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2019 Singapore Sevens

The 2019 Singapore Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament played at the National Stadium in Singapore on 13–14 April 2019.[1] It was the eighth edition of the Singapore Sevens and the eighth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.

2019 Singapore Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nationSingapore Singapore
Date13–14 April 2019
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Fiji
Third England
Challenge
Winner France
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored282 (average 6.27 per match)
Most points Daniel Taabu (57)
Most tries Max McFarland (9)
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In the cup final, it was South Africa who took out their second Singapore title after they defeated Fiji by a single point. Third was England after they defeated United States by 21 points. France won the challenge trophy after defeating Scotland in the final.

Background

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The Singapore Sevens is the eighth time that the Singapore event has been held with the seventh being in a World Series event. After winning the Hong Kong Sevens for the fifth consecutive time in the previous round, Fiji jumped past New Zealand to be in second place on the table. The United States still had the lead in the series but it was lowered down to only a seven-point gap between them and second place. For those two nations, depending on the results from the weekend they had a chance to book their spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] Fourth place is South Africa with 99 points who hold a nine-point advantage over England.[3]

Format

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Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarter finals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarter finals.

Teams

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Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, runner-up of the 2018 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Hong Kong:

Pool stage

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All times in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).[4]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 89 17 +72 9
  Fiji 3 1 0 2 69 48 +21 5
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 39 81 –42 5
  Canada 3 1 0 2 45 96 –51 5
13 April 2019
12:14
South Africa  36–10  Scotland
Try: Du Preez 3'm
Kok 5'c
Visser 8'c
Soyizwapi (2) 9'c, 11'm
Davids 12'm
Con: Du Preez (2/3) 5', 8'
S. Davids (1/3) 9'		ReportTry: McFarland (2) 1'm, 7'm
Con: Lowe (0/2)
National Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
13 April 2019
12:36
Fiji  50–12  Canada
Try: Dranisinukula 1'c
Derenalagi 4'm
Mocenacagi 6'c
Tuimaba (2) 8'c, 10'c
Vakurunabili 11'c
Cakaubalavu (2) 12'm, 14'
Con: Ikanikoda (5/7) 1', 7', 9', 10', 11'
Bolaca (0/1)		ReportTry: Mullins 2'c
Jones 13'm
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 2'
National Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
13 April 2019
15:40
South Africa  36–0  Canada
Try: Geduld 4'm
Oosthuizen 7'm
Soyizwapi 7'm
Arendse (2) 9'c, 11'c
Makata 10'c
Con: Du Preez (1/4) 9'
S. Davids 11', 12'		Report
National Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
13 April 2019
16:02
Fiji  12–19  Scotland
Try: Tuimaba (2) 3'm, 8'
Con: Ikanikoda (1/2) 8'		ReportTry: McFarland (2) 2'm, 13'c
Bryce 6'c
Con: Lowe (2/3) 7', 14'
National Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
13 April 2019
19:06
Scotland  10–33  Canada
Try: Farndale 2'm
Pecqueur 13'm
Con: Lowe (0/1)
Elms (0/1)		ReportTry: Thiel (2) 1'c, 6'c
Jones 4'c
Hirayama 9'c
Berna 14'm
Con: Braid (2/2) 1', 6'
Jones (1/1) 5'
Hirayama (1/2) 9'
National Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
13 April 2019
19:28
Fiji  7–17  South Africa
Try: Ikanikoda 9'
Con: Botitu 9'c		ReportTry: Gans 6'm
Arendse 10'c
Con: S. Davids (1/1) 11'
Du Preez (0/1)
National Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 93 29 +64 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 67 34 +33 7
  France 3 1 0 2 45 50 –5 5
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 12 104 –92 3
13 April 2019
11:30
Argentina  17–22  Australia
Try: Álvarez 0'm
Osadczuk 8'c
Gonzalez 9'm
Con: Mare (1/3) 9'		ReportTry: Longbottom (2) 2'm, 11'c
Kennewell 3'm
Pincus 6'm
Con: Holland (1/4) 11'
National Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
13 April 2019
11:52
France  26–7  Hong Kong
Try: Siega (2) 2'c, 9'c
Villière 5'm
Veredamu 7'c
