2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens

The 2018 Hong Kong Women's Sevens acted not only as a qualifier for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, but also for seeding purposes for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens for five of the teams. The tournament was played on 5–6 April 2018 with pool stage matches played at So Kon Po Rec Ground with knock-out stage matches played at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong alongside the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens for men.

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. Teams in bold also qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

Continental Sevens Championship Dates Venue(s) Berths Qualified 2017 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Grand Prix Series 3 June–16 July 2017 Malemort, Kazan 3 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens 16–17 September 2017 Monastir 2 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series 23 September–14 October 2017 Incheon, Colombo 3 2017 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship 10–11 November 2017 Suva 1 2017 Torneo Valentín Martinez (Sudamérica) 10–11 November 2017 Montevideo 2 2017 RAN Women's Sevens 25–26 November 2017 Mexico City 1 Total 12

Format 12 teams, split into three groups of four. The group winners, runners up and the two best third ranked teams will enter the knockout stage. The overall winner will gain a spot on the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens series.

Pool Stage All times in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:

Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool X TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008117+64932016941+28731024948+153003598–933

Pool Y TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33006419+45932016541+24731022469–45530032953–243

Pool Z TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts3300435+38932017134+37731022664–38530032259–373

Knockout stage

MatchesQuarter-finals

Semi-finals

World Series Qualifier Final

See also 2018 Hong Kong Sevens 2017-18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament

References

External links Tournament Page