The 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 19th annual series of
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The
Sevens Series has been run by
World Rugby
World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international competit ...
since 1999–2000.
Core teams
Tour venues
The official schedule for the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series was as follows:
There were several significant changes to the schedule:
* The New Zealand event moved from
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...
, which had hosted an event in every previous season of the series, to Hamilton.
* The Australia and New Zealand events will swap places in the tournament order.
* The schedule includes a break for the
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
, which will hold its
sevens tournament on 14–15 April at
Gold Coast.
* The Paris and London Sevens, which swapped places in the season order, will take place several weeks later than usual in order to provide more rest for players, many of whom will have been involved in the Commonwealth Games.
Standings
Official standings for the 2017–18 series:
Source
World Rugby. Archived
:
Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team:
Players
Scoring leaders
Updated
10 June 2018
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Updated
10 June 2018
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Awards
Updated
5 June 2018
Updated
5 June 2018
Tournaments
Dubai
Cape Town
Sydney
Hamilton
Las Vegas
Vancouver
Hong Kong
Singapore
London
Paris
See also
*
2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby. Five tournament events were scheduled on the 2017� ...
References
External links
Official Site
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World Rugby Sevens Series