2019 USA Sevens

The 2019 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2019 Las Vegas Sevens) is the sixteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[1] The tournament was played March 1–3, 2019 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2019 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation United States
Date1–3 March 2019
Cup
Champion United States
Runner-up Samoa
Third New Zealand
Challenge
Winner Scotland
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored262 (average 5.822 per match)
Top point scorer Nathan Hirayama (53)
Top try scorer Carlin Isles (8)
← 2018
2020 →

In January 2019, it was reported that the 2019 USA Sevens would be the last in Las Vegas, with the event moving to an unknown city starting from 2020. Possible options are San Diego, which had been home to the USA Sevens before it moved to Las Vegas; San Francisco, which hosted the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens; and Miami in Florida. Among the reported reasons included the uncertain status of Sam Boyd Stadium with the upcoming stadium not due to be ready until summer 2020, poor living environment at the team hotels (the stadium is far distant from the main tourist area of the Las Vegas Strip), and safety concerns due to an unusually narrow pitch with team benches very close to the touchlines (Sam Boyd Stadium is built for American football, a sport with a playing field about 20 metres narrower than a standard rugby pitch). The stadium's normal pitch is artificial turf, which raised even more safety concerns in the early years of the event's run in Las Vegas, but temporary grass pitches were used in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 events.[2]

Format

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the winner of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Chile:[3]

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[4]

