2011 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 2011 competition was held on February 12 and February 13 in the Las Vegas Valley's Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.

Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

Teams

These 16 teams are invited to participate in the 2011 tournament:[1]

Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

Team
Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33009928+719
 Argentina 32018236+467
 France 31029061+295
 Guyana 30037153−1463
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  England 49 – 0  Guyana
2011-02-12  Argentina 21 – 19  France
2011-02-12  England 33 – 14  France
2011-02-12  Argentina 47 – 0  Guyana
2011-02-12  England 17 – 14  Argentina
2011-02-12  France 57 – 7  Guyana

Pool B

Team
Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33009115+769
 Kenya 32015744+137
 Wales 31025055−55
 Uruguay 300317101−843
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  New Zealand 40 – 0  Uruguay
2011-02-12  Wales 12 – 19  Kenya
2011-02-12  New Zealand 25 – 10  Kenya
2011-02-12  Wales 33 – 10  Uruguay
2011-02-12  New Zealand 26 – 5  Wales
2011-02-12  Kenya 28 – 7  Uruguay

Pool C

Team
Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 33009924+759
 Australia 32015356−37
 Scotland 31024262−205
 Canada 30033385−523
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  Fiji 33 – 0  Canada
2011-02-12  Australia 12 – 7  Scotland
2011-02-12  Fiji 31 – 14  Scotland
2011-02-12  Australia 31 – 14  Canada
2011-02-12  Fiji 35 – 10  Australia
2011-02-12  Scotland 21 – 19  Canada

Pool D

Team
Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 32106912+578
 Samoa 32106626+408
 United States 31024162−215
 Japan 30031490−763
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  Samoa 31 – 7  Japan
2011-02-12  South Africa 27 – 5  United States
2011-02-12  Samoa 28 – 12  United States
2011-02-12  South Africa 35 – 0  Japan
2011-02-12  Samoa 7 – 7  South Africa
2011-02-12  United States 24 – 7  Japan

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas        
  France  19
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Uruguay  12  
  Uruguay  7
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      United States  27  
  United States  15
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Canada  19  
  United States  19
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas    
    Japan  12
  Scotland  28
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Japan  7  
  Japan  24
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      Guyana  7  
  Wales  54
  Guyana  0  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas        
  France  19
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Uruguay  12  
  France  14
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      Canada  22  
  United States  15
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Canada  19  
  Canada  14
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas    
    Scotland  19
  Scotland  28
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Japan  7  
  Scotland  17
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      Wales  12  
  Wales  54
  Guyana  0  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas        
  England  28
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Kenya  14  
  Kenya  24
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      Australia  21  
  South Africa  19
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Australia  14  
  Kenya  15
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas    
    Samoa  26
  New Zealand  47
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Argentina  7  
  Argentina  14
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      Samoa  26  
  Fiji  17
  Samoa  12  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas        
  England  28
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Kenya  14  
  England  10
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      South Africa  17  
  South Africa  19
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Australia  14  
  South Africa  24
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas    
    Fiji  14
  New Zealand  47
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
  Argentina  7  
  New Zealand  7
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
      Fiji  26  
  Fiji  17
  Samoa  12  
 

References

External links

Preceded by
Wellington Sevens
USA Sevens
2011
Succeeded by
2011 Hong Kong Sevens