2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
Event Winners Score Finalists Semifinalists
Cup Fiji 21-7 France United States ( Bronze ) Samoa
5th Place Argentina 21-14 New Zealand South Africa England
Challenge Trophy Scotland 26-24 Japan Australia Kenya
13th Place Spain 19-14 ( a.e.t ) Wales Canada Portugal
World Series Qualifier Ireland 28-7 Hong Kong Germany Chile
Tournaments -- Hong Kong
Main article : 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
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. 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.