Con: Barraque (3/4) 2', 7', 9'		ReportTry: Herbert 14'm
Con: Webb (1/1) 14'
National Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
13 April 2019
14:56
Argentina  31–5  Hong Kong
Try: Bazan Velez (2) 1'm, 2'c
Sábato 7'c
Moneta 11'm
Osadczuk 12'c
Con: Mare (1/2) 3'
Revol (1/2) 7'
Vanni (1/1) 13'		ReportTry: Woodward 10'm
Con: Hood (0/1)
National Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
13 April 2019
15:18
France  12–24  Australia
Try: Siega (2) 2'm, 6'c
Con: Barraque (1/2) 7'		ReportTry: Longbottom 3'c
Skelton 4'm
Miller 9'c
Hutchison 11'm
Con: Holland (2/4) 4', 10'
National Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
13 April 2019
18:22
Australia  47–0  Hong Kong
Try: Pietsch 1'c
Miller 4'c
Longbottom 6'c
Connor 7'c
Pincus (2) 8'c, 10'c
McNamara 13'm
Con: Coward (6/7) 1', 4', 6', 7', 9', 10'		Report
National Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
13 April 2019
18:44
France  7–19  Argentina
Try: Barraque 14'c
Con: Barraque (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Schulz 1'c
Sábato (2) 4'c, 9'm
Con: Bazan Velez (1/2) 1'
Mare (1/1) 4'
National Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 70 33 +37 9
  England 3 1 0 2 43 41 +2 5
  Wales 3 1 0 2 38 50 –12 5
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 40 67 –27 5
13 April 2019
10:44
England  36–7  Kenya
Try: Kerr (2) 0'c, 6'm
Norton 3'c
Mitchell 8'm
Sofolarin 12'm
Barden 13'c
Con: Edwards (2/3) 1', 13'
Mitchell (1/3) 4'		ReportTry: Mwale 14'c
Con: Olindi (1/1) 14'
National Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
13 April 2019
11:06
United States  31–12  Wales
Try: Hughes 4'c
Niua (2) 7'c, 7'm
Thompson 9'c
Isles 13'c
Con: Hughes (3/5) 4', 7', 9'		ReportTry: Bagshaw 6'm
Davies 12'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 12'
Treharne (0/1)
National Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
13 April 2019
14:12
England  0–12  Wales
ReportTry: Davies 4'c
Devine 10'm
Con: Davies (1/1) 5'
Treharne (0/1)
National Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
13 April 2019
14:34
United States  17–14  Kenya
Try: Isles (2) 4'c, 7'm
Hughes 8'm
Con: Hughes (1/3) 5'		ReportTry: Taabu (2) 2'c, 11'c
Con: Taabu (1/1) 2'
Olindi (1/1) 12'
National Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
13 April 2019
17:38
Kenya  19–14  Wales
Try: Onyala 2'c
Dennis 6'c
Taabu 8'm
Con: Taabu (2/3) 2', 7'		ReportTry: Conbeer 3'c
Rogers 10'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 3'
Treharne (1/1) 10'
National Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
13 April 2019
18:00
United States  22–7  England
Try: Hughes 1'm
Stephen Tomasin 3'm
Tupuola 7'c
Williams 10'
Con: Niua (1/1) 7'
Hughes (0/2)		ReportTry: Norton 5'c
Con: Edwards (1/1) 5'
National Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 120 22 +100 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 119 45 +74 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 22 105 –81 5
  Spain 3 0 0 3 19 110 –91 3
13 April 2019
10:00
New Zealand  43–0  Japan
Try: Ware 0'm, 7'c
Nareki 3'c
Baker 5'c
Knewstubb (2) 7'c, 9'm
Ravouvou 13'm
Con: Knewstubb (3/6) 4', 7', 8'
Baker (1/1) 5'		Report
National Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
13 April 2019
10:22
Samoa  40–14  Spain
Try: Matavao (2) 2'c, 7'c
Motuga 6'c
Alosio 8'c
Afamasaga 9'c
Vaili 13'm
Con: Alosio (5/6) 2', 6', 7', 8', 9'		ReportTry: Sainz-Trapaga 4'c
Jorba 11'c
Con: Hernández (2/2) 4', 11'
National Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
13 April 2019
13:28
New Zealand  53–0  Spain
Try: Dickson 2'c
Curry 3'm
Rokolisoa (2) 5'c, 11'c
Nareki 7'c
Baker 7'c
Ware 9'm
Webber 13'm
Ravouvou 14'm
Con: Baker (2/4) 5', 7'
Mikkelson (1/1) 7'
Knewstubb (1/4) 11'		Report
National Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
13 April 2019
13:50
Samoa  57–5  Japan
Try: Vaili (2) 0'm, 7'c
Afamasaga (2) 3'c, 5'm
Motuga 6'c
Mealoi 9'c
Scanlan 12'c
Luki 13'm
Alofipo 14'c
Con: Mealoi (4/5) 3', 7', 7', 9'
Alosio (1/2) 14'
Matavao (0/1)		ReportTry: Hayashi 2'm
Con: Sakai (0/1)
National Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
13 April 2019
16:54
Japan  17–5  Spain
Try: Lisala (2) 5'm, 10'c
Toloke 13'm
Con: Sakai (1/3) 10'		ReportTry: de Juan 1'm
Con: Hernández (0/1)
National Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
13 April 2019
17:16
Samoa  22–26  New Zealand
Try: Matavao 0'm
Vaili 2'c
Afamasaga (2) 5'm, 7'm
Con: Mealoi (1/4) 3'		ReportTry: Ware (2) 7'm, 9'c
Mikkelson 11'c
Rokolisoa 12'c
Con: Knewstubb (1/2) 9'
Baker (2/2) 11', 12'
National Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Knockout stage

