2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

For the men's competition, see 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series.

The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. Five tournament events were scheduled on the 2017–18 circuit and twelve teams competed in each tournament.

World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI
Hosts	United Arab Emirates Australia Japan Canada France
Date	30 November 2017 – 10 June 2018
Nations	16 teams
Final positions
Champions	Australia
Runners-up	New Zealand
Third	France
Series details
Top try scorer	Portia Woodman (215)
Top point scorer	Portia Woodman (43)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Format

Twelve teams compete at each event. The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy. The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.

Teams

The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2017–18 series were:

• Australia
• Canada
• England
• Fiji
• France

• Ireland
• New Zealand
• Russia
• Spain
• United States

One additional core team qualified through winning the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:

• Japan

Events

There were five tournaments in 2017–18:

2017–18 Itinerary

Leg	Stadium	City	Dates	Winner
Dubai	The Sevens	Dubai	30 November – 1 December 2017	Australia
Australia	Sydney Football Stadium	Sydney	26–28 January 2018	Australia
Japan	Mikuni World Stadium	Kitakyushu	21–22 April 2018	New Zealand
Canada	Westhills Stadium	Langford	12–13 May 2018	New Zealand
France	Stade Jean-Bouin	Paris	8–10 June 2018	New Zealand

Standings

For the tie-breaker rules, see World Rugby Women's Sevens Series § Tiebreakers.

Official standings for the 2017–18 series:

2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series VI
Pos	Event  Team	Dubai	Sydney	Kitakyushu	Langford	Paris	Points total
1	Australia	20	20	16	18	18	92
2	New Zealand	12	18	20	20	20	90
3	France	10	12	18	14	14	68
4	Canada	14	16	2	12	16	60
5	United States	18	6	4	16	12	56
6	Russia	16	14	12	1	3	46
7	Spain	8	10	14	3	8	43
8	England	6	4	8	8	6	32
9	Fiji	2	3	10	6	10	31
10	Ireland	4	8	3	10	4	29
11	Japan	1	2	1	4	2	10
12	China	–	–	6	–	–	6
13	South Africa	3	–	–	–	–	3
14	Brazil	–	–	–	2	–	2
15	Wales	–	–	–	–	1	1
16	Papua New Guinea	–	1	–	–	–	1

Source: World Rugby

Legend
No colour	Core team in 2017–18 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Pink	Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series
Yellow	Not a core team

Placings summary

Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth	Total
Australia	2	2	1	–	5
New Zealand	3	1	–	–	4
United States	–	1	1	–	2
France	–	1	–	2	3
Canada	–	–	2	1	3
Russia	–	–	1	1	2
Spain	–	–	–	1	1
Totals	5	5	5	5	20

Tournaments

Dubai

Main article: 2017 Dubai Women's Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Australia	34–0	United States	Russia (Bronze) Canada
5th Place	New Zealand	24–0	France	Spain (7th) England
Challenge Trophy	Ireland	24–7	South Africa	Fiji (11th) Japan

Sydney

Main article: 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	Australia	31–0	New Zealand	Canada (Bronze) Russia
5th Place	France	19–5	Spain	Ireland (7th) United States
Challenge Trophy	England	29–10	Fiji	Japan (11th) Papua New Guinea

Kitakyushu

Main article: 2018 Japan Women's Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	24–12	France	Australia (Bronze) Spain
5th Place	Russia	30–7	Fiji	England (7th) China
Challenge Trophy	United States	24–19 (a.e.t.)	Ireland	Canada (11th) Japan

Langford

Main article: 2018 Canada Women's Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	46–0	Australia	United States (Bronze) France
5th Place	Canada	29–12	Ireland	England (7th) Fiji
Challenge Trophy	Japan	26–21	Spain	Brazil (11th) Russia

Paris

Main article: 2018 France Women's Sevens

Event	Winners	Score	Finalists	Semifinalists
Cup	New Zealand	33-7	Australia	Canada (Bronze) France
5th Place	United States	28-7	Fiji	Spain (7th) England
Challenge Trophy	Ireland	10-5	Russia	Japan (11th) Wales

Players

Main article: 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Portia Woodman	43
2	Michaela Blyde	37
3	Emma Tonegato	26
	Naya Tapper
5	Alena Mikhaltsova	24

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Portia Woodman	215
2	Michaela Blyde	185
3	Emma Sykes (rugby union)	172
4	Alev Kelter	168
5	Tyla Nathan-Wong	159

Updated: 10 June 2018

Awards

Player awards

Tour Leg	Impact player		Ref.
	Player	Points
Dubai	Alena Mikhaltsova	61
Sydney	Baizat Khamidova	52
Kitakyushu	Alena Mikhaltsova	60
Langford	Camille Grassineau	56
Paris	Charlotte Caslick	72

Total impact player points

Pos	Player	T	B	O	C	Total
1	Michaela Blyde	58	44	20	107	229
2	Chiharu Nakamura	64	15	41	101	221
3	Camille Grassineau	115	20	14	71	220
	Lucy Mulhall	95	11	17	97	220
5	Alena Mikhaltsova	58	36	25	94	213
6	Alev Kelter	79	26	10	97	212
	Emma Tonegato	60	39	12	101	212
8	Stacey Flood	67	25	13	105	210
9	Amee-Leigh Murphy-Crowe	80	28	6	83	197
10	Patricia García	53	21	16	102	192

Updated: 10 June 2018

See also

• 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series (for men)