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{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series = <small>'''[[2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series|Sevens World Series XIX]]'''</small>
| countries = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia
| date = 26–28 January 2018
| trophy1 = Cup
| champions1 = {{ru7|AUS}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|RSA}}
| third = {{ru7|ARG}}
| trophy2 = Challenge Cup
| champions2 = {{ru7|FRA}}
| matches = 45
| tries = 252
| top point scorer = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Justin Geduld]] (56)
| top try scorer = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Perry Baker]] (9)
| prevseason = [[2017 Sydney Sevens|2017]]
| nextseason = [[2019_Sydney_Sevens|2019]]
}}

The '''2018 Sydney Sevens''' was the third tournament within the [[2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series]] and the fifteenth edition of the [[Australia Sevens]], of which the third to be held in Sydney. It was held over the weekend of 26–28 January 2018 at [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].

==Format==
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/5th place brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Challenge trophy/13th place brackets.

==Teams==
Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the highest-placing non-core team of the [[2017 Oceania Sevens Championship]], Papua New Guinea:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldrugby.org/news/293113|title=Papua New Guinea qualify for first RWC Sevens|date=11 November 2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
*{{ru7|ARG}}
*{{ru7|AUS}}
*{{ru7|CAN}}
*{{ru7|ENG}}
*{{ru7|FIJ}}
*{{ru7|FRA}}
*{{ru7|KEN}}
*{{ru7|NZL}}
*{{ru7|PNG}}
*{{ru7|RUS}}
*{{ru7|SAM}}
*{{ru7|SCO}}
*{{ru7|RSA}}
*{{ru7|ESP}}
*{{ru7|USA}}
*{{ru7|WAL}}
}}

==Pool stage==
All times in [[Time in Australia|Australian Eastern Daylight Time]] ([[UTC+11:00]])

===Pool A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!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
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|FIJ}}
|3||3||0||0||74||22||+52||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|NZL}}
|3||2||0||1||109||19||+90||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|SAM}}
|3||1||0||2||31||74||–43||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|RUS}}
|3||0||0||3||12||111||–99||'''3'''
|}

{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 19:28
|home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 31–5
|away = {{ru7|SAM}}
|report = 
|try1 = Nasilasila 1' <br> Kunavula 7' <br> Vakurunabili 10' <br> Sau 11' <br> Naduva 12'
|con1 = Nasilasila (1/1) 1', 7' <br> Nacuqu (1/3) 11'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Langkilde 4'
|con2 = Tupou (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} James Doleman
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 19:50
|home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 61–0
|away = {{ru7|RUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = Ravouvou 2', 5' <br> Dickson 4', 13' <br> Ware 6' <br> Curry 8' <br> Knewstubb 10' <br> Nanai-Seturo 12' <br> Molia
|con1 = Koroi (3/4) 3', 4', 7' <br> Knewstubb (5/5) 8', 10', 12', 13', 14'
|cards1 =
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Way
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 16:09
|home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 24–0
|away = {{ru7|RUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = Nasilasila 5' <br> Sau 7' <br> Vakurunabili 11' <br> Tuwai 14'
|con1 = Nasilasila (2/2) 5', 7' <br> Veremalua (0/1) <br> Nacaqu (0/1)
|cards1 =
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Murphy
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 16:31
|home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 31–0
|away = {{ru7|SAM}}
|report = 
|try1 = Dickson 2', 11' <br> Ravouvou 5' <br> Baker 8' <br> Nanai-Seturo 14'
|con1 = Koroi (1/1) 3' <br> Knewstubb (2/3) 9', 14' <br> Baker (0/1)
|cards1 = Koroi {{sin bin|8|10}}
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rasta Rasivhenge]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 19:20
|home = {{ru7-rt|SAM}}
|score = 26–12
|away = {{ru7|RUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = Alosio 2' <br> Perez 4' <br> Afamasaga 8' <br> Iosefo 12'
|con1 = Paulo (2/3) 2', 4' <br> Tupou 12'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Kapalin 7' <br> Solomyannyy 14'
|con2 = Roshchin 14' <br> Ianiushkin (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Grove-White
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 19:42
|home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 17–19
|away = {{ru7|FIJ}}
|report = 
|try1 = Knewstubb 1' <br> Ware 6' <br> Masirewa 10'
|con1 = Knewstubb (1/3) 7'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Nasilasila 2', 4' <br> Vakurunabili 14'
|con2 = Nasilasila (2/2) 3', 4' <br> Nacuqu (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Evans
}}

