2011 USA Sevens

The 2011 USA Sevens competition was held on February 12 and February 13 at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.

2011 USA Sevens
2010–11 Sevens World Series
Host nation United States
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played45
2010
2012

Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

Teams

These 16 teams are invited to participate in the 2011 tournament:[1]

Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33009928+719
 Argentina 32018236+467
 France 31029061+295
 Guyana 30037153−1463
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  England 49 – 0  Guyana
2011-02-12  Argentina 21 – 19  France
2011-02-12  England 33 – 14  France
2011-02-12  Argentina 47 – 0  Guyana
2011-02-12  England 17 – 14  Argentina
2011-02-12  France 57 – 7  Guyana

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33009115+769
 Kenya 32015744+137
 Wales 31025055−55
 Uruguay 300317101−843
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  New Zealand 40 – 0  Uruguay
2011-02-12  Wales 12 – 19  Kenya
2011-02-12  New Zealand 25 – 10  Kenya
2011-02-12  Wales 33 – 10  Uruguay
2011-02-12  New Zealand 26 – 5  Wales
2011-02-12  Kenya 28 – 7  Uruguay

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 33009924+759
 Australia 32015356−37
 Scotland 31024262−205
 Canada 30033385−523
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  Fiji 33 – 0  Canada
2011-02-12  Australia 12 – 7  Scotland
2011-02-12  Fiji 31 – 14  Scotland
2011-02-12  Australia 31 – 14  Canada
2011-02-12  Fiji 35 – 10  Australia
2011-02-12  Scotland 21 – 19  Canada

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 32106912+578
 Samoa 32106626+408
 United States 31024162−215
 Japan 30031490−763
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2011-02-12  Samoa 31 – 7  Japan
2011-02-12  South Africa 27 – 5  United States
2011-02-12  Samoa 28 – 12  United States
2011-02-12  South Africa 35 – 0  Japan
2011-02-12  Samoa 7 – 7  South Africa
2011-02-12  United States 24 – 7  Japan

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 France 19
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Uruguay 12
 
 Uruguay 7
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 United States 27
 
 United States 15
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Canada 19
 
 United States 19
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Japan 12
 
 Scotland 28
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Japan 7
 
 Japan 24
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Guyana 7
 
 Wales 54
 
 
 Guyana 0
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 France 19
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Uruguay 12
 
 France 14
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Canada 22
 
 United States 15
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Canada 19
 
 Canada 14
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Scotland 19
 
 Scotland 28
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Japan 7
 
 Scotland 17
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Wales 12
 
 Wales 54
 
 
 Guyana 0
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 England 28
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Kenya 14
 
 Kenya 24
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Australia 21
 
 South Africa 19
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Australia 14
 
 Kenya 15
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Samoa 26
 
 New Zealand 47
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Argentina 7
 
 Argentina 14
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Samoa 26
 
 Fiji 17
 
 
 Samoa 12
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 England 28
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Kenya 14
 
 England 10
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 South Africa 17
 
 South Africa 19
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Australia 14
 
 South Africa 24
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Fiji 14
 
 New Zealand 47
 
February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Argentina 7
 
 New Zealand 7
 
February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Fiji 26
 
 Fiji 17
 
 
 Samoa 12
 

References

Preceded by
Wellington Sevens
USA Sevens
2011
Succeeded by
2011 Hong Kong Sevens
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