2019 Singapore Sevens
2019 Singapore Sevens | |
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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) |
← 2018 2022 → |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, runner-up of the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Hong Kong:
Pool stage
[edit]All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[4]
Pool A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Thirteenth place
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
13th place final |
Challenge Trophy
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Challenge Trophy final |
5th place
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
5th place final |
Cup
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Cup final
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Tournament placings
[edit]Place | Team | Points |
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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 |
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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
[edit]Scoring leaders
[edit]Rank | Player | Tries |
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1 | Max McFarland | 9 |
2 | Daniel Taabu | 7 |
3 | Joe Ravouvou | 6 |
Johnny Vaili | ||
Maurice Longbottom | ||
Remi Siega |
Rank | Player | Points |
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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
[edit]The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[5]
Forwards | Backs |
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Josua Vakurunabili Meli Derenalagi Vilimoni Botitu |
Werner Kok Aminiasi Tuimaba Justin Geduld Max McFarland |
References
[edit]- ^ "Captains all set for Singapore with Olympic qualification at stake". World Rugby. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fiji take fifth consecutive title in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Singapore fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Dream Team: Singapore". World Rugby. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.