===Pool B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!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
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|ARG}}
|3||3||0||0||54||38||+16||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|KEN}}
|3||2||0||1||48||33||+15||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|FRA}}
|3||1||0||2||57||48||+9||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|WAL}}
|3||0||0||3||45||85||–40||'''3'''
|}

{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 18:44
|home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 31–12
|away = {{ru7|WAL}}
|report = 
|try1 = Veredamu 1', 6', 14' <br> Dall'igna 3' <br> Barraque 4'
|con1 = Barraque (2/3) 3', 6' <br> Riva (1/1) 5' <br> Popelin (0/1)
|cards1 =
|try2 = Morgan 9', 11'
|con2 = McBryde (1/2) 9'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rasta Rasivhenge]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 19:06
|home = {{ru7-rt|ARG}}
|score = 7–5
|away = {{ru7|KEN}}
|report = 
|try1 = Revol 4'
|con1 = Revol (1/1) 5'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Amonde 9'
|con2 = Agero (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} Richard Kelly
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 15:25
|home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 14–17
|away = {{ru7|KEN}}
|report = 
|try1 = Barraque 6' <br> Riva 7'
|con1 = Barraque (2/2) 6', 7'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Ambaka 1' <br> Ouma 8' <br> Sikuta 14'
|con2 = Agero (1/1) 8' <br> Oliech (0/1) <br> Tanga (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Way
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 15:47
|home = {{ru7-rt|ARG}}
|score = 28–21
|away = {{ru7|WAL}}
|report = 
|try1 = Luna 1' <br> Sabato 2', 10' <br> Moroni 8'
|con1 = Revol (4/4) 1', 3', 8', 10'
|cards1 = Sabato {{sin bin|4|6}}
|try2 = Jenkins 5' <br> Morgan 6', 12'
|con2 = Jones (3/3) 5', 7', 13'
|cards2 = Jenkins {{sin bin|7|9}}
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Tevita Rokovereni
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 18:36
|home = {{ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 12–26
|away = {{ru7|KEN}}
|report = 
|try1 = Lewis 1' <br> Jenkins 12'
|con1 = Jones (1/1) 1' <br> Treharne (0/1)
|cards1 =
|try2 = Ambaka 2' <br> Sikuta 4' <br> Agero 6' <br> Ochieng 10'
|con2 = Agero (2/3) 2', 6' <br> Oliech (1/1) 10'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Murphy
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 18:58
|home = {{ru7-rt|ARG}}
|score = 19–12
|away = {{ru7|FRA}}
|report = 
|try1 = Sabato 1', 10' <br> Osadczuk 13'
|con1 = Revol (2/3) 2', 13'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Dall'igna 3' <br> Valleau 4'
|con2 = Barraque (1/2) 3'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Craig Joubert]]
}}

===Pool C===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!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
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|RSA}}
|3||3||0||0||121||12||+109||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|ENG}}
|3||2||0||1||69||48||+21||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|PNG}}
|3||1||0||2||26||102||–76||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|ESP}}
|3||0||0||3||27||81||–54||'''3'''
|}

