2017 Japan Women's Sevens

2017 Japan Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series V
Host nation Japan Japan
Date 22–23 April 2017
Cup
Champion  New Zealand
Runner-up  Canada
Third  Australia
Challenge
Winner  Ireland
Tournament details
Matches played 34
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The 2017 Japan Women's Sevens is the fourth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the inaugural edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It is scheduled for the 22–23 April 2017 at the Honjo Athletic Stadium in Kitakyushu.[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/Plate 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

The participating teams include:[2]

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33007221+519
 Russia 32016232+307
 France 31025250+25
 Japan 30031093–833
22 April 2017
11:58
Russia  26–5  France
22 April 2017
12:20
New Zealand  31–0  Japan
22 April 2017
14:42
Russia  29–5  Japan
22 April 2017
15:04
New Zealand  19–14  France
22 April 2017
17:26
France  33–5  Japan
22 April 2017
17:48
New Zealand  22–7  Russia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33009112+799
 Fiji 32019124+677
 Brazil 31023482–485
 Ireland 300310108–983
22 April 2017
11:14
Fiji  45–0  Ireland
22 April 2017
11:36
Australia  38–0  Brazil
22 April 2017
13:58
Fiji  34–7  Brazil
22 April 2017
14:20
Australia  36–0  Ireland
22 April 2017
16:42
Ireland  10–27  Brazil
22 April 2017
17:04
Australia  17–12  Fiji

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 330010129+729
 United States 32015844+147
 England 31023856–185
 Spain 30031583–683
22 April 2017
10:30
United States  19–10  Spain
22 April 2017
10:52
Canada  29–12  England
22 April 2017
13:14
United States  27–5  England
22 April 2017
13:36
Canada  43–5  Spain
22 April 2017
15:58
Spain  0–21  England
22 April 2017
16:20
Canada  29–12  United States

[3]

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

Semi-finals Final
23 April 2017 – 11:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  Brazil  5  
  Ireland  24  
 
23 April 2017 – 15:04 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
      Ireland  26
    Spain  7
Third place
23 April 2017 – 12:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu 23 April 2017 – 14:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  Spain  14   Brazil  12
  Japan  5     Japan  10

5th Place

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
23 April 2017 – 10:30 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu        
  Australia  19
23 April 2017 – 13:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  France  12  
  France  5
23 April 2017 – 10:52 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
    Russia  26  
  Canada  41
23 April 2017 – 16:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  Russia  0  
  Russia  31
23 April 2017 – 11:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
    England  0
  Fiji  26
23 April 2017 – 13:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  United States  19  
  United States  24 Third place
23 April 2017 – 11:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
    England  26  
  New Zealand  21   France  14
  England  5     United States  31
23 April 2017 – 15:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
23 April 2017 – 10:30 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu        
  Australia  19
23 April 2017 – 13:58 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  France  12  
  Australia  0
23 April 2017 – 10:52 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
    Canada  33  
  Canada  41
23 April 2017 – 17:07 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  Russia  0  
  Canada  14
23 April 2017 – 11:14 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
    New Zealand  17
  Fiji  26
23 April 2017 – 14:20 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
  United States  19  
  Fiji  0 Third place
23 April 2017 – 11:36 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu
    New Zealand  21  
  New Zealand  21   Australia  19
  England  5     Fiji  17
23 April 2017 – 16:42 – Honjo Athletic Stadium, Kitakyushu

Tournament placings

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

Source:

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/news/185507
  2. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/stage/1721/pools
  3. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/womens-sevens-series/stage/1721/fixtures
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