2018 London Sevens
The 2018 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 2–3 June 2018. Fiji won the tournament by defeating South Africa 21–17 in the final. However it was Ireland who stole the show, finishing in third place in their first World Series tournament since 2004. Ireland thus became the first invitational side to reach the semi-finals and the podium of a World Rugby Sevens Series event.
Format
Teams
The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland.Pool stages
All times in British Summer Time. The games as scheduled are as follows: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 Challenege Trophy Final |
5th Place
Matches |
Semi-finals 5th Place Final |
Cup
Matches |
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze Medal Match Cup Final |
Tournament placings
Place | Team | Points |
22 | ||
19 | ||
17 | ||
4 | 15 | |
5 | 13 | |
6 | 12 | |
7 | 10 | |
7 | 10 |
Place | Team | Points |
9 | 8 | |
10 | 7 | |
11 | 5 | |
11 | 5 | |
13 | 3 | |
14 | 2 | |
15 | 1 | |
15 | 1 |
Source:
Players
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Tries |
1 | Carlin Isles | 8 |
Collins Injera | 8 | |
Dan Norton | 8 | |
Jordan Conroy | 8 | |
5 | Luke Morgan | 6 |
Rank | Player | Points |
1 | Collins Injera | 42 |
2 | Carlin Isles | 40 |
Dan Norton | 40 | |
Jordan Conroy | 40 | |
5 | Vatemo Ravouvou | 36 |
Source:
Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:Forwards | Backs |
Mike Ellery Paula Dranisinukula Dylan Sage | Jordan Conroy Mark Roche Josua Tuisova Semi Radradra |