{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 18:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|ENG}}
|score = 22–10
|away = {{ru7|ESP}}
|report = 
|try1 = Davis 1', 3' <br> Mitchell 5' <br> McConnochie 8'
|con1 = Mitchell (1/4) 5'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Fontes 7' <br> J Martin 13'
|con2 = Genua (0/1) <br> I Martin (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Tevita Rokovereni
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 18:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 50–0
|away = {{ru7|PNG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Specman 2', 8', 11' <br> Nel 3', 7' <br> Senatla 8' <br> Gans 10' <br> Afrika 14'
|con1 = Geduld (4/6) 2', 4', 7', 11' <br> Afrika (1/2) 14'
|cards1 =
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|HKG}} Matt Rodden
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 14:41
|home = {{ru7-rt|ENG}}
|score = 35–5
|away = {{ru7|PNG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Mitchell 2', 10' <br> Bibby 3' <br> de Carpentier 7' <br> Norton 8'
|con1 = Mitchell (5/5) 2', 4', 7', 8', 11'
|cards1 = Lindsay-Hague {{sin bin|13|14}}
|try2 = Guise 14'
|con2 = Tokavai (0/1)
|cards2 = Tokavai {{sin bin|1|3}}
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Craig Joubert]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 15:03
|home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 38–0
|away = {{ru7|ESP}}
|report = 
|try1 = Specman 1', 4' <br> Nel 9' <br> Geduld 11' <br> Senatla 12' <br> Sage 14'
|con1 = Geduld (4/6) 2', 4', 11', 12'
|cards1 =
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Evans
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 17:52
|home = {{ru7-rt|ESP}}
|score = 17–21
|away = {{ru7|PNG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Sainz-Trapaga 2', 4' <br> J Martin 10'
|con1 = Hernandez (1/3) 2'
|cards1 = Hernandez {{sin bin|13|14}}
|try2 = Kapana 6' <br> Tirang 12', 14'
|con2 = Guise (3/3) 7', 12', 14'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} James Doleman
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 18:14
|home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 33–12
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Senatla 2', 13' <br> Afrika 4' <br> Geduld 7', 8'
|con1 = Geduld (4/5) 3', 5', 7', 8'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Lindsay-Hague 1' <br> Bibby 11'
|con2 = Bibby (1/1) 1' <br> Mitchell (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Grove-White
}}

===Pool D===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!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
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|AUS}}
|3||3||0||0||77||45||+32||'''9'''
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{ru7|USA}}
|3||2||0||1||85||57||+28||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|SCO}}
|3||1||0||2||85||55||+30||'''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|CAN}}
|3||0||0||3||27||119||–92||'''3'''
|}

{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 20:12
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 19–26
|away = {{ru7|AUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = Baker 8' <br> Iosefo 8' <br> Pinkleman 10'
|con1 = Hughes (2/3) 8', 9'
|cards1 = Iosefo {{sin bin|3|5}}
|try2 = Killingworth 1' <br> O'Donnell 4' <br> Porch 5' <br> Anstee 12'
|con2 = Stannard (3/4) 1', 4', 13'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Grove-White
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 26 January 2018
|time = 20:36
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 5–52
|away = {{ru7|SCO}}
|report = 
|try1 = Hirayama 5'
|con1 = Hirayama (0/1)
|cards1 = Moonlight {{sin bin|8|10}}
|try2 = Farndale 1' <br> McFarland 3', 9', 11' <br> Lowe 7' <br> Bryce 8' <br> Coombes 13' <br> Kennedy 14'
|con2 = Lowe (5/6) 1', 3', 7', 9', 11' <br> Fergusson (1/2) 14'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Murphy
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 16:53
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 26–12
|away = {{ru7|SCO}}
|report = 
|try1 = Baker 3', 6' <br> Barrett 4' <br> Tomasin 5'
|con1 = Tomasin (3/4) 3', 4', 7'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Riddell 10' <br> Fergusson 14'
|con2 = Lowe (1/1) 10' <br> Elms (0/1)
|cards2 = Farndale {{sin bin|14|14}}
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|HKG}} Matthew Rodden
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 17:15
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 5–27
|away = {{ru7|AUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = Douglas 1'
|con1 = Hirayama (0/1)
|cards1 =
|try2 = Holland 3', 5' <br> Anstee 9' <br> Porch 10' <br> Stannard 12'
|con2 = Stannard (1/5) 9'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} Richard Kelly
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 20:04
|home = {{ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 24–21
|away = {{ru7|SCO}}
|report = 
|try1 = Parahi 1' <br> Anderson 2' <br> Porch 6' <br> Lucas 13'
|con1 = Stannard (1/3) 1' <br> Lucas (1/1) 13'
|cards1 = Connor {{sin bin|14|14}}
|try2 = Farndale 4' <br> Riddell 8' <br> McFarland 11'
|con2 = Lowe (1/1) 4' <br> Fergusson (2/2) 8', 11'
|cards2 =
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} James Doleman
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 27 January 2018
|time = 20:26
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 19–40
|away = {{ru7|USA}}
|report = 
|try1 = Jones 7' <br> Moonlight 11' <br> Thiel 14'
|con1 = Hirayama (2/3) 7', 14'
|cards1 =
|try2 = Baker 1', 1', 5', 8' <br> Pinkleman 2', 9'
|con2 = Tomasin (5/6) 1', 2', 3', 5', 10'
|cards2 = 
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Way
}}

