2019 New Zealand Sevens
The 2019 New Zealand Sevens was the third tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twentieth edition of the New Zealand Sevens. It was held on 26–27 January 2019 at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.[1]
| 2019 New Zealand Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XX | |
| Host nation |  New Zealand | 
| Date | 26–27 January 2019 | 
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji | 
| Runner-up |  United States | 
| Third |  New Zealand | 
| Challenge Trophy | |
| Winner |  England | 
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 | 
| Tries scored | 272 (average 6.04 per match) | 
| Most points |  Waisea Nacuqu (47) | 
| Most tries |  Aminiasi Tuimaba (8)  Robbie Fergusson (8) | 
| ← 2018  2020 →  | |
An invitational competition for women's teams, the Women's Fast Four, was held alongside the men's tournament as the precursor to fully integrated men's and women's tournaments planned for Hamilton in 2020.[2]
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 played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the highest-placing non-core team of the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship, Tonga:[3]
Pool stage
    
All times in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 50 | +63 | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 7 | 
|  Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 5 | 
|  Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 116 | −97 | 3 | 
| 26 January 2019 15:42 | 
| Fiji  | 33–24 |  Argentina | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) | 
| 26 January 2019 19:52 | 
| Fiji  | 26–19 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) | 
Pool B
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 28 | +54 | 9 | 
|  Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 7 | 
|  England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 5 | 
|  Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 93 | −67 | 3 | 
| 26 January 2019 10:44 | 
| England  | 10–12 |  Samoa | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) | 
| 26 January 2019 11:06 | 
| United States  | 29–7 |  Tonga | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) | 
| 26 January 2019 15:26 | 
| United States  | 34–14 |  Samoa | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Richard Haughton (England) | 
Pool C
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 9 | 
|  Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 7 | 
|  Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 5 | 
|  France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 3 | 
| 26 January 2019 10:00 | 
| Scotland  | 26–21 |  France | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Richard Haughton (England) | 
| 26 January 2019 10:22 | 
| South Africa  | 29–10 |  Kenya | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) | 
| 26 January 2019 14:10 | 
| South Africa  | 17–5 |  France | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) | 
| 26 January 2019 18:22 | 
| South Africa  | 26–7 |  Scotland | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) | 
Pool D
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 10 | +115 | 9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 6 | 
|  Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 6 | 
|  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 100 | −81 | 3 | 
| 26 January 2019 16:26 | 
| New Zealand  | 49–10 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | 
| Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) | 
Knockout stage
    
    Thirteenth place
    
| Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 27 January 2019 – 13:10 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||
|  Japan | 7 | |||||
| 27 January 2019 – 17:00 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||
|  Tonga | 31 | |||||
|  Tonga | 33 | |||||
| 27 January 2019 – 13:32 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||
|  France | 10 | |||||
|  Wales | 19 | |||||
|  France | 35 | |||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals 
 
 
 
 
 
 Thirteenth place | 
Challenge Trophy
    
| Quarter-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | Final | ||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 10:00 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Argentina | 35 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 13:54 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Japan | 0 | |||||||||
|  Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 10:22 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
|  Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 18:00 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
|  Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 10:44 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  England | 36 | |||||||||
|  Spain | 19 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 14:16 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Wales | 10 | |||||||||
|  Spain | 7 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 11:06 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  England | 38 | |||||||||
|  England | 21 | |||||||||
|  France | 5 | |||||||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Semi-finals 
 
 
 
 
 
 Challenge Trophy Final | 
Fifth place
    
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 27 January 2019 – 15:26 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 19 | |||||
| 27 January 2019 – 18:26 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||
|  Samoa | 28 | |||||
|  Samoa | 19 | |||||
| 27 January 2019 – 15:48 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||
|  Scotland | 24 | |||||
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 14 | |||||
|  Scotland | 24 | |||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fifth place | 
Cup
    
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 11:36 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Fiji | 33 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 16:16 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 7 | |||||||||
|  Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 11:58 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
|  South Africa | 28 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 20:10 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
|  Fiji | 38 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 12:20 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  United States | 0 | |||||||||
|  New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 16:38 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 17 | |||||||||
|  New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 12:42 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  United States | 17 | Third place | ||||||||
|  United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 27 January 2019 – 19:10 – Waikato Stadium | ||||||||||
|  Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
|  South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
|  New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quarter-finals 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Semi-finals 
 
 
 
 
 
 Third place 
 
 
 Cup Final 
 
 
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Tournament placings
    
| Place | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|
|  |  Fiji | 22 | 
|  |  United States | 19 | 
|  |  New Zealand | 17 | 
| 4 |  South Africa | 15 | 
| 5 |  Scotland | 13 | 
| 6 |  Samoa | 12 | 
| 7 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 10 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Canada | 10 | 
Source: World Rugby
Players
    
    Scoring leaders
    
| Rank | Player | Tries | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aminiasi Tuimaba | 8 | 
|  Robbie Fergusson | ||
| 3 |  Carlin Isles | 7 | 
| 4 |  Dan Norton | 6 | 
|  Mateo Carreras | 
| Rank | Player | Points | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Waisea Nacuqu | 47 | 
| 2 |  Robbie Fergusson | 42 | 
| 3 |  Aminiasi Tuimaba | 40 | 
| 4 |  Madison Hughes | 39 | 
| 5 |  Alatasi Tupuo | 37 | 
Source: World Rugby
Dream Team
    
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[4]
| Forwards | Backs | 
|---|---|
|  Ben Pinkelman  Kalione Nasoko  Meli Derenalagi |  Carlin Isles  Vilimoni Botitu  Folau Niua  Aminiasi Tuimaba | 
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Captains ready for HSBC New Zealand Sevens". World Rugby. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- "Black Ferns Sevens to play Fast Four event in Hamilton". World Rugby. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Australia and Fiji triumph at Oceania Rugby Sevens". 10 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "HSBC Dream Team - Hamilton". World Rugby. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.