The 2004 USA Sevens was the first time that the USA Sevens rugby tournament was played.[1] It was held at the Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. Argentina defeated New Zealand 21–12 in the cup final to win the tournament.[2] It was Argentina's first victory in a World Series tournament since its inception five years before.[3]

2004 USA Sevens
2003–04 Sevens World Series
Host nationUnited States United States
Cup
Champion Argentina
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner England
Tournament details
Matches played45
← none
2005

Format

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The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. 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.

Pool Stage

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

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 88 17 +71 9
  England 3 2 0 1 122 19 +103 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 31 84 –53 5
  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 12 133 –121 3
14 February 2004
England  55–0  United States
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Trinidad and Tobago  0–52  Samoa
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
England  50–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Samoa  17–0  United States
Home Depot Center


14 February 2004
England  17–19  Samoa
Home Depot Center

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 80 38 +42 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 62 58 +4 7
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 47 53 –6 5
  Australia 3 0 0 3 36 76 –40 3
14 February 2004
New Zealand  34–12  Canada
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Tonga  21–12  Australia
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
New Zealand  17–14  Tonga
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Canada  26–12  Australia
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Canada  24–12  Tonga
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
New Zealand  29–12  Australia
Home Depot Center

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 115 7 +108 9
  France 3 1 1 1 36 45 –9 6
  South Korea 3 1 1 1 50 61 –11 6
  Uruguay 3 0 0 3 26 114 –88 3
14 February 2004
South Africa  35–0  South Korea
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
France  17–12  Uruguay
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
South Africa  59–0  Uruguay
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
France  12–12  South Korea
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
South Korea  38–14  Uruguay
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
South Africa  21–7  France
Home Depot Center

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 83 15 +68 9
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 83 47 +36 7
  Chile 3 1 0 2 36 93 –57 5
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 24 71 –47 3
14 February 2004
Fiji  33–7  Kenya
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Argentina  31–10  Chile
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Fiji  45–7  Chile
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Argentina  19–0  Kenya
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Chile  19–17  Kenya
Home Depot Center

14 February 2004
Argentina  33–5  Fiji
Home Depot Center

Knockout rounds

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
 
  South Africa 14
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Fiji 22
 
  Fiji12
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  New Zealand15
 
  New Zealand22
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  England0
 
  New Zealand12
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Argentina21
 
  Samoa 15
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Canada 10
 
  Samoa12
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Argentina17 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Argentina17
 
 
  France0
 
 
 
 
 
 

Plate

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
 
  Canada17
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  France7
 
  Canada0
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  England55
 
  South Africa7
 
 
  England33
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
 
  United States 17
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Australia 26
 
  Australia42
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Chile0
 
  Chile21
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Uruguay19
 
  Australia33
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Kenya31
 
  South Korea 12
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Kenya 14
 
  Kenya27
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Tonga7 Bronze Medal Match
 
  Tonga36
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago0
 
 
 
 
 
 

Shield

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
 
  United States21
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  Uruguay12
 
  United States29
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
  South Korea22
 
  South Korea35
 
 
  Trinidad and Tobago0
 

References

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  1. ^ "DOWN MEMORY LANE - 2004: FIRST USA SEVENS TOURNAMENT", Rugby Today, January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Argentina out to match class of 2004", World Rugby, February 9, 2008.
  3. ^ "Argentina upset New Zealand to win LA sevens", New Zealand Herald, February 16, 2004.
  4. ^ "INTERNATIONAL SEVENS SERIES (Carson, California)", New Zealand Herald, February 15, 2004.
  5. ^ "2003/04 IRB Sevens World Series - Los Angeles", World Rugby, 14-15 February 2004.