2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. There were five tournament events scheduled on the 2017–18 circuit and twelve teams competed in each tournament.
Format
Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.Teams
The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2017–18 series were:Events
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
| Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 30 November – 1 December 2017 | |
| Australia | Sydney Football Stadium | Sydney | 26–28 January 2018 | |
| Japan | Mikuni World Stadium | Kitakyushu | 21–22 April 2018 | |
| Canada | Westhills Stadium | Langford | 12–13 May 2018 | |
| France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 8–10 June 2018 |
Standings
Official standings for the 2017–18 series:Source:
Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | |
| – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | |
| – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
| – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Tournaments
Dubai
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 34–0 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 24–0 | | |
| Challenge Trophy | 24–7 | |
Sydney
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 31–0 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 19–5 | | |
| Challenge Trophy | 29–10 | |
Kitakyushu
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 24–12 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 30–7 | | |
| Challenge Trophy | 24–19 | |
Langford
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 46–0 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 29–12 | | |
| Challenge Trophy | 26–21 | |
Paris
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 33-7 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 28-7 | | |
| Challenge Trophy | 10-5 | |
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
| 1 |  Portia Woodman | 43 |
| 2 | Michaela Blyde | 37 |
| 3 |  Emma Tonegato | 26 |
| 3 |  Naya Tapper | 26 |
| 5 |  Alena Mikhaltsova | 24 |
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Portia Woodman | 215 |
| 2 | Michaela Blyde | 185 |
| 3 | Emma Sykes | 172 |
| 4 | Alev Kelter | 168 |
| 5 | Tyla Nathan-Wong | 159 |
Updated:
Awards
| Player | Total | |||||
| 1 | 58 | 44 | 20 | 107 | 229 | |
| 2 | 64 | 15 | 41 | 101 | 221 | |
| 3 | 115 | 20 | 14 | 71 | 220 | |
| 3 | 95 | 11 | 17 | 97 | 220 | |
| 5 | 58 | 36 | 25 | 94 | 213 | |
| 6 | 79 | 26 | 10 | 97 | 212 | |
| 6 | 60 | 39 | 12 | 101 | 212 | |
| 8 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 105 | 210 | |
| 9 | 80 | 28 | 6 | 83 | 197 | |
| 10 | 53 | 21 | 16 | 102 | 192 |
Updated: