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.
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.

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:

Pool stage

All times in New Zealand Daylight Time

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Knockout stage

Thirteenth place

Matches

Semi-finals
Thirteenth place

Challenge Trophy

Matches

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Trophy Final

Fifth place

Matches

Semi-finals
Fifth place

Cup

Matches

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place
Cup Final

Tournament placings

PlaceTeamPoints
22
19
17
415
513
612
710
710

PlaceTeamPoints
98
107
115
115
133
142
151
151

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Players

Scoring leaders

RankPlayerTries
1 Aminiasi Tuimaba8
1 Robbie Fergusson8
3 Carlin Isles7
4 Dan Norton6
4 Mateo Carreras6

RankPlayerPoints
1 Waisea Nacuqu47
2 Robbie Fergusson42
3 Aminiasi Tuimaba40
4 Madison Hughes39
5 Alatasi Tupuo37

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Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:
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Ben Pinkelman
Kalione Nasoko
Meli Derenalagi
Carlin Isles
Vilimoni Botitu
Folau Niua
Aminiasi Tuimaba