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/news/302966|title=Match schedules announced for HSBC Sydney Sevens 2018|publisher=World Rugby|date=21 December 2017|accessdate=24 January 2018}}</ref>

==Knockout stage==

===13th place===
{{Round4|team-width=210
|RD2=13th Place Final
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 15:24 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|CAN}}'''|'''31'''|{{ru7|PNG}}|14
|<small>28 January 2018 – 15:46 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|SCO}}'''|'''21'''|{{ru7|ESP}}|14
<!--final  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 18:40 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|CAN}}'''|'''14'''|{{ru7|SCO}}|12
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
|-
!Matches
|-
|
'''Semi-finals'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 15:24
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 31–14
|away = {{ru7|PNG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Jones 2' <br> Douglas 4' <br> Hirayama 10' <br> Kaay 12' <br> Moonlight 13'
|con1 = Hirayama (3/5) 5', 11', 12'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Kapana 6' <br> Tirang 9'
|con2 = Guise (2/2) 6', 9'
|cards2 = Malambes {{sin bin|1|3}}
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Way
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 15:46
|home = {{ru7-rt|SCO}}
|score = 21–14
|away = {{ru7|ESP}}
|report = 
|try1 = Kennedy 6' <br> McFarland 9' <br> Bryce 12'
|con1 = Kennedy (3/3) 7', 10', 12'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Alonso 1' <br> Fontes 8'
|con2 = Hernandez (2/2) 2', 8'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Craig Joubert]]
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''13th Place Final'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 18:40
|home = {{ru7-rt|CAN}}
|score = 14–12
|away = {{ru7|SCO}}
|report = 
|try1 = Jones 7' <br> Hirayama 9'
|con1 = Hirayama (1/1) 7', 10'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Elms 6' <br> McFarland 14'
|con2 = Kennedy (1/2) 14'
|cards2 = Farndale {{sin bin|7|9}}
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rasta Rasivhenge]]
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
|}

