2009 USA Sevens

The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition, which took place on February 14 and February 15 at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.

This was the last edition of the USA Sevens to be held in San Diego. Starting with the 2010 edition, the event will be moved to Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas.

Contents

Teams

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 68 33 +35 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 57 27 +30 7
 Australia 3 1 0 2 54 46 +8 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 19 92 -73 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  South Africa 15 - 14  United States
2009-02-14  Australia 35 - 7  Canada
2009-02-14  South Africa 29 - 12  Canada
2009-02-14  Australia 12-17  United States
2009-02-14  United States 26-0  Canada
2009-02-14  South Africa 22 - 7  Australia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 69 21 +48 7
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 82 36 +46 7
 France 3 1 0 2 50 62 -12 5
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 21 103 -82 5
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  New Zealand 22 - 12  France
2009-02-14  Kenya 12 - 14  Uruguay
2009-02-14  New Zealand 53 - 0  Uruguay
2009-02-14  Kenya 33 - 0  France
2009-02-14  France 38-7  Uruguay
2009-02-14  New Zealand 7 - 24  Kenya

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 72 26 +46 9
 England 3 2 0 1 69 39 +30 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 48 58 -10 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 31 97 -66 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  England 22 - 12  Scotland
2009-02-14  Samoa 33 - 7  Japan
2009-02-14  England 35 - 12  Japan
2009-02-14  Samoa 24 - 7  Scotland
2009-02-14  Scotland 29 - 12  Japan
2009-02-14  England 12-15  Samoa

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 111 26 +85 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 77 24 +53 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 76 55 +21 5
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 0 159 -159 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  Fiji 35 - 14  Wales
2009-02-14  Argentina 45 - 0  Mexico
2009-02-14  Fiji 57 - 0  Mexico
2009-02-14  Argentina 20 - 5  Wales
2009-02-14  Wales 57 - 0  Mexico
2009-02-14  Fiji 19-12  Argentina

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 15 - San Diego, USA        
  Australia  27
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Uruguay  10  
  Uruguay  26
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      Japan  10  
  Wales  28
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Japan  12  
  Uruguay  7
February 15 - San Diego, USA    
    Canada  31
  Scotland  50
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Mexico  0  
  Mexico  7
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      Canada  31  
  France  26
  Canada  12  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 15 - San Diego, USA        
  Australia  27
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Uruguay  10  
  Australia  26
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      Wales  24  
  Wales  28
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Japan  12  
  Australia  40
February 15 - San Diego, USA    
    France  0
  Scotland  50
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Mexico  0  
  Scotland  12
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      France  17  
  France  26
  Canada  12  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 15 - San Diego, USA        
  South Africa  19
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  New Zealand  7  
  New Zealand  24
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      Fiji  12  
  Fiji  10
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  England  12  
  New Zealand  22
February 15 - San Diego, USA    
    Kenya  7
  Samoa  5
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Argentina  21  
  Samoa  12
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      Kenya  17  
  Kenya  7
  United States  14  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 15 - San Diego, USA        
  South Africa  19
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  New Zealand  7  
   South Africa   19
February 15 - San Diego, USA
       England   22  
  Fiji  10
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  England  12  
   England  14
February 15 - San Diego, USA    
    Argentina  19
  Samoa  5
February 15 - San Diego, USA
  Argentina  21  
  Argentina  19
February 15 - San Diego, USA
      United States  14  
  Kenya  7
  United States  14  
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual points [1]
Updated:2009-02-15
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Peni Rokodiva  Fiji 48
2 Richard Kingi  Australia 45
3 Viliame Waqasduadua  New Zealand 42
4 Santiago Gomez Cora  Argentina 39
5 Phillip Mack  Canada 36
6 Lee Williams  Wales 35
7= Ben Gollings  England 32
7= Martin Rodriguez  Argentina 32
9= Nese Malifa  United States 30
9= Luke Morahan  Australia 30

Individual tries

Individual tries [2]
Updated:2009-02-15
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Viliame Waqasduadua  New Zealand 8
2 Santiago Gomez Cora  Argentina 7
3= Collins Injera  Kenya 6
3= Luke Morahan  Australia 6
5= Tom Biggs  England 5
5= Gonzalo Camacho  Argentina 5
5= Pio Tuwai  Fiji 5
8= Santiago Carracedo  Uruguay 4
8= Chris Davies  Wales 4
8= Roddy Grant  Scotland 4

References

  1. ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  2. ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 

External links

Preceded by
Wellington Sevens
San Diego Sevens
2009
Succeeded by
Hong Kong Sevens