2020 USA Sevens

2020 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nationUnited States United States
Date29 February – 1 March 2020
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Fiji
Third New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored280 (average 6.22 per match)
Most points Napolioni Bolaca (53)
Most tries Alec Coombes (7)
Marcos Moneta (7)
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The 2020 USA Sevens was held in Los Angeles, played at Dignity Health Stadium in Carson in a return to California after a decade in Las Vegas.[1][2] The rugby sevens tournament was the sixth event of the 2019–20 Sevens World Series for men's teams, and the seventeen edition of the USA Sevens. South Africa won the tournament, defeating Fiji by 29–24 in extra time.[3]

Format

The sixteen are drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, South Korea.

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 116 49 +60 9
 France 3 1 1 1 85 71 +14 6
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 85 83 +2 6
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 38 121 −83 3
29 February 2020
10:29
Argentina 26–26 France
Try: Etchart 0'c
Gonzalez 3'c
Álvarez 4'c
Moneta 7'm
Con: Mare (3/4) 0', 3', 5'		ReportTry: O'Connor 1'c
Veredamu (2) 5'c, 10'm
Riva 14'c
Con: Barraque (3/4) 2', 6', 14'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
29 February 2020
10:51
Fiji 45–7 South Korea
Try: Bolaca 2'm
Vakurunabili 4'c
Tuimaba 6'c
Naduva (3) 7'c, 8'c, 12'c
Nacuqu 9'm
Con: Bolaca (2/3) 5', 7'
Nacuqu (2/3) 7', 8'
Ikanikoda (1/1) 13'		ReportTry: Jang 7'c
Con: Lee (1/1) 7'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
29 February 2020
13:25
Argentina 45–19 South Korea
Try: Schulz 0'c
Moneta 1'm
Isgro (2) 2'c, 3'm
Cinti 7'c
Vanni 9'c
Osadczuk 11'c
Con: Mare (2/4) 0', 2'
Revol (1/1) 7'
Bazan Velez (2/2) 9', 11'		ReportTry: Jang (2) 5'm, 10'c
Hwang 13'c
Con: Lee (2/3) 11', 13'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
29 February 2020
13:47
Fiji 33–28 France
Try: Tuwai 1'c
Mocenacagi 3'c
Derenalagi 9'c
Bolaca 11'm
Ratuvoka 13'c
Con: Bolaca (2/2) 2', 3'
Nacuqu (1/2) 9'
Ikanikoda (1/1) 13'		ReportTry: Riva (2) 6'c, 7'c
Laugel 8'c
Valleau 14'c
Con: Barraque (4/4) 6', 7', 8', 14'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
29 February 2020
16:43
France 31–12 South Korea
Try: O'Connor 1'c
Veredamu 2'c
Siega (3) 5'm, 8'c, 9'm
Con: Barraque (3/5) 1', 2', 8'		ReportTry: Jang 13'c
Con: Jang (1/1) 13'
Lee (0/1)
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
29 February 2020
17:05
Fiji 38–14 Argentina
Try: Tuwai 0'm
Tuimaba (2) 3'c, 7'c
Bolaca 9'c
Nacuqu 11'c
Naduva 13'm
Con: Bolaca (3/4) 3', 7', 9'
Nacuqu (1/1) 11'
Ikanikoda (0/1)		ReportTry: Moneta 2'c
Osadczuk 5'c
Con: Mare (2/2) 2', 5'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 1 0 83 29 +54 8
 Ireland 3 1 1 1 48 60 −12 6
 Canada 3 1 0 2 41 50 −9 5
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 34 67 −33 5
29 February 2020
11:13
Ireland 17–12 Canada
Try: Conroy 1'm
O'Shea 10'c
Kennedy 13'm
Con: Dardis (1/3) 10'		ReportTry: Sauder 4'c
Richard 6'm
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 5'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
29 February 2020
11:35
South Africa 31–5 Kenya
Try: A. Davids 2'm
Pretorius 5'c
Kok 9'c
du Plessis 12'm
du Preez 13'c
Con: S. Davids (1/2) 6'
Afrika (1/1) 10'
du Preez (1/2) 14'		ReportTry: Ambaka 7'm
Con: Oliech (0/1)
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
29 February 2020
14:31
Ireland 12–29 Kenya
Try: Kennedy 10'c
O'Shea 11'm
Con: Dardis (1/2) 11'		ReportTry: Onyala (3) 1'c, 12'm, 14'm
Dennis 3'm
Injera 9'c
Con: Injera (2/3) 2', 9'
Taabu (0/2)
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
29 February 2020
14:53
South Africa 33–5 Canada
Try: Gans 5'c
Afrika 7'c
Arendse 7'c
du Plessis (2) 11'm, 14'c
Con: S. Davids (3/4) 6', 7', 7'
du Preez (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Trainor 1'm
