The 2015 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2015 Las Vegas Sevens) is the twelfth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. The tournament is scheduled for February 13–15, 2015 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2015 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nationUnited States United States
DateFebruary 13–15, 2015
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Third South Africa
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up England
Bowl
Winner Kenya
Runner-up Argentina
Shield
Winner Portugal
Runner-up Wales
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored272 (average 6.04 per match)
2014
2016

Format edit

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 edit

The following teams will participate in the tournament.[1]

Match officials edit

The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows:[2]

Pool stage edit

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

Pool A edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 78 36 +42 9
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 67 26 +41 7
  Samoa 3 1 0 2 31 70 –39 5
  Wales 3 0 0 3 50 94 –44 3
13 February 2015
16:44
New Zealand  40–7  Wales
Report[3]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
17:06
Fiji  36–0  Samoa
Report[4]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
19:40
New Zealand  15–5  Samoa
Report[5]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
20:02
Fiji  28–24  Wales
Report[6]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
11:30
Wales  19–26  Samoa
Report[7]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
13:05
New Zealand  12–14  Fiji
Report[8]
Sam Boyd Stadium

Pool B edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Canada 3 2 0 1 60 41 +19 7
  England 3 2 0 1 52 46 +6 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 43 57 –14 5
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 50 61 –11 5
13 February 2015
17:28
England  19–17  Argentina
Report[9]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
17:50
Kenya  22–21  Canada
Report[10]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
20:24
England  12–15  Canada
Report[11]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
20:46
Kenya  14–19  Argentina
Report[12]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
11:52
Argentina  7–24  Canada
Report[13]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
13:30
England  21–14  Kenya
Report[14]
Sam Boyd Stadium

Pool C edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  South Africa 3 2 1 0 80 24 +56 8
  United States 3 2 1 0 90 38 +52 8
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 28 57 –29 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 36 115 –79 3
13 February 2015
16:00
South Africa  19–0  Portugal
Report[15]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
16:22
United States  52–12  Japan
Report[16]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
18:56
South Africa  42–5  Japan
Report[17]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
19:18
United States  19–7  Portugal
Report[18]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
11:08
Portugal  21–19  Japan
Report[19]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
12:40
South Africa  19–19  United States
Report[20]
Sam Boyd Stadium

Pool D edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 121 28 +93 9
  France 3 2 0 1 59 45 +14 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 59 78 –19 5
  Brazil 3 0 0 3 21 109 –88 3
13 February 2015
18:12
Scotland  7–19  France
Report[21]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
18:34
Australia  45–0  Brazil
Report[22]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
21:08
Scotland  38–14  Brazil
Report[23]
Sam Boyd Stadium

13 February 2015
21:30
Australia  31–14  France
Report[24]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
12:14
France  26–7  Brazil
Report[25]
Sam Boyd Stadium

14 February 2015
13:52
Scotland  14–45  Australia
Report[26]
Sam Boyd Stadium

Knockout stage edit

Shield edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 February 2015 – 15:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
 
  Samoa26
 
15 February 2015 – 10:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Brazil7
 
  Brazil19
 
14 February 2015 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Portugal26
 
  Portugal7
 
15 February 2015 – 13:45 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Kenya17
 
  Portugal19
 
14 February 2015 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Wales12
 
  Scotland19
 
15 February 2015 – 10:42 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Wales14
 
  Wales47
 
14 February 2015 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Japan33
 
  Argentina15
 
 
  Japan12
 

Bowl edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 February 2015 – 15:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
 
  Samoa26
 
15 February 2015 – 11:04 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Brazil7
 
  Samoa5
 
14 February 2015 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Kenya19
 
  Portugal7
 
15 February 2015 – 14:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Kenya17
 
  Kenya24
 
14 February 2015 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Argentina21
 
  Scotland19
 
15 February 2015 – 11:26 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Wales14
 
  Scotland19
 
14 February 2015 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Argentina21
 
  Argentina15
 
 
  Japan12
 

Plate edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 February 2015 – 17:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
 
  Fiji31
 
15 February 2015 – 11:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  France12
 
  France5
 
14 February 2015 – 17:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  England26
 
  South Africa21
 
15 February 2015 – 14:35 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  England14
 
  England14
 
14 February 2015 – 17:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Australia21
 
  Australia7
 
15 February 2015 – 12:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  New Zealand28
 
  Australia17
 
14 February 2015 – 18:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  Canada0
 
  Canada0
 
 
  United States20
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 February 2015 – 17:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
 
  Fiji31
 
15 February 2015 – 12:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  France12
 
  Fiji24
 
14 February 2015 – 17:36 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  South Africa19
 
  South Africa21
 
15 February 2015 – 15:25 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  England14
 
  Fiji35
 
14 February 2015 – 17:58 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  New Zealand19
 
  Australia7
 
15 February 2015 – 12:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  New Zealand28
 
  New Zealand26
 
14 February 2015 – 18:20 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  United States12 Third place
 
  Canada0
 
15 February 2015 – 15:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Whitney, Nevada
 
  United States20
 
  South Africa31
 
 
  United States0
 

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