2019 Japan Women's Sevens

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.

2019 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nation Japan
Date20–21 April 2019
Cup
Champion Canada
Runner-up England
Third United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored212 (average 6.235 per match)
Top point scorer Alev Kelter (53)
Top try scorer Anne-Cécile Ciofani (9)
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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 (UTC+09:00)

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 33009536+599
 New Zealand 31116746+216
 Russia 31115571–166
 Japan 300340104–643
20 April 2019
11:58
France  33–10  Russia
Try: Ciofani 1'c
Bertrand (2) 3'c, 9'c
Konde 12'
Okemba 14'c
Con: Izar (3/3) 2', 4', 10'
Drouin (1/2) 14'
 Report Try: Zdrokova 5'm
Khamidova 7'm
Con: Lushina (0/2)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
20 April 2019
12:20
New Zealand  43–0  Japan
Try: Faleafaga (2) 1'c, 7'm
Waaka (2) 2'm, 5'c
Williams 9'c
Baker 11'm
Willison 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (3/5) 1', 5', 9'
Willison (1/2) 14'
 Report
20 April 2019
14:42
New Zealand  17–17  Russia
Try: Baker 7'm
Saili 10'm
Nathan-Wong 14'c
Con: Nathan-Wong (1/3) 14'
 Report Try: Baranchuk 6'm
Khamidova 8'm
Zdrokova 13'c
Con: Lushina (1/3) 13'
20 April 2019
15:04
France  33–19  Japan
Try: Ciofani (2) 1'c, 7'c
Bertrand 2'c
Horta 10'm
Okemba 14'c
Con: Drouin (4/5) 2', 3', 7', 14'
 Report Try: Tsutsumi (2) 3'c, 9'm
Ito 13'c
Con: Okuroda (2/3) 4', 13'
20 April 2019
17:26
New Zealand  7–29  France
Try: Robins-Reti 9'c
Con: Robins-Reti (1/1) 10'
 Report Try: Okemba 1'c
Ciofani (2) 7'c, 7'm
Izar 12'm
Pelle 14'm
Con: Drouin (2/3) 1', 7'
Izar (0/1)
Konde (0/1)
20 April 2019
17:48
Russia  28–21  Japan
Try: Khamidova (2) 2'c, 7'c
Seredina 10'c
Zdrokova 13'c
Con: Lushina (1/1) 3'
Kukina (3/3) 8', 10', 14'
 Report Try: Hirano 4'c
Matsuda (2) 7'c, 9'c
Con: Okuroda (3/3) 5', 7', 9'

