The 2017 – 2018 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series includes five stops with action kicking off in Dubai on November 30 – December 1, 2017. The second stop is in Sydney, Australia on January 26-28, 2018. Teams have a bit of a break but will gather in Kitakyushu, Japan on April 21-22, 2018. From there teams will return to Langford, Canada on May 12-13, 2018. The last event will be in Paris, France June 8-10, 2018.
With Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 looming large next July, teams will also be battling it out for their seeding at the prestigious tournament which takes place in San Francisco. Series points scored at the first two rounds in Dubai and Sydney will be added to the final standings points from 2016-17 to ascertain the final seedings at RWC Sevens 2018.
New Zealand enter Dubai as reigning series and tournament champions following an almost perfect 35 out of 36 match wins in 2016-17. Head coach Allan Bunting has named a strong side to defend their title, including the recently named World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year Michaela Blyde. Captain Sarah Goss is looking for consistency in performance across the two days in Dubai as the team begins an action-packed seven months.
Schedule & Results
Paris
Langford
Kitakyushu
Dubai
Sydney
Paris
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Score | Competition |
| 6/8/2018 | New Zealand | 24 | England | 12 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Ireland | 24 | Wales | 5 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Australia | 24 | Fiji | 10 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Canada | 31 | Russia | 5 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | USA | 24 | Japan | 19 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | France | 20 | Spain | 0 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | New Zealand | 54 | Wales | 7 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Ireland | 12 | England | 31 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Australia | 24 | Russia | 20 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Canada | 21 | Fiji | 12 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | USA | 21 | Spain | 14 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | France | 26 | Japan | 17 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | New Zealand | 17 | Ireland | 0 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | England | 45 | Wales | 12 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Australia | 31 | Canada | 14 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Fiji | 20 | Russia | 12 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | Japan | 10 | Spain | 21 | Pool |
| 6/8/2018 | USA | 5 | France | 14 | Pool |
| 6/9/2018 | Ireland | 17 | Wales | 7 | Challenge SF |
| 6/9/2018 | Japan | 0 | 38 | Russia | Challenge SF |
| 6/9/2018 | Canada | 26 | USA | 24 | Cup QF |
| 6/9/2018 | Australia | 22 | Fiji | 19 | Cup QF |
| 6/9/2018 | France | 48 | England | 7 | Cup QF |
| 6/9/2018 | New Zealand | 38 | Spain | 0 | Cup QF |
| 6/9/2018 | Spain | 5 | USA | 33 | 5th/6th SF |
| 6/9/2018 | Fiji | 19 | England | 14 | 5th/6th SF |
| 6/9/2018 | New Zealand | 34 | Canada | 7 | Cup SF |
| 6/9/2018 | Australia | 21 | France | 17 | Cup SF |
| 6/9/2018 | Wales | 12 | Japan | 17 | 11th/12th SF |
| 6/9/2018 | Ireland | 10 | Russia | 5 | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 6/10/2018 | Spain | 20 | England | 7 | 7th/8th |
| 6/10/2018 | USA | 28 | Fiji | 7 | 5th/6th |
| 6/10/2018 | Canada | 17 | France | 10 | Bronze Final |
| 6/10/2018 | New Zealand | 33 | Australia | 7 | Cup Final |
Langford
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Score | Competition |
| 5/12/2018 | Russia | 14 | USA | 35 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | France | 33 | Japan | 7 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Spain | 0 | Ireland | 7 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Australia | 22 | Canada | 7 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Fiji | 24 | England | 14 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | New Zealand | 51 | Brazil | 0 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Russia | 7 | Japan | 24 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | France | 22 | USA | 19 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Spain | 10 | Canada | 24 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Australia | 31 | Ireland | 19 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Fiji | 47 | Brazil | 14 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | New Zealand | 22 | England | 0 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | USA | 28 | Japan | 7 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | France | 45 | Russia | 0 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Ireland | 17 | Canada | 19 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | Australia | 43 | Spain | 10 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | England | 31 | Brazil | 17 | Pool |
