2015 Wellington Sevens
| 2015 Wellington Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |
 New Zealand |
| Date | 6–7 February 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champions |
New Zealand |
| Runners-up |
 England |
| Third |
 South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Champions |
 Fiji |
| Runners-up |
 Australia |
| Bowl | |
| Champions |
 France |
| Runners-up |
 Argentina |
| Shield | |
| Champions |
 Canada |
| Runners-up |
 Samoa |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 275 (average 6.111 per match) |
| Top try scorer |
 Damien Hoyland (7) |
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The 2015 Wellington Sevens is the 16th edition of the tournament as part of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. It is hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.
Format
The teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.
Teams
The participating teams are:
Match officials
The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows:[1]
- Mike Adamson (Scotland)
- Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
- Nick Briant (New Zealand)
- Ben Crouse (South Africa)
- Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
- Anthony Moyes (Australia)
- Matt O'Brien (Australia)
- Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 38 | +54 | 7 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 7 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 99 | –70 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | +71 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 53 | –2 | 5 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 108 | –101 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 19 | +51 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 90 | –46 | 5 |
 Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 80 | –49 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 59 | –5 | 7 |
| Scotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 6 |
| Samoa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 63 | –16 | 4 |
Knockout stage
[Cup/Plate] The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup/Plate competition.
The four Cup/Plate quarterfinal winners contest the Cup.
The four Cup/Plate quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate.
[Bowl/Shield] The bottom two teams in each pool move on to the Bowl/Shield competition.
The four Bowl/Shield quarterfinal winners contest the Bowl.
The four Bowl/Shield quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Shield.
Shield
The Bowl/Shield Quarter-finals losers (shown in italics below) play in the Semi-finals of the Shield. The winners play in the Bowl.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 12:00 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| France |
26 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 14:56 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
19 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
47 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 12:21 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
5 | |||||||||
| Wales |
41 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 18:53 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
0 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
10 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 12:42 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Canada |
26 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
38 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 15:18 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Japan |
5 | |||||||||
| Japan |
21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 13:03 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Canada |
28 | |||||||||
| Canada |
0 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
26 | |||||||||
Bowl
The Bowl/Shield Quarter-finals winners (shown in bold) contest the Bowl.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 12:00 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| France |
26 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 15:40 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
19 | |||||||||
| France |
43 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 12:21 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Wales |
0 | |||||||||
| Wales |
41 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 19:23 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
0 | |||||||||
| France |
29 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 12:42 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
5 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
38 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 16:02 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Japan |
5 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
47 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 13:03 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
12 | |||||||||
| Canada |
0 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
26 | |||||||||
Plate
The Cup/Plate Quarter-finals losers (shown in italics) play in the Semi-finals of the Plate.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 13:28 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States |
15 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 16:24 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
19 | |||||||||
| United States |
10 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 13:49 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
12 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 19:53 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England |
26 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
24 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 14:10 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
5 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 16:46 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
19 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
5 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 14:31 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Australia |
21 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
26 | |||||||||
| Australia |
7 | |||||||||
Cup
The Cup/Plate Quarter-finals winners (shown in bold) contest the Cup.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 13:28 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States |
15 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 17:12 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
19 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
19 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 13:49 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England |
24 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 20:55 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England |
26 | |||||||||
| England |
21 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 14:10 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
27 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
5 | |||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 17:37 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
19 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
7 | Third place | ||||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 14:31 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
26 | Scotland |
7 | |||||||
| Australia |
7 | South Africa |
40 | |||||||
| 7 February 2015 – 20:23 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||