2020 Sydney Women's Sevens

The 2020 Sydney Women's Sevens was the fifth tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the fourth edition of the Australian Women's Sevens. It was held over the first weekend of February 2020 at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney and was run alongside the men's tournament.

2020 Sydney Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VIII
Host nation Australia
Date1–2 February 2020
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Canada
Third Australia
Tournament details
Matches played28
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In the final, New Zealand claimed their fourth consecutive tournament victory in a row as they defeated Canada 33–7.[1]

Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top team from each pool and the best second-placed team advanced to the semifinals to playoff for berths in the cup final and third place match. The other teams from each group were paired off for the lower classification matches.

Teams

There were twelve national women's teams in the tournament, the eleven core teams for the series plus Japan as the invited side.

Pool stage

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 33007624+529 Advance to semifinals
 England 32017147+247 5th-place playoff
 Russia 31022667-415 7th-place playoff
 Japan 30031768-513 9th-place playoff

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Canada 33007431+439 Advance to semifinals
 Fiji 32016434+307 5th-place playoff
 United States 31025559-45 7th-place playoff
 Brazil 30032998-693 11th-place playoff

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
 Australia 33008110+719 Advance to semifinals
 France 32019235+477 Advance to semifinals
 Spain 31023180-495 9th-place playoff
 Ireland 30031998-793 11th-place playoff

Placement matches

Eleventh place

Ninth place

Seventh place

Fifth place

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 February 2020 – 15:36 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
 
 
 Canada34
 
2 February 2020 – 20:36 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
 
 Australia0
 
 Canada7
 
2 February 2020 – 15:58 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
 
 New Zealand33
 
 New Zealand24
 
 
 France7
 
Third place
 
 
2 February 2020 – 19:37 – Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
 
 
 Australia12
 
 
 France10

Tournament placings
Place  Team Points
 New Zealand20
 Canada18
 Australia16
4  France14
5  Fiji12
6  England10
Place  Team Points
7  Russia8
8  United States6
9  Japan4
10  Spain3
11  Ireland2
12  Brazil1

Source: World Rugby

See also

References
  1. "New Zealand women's sevens team win Sydney title as men eliminated". Stuff. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
Women's Sevens Series VIII
Preceded by
2020 New Zealand Women's Sevens		 2020 Sydney Women's Sevens Succeeded by
2020 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Australian Women's Sevens
Preceded by
2019 Sydney Women's Sevens		 2020 Sydney Women's Sevens Succeeded by
2021 Sydney Women's Sevens
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