2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens

2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Tournament details
Host nation  Hong Kong
Dates March 18 – March 20
No. of nations 24
Champions   Fiji
2001
2009

The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament and held in Hong Kong, China. All matches were played at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the only team to have won the award twice.

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 550021117+9415
 Scotland 540111498+1613
 United States 520388145−579
 Ireland 520386140−549
 South Korea 510466152−867
 Tonga 51047285−137

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 England 540115835+12313
 France 540113048+8213
 Samoa 540112041+7913
 Georgia 511356152−968
 Chinese Taipei 510456157−1017
 Italy 501446133−876

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 550014114+12715
 Australia 540113338+9513
 Japan 53024591−4611
 Portugal 52034078−389
 Canada 51047681−57
 Hong Kong 50055138−1335

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 540117348+12513
 Argentina 540113848+9013
 Tunisia 53029370+2311
 Russia 520386170−849
 Kenya 520375124−499
 Uruguay 500555160−1055

Play Offs

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
  South Korea  21
  Italy  26  
  Italy  28
      Kenya  15  
  Kenya  62
  Hong Kong  10  
  Italy  7
   
    Canada  5
  Canada  39
  Uruguay  0  
  Canada  7
      Tonga  0  
  Chinese Taipei  19
  Tonga  28  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
  United States  0
  Georgia  24  
  Georgia  5
      Portugal  29  
  Tunisia  12
  Portugal  21  
  Portugal  7
   
    Samoa  29
  Japan  5
  Russia  29  
  Russia  12
      Samoa  19  
  Samoa  19
  Ireland  14  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
       
  New Zealand  33
  France  7  
  New Zealand  24
      Australia  20  
  South Africa  14
  Australia  15  
  New Zealand  19
   
    Fiji  29
  Fiji  22
  Argentina  14  
  Fiji  24
      England  19  
  England  36
  Scotland  0  
 
 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 

Fiji
2nd title
Team roster

Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka,

Naevo, Roko, Rawaqa, Daunivucu,

Nabuliwaqa, Ligairi, V. Satala, A. Satala

See also

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