2005 USA Sevens

2005 USA Sevens
2004–05 Sevens World Series
Host nationUnited States United States
DateFebruary 12–13 2005
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Argentina
Third Australia
Plate
Winner Fiji
Bowl
Winner Canada
Shield
Winner Tonga
Tournament details
Matches played45
Most pointsNew Zealand Orene Ai'i (61)
Most triesNew Zealand Tafai Ioasa (8)
2004
2006

The 2005 USA Sevens was the second time that the USA Sevens rugby tournament was played. New Zealand defeated Argentina 34–5 in the final placing them atop the overall series standings.[1] This victory clinched New Zealand's third consecutive IRB Sevens tour title following victories in New Zealand and South Africa.[2]

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

References:[3][4]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 85 29 +56 9
 Fiji 3 1 1 1 79 31 +48 6
 Tonga 3 1 1 1 55 51 +4 6
 West Indies 3 0 0 3 22 130 –108 3
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England 14–10 Fiji
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Tonga 26–15 West Indies
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Fiji 17–17 Tonga
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England 52–7 West Indies
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Fiji 52–0 West Indies
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12 February 2005
England 19–12 Tonga
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Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 100 5 +95 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 55 48 +7 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 34 70 –36 5
 Uruguay 3 0 0 3 27 93 –66 3
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New Zealand 26–0 Samoa
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Scotland 24–10 Uruguay
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Samoa 17–10 Scotland
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New Zealand 31–5 Uruguay
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Samoa 38–12 Uruguay
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New Zealand 43–0 Scotland
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Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 64 15 +49 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 64 47 +17 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 43 47 –4 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 24 86 –62 3
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Australia 26–0 South Africa
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Canada 19–12 United States
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Australia 14–10 Canada
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Australia 24–5 United States
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South Africa 21–14 Canada
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Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 100 5 +95 9
 France 3 2 0 1 86 34 +52 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 39 48 –9 5
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 0 138 –138 3
12 February 2005
Argentina 22–5 France
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Kenya 27–0 Mexico
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France 29–12 Kenya
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Argentina 59–0 Mexico
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France 52–0 Mexico
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12 February 2005
Argentina 19–0 Kenya
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Knockout rounds

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Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 
 New Zealand 21
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Fiji 7
 
 New Zealand31
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Australia12
 
 Australia24
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 France0
 
 New Zealand34
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Argentina5
 
 Argentina 7
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 South Africa 5
 
 England0
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Argentina17 Bronze Medal Match
 
 England28
 
 
 Samoa7
 
 
 
 
 
 
13 February 2005
New Zealand 31–12 Australia
Report[5]
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England 0–17 Argentina
Report[6]
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13 February 2005
New Zealand 34–5 Argentina
Report[2]
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Plate

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 
 Fiji28
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 France10
 
 Fiji24
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Samoa21
 
 Samoa12
 
 
 South Africa10
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 
 Canada 49
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Mexico 0
 
 Canada17
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Scotland10
 
 Scotland33
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 West Indies7
 
 Canada15
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Kenya0
 
 Kenya 14
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 United States 0
 
 Kenya26
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Uruguay10 Bronze Medal Match
 
 Uruguay17
 
 
 Tonga10
 
 
 
 
 
 

Shield

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Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 
 Tonga35
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 United States12
 
 Tonga40
 
13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
 
 Mexico0
 
 Mexico19
 
 
 West Indies12
 

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand claims LA sevens title". ABC News. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "New Zealand 7s a class apart". espnscrum. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Sevens World Series". Rugby Archive Net. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens VI". Rugby7. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Australia 7s fall to New Zealand". espnscrum. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Pumas pounce on England 7s in LA". espnscrum. Retrieved 15 December 2023.