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 33008550+359
 Australia 32019722+757
 Spain 31025388–355
 China 300345120–753
20 April 2019
11:14
Canada  26–17  Spain
Try: Lukan 2'c
Williams 7'c
Benn 12'c
Farella 14'm
Con: Landry (3/4) 3', 7', 13'
 Report Try: Echebarría 5'm
L. Erbina (2) 7'm, 10'c
Con: García (1/3) 11'
20 April 2019
11:36
Australia  47–0  China
Try: Quirk 2'c
Tonegato (3) 3'c, 8'c, 9'c
Caslick 4'c
Treherne 7'm
Dick 13'c
Con: Treherne (4/5) 2', 3', 5', 8'
Sykes (2/2) 10', 13'
 Report
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
20 April 2019
13:58
Canada  42–19  China
Try: Paquin 1'c
Williams (2) 2'c, 8'c
Wardley 4'c
Farella (2) 11'c, 13'c
Con: Landry (3/3) 1', 3', 4'
Nicholas (3/3) 9', 11', 13'
 Report Try: Chen (2) 6'c, 7'c
Hu 14'm
Con: Gu (2/2) 6', 7'
Yang (0/1)
20 April 2019
14:20
Australia  36–5  Spain
Try: Green 1'm
Caslick (2) 2'c, 10'm
Pelite 5'm
Dick 7'c
Quirk 8'c
Con: Sykes (3/6) 3', 7', 8'
 Report Try: Losada 12'm
Con: García (0/1)
20 April 2019
16:42
Spain  31–26  China
Try: Losada 1'm
Echebarría 7'c
Bravo 8'c
Algar 12'c
Requena 13'm
Con: García (1/2) 7'
Bravo (1/1) 8'
Algar (1/2) 12'
 Report Try: Min 3'm
Yu 5'c
Chen 10'c
Ruan 14'c
Con: Gu (2/3) 6', 14'
Chen (1/1) 10'
20 April 2019
17:04
Australia  14–17  Canada
Try: Sykes (2) 5'c, 8'c
Con: Sykes (2/2) 6', 8'
 Report Try: Farella 1'm
Paquin 3'm
Lukan 12'c
Con: Landry (1/3) 12'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 33008924+659
 England 32017358+157
 Ireland 31024356–135
 Fiji 30033097–673
20 April 2019
10:30
Ireland  31–10  Fiji
Try: Murphy-Crowe (3) 0'm, 7'c, 13'c
Higgins 4'c
Tyrell 10'm
Con: Mulhall (3/5) 4', 7', 14'
 Report Try: Solikoviti 5'm
Naimasi 8'm
Con: Tisolo (0/2)
20 April 2019
10:52
United States  43–7  England
Try: Thomas 1'm
Kelter (2) 3'm, 14'c
Emba 7'c
Fa'avesi 8'c
Tapper (2) 10'c, 12'm
Con: Kelter (4/7) 7', 8', 11', 14'
 Report Try: Rowland 2'c
Con: Aitchison (1/1) 3'
20 April 2019
13:14
Ireland  0–31  England
Report Try: Matthews 1'c
Quansah 3'm
Aitchison 7'c
Uren 11'm
Adam 14'c
Con: Aitchison (2/4) 1', 14'
Rowland (1/1) 7'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
20 April 2019
13:36
United States  31–5  Fiji
Try: Thomas 1'm
Kelter 2'c
Fa'avesi 6'c
Maher 9'c
Heavirland 14'm
Con: Kelter (3/4) 3', 6', 10'
Heavirland (0/1)
 Report Try: Savu 3'
Con: Tisolo (0/1)
20 April 2019
15:58
Fiji  15–35  England
Try: Tisolo 0'm
Daveua 7'm
Savu 9'm
Con: Tisolo (0/2)
Seniyasi (0/1)
 Report Try: Uren 4'c
Wilson-Hardy 6'c
Jones 8'c
Aitchison 12'c
Quansah 13'c
Con: Aitchison (4/4) 4', 6', 9', 12', 14'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
20 April 2019
16:20
United States  15–12  Ireland
Try: Canett 4'm
Kirshe 8'
Kelter 11'
Con: Heavirland (0/2)
Kelter (0/1)
 Report Try: Murphy-Crowe 2'c
Lane 7'm
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 2'

[2]

Knockout Stage

Challenge Trophy
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 April 2019 – 11:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Spain12
 
21 April 2019 – 15:26 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 China5
 
 Spain12
 
21 April 2019 – 12:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Fiji41
 
 Japan17
 
 
 Fiji28
 
Third place
 
 
21 April 2019 – 15:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 China7
 
 
 Japan0

5th Place
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 April 2019 – 13:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Russia0
 
21 April 2019 – 16:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 New Zealand36
 
 New Zealand34
 
21 April 2019 – 13:58 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Australia26
 
 Australia29
 
 
 Ireland7
 
Seventh Place
 
 
21 April 2019 – 16:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Russia14
 
 
 Ireland15

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 April 2019 – 10:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 
 Canada17
 
21 April 2019 – 14:20 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Russia 14
 
 Canada24
 
21 April 2019 – 10:52 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 United States12
 
 United States26
 
21 April 2019 – 17:30 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 New Zealand19
 
 Canada7
 
21 April 2019 – 11:14 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 England5
 
 Australia7
 
21 April 2019 – 14:42 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 England21
 
 England19
 
21 April 2019 – 11:36 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 France17 Third place
 
 France19
 
21 April 2019 – 17:04 – Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
 
 Ireland0
 
 United States36
 
 
 France12
 

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 Canada20
 England18
 United States16
4  France14
5  New Zealand12
6  Australia10
Place  Team Points
7  Ireland8
8  Russia6
9  Fiji4
10  Spain3
11  China2
12  Japan1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders
Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Anne-Cécile Ciofani9
2 Baizat Khamidova6
Bianca Farella
Emma Tonegato
57 players5
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Alev Kelter53
2 Anne-Cécile Ciofani45
3 Emma Sykes42
4 Holly Aitchison41
5 Ghislaine Landry37
Tyla Nathan-Wong

Source: World Rugby

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

See also
World Sevens Series VII
Preceded by
2019 Sydney Women's Sevens		 2019 Japan Women's Sevens Succeeded by
2019 Canada Women's Sevens
Japan Women's Sevens
Preceded by
2018 Japan Women's Sevens		 2019 Japan Women's Sevens Succeeded by
2020 Japan Women's Sevens
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