2018 London Sevens
The 2018 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 2–3 June 2018. Fiji won the tournament by defeating South Africa 21–17 in the final. However it was Ireland who stole the show, finishing in third place in their first World Series tournament since 2004. Ireland thus became the first invitational side to reach the semi-finals and the podium of a World Rugby Sevens Series event.
Format
Teams
The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, Ireland.
Pool stages
All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00). The games as scheduled are as follows:
Pool A
| 2 June 2018 | New Zealand  | 24–12 |  Scotland | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 10:58 | Try: Baker 1'c Molia 3'c Etene Nanai-Seturo Rayasi 12' Con: Baker (2/4) 4', 13' | Try: Graham 6'c Cuthbert 14' Con: Lowe (1/2) 6' Cards: Cuthbert  11' to 13' | Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
| 2 June 2018 | Fiji  | 28–19 |  Argentina | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 11:20 | Try: Ravouvou 4'c Mocenacagi 7'c Nacuqu 13'c Nasilasila 14'c Con: Ravouvou (3/3) 4', 7', 13' Nacuqu (1/1) 14' | Try: Osadczuk 2'm Gonzalez 6'c Bazan Velez 9'c Con: Revol (2/3) 6', 9' Pen: Revol (0/1) | Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 2 June 2018 | New Zealand | 36–5 | Argentina | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 14:04 | Try: Baker 3'm Mikkelson 6'c Curry 7'm Rayasi 7'c Nanai-Seturo 11'm Nareki 14'c Con: Baker (2/4) 6', 7' Nareki (1/1) 14' Rokolosoa (0/1) Cards: Rokolosoa 14' to 14' | Try: Bazan Velez 13'm Con: Mare (0/1) | Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 2 June 2018 | Fiji | 39–12 | Scotland | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 14:26 | Try: Ravouvou (2) 0'm, 4'm Sau 7'm Radradra 7'c Mocenacagi 11'c Tuwai 12'm Veremalua 14'm Con: Nasilasila (2/4) 8'c, 12'c Ravouvou (0/3) | Try: Graham 2'm Beattie 9'c Con: Lowe (1/2) 10' Cards: Lowe 5' to 7' | Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong) |
| 2 June 2018 | Scotland | 19–22 | Argentina | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 17:10 | Try: Farndale 1'c Graham 5'm McFarland 10'c Con: Lowe (2/3) 2', 11' | Try: Osadczuk (2) 7'm, 13'm Sábato 8'm Gonzalez 9'c Con: Álvarez (1/1) 9' Mare (0/2) Bazan Velez (0/1) | Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
| 2 June 2018 | Fiji | 27–7 | New Zealand | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 17:32 | Try: Nasilasila 0'c Tuisova (2) 2'm, 8'm Radradra 5'm Nacuqu 11' Con: Nasilasila (1/4) 0' Ravouvou (0/1) | Try: Dickson 14'c Con: Baker (1/1) 14' | Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
Pool B
| 2 June 2018 | Spain  | 24–12 |  Wales | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 10:14 | Try: Martín 1'm Sainz-Trapaga 7'c Carter 10'c de Juan 13'm Con: Hernández (2/4) 7', 10' | Try: Bagshaw 2'm Morgan 5'c Con: Treharne (1/2) 5' | Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
| 2 June 2018 | Australia  | 33–7 |  Ireland | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 10:36 | Try: Connor 2'c Longbottom 7'c Myers 9'm O'Donnell 11'c Reilly 14'c Con: Lucas (2/3) 2', 8' Holland (1/1) 11', 14' | Try: Conroy 4'c Con: Roche (1/1) 5' | Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
| 2 June 2018 | Spain | 10–38 | Ireland | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 13:20 | Try: Alonso 7'm Carter 14'm Con: Hernández (0/2) | Try: Conroy (2) 1'm, 8'c O'Brien (2) 3'c, 10'c McNulty 5'c Kennedy 12'm Con: Roche (4/5) 3', 5', 8', 10' Dardis (0/1) | Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
| 2 June 2018 | Australia | 20–12 | Wales | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 13:42 | Try: Anderson 3'm Reilly (2) 6'm, 8'm O'Donnell 12'm Con: Porch (0/4) | Try: Harries 1'm Bagshaw 7'c Con: Treharne (1/2) 7' Cards: Morgan 5' to 7' | Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
| 2 June 2018 | Wales | 21–19 | Ireland | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 16:26 | Try: Thomas 2'c Treharne (2) 5', 7' Con: Treharne (3/3) 2', 5', 7' | Try: Conroy 0'm McNulty 9'c O'Brien 14'c Con: Roche (2/3) 10', 14' | Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan) |
| 2 June 2018 | Australia | 28–22 | Spain | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 16:48 | Try: Anderson 0'c Porch 5'c, 8'c Pincus 7'c Con: Lucas (3/3) 0', 5', 7' Porch (1/1) 8' | Try: Sainz-Trapaga (2) 2'm, 4'c Hernández 10'm Alonso 12'm Con: Hernández (1/4) 4' | Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
Pool C
| 2 June 2018 | Kenya  | 19–19 |  United States | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 11:42 | Try: Ambaka 10'c Injera (2) 11'c, 14'm Con: Agero (1/1) 10' Lugonzo (1/2) 12' | Try: Isles 2'c Iosefo 5'c Barrett 12'm Con: Hughes (2/3) 3', 5' | Referee: Matthew Rodden (Hong Kong) |
