2017 Dubai Sevens
# 2017 Dubai Sevens

The 2017 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 December 2017 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Format

The teams are drawn into four 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 bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

## Teams

Fifteen core teams participate in the tournament along with one invited team, Uganda, the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Spain
* United States
* Wales
* Uganda

## Pool stage

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15 | +80 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 77 | –14 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 74 | –37 | 5 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 70 | –29 | 3 |

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12 | +59 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 64 | –14 | 7 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 66 | –31 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 52 | –14 | 3 |

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 33 | +71 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | –21 | 5 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 126 | –114 | 3 |

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 57 | –4 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 70 | –30 | 3 |

## Knockout stage

### 13th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 December 2017 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| United States | 21 |
| United States | 21 | 2 December 2017 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Wales | 31 | 2 December 2017 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 17:57 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Wales | 31 | Wales | 26 |
| 2 December 2017 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Wales | 26 |
| 2 December 2017 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | Uganda | 7 |
| Uganda | 17 (a.e.t.) | Uganda | 7 |
| Russia | 12 | | |

Matches :

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Throphy Final | Challenge Throphy Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 December 2017 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Canada | 10 (a.e.t.) | | | |
| Canada | 10 (a.e.t.) | 2 December 2017 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| United States | 5 | 2 December 2017 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| United States | 5 | Canada | 21 | |
| 2 December 2017 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Canada | 21 | |
| 2 December 2017 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | France | 28 | |
| Wales | 17 | France | 28 | |
| Wales | 17 | | | | 2 December 2017 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| France | 24 | | | | 2 December 2017 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 18:19 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| France | 24 | | | | France | 21 |
| 2 December 2017 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | France | 21 |
| 2 December 2017 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | Spain | 12 |
| Argentina | 26 | | | | Spain | 12 |
| Argentina | 26 | 2 December 2017 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Uganda | 7 | 2 December 2017 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Uganda | 7 | Argentina | 12 | | | |
| 2 December 2017 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Argentina | 12 | | | |
| 2 December 2017 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | Spain | 14 | |
| Spain | 31 | Spain | 14 | |
| Russia | 0 | | | |

Matches :

### 5th place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 December 2017 – 15:35 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 15:35 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Samoa | 27 (a.e.t.) |
| Samoa | 27 (a.e.t.) | 2 December 2017 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 22 | 2 December 2017 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 18:44 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 22 | Samoa | 17 |
| 2 December 2017 – 15:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 15:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Samoa | 17 |
| 2 December 2017 – 15:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 15:57 – The Sevens, Dubai | Australia | 22 |
| Kenya | 12 | Australia | 22 |
| Australia | 19 | | |

Matches :

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 December 2017 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| South Africa | 26 | | | |
| South Africa | 26 | 2 December 2017 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Samoa | 10 | 2 December 2017 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 16:19 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Samoa | 10 | South Africa | 12 | |
| 2 December 2017 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | South Africa | 12 | |
| 2 December 2017 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | Fiji | 7 | |
| Fiji | 35 | Fiji | 7 | |
| Fiji | 35 | | | | 2 December 2017 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 24 | | | | 2 December 2017 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 19:33 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 24 | | | | South Africa | 24 |
| 2 December 2017 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | South Africa | 24 |
| 2 December 2017 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
| New Zealand | 14 | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 2 December 2017 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | 2 December 2017 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 16:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Kenya | 12 | New Zealand | 14 | | | |
| 2 December 2017 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | | New Zealand | 14 | | | |
| 2 December 2017 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | England | 5 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| England | 26 | England | 5 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| England | 26 | | | | 2 December 2017 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Australia | 19 | | | | 2 December 2017 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai | 2 December 2017 – 19:08 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Australia | 19 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| | | | | | England | 28 |

Matches :

## Tournament placings

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

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:

| Forwards | Backs |
| - | - |
| Alamanda Motuga James Rodwell Kwagga Smith | Seabelo Senatla Darcy Graham Cecil Afrika Joe Ravouvou |
