2015 London Sevens
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| 2015 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |  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]
Contents
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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 9 |
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 7 |
 Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 24 | +64 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 78 | -40 | 5 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 91 | -56 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 29 | +86 | 7 |
| Kenya |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 80 | -49 | 5 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 94 | -59 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 5 |
 Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | -42 | 3 |
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 | Billy Odhiambo |
7 |
| 1 | Rieko Ioane |
7 |
| 1 | Madison Hughes |
7 |
| 4 | Perry Baker |
6 |
| 4 | Nicholas Malouf |
6 |
| 4 | Sherwin Stowers |
6 |
Source: WR website
