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TOP TO BOTTOMThe USA’s Victoria Folayan in action in Rio; New Zealand’s victorious men’s and women’s teams after RWC Sevens 2013 in Russia; American fans can look forward to hosting the tournament for the first timeQUALIFICATION PROCESSMen’s competitionThe eight quarter-finalists from Moscow 2013 are pre-qualified, along with 2018 hosts USA. These are New Zealand, England, Fiji, Kenya, South Africa, Wales, Australia and France.The top four nations from the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2016-17 – excluding these pre-qualified nations – will qualify for RWC Sevens 2018.The remaining 11 places will be filled by teams through regional competitions from June 2017 to April 2018 as follows:Europe (2 teams)Asia (2 teams)Africa (2 teams)North America (1 team)South America (2 teams)Oceania (2 teams)Women’s competitionThe four semi-finalists from Moscow 2013 are pre-qualified in New Zealand, Canada, Spain and USA.The top four nations from the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2016-17 – excluding these pre-qualified teams – will qualify for RWC Sevens 2018.The remaining eight places will be filled by teams through regional competitions from June 2017 to April 2018 as follows:Europe (2 teams)Asia (2 teams)Africa (1 team)North America (1 team)South America (1 team)Oceania (1 team)YEAR IN REVIEW 2016 WORLD RUGBY 31RUGBY WORLD CUP SEVENS 2018 | INSPIRE