2015 USA Sevens

2015 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nation	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]

Argentina  Australia  Brazil  Canada  England  Fiji  France  Japan

Kenya  New Zealand  Portugal  Samoa  Scotland  South Africa  United States  Wales

Match officials

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

• 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)
•  Rasta Rasivhenge (World Rugby)
• Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

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	3	3	0	0	78	36	+42	9
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	67	26	+41	7
Samoa	3	1	0	2	31	70	–39	5
Wales	3	0	0	3	50	94	–44	3

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Canada	3	2	0	1	60	41	+19	7
England	3	2	0	1	52	46	+6	7
Argentina	3	1	0	2	43	57	–14	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	50	61	–11	5

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Pool C

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
South Africa	3	2	1	0	80	24	+56	8
United States	3	2	1	0	90	38	+52	8
Portugal	3	1	0	2	28	57	–29	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	36	115	–79	3

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Pool D

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	121	28	+93	9
France	3	2	0	1	59	45	+14	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	59	78	–19	5
Brazil	3	0	0	3	21	109	–88	3

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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

External links

• USA Sevens official website

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