===Challenge Trophy===
{{Round8|team-width=210
|RD3=Challenge Trophy Final
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 10:00 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|SAM}}'''|'''14'''|{{ru7|CAN}}|7
|<small>28 January 2018 – 10:22 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|PNG}}|5|'''{{ru7|WAL}}'''|'''24'''
|<small>28 January 2018 – 10:44 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|SCO}}|12|'''{{ru7|RUS}}'''|'''17'''
|<small>28 January 2018 – 11:06 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|FRA}}'''|'''21'''|{{ru7|ESP}}|7
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 16:08 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|SAM}}|12|'''{{ru7|WAL}}'''|'''17'''
|<small>28 January 2018 – 16:30 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|RUS}}|0|'''{{ru7|FRA}}'''|'''22'''
<!--final  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 19:02 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|WAL}}|12|'''{{ru7|FRA}}'''|'''29'''
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
|-
!Matches
|-
|
'''Quarter-finals'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 10:00
|home = {{ru7-rt|SAM}}
|score = 14–7
|away = {{ru7|CAN}}
|report = 
|try1 = Mealoi 3' <br> Perez 6'
|con1 = Mealoi (2/2) 4', 6'
|cards1 = Iosefo {{sin bin|5|7}}
|try2 = Hirayama 12'
|con2 = Hirayama (1/1) 12'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Tevita Rokovereni
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 10:22
|home = {{ru7-rt|PNG}}
|score = 5–24
|away = {{ru7|WAL}}
|report = 
|try1 = Tirang 11'
|con1 = Guise (0/1)
|cards1 = Kapana {{sin bin|3|5}}
|try2 = Talbot-Davies 1' <br> Jenkins 7' <br> Morgan 8' <br> Lewis 14'
|con2 = Treharne (2/4) 7', 8'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|HKG}} Matthew Rodden
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 10:44
|home = {{ru7-rt|SCO}}
|score = 12–17
|away = {{ru7|RUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = Kennedy 4' <br> McFarland 9'
|con1 = Fergusson (1/1) 4' <br> Kennedy (0/1)
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Sukhin 1' <br> Babaev 5' <br> Gostyuzhev 7'
|con2 = Ianiushkin (1/1) 7' <br> Gostyuzhev (0/2)
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Evans
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 11:06
|home = {{ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 21–7
|away = {{ru7|ESP}}
|report = 
|try1 = Barry 1' <br> Barraque 7' <br> Valleau 14'
|con1 = Barraque (2/2) 2', 7' <br> Parez 14'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = I Martin 11'
|con2 = Hernandez (1/1) 11'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Murphy
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''Semi-finals'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 16:08
|home = {{ru7-rt|SAM}}
|score = 12–17
|away = {{ru7|WAL}}
|report = 
|try1 = Fomai 1' <br> Alofipo 5'
|con1 = Mealoi (1/2) 6'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Morgan 4' <br> Roach 8', 14'
|con2 = Treharne (1/3) 5'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rasta Rasivhenge]]
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 16:30
|home = {{ru7-rt|RUS}}
|score = 0–22
|away = {{ru7|FRA}}
|report = 
|try1 = 
|con1 = 
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Barry 1', 11' <br> Barraque 9' <br> Veredamu 12'
|con2 = Barraque (1/4) 12'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} James Doleman
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''Challenge Trophy Final'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 19:02
|home = {{ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 12–29
|away = {{ru7|FRA}}
|report = 
|try1 = Morgan 4' <br> Teharne 7'
|con1 = Treharne (1/2) 5'
|cards1 = Jenkins {{sin bin|8|10}}
|try2 = Veredamu 1', 2' <br> Barry 8', 12' <br> Barraque 10'
|con2 = Barraque (2/4) 3', 10' <br> Bonnefond (0/1)
|cards2 = Veredamu {{sin bin|7|9}}
|referee = {{flagicon|HKG}} Matthew Rodden
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
|}

===5th place===
{{Round4|team-width=210
|RD2=5th Place Final
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 16:52 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''24'''|{{ru7|KEN}}|5
|<small>28 January 2018 – 17:14 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|NZL}}'''|'''10'''|{{ru7|ENG}}|5
<!--final  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 19:39  – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|7|'''{{ru7|NZL}}'''|'''31'''
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
|-
!Matches
|-
|
'''Semi-finals'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 16:52
|home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 24–7
|away = {{ru7|KEN}}
|report = 
|try1 = Tuwai 3' <br> Nasilasila 7' <br> Naduva 10' <br> Vakurunabili 12'
|con1 = Nasilasila (2/3) 4', 7' <br> Dranisinukula (0/1)
|cards1 = Sau {{sin bin|14|14}}
|try2 = Oluoch 14'
|con2 = Oluoch (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Craig Joubert]]
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 17:14
|home = {{ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 10–5
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Masirewa 8' <br> Ravouvou 11'
|con1 = Baker (0/2)
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Waddleton 7'
|con2 = Mitchell (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Tevita Rokovereni
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''5th Place Final'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 19:39
|home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 7–31
|away = {{ru7|NZL}}
|report = 
|try1 = Sau 9'
|con1 = Nasilasila (1/1) 10'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Clarke 1' <br> Molia 4' <br> Koroi 6' <br> Ware 7' <br> Mikkelson 8'
|con2 = Koroi (3/5) 1', 4', 6'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Grove-White
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
|}

