Alongside the Men’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, Hong Kong 7s is also featuring two qualifier events. The 2018 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series Qualifier will be held on Thursday and Friday, 5-6 April.
Twelve teams will battle it out in the women’s world series qualifier, with the winner taking the prestigious prize of core team status for 2019.
Date | Home | Score | Away | Score | Competition |
| 4/5/2018 | Kenya | 17 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | South Africa | 31 | Mexico | 0 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | China | 14 | Kazakhstan | 7 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Brazil | 38 | Hong Kong | 0 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Belgium | 12 | Argentina | 0 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Wales | 19 | Poland | 17 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Kenya | 40 | Mexico | 0 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | South Africa | 26 | Papua New Guinea | 17 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | China | 19 | Hong Kong | 7 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Brazil | 22 | Kazakhstan | 10 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Belgium | 19 | Poland | 0 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Wales | 47 | Argentina | 5 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Papua New Guinea | 27 | Mexico | 5 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | South Africa | 12 | Kenya | 24 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Kazakhstan | 12 | Hong Kong | 17 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Brazil | 5 | China | 31 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Argentina | 21 | Poland | 5 | Pool |
| 4/5/2018 | Wales | 5 | Belgium | 12 | Pool |
| 4/6/2018 | China | 31 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | QFs |
| 4/6/2018 | Belgium | 17 | Brazil | 12 | QFs |
| 4/6/2018 | Wales | 0 | South Africa | 26 | QFs |
| 4/6/2018 | Kenya | 17 | Argentina | 12 | QFs |
| 4/6/2018 | China | 22 | Belgium | 5 | SFs |
| 4/6/2018 | South Africa | 12 | Kenya | 7 | SFs |
| 4/6/2018 | China | 31 | South Africa | 14 | Final |
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| South Africa | Brazil | Wales |
| Kenya | China | Belgium |
| Papua New Guinea | Kazakhstan | Argentina |
| Mexico | Hong Kong | Poland |
Prior to the inaugural season, a group of “core teams” that are guaranteed places in all series events was announced. This concept is taken directly from the men’s series. Unlike the men’s series, which features 15 core teams as of the 2012–13 season, the women’s series began with only six.
For the 2013–14 series, the number of core teams was increased to eight, all reached the quarter final from the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens:
Brazil was invited to participate in all events for the 2013–14 series. This was part of an IRB initiative to help jump-start women’s rugby development in the country, which is set to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
For the 2014–15 series, the number of core teams increased to 11, and qualification was extensively revamped, changing to a system more similar to that currently used in the men’s World Series. The top seven teams in the 2013–14 series retained core team status. Four additional core teams were determined in a 12-team qualifying tournament held in Hong Kong on 12–13 September 2014. World Rugby did not initially announce full details of the qualification system for future series, but eventually determined that the top nine teams from the 2014–15 series would retain their status for 2015–16, with a world qualifier following in September 2015.
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