2010 USA Sevens
The 2010 USA Sevens took place on February 13 and February 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. It was the first edition of the USA Sevens to be held in the Las Vegas area; the tournament had been hosted by the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California from 2004 to 2006, and by San Diego from 2007 to 2009. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens.
| 2010 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2009–10 Sevens World Series | |
| Host nation |  |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up |  |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Top point scorer | |
| Top try scorer | |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Samoa won the Cup final 33–12 over New Zealand. Samoa was led by Mikaele Pesamino, who scored 11 tries in the tournament, including two intercept tries against New Zealand in the final. The Plate went to defending series champion South Africa, the Bowl was won by the homestanding USA, and the Shield went to Scotland.
Teams
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 3 3 0 0 92 19 +73 9 .svg.png)
3 2 0 1 78 7 +61 7 
3 0 1 2 24 81 –57 4 
3 0 1 2 12 94 –82 4
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-02-13 | |
12 - 7 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
12 - 12 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
38 - 0 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
49 - 0 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
33 - 0 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
31 - 12 | |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
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3 0 0 3 17 85 –68 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-02-13 | |
14 - 12 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
33 - 0 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
26 - 12 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
33 - 12 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
26 - 5 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
12 - 5 | |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 3 3 0 0 89 31 +58 9 
3 2 0 1 57 26 +31 7 
3 1 0 2 38 68 –30 5 
3 0 0 3 29 88 –59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-02-13 | |
41 - 12 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
33 - 7 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
29 - 12 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
17 - 0 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
26 - 10 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
19 - 7 | |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
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3 2 0 1 53 46 +7 7 
3 1 0 2 17 46 –29 5 
3 0 1 2 27 40 –13 4
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-02-13 | |
26 - 10 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
0 - 7 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
24 - 5 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
15 - 21 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
22 - 5 | |
| 2010-02-13 | |
12 - 12 | |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 45 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 27 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 32 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
Player scoring
Most points
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikaele Pesamino | | 55 |
| 2 | Ben Gollings | | 42 |
| 2 | Cecil Afrika | | 42 |
| 4 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva | | 35 |
| 4 | Nese Malifa | | 35 |
| 6 | Emosi Vucago | | 32 |
| 7 | Matt Hawkins | | 30 |
| 8 | James Stannard | | 28 |
| 9 | Mathieu Acebes | | 26 |
| 10 | Lee Jones | | 25 |
| 10 | Renaud Delmas | | 25 |
Most tries
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikaele Pesamino | | 11 |
| 2 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva | | 7 |
| 3 | Cecil Afrika | | 6 |
| 3 | Matt Hawkins | | 6 |
| 5 | Renaud Delmas | | 5 |
| 5 | Lee Jones | | 5 |
| 7 | 7 tied with 4 |
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