===Cup===
{{Round8-with third|team-width=210
|RD3=Cup Final
|Consol=Bronze Medal Match
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 11:28 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|7|'''{{ru7|USA}}'''|'''24'''
|<small>28 January 2018 – 11:50 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|RSA}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7|KEN}}|0
|<small>28 January 2018 – 12:02 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''24'''|{{ru7|NZL}}|12
|<small>28 January 2018 – 12:24 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|ARG}}'''|'''10'''|{{ru7|ENG}}|0
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 17:36 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|USA}}|7|'''{{ru7|RSA}}'''|'''35'''
|<small>28 January 2018 – 17:58 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''28'''|{{ru7|ARG}}|0
<!--final  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 20:48 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|RSA}}|0|'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''29'''
<!--third place  -->
|<small>28 January 2018 – 20:21 – [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]</small>
|{{ru7|USA}}|10|'''{{ru7|ARG}}'''|'''31'''
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
|-
!Matches
|-
|
'''Quarter-finals'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 11:28
|home = {{ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 7–24
|away = {{ru7|USA}}
|report = 
|try1 = Sau 6'
|con1 = Nasilasila (1/1) 6'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Niua 3' <br> Iosefo 7' <br> Unufe 8' <br> Baker 10'
|con2 = Niua (2/4) 7', 10'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Grove-White
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 11:50
|home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 17–0
|away = {{ru7|KEN}}
|report = 
|try1 = Senatla 2' <br> Geduld 4' <br> Agaba 10'
|con1 = Geduld (1/3) 10'
|cards1 = Brown {{sin bin|13|14}}
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} James Doleman
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 12:12
|home = {{ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 24–12
|away = {{ru7|NZL}}
|report = 
|try1 = O'Donnell 4' <br> Taylor 7' <br> Longbottom 11' <br> Holland 13'
|con1 = Stannard (2/4) 7', 14'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Koroi 1', 8'
|con2 = Knewstubb (1/2) 9'
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rasta Rasivhenge]]
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 12:34
|home = {{ru7-rt|ARG}}
|score = 10–0
|away = {{ru7|ENG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Roura 1' <br> Bazan 4'
|con1 = Revol (0/2)
|cards1 = 
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} Richard Kelly
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''Semi-finals'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 17:36
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 7–35
|away = {{ru7|RSA}}
|report = 
|try1 = Baker 6'
|con1 = Niua (1/1) 6'
|cards1 = Niua {{sin bin|7|9}}
|try2 = Senatla 2' <br> Agaba 7' <br> Kok 8' <br> Geduld 10' <br> Senatla 12'
|con2 = Geduld (5/5) 2', 7', 8', 10', 12'
|cards2 = Geduld {{sin bin|3|5}}
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Murphy
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 17:58
|home = {{ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 28–0
|away = {{ru7|ARG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Holland 1', 8' <br> O'Donnell 6', 14'
|con1 = Stannard (3/3) 2', 6', 8' <br> Lucas (1/1) 14'
|cards1 = 
|try2 = 
|con2 = 
|cards2 = Mare {{sin bin|1|3}} <br> Sabato {{sin bin|8|10}}
|referee = {{flagicon|WAL}} Craig Evans
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''Bronze Medal Match'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 20:21
|home = {{ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 10–31
|away = {{ru7|ARG}}
|report = 
|try1 = Iosefo 7' <br> Pinkleman 14'
|con1 = Niua (0/1) <br> Williams (0/1)
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Sabato 2', 9' <br> Bazan 4' <br> Roura 8' <br> Filizzola 14'
|con2 = Revol (3/4) 5', 8', 10' <br> Mare (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}}  Jordan Way
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}