Con: Kay (0/1)
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
29 February 2020
18:35
Canada 24–0 Kenya
Try: Douglas (3) 4'm, 7'm, 10'c
Berna 12'c
Con: Hirayama (2/4) 10', 13'		Report
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
29 February 2020
19:05
South Africa 19–19 Ireland
Try: Gans (2) 1'c, 14'c
Arendse 12'm
Con: S. Davids (2/3) 2', 14'		ReportTry: Kelly (2) 0'c, 10'm
Conroy 7'c
Con: Dardis (2/3) 1', 8'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 79 19 +60 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 59 46 +13 7
 Samoa 3 1 0 2 41 64 −23 5
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 33 83 −50 3
29 February 2020
11:57
Australia 31–7 Scotland
Try: Williams 4'm
Davies (2) 7'c, 12'm
Longbottom 10'c
Anderson 13'c
Con: Holland (1/3) 8'
Longbottom (2/2) 10', 14'		ReportTry: Rowe 2'c
Con: Lowe (1/1) 2'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
29 February 2020
12:19
United States 19–17 Samoa
Try: Tomasin 5'c
Pinkelman 6'm
Isles 10'c
Con: Hughes (2/3) 5', 10'		ReportTry: Alosio 1'm
Perez 3'm
Alofipo 7'm
Con: Alosio (1/3) 4'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
29 February 2020
15:15
Australia 31–5 Samoa
Try: Miller 1'c
Williams 4'c
Davies 8'c
Hutchison 12'm
Dunbar 14'm
Con: Holland (3/3) 1', 5', 9'
Longbottom (0/2)		ReportTry: Alofipo 6'm
Con: Alosio (0/1)
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
29 February 2020
15:37
United States 33–12 Scotland
Try: Tomasin 5'c
Iosefo 7'm
Williams 9'c
Unufe 12'c
Baker 13'c
Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 10', 12'
Tomasin (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Lowe 3'c
Rowe 8'm
Con: Lowe (1/2) 3'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
29 February 2020
19:35
Scotland 14–19 Samoa
Try: Elms 6'c
McCann 13'c
Con: Fergusson (2/2) 6', 14'		ReportTry: Alosio 7'
Filipo 8'c
Maliko 12'c
Con: Alosio (1/1) 8'
Matavao (1/1) 12'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
29 February 2020
20:03
United States 7–17 Australia
Try: Tomasin 11'c
Con: Hughes (1/1) 11'		ReportTry: Miller 2'c
Hutchison 4'm
Anderson 6'm
Con: Holland (1/3) 2'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 84 31 +53 9
 England 3 1 0 2 53 57 −4 5
 Spain 3 1 0 2 43 50 −7 5
 Wales 3 1 0 2 45 87 −42 5
29 February 2020
09:45
New Zealand 42–7 Wales
Try: Nanai-Seturo 2'c
Mikkelson 7'c
Clarke 7'c
Warbrick 8'c
McGarvey-Black 11'c
Dickson 13'c
Con: Mikkelson (1/1) 2'
Rokolisoa (4/4) 7', 8', 9', 14'
Knewstubb (1/1) 12'		ReportTry: J. Jones 4'c
Con: Thomas (1/1) 5'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
29 February 2020
10:07
England 5–22 Spain
Try: Ellery 9'm
Con: Bibby (0/1)		ReportTry: Mateu 1'c
Pla (3) 7'm, 11'm, 13'm
Con: Hernández (1/2) 1'
Fontes (0/2)
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
29 February 2020
12:41
New Zealand 21–7 Spain
Try: Ravouvou 1'c
Mikkelson 8'c
Rokolisoa 13'c
Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 1', 9'
Rokolisoa (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Rodriguez-Guerra 11'c
Con: Hernández (1/1) 12'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
29 February 2020
13:03
England 31–14 Wales
Try: Norton 2'c
Mitchell 4'c
Kerr 6'c
Burgess 9'm
Bowen 12'm
Con: Mitchell (1/1) 2'
Bibby (2/3) 5', 7'
Emery (0/1)		ReportTry: Benjamin (2) 8'c, 14'c
Con: Treharne (2/2) 8', 14'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
29 February 2020
15:59
Wales 24–14 Spain
Try: Benjamin 1'c
Lewis (2) 3'c, 13'm
Roach 11'm
Con: Treharne (2/4)		ReportTry: Pla 2'c
Sainz-Trapaga 5'c
Con: Hernández (2/2) 2', 6'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
29 February 2020
16:21
England 17–21 New Zealand
Try: Harris (2) 1'm, 14'm
Norton 6'c
Con: Mitchell (1/3) 6'		ReportTry: McGarvey-Black 3'c
Knewstubb 7'c
Nanai-Seturo 8'c
Con: McGarvey-Black (1/1) 3'
Knewstubb (2/2) 7', 9'
Dignity Health Stadium, Carson
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place

