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Deutsch2004 USA Sevens
| 2004 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 Sevens World Series | |
| Host nation |  United States |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  England |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← none 2005 → | |
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]
Format
[edit]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
[edit]| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
[edit]| 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 |
Pool B
[edit]| 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 |
Pool C
[edit]| 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 |
Pool D
[edit]| 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 |
Knockout rounds
[edit]Cup
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
[edit]| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| France | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| England | 55 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| England | 33 | |||||
Bowl
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 42 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 21 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 31 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 27 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Tonga | 36 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
Shield
[edit]| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| Uruguay | 12 | |||||
| United States | 29 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| South Korea | 22 | |||||
| South Korea | 35 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "DOWN MEMORY LANE - 2004: FIRST USA SEVENS TOURNAMENT", Rugby Today, January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Argentina out to match class of 2004", World Rugby, February 9, 2008.
- ^ "Argentina upset New Zealand to win LA sevens", New Zealand Herald, February 16, 2004.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL SEVENS SERIES (Carson, California)", New Zealand Herald, February 15, 2004.
- ^ "2003/04 IRB Sevens World Series - Los Angeles", World Rugby, 14-15 February 2004.