'''Cup Final'''
{{rugbybox collapsible2
|date = 28 January 2018
|time = 20:48
|home = {{ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 0–31
|away = {{ru7|AUS}}
|report = 
|try1 = 
|con1 = 
|cards1 = 
|try2 = Holland 6' <br> Stannard 7' <br> Porch 8' <br> O'Donnell 10', 12'
|con2 = Stannard (2/4) 6', 7' <br> Lucas (0/1)
|cards2 = 
|referee = {{flagicon|NZL}} Richard Kelly
|stadium = [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Allianz Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
}}
|}

==Tournament placings==
{{col-float|firstcol=20em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"
! Place
! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team
! Points
|-
| {{gold1}}
|align=left| {{ru7|AUS}} || 22
|-
| {{silver2}}
|align=left| {{ru7|RSA}} || 19
|-
| {{bronze3}}
|align=left| {{ru7|ARG}}|| 17
|-
| 4
|align=left| {{ru7|USA}} || 15
|-
| 5
|align=left| {{ru7|NZL}} || 13
|-
| 6
|align=left| {{ru7|FIJ}} || 12
|-
| rowspan=2| 7
|align=left| {{ru7|ENG}} || 10
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|KEN}} || 10
|}

{{col-float-break}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"
! Place
! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team
! Points
|-
| 9
|align=left| {{ru7|FRA}} || 8
|-
|10
|align=left| {{ru7|WAL}} || 7
|-
| rowspan=2| 11
|align=left| {{ru7|RUS}} || 5 
|-
|align=left| {{ru7|SAM}}|| 5 
|-
|13
|align=left| {{ru7|CAN}} || 3
|-
|14
|align=left| {{ru7|SCO}} || 2
|-
| rowspan=2| 15
|align=left| {{Ru7|PNG}} || 1
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|ESP}} || 1
|}
{{col-float-end}}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/standings World Rugby]</small>

==Players==

===Scoring leaders===

{{col-float}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+Tries scored
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Tries
|-
| align=center | 1 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Perry Baker]] || align=center | 9
|-
| align=center | 2 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Seabelo Senatla]] || align=center | 8
|-
| align=center | 3 || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Luke Morgan (rugby union)|Luke Morgan]] || align=center | 7
|-
| align=center |  || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Max McFarland]] || align=center | 7
|-
| align=center | 5 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ben O'Donnell]] || align=center | 6
|-
|}
{{col-float-break}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+Points scored
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Points
|-
| align=center | 1 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Justin Geduld]] || align=center | 56
|-
| align=center | 2 || {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Amenoni Nasilasila]] || align=center | 45
|-
| align=center |  || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pascal Barraque]] || align=center | 45
|-
| align=center |  || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Perry Baker]] || align=center | 45
|-
| align=center | 5 || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Seabelo Senatla]] || align=center | 40
|-
|}
{{col-float-end}}
Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stats World Rugby]

===Dream Team===
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldrugby.org/video/308604|title=Dream team: Seven stars who shone in Sydney|publisher=World Rugby|date=29 January 2018|accessdate=13 March 2018}}</ref> 

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: left;"
|-
! align=center | Forwards !! align=center | Backs
|-
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Josua Vakurunabili]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Anstee]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Pinkelman]] || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Franco Sábato]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lewis Holland]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ben O'Donnell]] <br> {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Seabelo Senatla]]
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[2018 Sydney Women's Sevens]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
[https://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1788/about Tournament Page]

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