| 5/12/2018 | New Zealand | 12 | Fiji | 7 | Pool |
| 5/13/2018 | France | 27 | Ireland | 0 | Cup QFs |
| 5/13/2018 | Australia | 21 | Fiji | 5 | Cup QFs |
| 5/13/2018 | USA | 28 | Canada | 26 | Cup QFs |
| 5/13/2018 | New Zealand | 17 | England | 12 | Cup QFs |
| 5/13/2018 | Japan | 31 | Brazil | 21 | Trophy SFs |
| 5/13/2018 | Spain | 14 | Russia | 7 | Trophy SFs |
| 5/13/2018 | Ireland | 19 | Fiji | 7 | 5th place SFs |
| 5/13/2018 | Canada | 35 | England | 12 | 5th place SFs |
| 5/13/2018 | France | 12 | Australia | 17 | Cup SFs |
| 5/13/2018 | USA | 10 | New Zealand | 33 | Cup SFs |
| 5/13/2018 | Brazil | 24 | Russia | 19 | 11th/12th |
| 5/13/2018 | Japan | 26 | Spain | 21 | Challenge Final |
| 5/13/2018 | Fiji | 24 | England | 29 | 7th/8th |
| 5/13/2018 | Ireland | 12 | Canada | 29 | 5th/6th |
| 5/13/2018 | France | 5 | USA | 21 | 3rd/4th |
| 5/13/2018 | New Zealand | 46 | Australia | 0 | Cup Final |
Kitakyushu
Date | Home | Score | Away | Score | Competition |
| 4/21/2018 | Russia | 17 | England | 10 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Canada | 38 | Fiji | 14 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Australia | 33 | China | 5 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | France | 36 | USA | 0 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | New Zealand | 38 | Japan | 5 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Russia | 5 | Fiji | 29 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Canada | 19 | England | 21 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Spain | 19 | China | 17 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Australia | 31 | Ireland | 0 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | France | 33 | Japan | 5 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | New Zealand | 31 | USA | 12 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | England | 12 | Fiji | 31 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Canada | 5 | Russia | 19 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Ireland | 12 | China | 24 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | Australia | 14 | Spain | 17 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | USA | 45 | Japan | 17 | Pool |
| 4/21/2018 | New Zealand | 38 | France | 7 | Pool |
| 4/22/2018 | New Zealand | 50 | China | 0 | Cup QFs |
| 4/22/2018 | Fiji | 7 | Australia | 31 | Cup QFs |
| 4/22/2018 | France | 29 | Russia | 5 | Cup QFs |
| 4/22/2018 | Spain | 7 | England | 5 | Cup QFs |
| 4/22/2018 | USA | 34 | Japan | 14 | Trophy SFs |
| 4/22/2018 | Canada | 19 | Ireland | 24 | Trophy SFs |
| 4/22/2018 | China | 19 | Fiji | 24 | 5th place SFs |
| 4/22/2018 | Russia | 41 | England | 0 | 5th place SFs |
| 4/22/2018 | New Zealand | 17 | Australia | 12 | Cup SFs |
| 4/22/2018 | France | 21 | Spain | 0 | Cup SFs |
| 4/22/2018 | Japan | 14 | Canada | 33 | 11th/12th |
| 4/22/2018 | USA | 24 | Ireland | 19 | Challenge Final |
| 4/22/2018 | China | 5 | England | 36 | 7th/8th |
| 4/22/2018 | Fiji | 7 | Russia | 30 | 5th/6th |
| 4/22/2018 | Australia | 19 | Spain | 5 | 3rd/4th |
| 4/22/2018 | New Zealand | 24 | France | 12 | Cup Final |
Dubai
Date | Team | Score | Team | Score | Stage |
| 11/30/2017 | Fiji | 12 | Ireland | 20 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Canada | 19 | Spain | 0 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Russia | 17 | England | 15 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Australia | 27 | Japan | 0 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | USA | 17 | Japan | 19 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | New Zealand | 40 | South Africa | 0 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Fiji | 5 | Spain | 19 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Canada | 31 | Ireland | 0 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Russia | 36 | Japan | 0 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Australia | 22 | England | 7 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | USA | 19 | South Africa | 15 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | New Zealand | 28 | France | 7 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Ireland | 7 | Spain | 17 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Canada | 31 | Fiji | 14 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | England | 26 | Japan | 14 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | Australia | 31 | Russia | 12 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | France | 29 | South Africa | 5 | Pool |
