2015 USA Women's Sevens

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2015 USA Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series III
Host nation Flag of the United States.svg United States of America
Date14 – 15 March 2015
Cup
ChampionFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
ThirdFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Plate
WinnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runner-upFlag of France.svg  France
Bowl
WinnerFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Runner-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament details
Matches played34
Most points Flag of New Zealand.svg Portia Woodman (70)
2014
2016

The 2015 USA Sevens was the third tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 14 – 15 March 2015 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia.

Contents

Format

The teams were drawn into three 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 while the top 2 third place teams will also compete in the Cup/Plate. The rest of the teams from each group went to the Bowl brackets.

Teams

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330012612+1149
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32015574–197
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31026736+315
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30035131–1263
14 March 2015
13:28
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg17–12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
13:50
United States  Flag of the United States.svg36–5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
16:12
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg52–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
16:34
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
18:56
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg57–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
19:18
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg43–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33007914+659
Flag of France.svg  France 32015529+267
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31022674–485
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 30032467–433
14 March 2015
12:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg36–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
12:22
France  Flag of France.svg36–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
14:44
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
15:06
France  Flag of France.svg12–10Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
17:28
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg19–7Flag of France.svg  France
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
17:50
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg14–19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of England.svg  England 33008317+669
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32016940+297
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 31021759–425
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30032881–533
14 March 2015
12:44
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg28–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
13:06
England  Flag of England.svg33–7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
15:28
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg31–14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
15:50
England  Flag of England.svg24–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
18:12
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10–26Flag of England.svg  England
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

14 March 2015
18:34
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg17–7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta

Knockout stage

Bowl

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 March 2015 - 13:28 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24
 
15 March 2015 - 17:36 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12
 
15 March 2015 - 13:50 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 17
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0
 
11th Place
 
 
15 March 2015 - 16:34 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 26

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 March 2015 - 15:06 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
15 March 2015 - 18:28 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of France.svg  France 43
 
Flag of France.svg  France 17
 
15 March 2015 - 15:28 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 12
 
7th Place
 
 
15 March 2015 - 18:06 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 31

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 March 2015 - 12:00 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36
 
15 March 2015 - 15:50 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 24
 
15 March 2015 - 12:22 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24
 
15 March 2015 - 19:24 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of France.svg  France 12
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 50
 
15 March 2015 - 12:44 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5
 
15 March 2015 - 16:12 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19
 
15 March 2015 - 13:06 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 14 Third place
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0
 
15 March 2015 - 18:58 - Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Atlanta
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 24
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17
 

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