2019 Sydney Women's Sevens Explained
The 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens was the third tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the third edition of the Australian Women's Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 1–3 February 2019 at Spotless Stadium in Sydney, with former venue Allianz Stadium closed for rebuilding. It was run alongside the men's tournament.[1]
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 are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship, Papua New Guinea:[2]
Pool stage
All times in Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Pool A
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 12 | +86 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 61 | –11 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 127 | –117 | 3 | |
Pool B
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 35 | –4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 72 | –20 | 5 | |
Pool C
width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 45 | –10 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 64 | –35 | 3 | |
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Knockout stage
Cup
Tournament placings
Place | Team | Points |
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| | 20 |
| | 18 |
| | 16 |
4 | | 14 |
5 | | 12 |
6 | | 10 |
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Place | Team | Points |
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7 | | 8 |
8 | | 6 |
9 | | 4 |
10 | | 3 |
11 | | 2 |
12 | | 1 |
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Source: World RugbyPlayers
Scoring leaders
+Tries scored |
Rank | Player | Tries |
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align=center | 1 | | align=center | 9 |
align=center | 2 | | align=center | 7 |
align=center | 3 | | align=center | 6 |
align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | | align=center rowspan=2 | 5 |
Fanny Horta |
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+Points scored |
Rank | Player | Points |
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align=center | 1 | | align=center | 45 |
align=center | 2 | | align=center | 40 |
align=center | 3 | | align=center | 35 |
align=center | 4 | | align=center | 33 |
align=center | 5 | | align=center | 32 |
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Source:
World RugbySee also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Teams ready for HSBC Sydney Sevens kick-off. World Rugby. 29 January 2019. 30 January 2019.
- Web site: Australia and Fiji triumph at Oceania Rugby Sevens. 10 November 2018. 20 January 2019.
- Web site: Women's schedule and pools announced for HSBC Sydney Sevens. World Rugby. 14 January 2019. 20 January 2019.