Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018: Men Full Result

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018
20-22 July 2018, AT&T Park, San Francisco

Japan Men Finish Fifteenth in San Francisco

The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the seventh edition of the tournament. It was held at the AT&T Park in San Francisco in the United States from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 July 2018. Both men and women competed at the World Cup. There were 24 teams in the men’s competition and 16 teams in the women’s competition. Japan qualified for both the men’s and women’s tournaments.

For the first time, the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens was a knock-out only format.

Teams competing in the men’s tournament were: Argentina (7), Australia (6), Canada (10), Chile (17), England (4), Fiji (2), France (11), Hong Kong (19), Ireland (16), Jamaica (22), Japan (15), Kenya (9), New Zealand (3), Papua New Guinea (23), Russia (14), Samoa (13), Scotland (8), South Africa (1), Tonga (24), Uganda (20), Uruguay (18), the USA (5), Wales (12) and Zimbabwe (21).

Japan finished fifteenth overall.

Championship Cup Qualifying Cup Game for Japan Men
Friday, 20 July 2018
Match 7, 15:13: Japan (15) 33 Uruguay (18) 7

Championship Cup Game for Japan Men
Friday, 20 July 2018
Match 14, 20:53: Fiji (2) 35 d Japan (15) 10

Challenge Cup Quarterfinal Game for Japan Men
Saturday, 21 July 2018
Match 22, 14:26: Canada (10) 35 d Japan (15) 17

Thirteenth Place Semi-final Game for Japan Men
Sunday, 22 July 2018
Match 34, 10:50: Russia (14) 26 d Japan (15) 20

Fifteenth Place play-off Game for Japan Men
Sunday, 22 July 2018
Match 45, 15:02: Japan (15) 26 d Kenya (9) 14