2018 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens was the 43rd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The performance from this tournament determined the first fourteen seedings of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament alongside the past year's series and the previous six event of the 2017–18 season.
| 2018 Hong Kong Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XIX | |
| Host nation | Hong Kong |
| Date | 6–8 April 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | Fiji |
| Runner-up | Kenya |
| Third | South Africa |
| Challenge | |
| Winner | France |
| Qualifier | |
| Winner | Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Most points | Amenoni Nasilasila (60) |
| Most tries | Carlin Isles (7) Muller du Plessis (7) Selvyn Davids (7) |
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Fiji won the tournament, defeating Kenya 24–12 in the final. Fiji were dominant throughout the tournament, including a 50–7 thrashing of New Zealand during pool play.
In the World Series Qualifier tournament, Ireland were the dominant team during pool play, but Japan beat Ireland 12–7 in the semifinal, and went on to beat Germany 19–14 in the final to qualify for the 2018-19 World Series as a core team.