Stay up to date on the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 with the full schedules and results for both the men's and women's tournaments below.
Competition runs July 20-22 in San Francisco. Here's how the formats work:
Women's tournament: There are 16 teams. They're paired off for the opening round of 16. The 8 winners advance to the Championship Cup bracket, where they have the chance to compete for the title. The 8 losers are relegated to the Challenge Trophy bracket, where the best they can do is capture 9th place by winning all their placement matches. The teams in the Championship Cup bracket must continue to win to stay in title contention, while the losers are sent to placement matches.
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Men's tournament: There are 24 teams. The top 8 in the world rankings have a bye to the round of 16. The other 16 teams are paired off for the qualifying round. The 8 losers are relegated to the Bowl bracket, where the best they can do is capture 17th place. The 8 winners advance to the round of 16, where they meet the bye teams. The 8 winners of these matches advance to the Championship Cup bracket, where they have a chance to compete for the title. The 8 losers are relegated to the Challenge Trophy bracket, where they play to decide 9th through 16th place. The teams in the Championship Cup bracket must continue to win to stay in title contention, while the losers are sent to placement matches.
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WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Friday, July 20
Round of 16
Match 1: Spain 19, Fiji 12
Match 2: France 33, Japan 7
Match 3: Russia 24, South Africa 14
Match 4: Canada 43, Brazil 19
Match 5: Australia 34, Papua New Guinea 5
Match 6: New Zealand 57, Mexico 0
Match 7: Ireland 19, England 14
Match 8: United States 38, China 7
Challenge Trophy quarter-finals
Match 9: England 59, Mexico 0
Match 10: Fiji 43, Papua New Guinea 0
Match 11: Japan 19, Brazil 14
Match 12: China 29, South Africa 5
Championship Cup quarter-finals
Match 13: Ireland 0, New Zealand 45
Match 14: Spain 0, Australia 34
Match 15: France 24, Canada 19
Match 16: United States 33, Russia 17
Saturday, July 21
Challenge Trophy placement (13th-16th)
Match 17: Mexico vs. South Africa — 12:30 p.m. ET
Match 18: Papua New Guinea vs. Brazil — 12:52 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy semifinals
Match 19: England vs. China — 1:14 p.m. ET
Match 20: Fiji vs. Japan — 1:36 p.m. ET
Championship Cup placement (5th-8th)
Match 21: Ireland vs. Russia — 1:58 p.m. ET
Match 22: Spain vs. Canada — 2:20 p.m. ET
Championship Cup semifinals
Match 23: Australia vs. France — 2:42 p.m. ET
Match 24: New Zealand vs. United States — 3:04 p.m ET
Challenge Trophy placement
Match 25: Loser of Match 17 vs. Loser of Match 18 (for 15th place) — 8:10 p.m. ET
Match 26: Winner of Match 17 vs. Winner of Match 18 (for 13th place) — 8:32 p.m. ET
Match 27: Loser of Match 19 vs. Loser of Match 20 (for 11th place) — 8:54 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy final
Match 28: Winner of Match 19 vs. Winner of Match 20 (for 9th place) — 9:16 p.m. ET
Championship Cup placement
Match 29: Loser of Match 21 vs. Loser of Match 22 (for 7th place) — 9:38 p.m. ET
Match 30: Winner of Match 21 vs. Winner of Match 22 (for 5th place) — 10 p.m. ET
Championship Cup bronze
Match 31: Loser of Match 24 vs. Loser of Match 23 — 10:22 p.m. ET
Championship Cup final
