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2020 USA Sevens

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]

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)
← 2019
2022 →

Format edit

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 edit

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

Pool stage edit

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

Pool A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Thirteenth place edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

 
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 edit

Place  Team Points
    South Africa 22
    Fiji 19
    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 edit

Dream Team[4]
Forwards Backs
  Asaeli Tuivuaka
  Sevuloni Mocenacagi
  JC Pretorius		   Lachie Miller
  Stedman Gans
  Napolioni Bolaca
  Carlin Isles

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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