The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 16–17 May 2015 at Twickenham in London.
| 2015 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 16–17 May 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The most notable headline from this event was the first-ever overall tournament victory by the United States.[1] The USA's Madison Hughes was named player of the tournament, with Hughes and Danny Barrett the two Americans selected for the tournament Dream Team.
The overall series crown was secured by Fiji when they defeated South Africa in the Cup quarter-finals.[2]
Format edit
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams edit
The pools and schedule were announced on 10 April 2015.[3][4]
Pool Stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 9 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 7 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 5 |
| Argentina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 24 | +64 | 9 |
| Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 7 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 78 | -40 | 5 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 91 | -56 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 29 | +86 | 7 |
| Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 80 | -49 | 5 |
 Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 94 | -59 | 3 |
Pool D edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 9 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 7 |
| France
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | -42 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
Shield edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 35 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 38 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Canada | 15 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| United States | 43 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| England | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
Scoring edit
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Odhiambo |
7 |
| 1 | Rieko Ioane |
7 |
| 1 | Madison Hughes |
7 |
| 4 | Perry Baker |
6 |
| 4 | Nicholas Malouf |
6 |
| 4 | Sherwin Stowers |
6 |
Source: WR website
References edit
- ^ Hamilton, Tom (17 May 2015). "USA make history at Twickenham with first World Rugby Series tournament win". ESPN (US). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Fiji secure second World Series title after victory over South Africa". ESPN (US). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series - London: Fixtures". Fiji Live. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Leaders Fiji in tough London 7s pool". Fiji Live. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 10 May 2015.