2015 Japan Sevens

2015 Japan Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nationJapan Japan
Date4–5 April 2015
Cup
Champion England
Runner-up South Africa
Third Fiji
Plate
Winner New Zealand
Runner-up Scotland
Bowl
Winner United States
Runner-up Australia
Shield
Winner Portugal
Runner-up Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played45
Most triesUnited States Carlin Isles
← 2014

The 2015 Japan Sevens was held on 4–5 April 2015. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and the seventh instalment of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.

Format

The teams were drawn into four 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. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The 16 participating teams are:

Pool Stage

The draw was made on 29 March 2015.

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 87 43 +44 9
 England 3 2 0 1 62 40 +22 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 48 34 +14 5
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 19 99 –80 3
4 April 2015
10:00
Fiji 19–10 Wales
Report[1]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
10:22
England 33–0 Hong Kong
Report[2]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
13:18
Fiji 35–14 Hong Kong
Report[3]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
13:40
England 10–7 Wales
Report[4]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
17:30
Fiji 33–19 England
Report[5]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
17:52
Wales 31–5 Hong Kong
Report[6]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 78 26 +52 7
 Scotland 3 2 0 1 34 64 –30 7
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 31 53 -22 5
 Australia 3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5
4 April 2015
10:44
New Zealand 38–0 Scotland
Report[7]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
11:06
Australia 10–12 Portugal
Report[8]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
14:02
New Zealand 26–7 Portugal
Report[9]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
14:24
Australia 14–17 Scotland
Report[10]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
18:14
New Zealand 14–19 Australia
Report[11]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
18:36
Scotland 17–12 Portugal
Report[12]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 79 22 +57 9
 Canada 3 1 0 2 47 61 –14 5
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 37 57 –20 5
 United States 3 1 0 2 42 65 –23 5
4 April 2015
11:28
South Africa 29–7 Canada
Report[13]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
11:50
United States 5–27 Kenya
Report[14]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
14:46
South Africa 26–0 Kenya
Report[15]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
15:08
United States 22–14 Canada
Report[16]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
18:58
South Africa 24–15 United States
Report[17]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
19:20
Canada 26–10 Kenya
Report[18]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 France 3 2 0 1 53 40 +13 7
 Japan 3 1 1 1 59 50 +9 6
 Samoa 3 1 1 1 52 64 –12 6
 Argentina 3 0 2 1 47 57 –10 5
4 April 2015
12:12
Samoa 14–12 France
Report[19]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
12:34
Argentina 14–14 Japan
Report[20]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
15:30
Samoa 12–26 Japan
Report[21]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
15:52
Argentina 7–17 France
Report[22]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
19:42
Samoa 26–26 Argentina
Report[23]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
4 April 2015
20:04
France 24–19 Japan
Report[24]
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

Knockout stage

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Wales14
 
5 April 2015 – 13:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Argentina7
 
 Argentina17
 
5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Kenya12
 
 Kenya5
 
5 April 2015 – 16:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Australia14
 
 Argentina7
 
5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Portugal12
 
 Samoa21
 
5 April 2015 – 13:32 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 Hong Kong17
 
5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Portugal19
 
 Portugal0
 
 
 United States39
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Wales14
 
5 April 2015 – 13:54 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Argentina7
 
 Wales12
 
5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Australia17
 
 Kenya5
 
5 April 2015 – 16:35 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Australia14
 
 Australia12
 
5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 United States17
 
 Samoa21
 
5 April 2015 – 14:16 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 Samoa5
 
5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 United States22
 
 Portugal0
 
 
 United States39
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Fiji41
 
5 April 2015 – 14:38 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Japan5
 
 Japan5
 
5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Scotland14
 
 South Africa22
 
5 April 2015 – 17:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Scotland0
 
 Scotland14
 
5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 New Zealand21
 
 France0
 
5 April 2015 – 15:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 England10
 
 France12
 
5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 New Zealand19
 
 New Zealand15
 
 
 Canada19
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 
 Fiji41
 
5 April 2015 – 15:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Japan5
 
 Fiji5
 
5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 South Africa7
 
 South Africa22
 
5 April 2015 – 18:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Scotland0
 
 South Africa14
 
5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 England21
 
 France0
 
5 April 2015 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 England10
 
 England14
 
5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Canada5 Third place
 
 New Zealand15
 
5 April 2015 – 17:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium
 
 Canada19
 
 Fiji21
 
 
 Canada19
 

Player scoring

Player Tries
United States Carlin Isles 7
New Zealand Sherwin Stowers 6
Fiji Josaia Raisuqe 5
Argentina Segundo Tuculet 5
(8 players tied) 4

Source: World Rugby

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