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33008526+599
 Samoa 32015273−217
 Spain 30124057−174
 Canada 30125071−214
1 March 2019
15:44
Spain  12–12  Canada
Try: Alonso 1'm
Fontes 10'c
Con: Hernández (1/2) 11'
 Try: Braid 4'm
Cejvanovic 14'c
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 14'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
1 March 2019
16:06
New Zealand  33–0  Samoa
Try: Ware (2) 3', 4'
Molia (2) 6'c, 11'c
Baker 7'm
Con: Koroi (3/4) 3', 4', 7'
Rokolisoa (1/1) 11'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
1 March 2019
18:45
Spain  21–26  Samoa
Try: Sainz-Trapaga 3'c
Alonso 8'c
Mateu 13'c
Con: Hernández (1/1) 3', 9', 14'
 Try: Solia 3'c
Afamasaga 4'c
Alofipo 10'c
Samuelu 12'm
Con: Mealoi (3/3) 4', 5', 10'
Alofipo (0/1)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
1 March 2019
19:07
New Zealand  33–19  Canada
Try: Rokolisoa 0'
Ravouvou 6'c
Mikkelson (2) 7'c, 10'm
Nareki 9'c
Con: Rokolisoa (4/4) 1', 6', 8', 9'
Koroi (0/1)
 Try: McCloskey 3'm
Fuailefau 7'c
Jones 14'c
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 7', 14'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
2 March 2019
12:14
Canada  19–26  Samoa
Try: McCloskey 5'
Hirayama (2) 8'c, 11'm
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 6', 8'
 Try: Alofipo (2) 0'm, 3'c
Vaili 7'c
Motuga 12'c
Con: Mealoi (2/3) 4', 7'
Paulo (1/1)13'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
2 March 2019
12:36
New Zealand  19–7  Spain
Try: Ravouvou 0'c
Koroi 4'c
Dickson 11'm
Con: Koroi (2/2) 1', 5'
Baker (0/1)
 Try: Mateu 10'c
Con: Mateu (1/1) 10'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 32016263−17
 United States 32016946+237
 France 31025643+135
 Kenya 31024176−355
1 March 2019
16:28
France  15–17  Argentina
Try: Laugel 10'm
Barraque 12'm
Mignot 14'm
Con: Barraque (0/3)
 Try: Mare 1'm
Etchart 6'c
Con: Mare (1/2) 6'
Bazan Velez (0/1)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
1 March 2019
16:50
United States  26–10  Kenya
Try: Isles (2) 2'm, 5'c
Tomasin 8'c
Hughes 11'c
Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 9', 11'
 Try: Ojee 6'm
Onyala 13'm
Con: Taabu (0/2)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
1 March 2019
19:29
France  31–7  Kenya
Try: Riva 4'm
Barraque 6'c
Parez 8'c
Laugel 12'c
O'Connor 13'm
Con: Barraque (3/5) 7', 9', 12'
 Try: Onyala 10'c
Con: Taabu (1/1) 11'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
1 March 2019
19:51
United States  24–26  Argentina
Try: Isles (2) 0'm, 11'
Iosefo 3'c
Tomasin 7'c
Con: Hughes (2/4) 4', 7'
 Try: Bazan Velez 5'c
Barbier 8'm
Luna 10'c
Gonzalez 14'
Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 6'
Mare (2/3) 11', 14'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
2 March 2019
12:58
Argentina  19–24  Kenya
Try: Mare 2'm
Provenzano 3'c
Ulloa 9'c
Con: Mare (1/2) 4'
Ulloa (1/1) 10'
 Try: Kuto (2) 5'm, 10'
Ojee 7'c
Taabu 8'c
Con: Taabu (2/4) 7', 8'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
2 March 2019
13:20
United States  19–10  France
Try: Pinkelman 4'm
Iosefo (2) 7'c, 7'
Con: Hughes (2/3) 7', 8'
 Try: Deghmache 10'm
Mazzoleni 12'm
Con: Barraque (0/2)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 32106017+438
 England 32016541+247
 Japan 31023164−335
 Chile 30121246−344
1 March 2019
17:12
South Africa  26–0  Japan
Try: Du Preez 6'c
Visser 7'm
Davids 11'c
Ndlhlovu 14'c
Con: Du Preez (1/2) 6'
Davids (2/2) 11', 14'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
1 March 2019
17:34
England  22–0  Chile
Try: Burgess (2) 0'm, 6'm
Olowofela 2'c
Edwards 13'm
Con: Bibby (1/3) 3'
Edwards (0/1)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
1 March 2019
20:13
South Africa  5–5  Chile
Try: Du Preez 3'm
Con: Du Preez (0/1)
 Try: De Vidts 10'm
Con: Fernández (0/1)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
1 March 2019
20:35
England  31–12  Japan
Try: Norton (3) 4'c, 7'm, 8'c
Muir 5'm
de Carpentier 10'c
Con: Edwards (2/4) 5', 8'
Mitchell (1/1) 11'
 Try: Lisala 1'm
Ozawa 13'c
Con: Nakazawa (1/1) 13'
Goya (0/1)
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
2 March 2019
13:48
Japan  19–7  Chile
Try: Ozawa 2'm
Koyama 7'c
Ishida 13'c
Con: Nakazawa (1/1) 8'
Fujita (1/1) 13'
Hayashi (0/1)
 Try: Verschae 5'c
Con: Fernández (1/1) 6'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
2 March 2019
14:10
England  12–29  South Africa
Try: Bowen 5'm
Kerr 12'c
Con: Edwards (1/2) 13'
 Try: Snyman 1'm
Soyizwapi 7'm
Geduld 8'c
Pretorius 10'
Davids 14'c
Con: Du Preez (1/3) 9'
Davids (1/2) 14'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33007627+499
 Fiji 32018452+327
 Scotland 31024374−315
 Wales 30032878−503
1 March 2019
15:00
Australia  26–0  Wales
Try: Holland 1'c
Quinn 6'
Hutchison 8'c
Porch 10'c
Con: Porch (3/3) 1', 8', 10'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
1 March 2019
15:22
Fiji  36–12  Scotland
Try: Nacuqu (2) 1'm, 7'c
Botitu (2) 3'm, 12'm
Veilawa (2) 7'c, 14'c
Con: Nacuqu (1/3) 7'
Veilawa (2/3) 8', 14'
 Try: McFarland 6'c
Fergusson 10'm
Con: Lowe (1/2) 6'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
1 March 2019
18:01
Australia  24–12  Scotland
Try: Hutchison 1'm
Skelton 6'c
Porch (2) 7'c, 12'm
Con: Holland (1/1) 6'
Porch (1/3) 7'
 Try: McFarland 2'c
Lowe 4'm
Con: Lowe (1/2) 2'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
1 March 2019
18:23
Fiji  33–14  Wales
Try: Kunavula 1'm
Tuwai 4'c
Nacuqu 6'c
Naduva 7'c
Dranisinukula 9'c
Con: Botitu (1/1) 5'
Nacuqu (2/3) 6', 7'
Veilawa (1/1) 10'
 Try: Devine (2) 3'c, 12'c
Con: Treharne (1/1) 3'
Davies (1/1) 12'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
2 March 2019
11:30
Wales  14–19  Scotland
Try: Roach 2'c
Devine 9'c
Con: Davies (2/2) 2', 10'
 Try: Farndale (2) 4'm, 12'c
Lowe 6'c
Con: Lowe (1/2) 7'
Fergusson (1/1) 13'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
2 March 2019
11:52
Fiji  15–26  Australia
Try: Tuwai 2'm
Dranisinukula 10'm
Veilawa 11'm
Con: Veilawa (0/2)
Botitu (0/1)
 Try: Skelton 1'c
O'Donnell 5'm
Kennewell 7'
Holland 13'
Con: Porch (2/3) 2', 14'
Holland (1/1) 8'
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 March 2019 – 11:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 Wales31
 
