

Argentina	31–5	Hong Kong
Try: Bazan Velez (2) 1'm, 2'c Sábato 7'c Moneta 11'm Osadczuk 12'c Con: Mare (1/2) 3' Revol (1/2) 7' Vanni (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Woodward 10'm Con: Hood (0/1)

National Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

13 April 2019 15:18

France	12–24	Australia
Try: Siega (2) 2'm, 6'c Con: Barraque (1/2) 7'	Report	Try: Longbottom 3'c Skelton 4'm Miller 9'c Hutchison 11'm Con: Holland (2/4) 4', 10'

National Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

13 April 2019 18:22

Australia	47–0	Hong Kong
Try: Pietsch 1'c Miller 4'c Longbottom 6'c Connor 7'c Pincus (2) 8'c, 10'c McNamara 13'm Con: Coward (6/7) 1', 4', 6', 7', 9', 10'	Report

National Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

13 April 2019 18:44

France	7–19	Argentina
Try: Barraque 14'c Con: Barraque (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Schulz 1'c Sábato (2) 4'c, 9'm Con: Bazan Velez (1/2) 1' Mare (1/1) 4'

National Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	70	33	+37	9
England	3	1	0	2	43	41	+2	5
Wales	3	1	0	2	38	50	–12	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	40	67	–27	5

13 April 2019 10:44

England	36–7	Kenya
Try: Kerr (2) 0'c, 6'm Norton 3'c Mitchell 8'm Sofolarin 12'm Barden 13'c Con: Edwards (2/3) 1', 13' Mitchell (1/3) 4'	Report	Try: Mwale 14'c Con: Olindi (1/1) 14'

National Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

13 April 2019 11:06

United States	31–12	Wales
Try: Hughes 4'c Niua (2) 7'c, 7'm Thompson 9'c Isles 13'c Con: Hughes (3/5) 4', 7', 9'	Report	Try: Bagshaw 6'm Davies 12'c Con: Davies (1/1) 12' Treharne (0/1)

National Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

13 April 2019 14:12

England	0–12	Wales
	Report	Try: Davies 4'c Devine 10'm Con: Davies (1/1) 5' Treharne (0/1)

National Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

13 April 2019 14:34

United States	17–14	Kenya
Try: Isles (2) 4'c, 7'm Hughes 8'm Con: Hughes (1/3) 5'	Report	Try: Taabu (2) 2'c, 11'c Con: Taabu (1/1) 2' Olindi (1/1) 12'

National Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

13 April 2019 17:38

Kenya	19–14	Wales
Try: Onyala 2'c Dennis 6'c Taabu 8'm Con: Taabu (2/3) 2', 7'	Report	Try: Conbeer 3'c Rogers 10'c Con: Davies (1/1) 3' Treharne (1/1) 10'

National Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

13 April 2019 18:00

United States	22–7	England
Try: Hughes 1'm Stephen Tomasin 3'm Tupuola 7'c Williams 10' Con: Niua (1/1) 7' Hughes (0/2)	Report	Try: Norton 5'c Con: Edwards (1/1) 5'

National Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	120	22	+100	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	119	45	+74	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	22	105	–81	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	19	110	–91	3

13 April 2019 10:00

New Zealand	43–0	Japan
Try: Ware 0'm, 7'c Nareki 3'c Baker 5'c Knewstubb (2) 7'c, 9'm Ravouvou 13'm Con: Knewstubb (3/6) 4', 7', 8' Baker (1/1) 5'	Report

National Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

13 April 2019 10:22

Samoa	40–14	Spain
Try: Matavao (2) 2'c, 7'c Motuga 6'c Alosio 8'c Afamasaga 9'c Vaili 13'm Con: Alosio (5/6) 2', 6', 7', 8', 9'	Report	Try: Sainz-Trapaga 4'c Jorba 11'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 4', 11'

National Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

13 April 2019 13:28

New Zealand	53–0	Spain
Try: Dickson 2'c Curry 3'm Rokolisoa (2) 5'c, 11'c Nareki 7'c Baker 7'c Ware 9'm Webber 13'm Ravouvou 14'm Con: Baker (2/4) 5', 7' Mikkelson (1/1) 7' Knewstubb (1/4) 11'	Report

National Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

13 April 2019 13:50

Samoa	57–5	Japan
Try: Vaili (2) 0'm, 7'c Afamasaga (2) 3'c, 5'm Motuga 6'c Mealoi 9'c Scanlan 12'c Luki 13'm Alofipo 14'c Con: Mealoi (4/5) 3', 7', 7', 9' Alosio (1/2) 14' Matavao (0/1)	Report	Try: Hayashi 2'm Con: Sakai (0/1)

National Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

13 April 2019 16:54

Japan	17–5	Spain
Try: Lisala (2) 5'm, 10'c Toloke 13'm Con: Sakai (1/3) 10'	Report	Try: de Juan 1'm Con: Hernández (0/1)

National Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

13 April 2019 17:16

Samoa	22–26	New Zealand
Try: Matavao 0'm Vaili 2'c Afamasaga (2) 5'm, 7'm Con: Mealoi (1/4) 3'	Report	Try: Ware (2) 7'm, 9'c Mikkelson 11'c Rokolisoa 12'c Con: Knewstubb (1/2) 9' Baker (2/2) 11', 12'

National Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place

	Semi-finals				13th place final
	14 April 2019 – 13:38 – National Stadium
	Spain	38
					14 April 2019 – 17:14 – National Stadium
	Hong Kong	12
					Spain	5
	14 April 2019 – 14:00 – National Stadium
					Kenya	21
	Japan	24
	Kenya	31

Matches

Semifinals 14 April 2019 13:38 Spain  38–12  Hong Kong Try: Jorba (2) 1'c, 10'm Alonso (2) 3'c, 5'c Ramos 7'c Mata 11'm Con: Hernández (4/4) 1', 3', 6', 7' de Santiago (0/2) Try: Lee 7'm Herbert 14'c Con: Hood (1/2) 14' National Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) 14 April 2019 14:00 Japan  24–31  Kenya Try: Sakai 4'c Toloke 7'm Lisala (2) 9'm, 11'c Con: Sakai (2/4) 4', 12' Try: Amonde 1'm Taabu (2) 2'c, 5'c Oluoch (2) 8'm, 14' Con: Taabu (3/5) 3', 6', 14' National Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 13th place final 14 April 2019 17:14 Spain  5–21  Kenya Try: Alonso 8'm Con: Hernández (0/1) Try: Onyala 1'c Mwale 5'c Taabu 9'c Con: Taabu (2/2) 1', 5', 10' National Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Challenge Trophy final
	14 April 2019 – 10:00 – National Stadium
	Scotland	31
					14 April 2019 – 14:22 – National Stadium
	Spain	10
					Scotland	33
	14 April 2019 – 10:22 – National Stadium
					Wales	12
	Wales	19
									14 April 2019 – 17:36 – National Stadium
	Hong Kong	17
									Scotland	19
	14 April 2019 – 10:44 – National Stadium
									France	22
	Japan	14
					14 April 2019 – 14:44 – National Stadium
	Canada	33
					Canada	12
	14 April 2019 – 11:06 – National Stadium
					France	19
	France	24
	Kenya	14

Matches

Quarterfinals 14 April 2019 10:00 Scotland  37–10  Spain Try: McFarland (2) 0'm, 1'c Farndale (2) 5'c, 7'c Pecqueur 11'm Lowe 13'c Con: Lowe (4/6) 1', 5', 7', 14' Try: Ramos 9'm Sánchez 10'm Con: de Santiago (0/2) National Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 14 April 2019 10:22 Wales  19–17  Hong Kong Try: Devine 7'c Goodchild 10'c T. Lewis 14' Con: Treharne (1/1) 7' Davies (1/2) 10' Try: Brien 3'c Yiu 7'm McQueen 8'm Con: Webb (1/3) 3' National Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 14 April 2019 10:44 Japan  14–33  Canada Try: Sakai (2) 3'c, 6'c Con: Sakai (1/1) 4', 7' Try: Braid 0'c Berna 4'c Douglas 9'm Thiel 11'c Hirayama 13'c Con: Hirayama (4/5) 1', 5', 12', 14' National Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 14 April 2019 11:06 France  24–14  Kenya Try: Barraque (2) 0'c, 4'c Siega 7'm Callendret 12' Con: Barraque (1/3) 1' Iraguha (1/1) 4' Try: Mwale 6'c Taabu 11'c Con: Taabu (2/2) 7', 11' National Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) Semifinals 14 April 2019 14:22 Scotland  33–12  Wales Try: McFarland (2) 1'm, 7'c Lowe (2) 3'c, 5'c Nayacavou 10'c Con: Lowe (4/5) 3', 5', 7', 11' Try: Cambriani (2) 12'c, 13'm Con: Treharne (1/2) 12' National Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 14 April 2019 14:44 Canada  12–19  France Try: Hirayama 0'c Braid 7'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 1' Try: Iraguha 6'c Siega 10'c Veredamu 13' Con: Barraque (2/3) 6', 11' National Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) Challenge Trophy final 14 April 2019 17:36 Scotland  19–22  France Try: McFarland 2'c Fergusson 6'c Farndale 12'm Con: Lowe (2/3) 2', 7' Try: Villière (2) 0'm, 3'm Veredamu (2) 8'c, 14' Con: Barraque (1/4) 8' National Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

5th place

	Semi-finals				5th place final
	14 April 2019 – 15:06 – National Stadium
	Samoa	14
					14 April 2019 – 18:11 – National Stadium
	Argentina	12
					Samoa	19
	14 April 2019 – 15:28 – National Stadium
					New Zealand	17
	New Zealand	^27 (a.e.t.)
	Australia	22

