2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series Explained

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI
Countries:	United Arab Emirates Australia Japan Canada France
Nations:	16 teams
Top Point Scorer:	Portia Woodman (43)
Top Try Scorer:	Portia Woodman (215)
Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19

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. Five tournament events were 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.^[1] 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:

One additional core team qualified through winning the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:

Events

There were five tournaments in 2017–18:^[2]

2017–18 Itinerary

Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Winner
		Dubai	30 November – 1 December 2017
		Sydney	26–28 January 2018
		Kitakyushu	21–22 April 2018
		Langford	12–13 May 2018
		Paris	8–10 June 2018

Standings

Official standings for the 2017–18 series:

2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI
Pos		Dubai	Sydney	Kitakyushu	Langford	Paris	Points total
1		20	20	16	18	18	92
2		12	18	20	20	20	90
3		10	12	18	14	14	68
4		14	16	2	12	16	60
5		18	6	4	16	12	56
6		16	14	12	1	3	46
7		8	10	14	3	8	43
8		6	4	8	8	6	32
9		2	3	10	6	10	31
10		4	8	3	10	4	29
bgcolor=#fcc	11	bgcolor=#fcc align="left"		1	2	1	4	2	10
bgcolor=#ffc	12	bgcolor=#ffc align=left		–	–	6	–	–	6
bgcolor=#ffc	13	bgcolor=#ffc align=left		3	–	–	–	–	3
bgcolor=#ffc	14	bgcolor=#ffc align=left		–	–	–	2	–	2
bgcolor=#ffc	15	bgcolor=#ffc align=left		–	–	–	–	1	1
bgcolor=#ffc	16	bgcolor=#ffc align=left		–	1	–	–	–	1

Source: World Rugby

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No colour	Core team in 2017–18 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
bgcolor=#fcc	Pink	Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series
bgcolor=#ffc	Yellow	Not a core team

Placings summary

Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth	Total <	--	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	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

See main article: 2017 Dubai Women's Sevens.

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		34–0		(Bronze)
5th Place		24–0		(7th)
Challenge Trophy		24–7		(11th)

Sydney

See main article: 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens.

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		31–0		(Bronze)
5th Place		19–5		(7th)
Challenge Trophy		29–10		(11th)

Kitakyushu

See main article: 2018 Japan Women's Sevens.

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		24–12		(Bronze)
5th Place		30–7		(7th)
Challenge Trophy		24–19 (a.e.t.)		(11th)

Langford

See main article: 2018 Canada Women's Sevens.

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		46–0		(Bronze)
5th Place		29–12		(7th)
Challenge Trophy		26–21		(11th)

Paris

See main article: 2018 France Women's Sevens.

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup		33-7		(Bronze)
5th Place		28-7		(7th)
Challenge Trophy		10-5		(11th)

Players

See main article: page and 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads.

Scoring leaders

+Tries scored
Rank	Player	Tries
align=center	1		align=center	43
align=center	2		align=center	37
align=center rowspan=2	3		align=center rowspan=2	26
Naya Tapper
align=center	5		align=center	24

+Points scored
Rank	Player	Points
align=center	1		align=center	215
align=center	2		align=center	185
align=center	3		align=center	172
align=center	4		align=center	168
align=center	5		align=center	159

Updated: 10 June 2018

Awards

+Player awards	Tour Leg	Impact player
Player		Points
Dubai		61	^[3]
Sydney		52	^[4]
Kitakyushu		60	^[5]
Langford		56
Paris		72

+Total impact player points		Player					Total
1		58	44	20	107	229
2		64	15	41	101	221
align=center rowspan=2	3		115	20	14	71	220
	95	11	17	97	220
5		58	36	25	94	213
align=center rowspan=2	6		79	26	10	97	212
	60	39	12	101	212
8		67	25	13	105	210
9		80	28	6	83	197
10		53	21	16	102	192

Updated: 10 June 2018

See also

• 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's and women's sevens winners to strike gold . World Rugby.org . 3 October 2016.
2. Web site: Sevens Series 2018 to finish in Paris as women’s dates confirmed. World Rugby. 29 September 2017. 29 September 2017.
3. News: Mikhaltsova wins DHL Impact Player in Dubai. World Rugby. 4 December 2017.
4. News: Khamidova named DHL Impact Player in Sydney. World Rugby. 31 January 2018.
5. News: Mikhaltsova named DHL Impact Player in Kitakyushu. World Rugby. 23 April 2018. 24 April 2018.