2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 20th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the second time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.
Fiji finished first in the Series, winning five of the ten tournaments. The United States finished in a best-ever second place, reaching the semifinals in all ten tournaments. The relegation battle was a three-way competition going into the final rounds involving Japan, Kenya, and Wales, with Japan finishing last to be relegated from the Series next season. The World Series Qualifier tournament saw Ireland promoted to core status for the first time for the 2019–20 season.
Core teams
Japan was promoted to core team status for the season after winning the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier. They replaced Russia, which was relegated after finishing as the last place core team on the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.Tour venues
The official schedule for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series was:| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winner |
| United Arab Emirates | The Sevens Stadium | Dubai | 30 November – 1 December 2018 | |
| South Africa | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town | 8–9 December 2018 | |
| New Zealand | FMG Stadium Waikato | Hamilton | 26–27 January 2019 | |
| Australia | Spotless Stadium | Sydney | 2–3 February 2019 | |
| United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 1–3 March 2019 | |
| Canada | BC Place | Vancouver | 9–10 March 2019 | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 5–7 April 2019 | |
| Singapore | National Stadium | Singapore | 13–14 April 2019 | |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 25–26 May 2019 | |
| France | Stade Jean-Bouin | Paris | 1–2 June 2019 |
Standings
Official standings for the 2018–19 series:Source:
Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2018–19 series, by team:| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Total |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | |
| – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
| – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
| – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Carlin Isles | 52 |
| 2 | Aminiasi Tuimaba | 46 |
| 3 | Dan Norton | 39 |
| 3 | Max McFarland | 39 |
| 5 | Alasio Naduva | 37 |
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Andrew Knewstubb | 307 |
| 2 | Madison Hughes | 299 |
| 3 | Carlin Isles | 260 |
| 4 | Nathan Hirayama | 254 |
| 5 | Jean-Pascal Barraque | 244 |
Updated:
Dream Team
| Forwards | Backs |
 Stephen Tomasin Ben Pinkelman  Meli Derenalagi | Folau Niua Jerry Tuwai Vilimoni Botitu Aminiasi Tuimaba |
Impact award
| Tour Leg | Player | Points |
| Dubai | | 44 |
| Cape Town | Alamanda Motuga | 47 |
| Hamilton | Vilimoni Botitu | 46 |
| Sydney | Joe Perez | 40 |
| Las Vegas | Connor Braid | 47 |
| Vancouver | Connor Braid | 49 |
| Hong Kong | Jeffrey Oluoch | 59 |
| Singapore | John Vaili | 54 |
| London | Aminiasi Tuimaba | 47 |
| Paris | Jean-Pascal Barraque | 45 |
| Player | Total | |||||
| 1 | 119 | 20 | 40 | 138 | 317 | |
| 2 | 69 | 21 | 25 | 194 | 309 | |
| 3 | 103 | 24 | 24 | 153 | 304 | |
| 4 | 75 | 21 | 35 | 168 | 299 | |
| 5 | 56 | 37 | 10 | 194 | 297 | |
| 6 | 75 | 25 | 28 | 158 | 286 | |
| 7 | 89 | 26 | 8 | 151 | 274 | |
| 8 | 116 | 20 | 14 | 123 | 273 | |
| 9 | 73 | 30 | 8 | 151 | 262 | |
| 10 | 48 | 30 | 33 | 146 | 257 |
Updated:
Coach of the Series: Mike Friday, U.S. head coach
Tournaments
Dubai
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 21–5 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 24–19 | ||
| Challenge Trophy | ' | 33–24 | ||
| 13th Place | ' | 31–7 |
Cape Town
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | ' | 29–15 | | |
| 5th Place | ' | 14–7 | ||
| Challenge Trophy | ' | 38–14 | ||
| 13th Place | ' | 33–26 |
Hamilton
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 38–0 | | ||
| 5th Place | 24–19 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 36–7 | |||
| 13th Place | 33–10 |
Sydney
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 21–5 | | ||
| 5th Place | 12–10 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 10–7 | |||
| 13th Place | 25–5 |
Las Vegas
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 27–0 | | ||
| 5th Place | 19–14 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 15–14 | |||
| 13th Place | 21–12 |
Vancouver
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 21–12 | | ||
| 5th Place | 26–19 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 35–21 | |||
| 13th Place | 15–10 |
Hong Kong
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 21–7 | | ||
| 5th Place | 21–14 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 26–24 | |||
| 13th Place | 19–14 | |||
| World Series Qualifier | 28–7 |
Singapore
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 20–19 | | ||
| 5th Place | 19–17 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 22-19 | |||
| 13th Place | 21-5 |
London
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 43–7 | | ||
| 5th Place | 35–14 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 26–17 | |||
| 13th Place | 29–14 |
Paris
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
| Cup | 35–24 | | ||
| 5th Place | 40–5 | |||
| Challenge Trophy | 28–12 | |||
| 13th Place | 31–26 |