2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 20th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the second time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.
| 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series XX | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 30 Nov 2018 – 2 Jun 2019 |
| Nations | 21 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fiji |
| Runners-up | United States |
| Third | New Zealand |
| Series details | |
| Top try scorer | Carlin Isles (52) |
| Top point scorer | Andrew Knewstubb (307) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Fiji finished first in the Series, winning five of the ten tournaments. The United States finished in a best-ever second place, reaching the semifinals in all ten tournaments. The relegation battle was a three-way competition going into the final rounds involving Japan, Kenya, and Wales, with Japan finishing last to be relegated from the Series next season. The World Series Qualifier tournament saw Ireland promoted to core status for the first time for the 2019–20 season.