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Thirteenth place

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Semi-finals13th place final
 
      
 
14 April 2019 – 13:38 – National Stadium
 
 
  Spain38
 
14 April 2019 – 17:14 – National Stadium
 
  Hong Kong12
 
  Spain5
 
14 April 2019 – 14:00 – National Stadium
 
  Kenya21
 
  Japan24
 
 
  Kenya31
 

Challenge Trophy

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy final
 
          
 
14 April 2019 – 10:00 – National Stadium
 
 
  Scotland31
 
14 April 2019 – 14:22 – National Stadium
 
  Spain10
 
  Scotland33
 
14 April 2019 – 10:22 – National Stadium
 
  Wales12
 
  Wales19
 
14 April 2019 – 17:36 – National Stadium
 
  Hong Kong17
 
  Scotland19
 
14 April 2019 – 10:44 – National Stadium
 
  France22
 
  Japan14
 
14 April 2019 – 14:44 – National Stadium
 
  Canada33
 
  Canada12
 
14 April 2019 – 11:06 – National Stadium
 
  France19
 
  France24
 
 
  Kenya14
 

5th place

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Semi-finals5th place final
 
      
 
14 April 2019 – 15:06 – National Stadium
 
 
  Samoa14
 
14 April 2019 – 18:11 – National Stadium
 
  Argentina12
 
  Samoa19
 
14 April 2019 – 15:28 – National Stadium
 
  New Zealand17
 
  New Zealand27
(a.e.t.)
 
 
  Australia22
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
          
 
14 April 2019 – 11:30 – National Stadium
 
 
  South Africa21
 
14 April 2019 – 15:50 – National Stadium
 
  Samoa12
 
  South Africa24
 
14 April 2019 – 11:52 – National Stadium
 
  United States12
 
  United States12
 
14 April 2019 – 19:00 – National Stadium
 
  Argentina10
 
  South Africa20
 
14 April 2019 – 12:14 – National Stadium
 
  Fiji19
 
  New Zealand5
 
14 April 2019 – 16:12 – National Stadium
 
  Fiji19
 
  Fiji26
 
14 April 2019 – 12:36 – National Stadium
 
  England12 Bronze medal match
 
  Australia19
 
14 April 2019 – 18:35 – National Stadium
 
  England31
 
  United States7
 
 
  England28
 

Tournament placings

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Place Team Points
    South Africa 22
    Fiji 19
    England 17
4   United States 15
5   Samoa 13
6   New Zealand 12
7   Argentina 10
  Australia 10
Place Team Points
9   France 8
10   Scotland 7
11   Canada 5
  Wales 5
13   Kenya 3
14   Spain 2
15   Hong Kong 1
  Japan 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

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Scoring leaders

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Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Max McFarland 9
2   Daniel Taabu 7
3   Joe Ravouvou 6
  Johnny Vaili
  Maurice Longbottom
  Remi Siega
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Daniel Taabu 57
2   Max McFarland 45
3   Gavin Lowe 39
4   Jean-Pascal Barraque 33
5 4 players 30

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

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The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[5]

Forwards Backs
  Josua Vakurunabili
  Meli Derenalagi
  Vilimoni Botitu		   Werner Kok
  Aminiasi Tuimaba
  Justin Geduld
  Max McFarland

References

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  1. ^ "Captains all set for Singapore with Olympic qualification at stake". World Rugby. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ "HSBC Singapore Rugby Sevens could see first teams qualify for 2020 Olympics". Singapore: Singapore 7s. 9 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Fiji take fifth consecutive title in Hong Kong". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Singapore fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Dream Team: Singapore". World Rugby. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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