Matches

Semifinals 14 April 2019 15:06 Samoa  14–12  Argentina Try: Mealoi 6'c Scanlan 9'c Con: Mealoi (1/1) 7', 9' Try: Barbier 3'm Osadczuk 13'c Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 13' Revol (0/1) National Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 14 April 2019 15:28 New Zealand  27–22 (a.e.t.)  Australia Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'm, 5' Webber 2'm Nareki 10'c Mikkelson 15' Con: Rokolisoa (1/4) 6' Try: Skelton 4' Coward 7'm Longbottom (2) 8'm, 12' Con: Coward (1/1) 12' Holland (0/3) National Stadium 5th place final 14 April 2019 18:11 Samoa  19–17  New Zealand Try: Vaili (2) 2'c, 14' Alosio 5'c Con: Mealoi (1/1) 3' Alosio (1/2) 5' Try: Ravouvou (2) 0'c, 11'm Dickson 8'm Con: Knewstubb (1/3) 1' National Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup final
	14 April 2019 – 11:30 – National Stadium
	South Africa	21
					14 April 2019 – 15:50 – National Stadium
	Samoa	12
					South Africa	24
	14 April 2019 – 11:52 – National Stadium
					United States	12
	United States	12
									14 April 2019 – 19:00 – National Stadium
	Argentina	10
									South Africa	20
	14 April 2019 – 12:14 – National Stadium
									Fiji	19
	New Zealand	5
					14 April 2019 – 16:12 – National Stadium
	Fiji	19
					Fiji	26
	14 April 2019 – 12:36 – National Stadium
					England	12			Bronze medal match
	Australia	19
									14 April 2019 – 18:35 – National Stadium
	England	31
									United States	7
									England	28

Matches

Quarterfinals 14 April 2019 11:30 South Africa  21–12  Samoa Try: Visser 6'c Geduld 8'c S. Davids 10'c Con: Du Preez (1/1) 7' S. Davids Try: Matavao (2) 2'm, 4' Con: Mealoi (1/2) 4' National Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) 14 April 2019 11:52 United States  12–10  Argentina Try: Leuta 4'c Tomasin 7' Con: Hughes (1/2) 5' Try: Mare (2) 0'm, 2'm Con: Mare (0/2) National Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 14 April 2019 12:14 New Zealand  5–19  Fiji Try: Mikkelson 1'm Con: Knewstubb (0/1) Try: Vakurunabili 2'm Ikanikoda 5'c Botitu 8'c Con: Ikanikoda (2/3) 5', 8' National Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Rugby) 14 April 2019 12:36 Australia  19–31  England Try: Kennewell (2) 3', 5' Holland 12'c Con: Holland (2/3) 5', 12' Try: Kerr (2) 0'c, 2'm de Carpentier 6'c Norton 8'm Mitchell 10'c Con: Edwards (3/5) 1', 7', 10' National Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) Semifinals 14 April 2019 15:50 South Africa  24–12  United States Try: Soyizwapi 0'c Gans 4'm Visser 10'm Penalty try 12' Con: Du Preez (1/2) 1' S. Davids (0/1) Try: Tomasin 8'm Schroeder 14'c Con: Hughes (1/2) 14' National Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 14 April 2019 16:12 Fiji  19–12  England Try: Vakurunabili (2) 0'm, 3'c Mocenacagi 13'c Con: Ikanikoda (1/2) 4' Bolaca (1/1) 13' Try: Glover 8'm Olowofela 10'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 10' Edwards (0/1) National Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) Bronze medal match 14 April 2019 18:35 United States  7–28  England Try: Tupuola 3'c Con: Tomasin (1/1) 3' Try: Norton 5'c Edwards 7'c Glover 10'c Ellery 11'c Con: Edwards (2/2) 5', 7', 10' Mitchell (1/1) 12' National Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) Cup final 14 April 2019 19:00 South Africa  20–19  Fiji Try: Arendse 9'm A. Davids 10'm Oosthuizen 11'c Con: S. Davids (1/3) 11' Pen: S. Davids (1/1) 13' Try: Tuimaba 1'c Bolaca 4'm Botitu 6' Con: Bolaca (2/3) 2', 6' National Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Tournament placings

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

Place	Team	Points
9	France	8
10	Scotland	7
11	Canada	5
	Wales	5
13	Kenya	3
14	Spain	2
15	Hong Kong	1
	Japan	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Max McFarland	9
2	Daniel Taabu	7
3	Joe Ravouvou	6
	Johnny Vaili
	Maurice Longbottom
	Remi Siega

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Daniel Taabu	57
2	Max McFarland	45
3	Gavin Lowe	39
4	Jean-Pascal Barraque	33
5	4 players	30

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:^[5]

Forwards	Backs
Josua Vakurunabili Meli Derenalagi Vilimoni Botitu	Werner Kok Aminiasi Tuimaba Justin Geduld Max McFarland

References

1. "Captains all set for Singapore with Olympic qualification at stake". World Rugby. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. "HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens could see first teams qualify for 2020 Olympics". Singapore: Singapore 7s. 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
3. "Fiji take fifth consecutive title in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
4. "Singapore fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
5. "Dream Team: Singapore". World Rugby. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

External links

• Tournament page
• World Rugby page

World Sevens Series XX
Preceded by 2019 Hong Kong Sevens	2019 Singapore Sevens	Succeeded by 2019 London Sevens
Singapore Sevens
Preceded by 2018 Singapore Sevens	2019 Singapore Sevens	Succeeded by 2022 Singapore Sevens