 
13th place semifinals13th place final
 
      
 
1 March 2020 – 11:11 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 
 Wales5
 
1 March 2020 – 14:07 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Kenya29
 
 Kenya24
 
1 March 2020 – 11:33 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Scotland29
(a.e.t.)
 
 South Korea5
 
 
 Scotland45
 

Ninth place

 
9th place quarterfinals9th place semifinals9th place final
 
          
 
1 March 2020 – 08:15 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 
 Argentina31
 
1 March 2020 – 11:55 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Wales5
 
 Argentina28
 
1 March 2020 – 08:37 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Samoa12
 
 Samoa28
 
1 March 2020 – 15:07 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Kenya19
 
 Argentina21
 
1 March 2020 – 08:59 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Canada19
 
 Spain26
 
1 March 2020 – 12:17 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 South Korea0
 
 Spain7
 
1 March 2020 – 09:21 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Canada24
 
 Canada24
 
 
 Scotland7
 

Fifth place

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
1 March 2020 – 12:39 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 
 England7
 
1 March 2020 – 15:31 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Ireland26
 
 Ireland19
 
1 March 2020 – 13:01 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 United States24
 
 France5
 
 
 United States24
 

Cup

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
1 March 2020 – 09:43 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 
 Fiji26
 
1 March 2020 – 13:23 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 England5
 
 Fiji43
 
1 March 2020 – 10:05 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Australia7
 
 Australia36
 
1 March 2020 – 16:26 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 Ireland0
 
 Fiji24
 
1 March 2020 – 10:27 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 South Africa (a.e.t.)29
 
 New Zealand29
 
1 March 2020 – 13:45 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 France14
 
 New Zealand0
 
1 March 2020 – 10:49 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 South Africa17 3rd place final
 
 South Africa12
 
1 March 2020 – 15:55 – Dignity Health Stadium
 
 United States10
 
 Australia19
 
 
 New Zealand21
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand 17
4  Australia 15
5  United States 13
6  Ireland 12
7  France 11
8  England 10
Place  Team Points
9  Argentina 8
10  Canada 7
11  Spain 6
12  Samoa 5
13  Scotland 4
14  Kenya 3
15  Wales 2
16  South Korea 1

Players

Dream Team[4]
Forwards Backs
Fiji Asaeli Tuivuaka
Fiji Sevuloni Mocenacagi
South Africa JC Pretorius		 Australia Lachie Miller
South Africa Stedman Gans
Fiji Napolioni Bolaca
United States Carlin Isles

References

  1. ^ Goff, Alex (8 August 2019). "USA 7s To LA, Full World Series Schedule Out". Flo Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Christopher (26 February 2020). "USA rugby stars on verge of landmark achievements at LA Sevens". ESPN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Cup Final". World.Rugby. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "2 Blitzboks crack nod for LA Sevens Dream Team", Sport24, 2 March 2020.
World Sevens Series XXI
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USA Sevens
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