2019 Japan Women's Sevens

2019 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series VII
Host nationJapan 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 6.24 per match)
Most points Alev Kelter (53)
Most tries Anne-Cécile Ciofani (9)
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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 (UTC+09:00)

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 95 36 +59 9
 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 67 46 +21 6
 Russia 3 1 1 1 55 71 –16 6
 Japan 3 0 0 3 40 104 –64 3
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'		ReportTry: 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
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
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'		ReportTry: Baranchuk 6'm
Khamidova 8'm
Zdrokova 13'c
Con: Lushina (1/3) 13'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
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'		ReportTry: Tsutsumi (2) 3'c, 9'm
Ito 13'c
Con: Okuroda (2/3) 4', 13'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
20 April 2019
17:26
New Zealand 7–29 France
Try: Robins-Reti 9'c
Con: Robins-Reti (1/1) 10'		ReportTry: 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)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
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'		ReportTry: Hirano 4'c
Matsuda (2) 7'c, 9'c
Con: Okuroda (3/3) 5', 7', 9'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 85 50 +35 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 97 22 +75 7
 Spain 3 1 0 2 53 88 –35 5
 China 3 0 0 3 45 120 –75 3
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'		ReportTry: Echebarría 5'm
L. Erbina (2) 7'm, 10'c
Con: García (1/3) 11'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
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'		ReportTry: Chen (2) 6'c, 7'c
Hu 14'm
Con: Gu (2/2) 6', 7'
Yang (0/1)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Tyler Miller (Australia)
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'		ReportTry: Losada 12'm
Con: García (0/1)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
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'		ReportTry: Min 3'm
Yu 5'c
Chen 10'c
Ruan 14'c
Con: Gu (2/3) 6', 14'
Chen (1/1) 10'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)
20 April 2019
17:04
Australia 14–17 Canada
Try: Sykes (2) 5'c, 8'c
Con: Sykes (2/2) 6', 8'		ReportTry: 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 3 3 0 0 89 24 +65 9
 England 3 2 0 1 73 58 +15 7
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 43 56 –13 5
 Fiji 3 0 0 3 30 97 –67 3
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'		ReportTry: Solikoviti 5'm
Naimasi 8'm
Con: Tisolo (0/2)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sara Cox (England)
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'		ReportTry: Rowland 2'c
Con: Aitchison (1/1) 3'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Amy Perrett (Australia)
20 April 2019
13:14
Ireland 0–31 England
ReportTry: 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)		ReportTry: Savu 3'
Con: Tisolo (0/1)
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Madeline Putz (Australia)
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)		ReportTry: 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)		ReportTry: Murphy-Crowe 2'c
Lane 7'm
Con: Mulhall (1/2) 2'
Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu
Referee: Sara Cox (England)

[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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 16
4  France 14
5  New Zealand 12
6  Australia 10
Place  Team Points
7  Ireland 8
8  Russia 6
9  Fiji 4
10  Spain 3
11  China 2
12  Japan 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Anne-Cécile Ciofani 9
2 Baizat Khamidova 6
Bianca Farella
Emma Tonegato
5 7 players 5
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Alev Kelter 53
2 Anne-Cécile Ciofani 45
3 Emma Sykes 42
4 Holly Aitchison 41
5 Ghislaine Landry 37
Tyla Nathan-Wong

Source: World Rugby

See also

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.
World Sevens Series VII
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Japan Women's Sevens
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