2015 London Sevens

2015 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nation England England
Date 16–17 May 2015
Cup
Champions  United States
Runners-up  Australia
Third  Fiji
Plate
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  South Africa
Bowl
Champions  Kenya
Runners-up  Argentina
Shield
Champions  Japan
Runners-up  France
Tournament details
Matches played 45
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The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 16–17 May 2015 at Twickenham in London.

The most notable headline from this event was the first-ever overall tournament victory by the United States.[1] The overall series crown was secured by Fiji when they defeated South Africa in the Cup quarter-finals.[2]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team will play the all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The pools and schedule were announced on 10 April 2015.[3][4]

Pool Stage

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

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 33008145+369
 Canada 32015750+77
 Samoa 31024553-85
 Argentina 30033469-353
16 May 2016
09:44
Canada  17–14  Samoa
16 May 2015
10:06
Fiji  24–19  Argentina
16 May 2015
12:50
Canada  26–5  Argentina
16 May 2015
13:12
Fiji  26–12  Samoa
16 May 2015
15:56
Argentina  10–19  Samoa
16 May 2015
16:18
Fiji  31–14  Canada

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 33008824+649
 Australia 32017038+327
 Wales 31023878-405
 Japan 30033591-563
16 May 2015
10:28
Australia  41–0  Japan
16 May 2015
10:50
New Zealand  38–0  Wales
16 May 2015
13:34
Australia  19–14  Wales
16 May 2015
13:56
New Zealand  26–14  Japan
16 May 2015
16:40
Wales  24–21  Japan
16 May 2015
17:02
New Zealand  24–10  Australia

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Scotland 33006745+229
 England 320111529+867
 Kenya 31023180-495
 Brazil 30033594-593
16 May 2015
11:12
Scotland  19–14  Brazil
16 May 2015
11:34
England  40–0  Kenya
16 May 2015
14:18
Scotland  26–12  Kenya
16 May 2015
14:40
England  56–7  Brazil
16 May 2015
17:24
Kenya  19–14  Brazil
16 May 2015
17:46
England  19–22  Scotland

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 United States 33007343+309
 South Africa 32015928+317
 France 31025271-195
 Portugal 30033173-423
16 May 2015
09:00
South Africa  19–0  Portugal
16 May 2015
09:22
United States  24–19  France
16 May 2015
12:06
South Africa  28–7  France
16 May 2015
12:28
United States  28–12  Portugal
16 May 2015
15:12
France  26–19  Portugal
16 May 2015
15:34
United States  21–12  South Africa

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham        
  Samoa  33
17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham
  Portugal  14  
  Portugal  21
17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham
      Japan  26  
  Kenya  24
17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham
  Japan  12  
  Japan  21
17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham    
    France  19
  France  14
17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham
  Argentina  17  
  France  35
17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham
      Brazil  12  
  Wales  29
  Brazil  0  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham        
  Samoa  33
17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham
  Portugal  14  
  Samoa  7
17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham
      Kenya  38  
  Kenya  24
17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham
  Japan  12  
  Kenya  26
17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham    
    Argentina  12
  France  14
17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham
  Argentina  17  
  Argentina  26
17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham
      Wales  14  
  Wales  29
  Brazil  0  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham        
  Fiji  19
17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham
  South Africa  7  
  South Africa  31
17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham
      Scotland  7  
  Scotland  19
17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham
  Australia  31  
  South Africa  14
17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham    
    New Zealand  26
  United States  29
17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham
  Canada  10  
  Canada  15
17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham
      New Zealand  33  
  New Zealand  17
  England  21  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham        
  Fiji  19
17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham
  South Africa  7  
  Fiji  7
17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham
      Australia  33  
  Scotland  19
17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham
  Australia  31  
  Australia  22
17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham    
    United States  45
  United States  29
17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham
  Canada  10  
  United States  43 Third place
17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham
      England  12   17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham
  New Zealand  17
  Fiji  26
  England  21  
  England  12
 

Scoring

Rank Player Tries
1 Kenya Billy Odhiambo 7
1 New Zealand Rieko Ioane 7
1 United States Madison Hughes 7
4 United States Perry Baker 6
4 Australia Nicholas Malouf 6
4 New Zealand Sherwin Stowers 6

Source: WR website

References

  1. ↑ Hamilton, Tom (17 May 2015). "USA make history at Twickenham with first World Rugby Series tournament win". ESPN (US). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fiji secure second World Series title after victory over South Africa". ESPN (US). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series - London: Fixtures". Fiji Live. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Leaders Fiji in tough London 7s pool". Fiji Live. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

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