2019 Japan Women's Sevens Explained

Series:Women's Sevens Series VII
Countries: Japan
Date:20–21 April 2019
Trophy1:Cup
Trophy2:Challenge Trophy
Matches:34
Tries:212
Top Point Scorer: Alev Kelter (53)
Top Try Scorer: Anne-Cécile Ciofani (9)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 Japan Women's Sevens was the fourth tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 20–21 April 2019 at Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu.

Format

The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

Eleven core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series winner Japan:[1]

Pool stage

All times in Japan Standard Time

Pool A

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
33009536+599
31116746+216
31115571–166
300340104–643

Pool B

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
33008550+359
32019722+757
31025388–355
300345120–753

Pool C

width=175 Teamwidth=25 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=25 abbr="Won" Wwidth=25 abbr="Drawn" Dwidth=25 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=32 abbr="Points for" PFwidth=32 abbr="Points against" PAwidth=32 abbr="Points difference" PDwidth=25 abbr="Points" Pts
33008924+659
32017358+157
31024356–135
30033097–673

[2]

Knockout stage

Cup

Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
20
18
16
414
512
610
PlaceTeamPoints
78
86
94
103
112
121
Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

+Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
align=center 1 align=center 9
align=center rowspan=3 2 align=center rowspan=3 6
Bianca Farella
Emma Tonegato
align=center 5 7 players align=center rowspan=2 5
+Points scored
Rank Player Points
align=center 1 align=center 53
align=center 2 align=center 45
align=center 3 align=center 42
align=center 4 align=center 41
align=center rowspan=2 5 align=center rowspan=2 37
Tyla Nathan-Wong
Source: World Rugby

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan women complete clean sweep in series finale ARW7s. Asia Rugby. 14 October 2018. 18 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Pools and schedule announced for HSBC Kitakyushu Sevens 2019. World Rugby. 13 February 2019. 15 February 2019.