| 11/30/2017 | New Zealand | 45 | USA | 14 | Pool |
| 12/1/2017 | New Zealand | 12 | USA | 14 | Cup QF |
| 12/1/2017 | Russia | 20 | Spain | 7 | Cup QF |
| 12/1/2017 | Australia | 29 | England | 12 | Cup QF |
| 12/1/2017 | Canada | 24 | France | 19 | Cup QF |
| 12/1/2017 | Ireland | 38 | Japan | 5 | Challenge SF |
| 12/1/2017 | Fiji | 14 | South Africa | 17 | Challenge SF |
| 12/1/2017 | New Zealand | 43 | Spain | 0 | 5th/6th SF |
| 12/1/2017 | England | 12 | France | 21 | 5th/6th SF |
| 12/1/2017 | USA | 21 | Russia | 12 | Cup SF |
| 12/1/2017 | Australia | 25 | Canada | 7 | Cup SF |
| 12/1/2017 | Japan | 15 | Fiji | 17 | 11th/12th |
| 12/1/2017 | Spain | 21 | England | 14 | 7th/8th |
| 12/1/2017 | New Zealand | 24 | France | 0 | 5th/6th |
| 12/1/2017 | Ireland | 24 | South Africa | 7 | Challenge Final |
| 12/1/2017 | Russia | 10 | Canada | 5 | 3rd/4th |
| 12/1/2017 | USA | 0 | Australia | 34 | Cup Final |
Sydney
Date | Team | Score | Team | Score | Stage |
| 1/26/2018 | Russia | 19 | Ireland | 7 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Canada | 24 | Fiji | 12 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | USA | 24 | England | 28 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | New Zealand | 48 | Japan | 7 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | France | 50 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Australia | 29 | Spain | 0 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Russia | 19 | Fiji | 12 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Canada | 24 | Ireland | 12 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | USA | 38 | Japan | 0 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | New Zealand | 33 | England | 12 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | France | 22 | Spain | 0 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Australia | 50 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Russia | 5 | Canada | 19 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Ireland | 17 | Fiji | 14 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | USA | 0 | New Zealand | 31 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | England | 10 | Japan | 17 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Spain | 29 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Pool |
| 1/26/2018 | Australia | 43 | France | 0 | Pool |
| 1/27/2018 | England | 52 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | Challenge Trophy SF |
| 1/27/2018 | Japan | 10 | Fiji | 19 | Challenge Trophy SF |
| 1/27/2018 | Australia | 29 | Spain | 0 | Cup QF |
| 1/27/2018 | USA | 14 | Russia | 19 | Cup QF |
| 1/27/2018 | New Zealand | 36 | Ireland | 0 | Cup QF |
| 1/27/2018 | Canada | 28 | France | 12 | Cup SF |
| 1/27/2018 | Papau New Guinea | 5 | Japan | 41 | 11/12th SF |
| 1/27/2018 | England | 29 | Fiji | 10 | Challenge Trophy Final |
| 1/27/2018 | Spain | 24 | USA | 19 | 5th SF |
| 1/27/2018 | Ireland | 7 | France | 17 | 5th SF |
| 1/27/2018 | Australia | 31 | Russia | 0 | Cup SF |
| 1/27/2018 | New Zealand | 26 | Canada | 0 | Cup SF |
| 1/28/2018 | USA | 10 | Ireland | 19 | 7th/8th |
| 1/28/2018 | Spain | 5 | France | 19 | 5th/6th |
| 1/28/2018 | Russia | 12 | Canada | 40 | 3rd/4th |
| 1/28/2018 | Australia | 31 | New Zealand | 0 | Cup Final |
Standings
| POS | Team | Dubai | Sydney | Kitakyushu | Langford | Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia 7s | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | – |
| 2 | New Zealand 7s | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | – |
| 3 | France 7s | 10 | 12 | 18 | 14 | – |
| 4 | Canada 7s | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | – |
| 5 | USA 7s | 18 | 6 | 4 | 16 | – |
| 6 | Russia 7s | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | – |
| 7 | Spain 7s | 8 | 10 | 14 | 3 | – |
| 8 | England 7s | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | – |
| 9 | Ireland 7s | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | – |
| 10 | Fiji 7s | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | – |
| 11 | Japan 7s | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – |
| 12 | China 7s | – | – | 6 | – | – |
| 13 | South Africa 7s | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Brazil 7s | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea 7s | – | 1 | – | – | – |
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