2015 USA Sevens

Last updated
2015 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nation Flag of the United States.svg United States
Date February 13–15, 2015
Cup
ChampionFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
ThirdFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Plate
WinnerFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  England
Bowl
WinnerFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Runner-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Shield
WinnerFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Runner-upFlag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 272 (average 6.044 per match)
← 2014
2016 →

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.

USA Sevens American rugby sevens tournament

The USA Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held annually during March in Las Vegas in the United States. The USA Sevens is the largest annual rugby competition in North America, drawing over 60,000 fans, and is broadcast live in the United States by ESPN. The USA Sevens was introduced in 2004, and has been held at its current home, Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas every February since 2010. The USA Sevens tournament features 16 teams representing countries from every continent, including the host, the U.S. national team.

The 2014–15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.

Sam Boyd Stadium

Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, United States, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd (1910–1993), a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consists of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl, with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. The field has a conventional north-south orientation and is at an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level.

Contents

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]

Scottish Rugby Union governing body of rugby union in Scotland

The Scottish Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union. The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Scottish League Championship. The SRU is headed by the President and Chairman, with Mark Dodson acting as the Chief Executive Officer. Bradbury became the first female president of a Tier 1 rugby nation upon her appointment on the 4th August 2018.

Argentine Rugby Union governing body for rugby union in Argentina

The Argentine Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Argentina. It is a member of World Rugby with a seat on that body's Executive Council.

South African Rugby Union sports governing body

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to World Rugby. It was established in 1992 as the South African Rugby Football Union, from the merger of the South African Rugby Board and the non-racial South African Rugby Union (SACOS), and took up its current name in 2005.

Pool stage

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

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33007836+429
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 32016726+417
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 31023170–395
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 30035094–443
13 February 2015
16:44
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 40–7 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Report [3]
13 February 2015
17:06
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg 36–0 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report [4]
13 February 2015
19:40
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 15–5 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report [5]
13 February 2015
20:02
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg 28–24 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Report [6]
14 February 2015
11:30
Wales  Flag of Wales 2.svg 19–26 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report [7]
14 February 2015
13:05
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 12–14 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report [8]

Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 32016041+197
Flag of England.svg  England 32015246+67
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31024357–145
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31025061–115
13 February 2015
17:28
England  Flag of England.svg 19–17 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report [9]
13 February 2015
17:50
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg 22–21 Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Report [10]
13 February 2015
20:24
England  Flag of England.svg 12–15 Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Report [11]
13 February 2015
20:46
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg 14–19 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report [12]
14 February 2015
11:52
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 7–24 Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Report [13]
14 February 2015
13:30
England  Flag of England.svg 21–14 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report [14]

Pool C

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 32108024+568
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32109038+528
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31022857–295
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 300336115–793
13 February 2015
16:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 19–0 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report [15]
13 February 2015
16:22
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 52–12 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report [16]
13 February 2015
18:56
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 42–5 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report [17]
13 February 2015
19:18
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 19–7 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Report [18]
14 February 2015
11:08
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg 21–19 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report [19]
14 February 2015
12:40
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 19–19 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report [20]

Pool D

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 330012128+939
Flag of France.svg  France 32015945+147
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31025978–195
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 300321109–883
13 February 2015
18:12
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 7–19 Flag of France.svg  France
Report [21]
13 February 2015
18:34
Australia  Flag of Australia.svg 45–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report [22]
13 February 2015
21:08
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 38–14 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report [23]
13 February 2015
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia.svg 31–14 Flag of France.svg  France
Report [24]
14 February 2015
12:14
France  Flag of France.svg 26–7 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report [25]
14 February 2015
13:52
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 14–45 Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Report [26]

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
14 February 2015 – 15:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada     
 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  26
15 February 2015 – 10:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  7 
 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  19
14 February 2015 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
   Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  26 
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  7
15 February 2015 – 13:45 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  17 
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  19
14 February 2015 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada   
  Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales  12
 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  19
15 February 2015 – 10:42 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales  14 
 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales  47
14 February 2015 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  33 
 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  15
 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  12 
 

Bowl

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
14 February 2015 – 15:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada     
 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  26
15 February 2015 – 11:04 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  7 
 Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  5
14 February 2015 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  19 
 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  7
15 February 2015 – 14:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  17 
 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  24
14 February 2015 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada   
  Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  21
 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  19
15 February 2015 – 11:26 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales  14 
 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  19
14 February 2015 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
   Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  21 
 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  15
 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  12 
 

Plate

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

Cup

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

Related Research Articles

The 2014 Gold Coast Sevens was the first tournament of the 2014-15 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 11–12 October 2014 at Cbus Super Stadium in Queensland, Australia, and was the twelfth completed edition of the Australian Sevens tournament.

The 2014 Dubai Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014-2015 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 5–6 December 2014 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The 2014 Women's Dubai Sevens was the opening tournament of the 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 4–5 December 2014 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, and was the third edition of the Women's Dubai Sevens as part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

The 2014 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014-2015 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 December 2014 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

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.

The 2015 Hong Kong Sevens was the 40th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens and the sixth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.

2015 Japan Sevens

The 2015 Japan Sevens was held on 4–5 April 2015. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and the seventh instalment of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.

The 2015 Scotland Sevens was the eighth tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This year's Scotland Sevens tournament was held over the weekend of 9–10 May 2015 at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.

The 2015 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the South Africa Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 12-13 December 2015 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

The 2016 USA Sevens is the thirteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–6 March 2016 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first time a World Rugby Sevens Series event was contested on artificial turf.

The 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, was the 18th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. South Africa won the Series with a comfortable 28-point margin over England; South Africa won five of the ten tournaments.

The 2017 USA Sevens was the fourteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 3–5 March 2017 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 2016 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 2–3 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The 2016 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the South Africa Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 10–11 December 2016 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

The 2001 Shanghai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that was held in Shanghai, China as the fifth leg of the 2000–01 World Sevens Series. It was the first China Sevens tournament to be hosted as part of the World Sevens Series, and the event took place at the Yuanshen Stadium on 8–9 April 2001.

The 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens was the opening tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held on 1–2 December 2016 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, and was the 5th edition of the Women's Dubai Sevens as part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. The defending champions Australia started their first game against the invited South Africans. The opening game of the Dubai tournament matched Spain up against England.

The 2017 USA Women's Sevens was the third tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, held from March 3–5, 2017 at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, a community in the Las Vegas area. This was the first edition of the Women's Sevens held alongside the USA Sevens men's tournament.

The 2017 Japan Women's Sevens is the fourth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and the inaugural edition of the Japan Women's Sevens. It is scheduled for the 22–23 April 2017 at the Honjo Athletic Stadium in Kitakyushu.

The 2018 USA Sevens was the fifteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played between 2 and 4 March 2018 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 2019 USA Sevens is the sixteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament is played March 1–3 2019 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

References

  1. ↑ worldrugby.org. "Pools declared for USA Sevens in Las Vegas". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Referees". www.sareferees.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  13. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  15. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  17. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  18. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  19. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  21. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  22. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  23. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  24. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  25. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  26. ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.