2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2017–18 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby.The top-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams.Lower-ranked teams at each tournament play off for a Challenge Trophy.[1] The overall winner of the series was determined by points gained from the standings across all events in the season.[2] The "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for the 2017–18 series were:[3] One additional core team qualified through winning the 2017 Hong Kong Women's Sevens:[4] There were five tournaments in 2017–18:[5] Official standings for the 2017–18 series: Source: World Rugby Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2017–18 series, by team: Updated: 10 June 2018