3 March 2019 – 13:56 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Japan14
 
 Wales12
 
3 March 2019 – 11:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Canada21
 
 Canada28
 
 
 France12
 

Challenge Trophy
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 March 2019 – 16:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 Spain19
 
3 March 2019 – 11:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Wales7
 
 Spain24
 
2 March 2019 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Kenya7
 
 Japan15
 
3 March 2019 – 15:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Kenya28
 
 Spain14
 
2 March 2019 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Scotland15
 
 Scotland21
 
3 March 2019 – 12:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Canada19
 
 Scotland17
 
2 March 2019 – 17:14 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Chile5
 
 France12
 
 
 Chile17
 

5th place
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 March 2019 – 12:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 Fiji14
 
3 March 2019 – 15:35 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 South Africa12
 
 Fiji14
 
3 March 2019 – 12:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 England19
 
 Australia14
 
 
 England33
 

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 March 2019 – 17:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
3 March 2019 – 13:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Fiji14
 
 New Zealand19
 
2 March 2019 – 18:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 United States24
 
 South Africa10
 
3 March 2019 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 United States29
 
 United States27
 
2 March 2019 – 18:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Samoa0
 
 Australia20
 
3 March 2019 – 13:34 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Samoa21
 
 Samoa33
 
2 March 2019 – 18:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 Argentina19 Third place
 
 Argentina26 (a.e.t.)
 
3 March 2019 – 16:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
 
 England21
 
 New Zealand26
 
 
 Argentina19
 

Tournament placings
Place Team Points
 United States22
 Samoa19
 New Zealand17
4  Argentina15
5  England13
6  Fiji12
7  Australia10
 South Africa10
Place Team Points
9  Scotland8
10  Spain7
11  Chile5
 Kenya5
13  Canada3
14  Wales2
15  France1
 Japan1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders
Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Carlin Isles8
2 Sione Molia7
3 Jerry Tuwai5
Max McFarland
Nathan Hirayama
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Nathan Hirayama53
2 Carlin Isles40
3 John Porch36
4 Sione Molia35
5 Madison Hughes34

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[5]

ForwardsBacks
David Afamasaga
Stephen Tomasin
Ben Pinkelman		 Sione Molia
Martin Iosefo
Jerry Tuwai
Carlin Isles

References
  1. "2019 USA Sevens Rugby - 10th Anniversary of the USA Sevens Tickets Available Now - USA Sevens". Usasevens.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. Johnston, Patrick (2019-01-29). "Leaving Las Vegas: USA Sevens to move for 2020". The Province. Vancouver. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. "Chile crowned Sudamérica Rugby Sevens champions". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. "2019 HSBC USA Sevens Pools Announced". usasevens.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. "Seven stars made up HSBC Dream Team in Vegas". World Rugby. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
World Sevens Series XX
Preceded by
2019 Sydney Sevens		 2019 USA Sevens Succeeded by
2019 Canada Sevens
USA Sevens
Preceded by
2018 USA Sevens		 2019 USA Sevens Succeeded by
2020 USA Sevens
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.