| 2 June 2018 | England  | 34–0 |  France | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 12:04 | Try: Davis 1'c Norton (2) 4'm, 9'm Lindsay-Hague (3) 5'c, 6'm, 13'm Con: Bibby (2/6) 1', 5' | Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) |
| 2 June 2018 | Kenya | 24–21 | France | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 14:48 | Try: Injera (2) 0'm, 14'm Ambaka 3'c Odhiambo 7'c Con: Lugonzo (2/3) 4', 7' Agero (0/1) | Try: Parez (2) 2'c, 8'c Barry 11'c Con: Barraque (3/3) 2', 9', 11' | Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
| 2 June 2018 | England | 14–31 | United States | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 15:10 | Try: Norton (2) 2'c, 6'c Con: Mitchell (2/2) 3', 6' Cards: Norton 11' to 13' | Try: Barrett 0'm Niua 8'c Tomasin 10'c Isles (2) 11'c, 13'm Con: Hughes (3/5) 9', 10', 12' | Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
| 2 June 2018 | United States | 38–14 | France | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 17:54 | Try: Isles (3) 0'm, 5'c, 7'm Tomasin 4'c Iosefo 8'c Williams 11'c Con: Hughes (4/6) 4', 6', 9', 12' | Try: Bly 2'c Parez 14'c Con: Barraque (2/2) 2', 14' | Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 2 June 2018 | England | 38–12 | Kenya | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 18:16 | Try: Lindsay-Hague (2) 4'c, 8'c Norton 6'm Ellery (2) 7'm, 9'c Hayter 11'c Con: Mitchell (4/6) 4', 8', 9', 12' | Try: Ambaka 2'c Humwa 14'm Con: Agero (1/1) 3' Tanga 14' | Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
Pool D
| 2 June 2018 | Samoa  | 0–14 |  Canada | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 9:30 | Try: Kaay 6'c Douglas 13'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 7', 13' | Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) |
| 2 June 2018 | South Africa  | 31–0 |  Russia | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 9:52 | Try: Sage 1'm Oosthuizen 2'c Soyizwapi 4'm Afrika 6'c Davids 11'c Con: Du Preez (3/5) 2', 6', 12' Cards: Geduld 10' to 12' | Referee: Richard Haughton (England) |
| 2 June 2018 | Samoa | 17–29 | Russia | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 12:36 | Try: Tuatagaloa 6'c Alosio 12'm Neli 14'm Con: Falaniko (0/1) 6' Alosio (0/1) Tusitala (0/1) | Try: Ostroushko 3'c Gostyuzhev 7'm Sozonov 8'c Davydov 11'm Simplikevich 13'm Con: Gaisin (2/5) 3', 9' | Referee: Nori Hashimoto (Japan) |
| 2 June 2018 | South Africa | 17–7 | Canada | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 12:58 | Try: Oosthuizen 2'c Snyman 10'm Kok 14' Con: Du Preez (1/1) 2' Afrika (0/2) Cards: Sage 7' to 9' | Try: Jones 5'c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 6' | Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) |
| 2 June 2018 | Canada | 29–10 | Russia | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 15:42 | Try: Hirayama 0'c Fuailefau (2) 2'm, 12'm Douglas 9'c Mullins 14'm Con: Hirayama (2/5) 1', 9' | Try: Zhivatov 5'm Galinovskiy 7'm Con: Gaisin (0/2) | Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
| 2 June 2018 | South Africa | 12–21 | Samoa | Twickenham Stadium | |
| 16:04 | Try: Bezuidenhout 5'm Seabelo Senatla 11'c Con: Geduld (1/2) 12' | Try: Motuga (2) 1'c, 7'c Perez 2'c Con: Falaniko (3/3) 1', 3', 7' | Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) |
Knockout stage
13th Place
| Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
| 3 June 2018 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||
| 3 June 2018 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Spain | 10 | |||||
| Samoa | 34 | |||||
| 3 June 2018 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||
| Scotland | 43 | |||||
| France | 21 | |||||
Challenge Trophy
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | ||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 42 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 38 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| Russia | 15 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 27 | |||||||||
| Wales | 33 | |||||||||
| France | 29 | |||||||||
5th Place
| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 3 June 2018 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||
| 3 June 2018 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 27 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| 3 June 2018 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||
| New Zealand | 38 | |||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 22 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 29 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 19 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| 3 June 2018 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
Source: World Rugby
Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament: