The timetable and referee rosters for the World Rugby 7s Series have been released by World Rugby. The Women’s series begins in Denver on 20 October, with five further tournaments through the season. The Dubai, Sydney and Paris tournaments will run alongside the men’s events.

The men’s rugby 7s series kicks off in Dubai at the end of November, running for ten tournaments through to the conclusion in Paris at the start of June 2019.

The women’s panel is made up of some familiar names in the refereeing world – Joy Neville (Ire), Sara Cox (Eng pic right), Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan) and Hollie Davidson (Sco) have been stalwarts of the 7s circuit for a couple of years. They are joined by a host of new faces across the tournaments.

In the men’s series, Kiwi Richard Kelly is an ever present, with some sevens experts Rasta Rasivhenge (S Africa), Richard Haughton (Eng) and Craig Evans (Wal) among others joining the circuit through the season.

For more on the rugby 7s refereeing pathway, you might want to listen to our podcast interview with Craig Joubert who joined us earlier this year to outline World Rugby’s focus on this important area.

WOMEN’s 7s SERIES 2018-19

Denver, Colorado, USA: 20-21 Oct 2018

Joy Neville (Ireland)
Sara Cox (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Emily Hsieh (USA)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 29-30 Nov 2018

Joy Neville (Ireland)
Sara Cox (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Emily Hsieh (USA)
Madeline Putz (Australia)
Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)

Sydney, Australia: 1-3 Feb 2019

Joy Neville (Ireland)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Madeline Putz (Australia)
Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Amy Perrett (Australia)

Kitakyushu, Japan: 20-21 Apr 2019

Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Sara Cox (England)
Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Lauren Jenner (New Zealand)
Madeline Putz (Australia)
Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
Amy Perrett (Australia)

Langford, Canada: 11-12 May 2019

Joy Neville (Ireland)
Sara Cox (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
Tyler Miller (Australia)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Emily Hsieh (USA)
Amy Perrett (Australia)

Paris, France:31 May-3 Jun 2019

Joy Neville (Ireland)
Sara Cox (England)
Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan)
Emily Hsieh (USA)
Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)
Ashleigh Murray (South Africa)
Adam Jones (Wales)

MEN’S 7s SERIES 2018-19

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 30 Nov-1 Dec 2018

Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Damon Murphy (Australia)
Richard Haughton (England)
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
Jeremy Rozier (France)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Cape Town, South Africa: 8-9 Dec 2018

Hamilton, New Zealand: 26-27 Jan 2019

Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Richard Haughton (England)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Jeremy Rozier (France)
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
Jordan Way (Australia)

Sydney, Australia: 2-3 Feb 2019

Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Richard Haughton (England)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Jeremy Rozier (France)
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Damon Murphy (Australia)

Las Vegas, USA: 1-3 Mar 2019

Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
Jeremy Rozier (France)

Vancouver, Canada: 9-10 Mar 2019

Hong Kong: 5- 7 Apr 2019

Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
James Doleman (New Zealand)
Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
Jordan Way (Australia)
Jeremy Rozier (France)
Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

Singapore; 13-14 Apr 2019

London, England: 25-26 May 2019

Damon Murphy (Australia)
Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
Richard Haughton (England)
Damian Schneider (Argentina)
Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
Jeremy Rozier (France)

Paris, France: 1-2 Jun 2019

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