2015 USA Sevens

2015 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nation United States United States
Date February 13–15, 2015
Cup
Champions  Fiji
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third  South Africa
Plate
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  England
Bowl
Champions  Kenya
Runners-up  Argentina
Shield
Champions  Portugal
Runners-up  Wales
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 272 (average 6.044 per match)
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The 2015 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2015 Las Vegas Sevens) is the twelfth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. The tournament is scheduled for February 13–15, 2015 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The following teams will participate in the tournament.[1]

Match officials

The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows:[2]

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup/Plate Quarterfinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 33007836+429
 New Zealand 32016726+417
 Samoa 31023170–395
 Wales 30035094–443
13 February 2015
16:44
New Zealand  40–7  Wales
Report
13 February 2015
17:06
Fiji  36–0  Samoa
Report
13 February 2015
19:40
New Zealand  15–5  Samoa
Report
13 February 2015
20:02
Fiji  28–24  Wales
Report
14 February 2015
11:30
Wales  19–26  Samoa
Report
14 February 2015
13:05
New Zealand  12–14  Fiji
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Canada 32016041+197
 England 32015246+67
 Argentina 31024357–145
 Kenya 31025061–115
13 February 2015
17:28
England  19–17  Argentina
Report
13 February 2015
17:50
Kenya  22–21  Canada
Report
13 February 2015
20:24
England  12–15  Canada
Report
13 February 2015
20:46
Kenya  14–19  Argentina
Report
14 February 2015
11:52
Argentina  7–24  Canada
Report
14 February 2015
13:30
England  21–14  Kenya
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 32108024+568
 United States 32109038+528
 Portugal 31022857–295
 Japan 300336115–793
13 February 2015
16:00
South Africa  19–0  Portugal
Report
13 February 2015
16:22
United States  52–12  Japan
Report
13 February 2015
18:56
South Africa  42–5  Japan
Report
13 February 2015
19:18
United States  19–7  Portugal
Report
14 February 2015
11:08
Portugal  21–19  Japan
Report
14 February 2015
12:40
South Africa  19–19  United States
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Australia 330012128+939
 France 32015945+147
 Scotland 31025978–195
 Brazil 300321109–883
13 February 2015
18:12
Scotland  7–19  France
Report
13 February 2015
18:34
Australia  45–0  Brazil
Report
13 February 2015
21:08
Scotland  38–14  Brazil
Report
13 February 2015
21:30
Australia  31–14  France
Report
14 February 2015
12:14
France  26–7  Brazil
Report
14 February 2015
13:52
Scotland  14–45  Australia
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 February 2015 – 15:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada        
  Samoa  26
15 February 2015 – 10:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  Brazil  7  
  Brazil  19
14 February 2015 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
      Portugal  26  
  Portugal  7
15 February 2015 – 13:45 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  Kenya  17  
  Portugal  19
14 February 2015 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada    
    Wales  12
  Scotland  19
15 February 2015 – 10:42 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  Wales  14  
  Wales  47
14 February 2015 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
      Japan  33  
  Argentina  15
  Japan  12  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 February 2015 – 15:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada        
  Samoa  26
15 February 2015 – 11:04 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  Brazil  7  
  Samoa  5
14 February 2015 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
      Kenya  19  
  Portugal  7
15 February 2015 – 14:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  Kenya  17  
  Kenya  24
14 February 2015 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada    
    Argentina  21
  Scotland  19
15 February 2015 – 11:26 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  Wales  14  
  Scotland  19
14 February 2015 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
      Argentina  21  
  Argentina  15
  Japan  12  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 February 2015 – 17:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada        
  Fiji  31
15 February 2015 – 11:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  France  12  
  France  5
14 February 2015 – 17:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
      England  26  
  South Africa  21
15 February 2015 – 14:35 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  England  14  
  England  14
14 February 2015 – 17:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada    
    Australia  21
  Australia  7
15 February 2015 – 12:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  New Zealand  28  
  Australia  17
14 February 2015 – 18:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
      Canada  0  
  Canada  0
  United States  20  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
14 February 2015 – 17:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada        
  Fiji  31
15 February 2015 – 12:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  France  12  
  Fiji  24
14 February 2015 – 17:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
    South Africa  19  
  South Africa  21
15 February 2015 – 15:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  England  14  
  Fiji  35
14 February 2015 – 17:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
    New Zealand  19
  Australia  7
15 February 2015 – 12:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
  New Zealand  28  
  New Zealand  26 Third place
14 February 2015 – 18:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
    United States  12  
  Canada  0   South Africa  31
  United States  20     United States  0
15 February 2015 – 15:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada

References

  1. ↑ Pools declared for USA Sevens in Las Vegas
  2. ↑ Referees to 16 February 2015

External links

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