2018 New Zealand Sevens


The 2018 New Zealand Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the New Zealand Sevens, and the first to be held in Hamilton. It was held over the weekend of 3–4 February 2017 at FMG Stadium Waikato.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea:

Pool stage

All times in New Zealand Daylight Time

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knockout stage

13th Place

Matches

Semi-finals
13th Place Final

Challenge Trophy

Matches

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Trophy Final

5th Place

Matches

Semi-finals
5th Place Final

Cup

Matches

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze Medal Match
Cup Final

Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
22
19
17
415
513
612
710
710

PlaceTeamPoints
98
107
115
115
133
142
151
151

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Players

Scoring leaders

RankPlayerTries
1 Luke Morgan8
Perry Baker8
Seabelo Senatla8
4 Eroni Sau5
Gairo Kapana5

RankPlayerPoints
1 Luke Morgan40
Perry Baker40
Seabelo Senatla40
Vilimoni Koroi40
5 Folau Niua35

Source:

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:
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Scott Curry
Kalione Nasoko
Lachie Anderson
Jerry Tuwai
Vilimoni Koroi
Werner Kok
Eroni Sau