2004 USA Sevens

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

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

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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
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England 55–0 United States
Home Depot Center



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Samoa 17–0 United States
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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
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New Zealand 34–12 Canada
Home Depot Center

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Tonga 21–12 Australia
Home Depot Center

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New Zealand 17–14 Tonga
Home Depot Center

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Canada 26–12 Australia
Home Depot Center

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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

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France 17–12 Uruguay
Home Depot Center

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South Africa 59–0 Uruguay
Home Depot Center

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France 12–12 South Korea
Home Depot Center

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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
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Fiji 33–7 Kenya
Home Depot Center

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Argentina 31–10 Chile
Home Depot Center

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Fiji 45–7 Chile
Home Depot Center

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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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Cup

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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
 
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 England0
 
 New Zealand12
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
 Argentina21
 
 Samoa 15
 
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
 
 Canada 10
 
 Samoa12
 
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 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.