The 2019 New Zealand Sevens was the third tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twentieth edition of the New Zealand Sevens. It was held on 26–27 January 2019 at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.
An invitational competition for women's teams, the Women's Fast Four, was held alongside the men's tournament as the precursor to fully integrated men's and women's tournaments planned for Hamilton in 2020.
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:
Pool stage All times in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)
Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knockout stage
Thirteenth place
MatchesSemi-finals
Thirteenth place
Challenge Trophy
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Trophy Final
Fifth place
MatchesSemi-finals
Fifth place
Cup
MatchesQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze final
Cup Final
Tournament placings
PlaceTeam Points 22 19 17 4 15 5 13 6 12 7 10 10
PlaceTeam Points 9 810 7 11 5 513 314 2 15 1 1
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
+Tries scored Rank Player Tries 1 Aminiasi Tuimaba 8 Robbie Fergusson 3 Carlin Isles 7 4 Dan Norton 6 Mateo Carreras
+Points scored Rank Player Points 1 Waisea Nacuqu 47 2 Robbie Fergusson 42 3 Aminiasi Tuimaba 40 4 Madison Hughes 39 5 Alatasi Tupuo 37
Source: World Rugby
Dream Team The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:
Forwards Backs Ben Pinkelman Kalione Nasoko Meli Derenalagi Carlin Isles Vilimoni Botitu Folau Niua Aminiasi Tuimaba
See also World Rugby Sevens Series 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 New Zealand Women's Sevens Fast Four World Rugby
References
External links Tournament site World Rugby info