Match 32: Winner of Match 24 vs. Winner of Match 23 — 10:44 p.m. ET
MEN'S TOURNAMENT
Friday, July 20
Qualifying round
Match 1: Kenya 19, Tonga 7
Match 2: Canada 29, Papua New Guinea 21
Match 3: France 50, Jamaica 0
Match 4: Wales 33, Zimbabwe 12
Match 5: Samoa 45, Uganda 7
Match 6: Russia 21, Hong Kong 7
Match 7: Japan 33, Uruguay 7
Match 8: Ireland 17, Chile 12
Round of 16
Match 9: Scotland 31, Kenya 26
Match 10: Argentina 28, Canada 0
Match 11: Australia 17, France 22
Match 12: England 19, Samoa 14
Match 13: New Zealand 29, Russia 5
Match 14: Fiji 35, Japan 10
Match 15: South Africa 45, Ireland 7
Match 16: United States 35, Wales 0
Saturday, July 21
Bowl quarter-finals
Match 17: Tonga vs. Chile — 3:26 p.m. ET
Match 18: Papua New Guinea vs. Uruguay — 3:48 p.m. ET
Match 19: Jamaica vs. Hong Kong — 4:10 p.m. ET
Match 20: Zimbabwe vs. Uganda — 4:32 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy quarter-finals
Match 21: Kenya vs. Ireland — 5:04 p.m. ET
Match 22: Canada vs. Japan — 5:26 p.m. ET
Match 23: Australia vs. Russia — 5:48 p.m. ET
Match 24: Wales vs. Samoa — 6:10 p.m. ET
Championship Cup quarter-finals
Match 25: Scotland vs. South Africa — 6:32 p.m. ET
Match 26: Argentina vs. Fiji — 6:54 p.m. ET
Match 27: France vs. New Zealand — 7:16 p.m. ET
Match 28: United States vs. England — 7:38 p.m. ET
Sunday, July 22
Bowl placement (21st-24th)
Match 29: Loser of Match 17 vs. Loser of Match 20 — 12 p.m. ET
Match 30: Loser of Match 18 vs. Loser of Match 19 — 12:22 p.m. ET
Bowl semifinals
Match 31: Winner of Match 17 vs. Winner of Match 20 — 12:44 p.m. ET
Match 32: Winner of Match 18 vs. Winner of Match 19 — 1:06 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy placement (13th-16th)
Match 33: Loser of Match 21 vs. Loser of Match 24 — 1:28 p.m. ET
Match 34: Loser of Match 22 vs. Loser of Match 23 — 1:50 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy semifinals
Match 35: Winner of Match 22 vs. Winner of Match 23 — 2:12 p.m. ET
Match 36: Winner of Match 21 vs. Winner of Match 24 — 2:34 p.m. ET
Championship Cup placement (5th-8th)
Match 37: Loser of Match 25 vs. Loser of Match 28 — 2:56 p.m. ET
Match 38: Loser of Match 26 vs. Loser of Match 27 — 3:18 p.m. ET
Championship Cup semifinals
Match 39: Winner of Match 25 vs. Winner of Match 28 — 3:40 p.m. ET
Match 40: Winner of Match 26 vs. Winner of Match 27 — 4:02 p.m. ET
Bowl placement
Match 41: Loser of Match 29 vs. Loser of Match 30 (for 23rd place) — 4:24 p.m. ET
Match 42: Winner of Match 29 vs. Winner of Match 30 (for 21st place) — 4:46 p.m. ET
Match 43: Loser of Match 31 vs. Loser of Match 32 (for 19th place) — 5:08 p.m. ET
Bowl final
Match 44: Winner of Match 31 vs. Winner of Match 32 (for 17th place) — 5:30 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy placement
Match 45: Loser of Match 33 vs. Loser of Match 34 (for 15th place) — 6:02 p.m. ET
Match 46: Winner of Match 33 vs. Winner of Match 34 (for 13th place) — 6:24 p.m. ET
Match 47: Loser of Match 35 vs. Loser of Match 36 (for 11th place) — 6:46 p.m. ET
Challenge Trophy final
Match 48: Winner of Match 35 vs. Winner of Match 36 (for 9th place) — 7:08 p.m. ET
Championship Cup placement
Match 49: Loser of Match 37 vs. Loser of Match 38 (for 7th place) — 7:40 p.m. ET
Match 50: Winner of Match 37 vs. Winner of Match 38 (for 5th place) — 8:02 p.m. ET
Championship Cup bronze
Match 51: Loser of Match 39 vs. Loser of Match 40 — 8:24 p.m. ET
Championship Cup final
Match 52: Winner of Match 39 vs. Winner of Match 40 — 8:46 p.m. ET
