Silicon Valley Sevens

The 2017 Silicon Valley Sevens was a one-time international Rugby sevens competition held in San Jose, California at the Avaya Stadium on November 4th and 5th, 2017, produced and hosted by United World Sports.[1] The tournament marked both the first such held on American soil outside of the USA Sevens[2] and the first time the Ireland national rugby sevens team competed in the United States.[3]

Silicon Valley Sevens
Host nation United States
Date4–5 November, 2017
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up United States
Third England
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Collegiate Classic
WinnerCentral Washington
Runner-upArizona
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored92 (average 2.706 per match)
Top point scorer Maurice Longbottom &
Edward Jenkins (35)
Top try scorer Maurice Longbottom &
Edward Jenkins (7)

Competed alongside the international competition was the eight-team Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Fall Classic at Silicon Valley 7s .[4] The first three teams announced were from the nearby universities of Stanford, Santa Clara, and USC.[5] The collegiate competition was a double-elimination format and included schools from three different states (Arizona, California (6), and Washington).[6]

Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top eight teams from pool play advanced to the Cup bracket. The bottom four teams go to the Bowl bracket.

Teams

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[7]

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 32104131+108
 England 31114533+126
 Canada 31023646−105
 Ireland 30122436−125
4 November 2017
11:44
England  10–19  Canada
Try: Olowofela (1)
Dewar (1)
Con: Team (0/2)
 Try: Moonlight (1)
Kaay (1)
Matt Mullins (1)
Con: Kay (2/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
12:06
Samoa  10–5  Ireland
Try: Ale (1)
Perez (1)
Con: Pentito (0/2)
 Try: Mollen (1)
Con: Dardis (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
15:22
England  14–14  Samoa
Try: Muir (1)
Charlie Kingham (1)
Con: Edwards (2/2)
 Try: Perez (1)
Kellet/Moore (2)
Con: Faapale (2/2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
15:44
Canada  5–19  Ireland
Try: Underwood (1)
Con: Underwood (0/1)
 Try: Conroy (2)
Roche (1)
Con: Dardis (2/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
18:54
England  26–5  Ireland
Try: Glover (1)
Edwards (1)
Muir (1)
Guiry (1)
Con: Edwards (3/3)
Team (0/1)
 Try: Kennedy (1)
Con: Team (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
19:16
Canada  12–17  Samoa
Try: Underwood (1)
Moonlight (1)
Con: Kay (1/1)
Team (0/1)
 Try: Motuga (1)
Toloa (1)
Ale (1)
Con: Faapale (1/1)
Penitito (0/1)
Team (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33001127+1059
 Japan 31118062+186
 Fiji 31114765–186
 China 300310115−1053
4 November 2017
11:00
 Japan 47–0  China
Try: Hasyashi (1)
Noguchi (3)
Shinomiya (1)
Soejima (2)
Con: Shinomiya (6/6)
Noguchi (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
11:22
 Fiji 0–29  Australia
Try: Thomas (1)
Porch (1)
O'Donnell (2)
Lewis Holland
Con: Thomas (0/2)
Holland (2/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
14:38
Fiji  26–26  Japan
Try: Batine (2)
Veremalua (1)
Vakurinabili (1)
Con: Batine (3/4)
 Try: Shinomiya (1)
Murata (1)
Seru (1)
Motomura (1)
Con: Shinomiya (3/3)
Soejima (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
15:00
Australia  47–0  China
Try: Holland (1)
Anstee (1)
O'Donnell (1)
Longbottom (3)
Edward Jenkins (1)
Con: Lucas (6/7)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
18:10
Fiji  36–15  China
Try: Bololailai (1)
Rauto (1)
Vakayalia (1)
Vucago (1)
Tevita (1)
Con: Batine (5/5)
 Try: Shan (3)
Con: Shan (0/2)
Ma (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
18:32
Australia  36–7  Japan
Try: Kennewell (1)
Jenkins (2)
Anderson (1)
Anstee (1)
Con: Thomas (2/4)
Holland (1/2)
 Try: Noguchi (1)
Con: Shinomiya (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 33008233+499
 Chile 32016029+317
 New Zealand 31024631+155
 Tonga 30037102−953
4 November 2017
12:28
New Zealand  0–7  Chile
Try: Brangier (1)
Con: Marcelo Torrealba (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
12:50
United States  29–7  Tonga
Try: Tomasin (4)
Williams (1)
Con: Tomasin (0/1)
Niua (2/4)
 Try: Soakai (1)
Con: Moimoi (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
16:06
Chile  39–0  Tonga
Try: Blanc (1)
P. Verschae (1)
De Vits (3)
Westcott (1)
M. Verschae (1)
Con: Torrealba (0/3)
Brangier (1/1)
Fernandez (1/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
16:28
New Zealand  12–24  United States
Try: Masirewa (2)
Con: Laulala (1/2)
 Try: Ben Pinkelman (1)
Martin Iosefo (1)
Schroeder (1)
Stephen Tomasin (1)
Con: Niua (2/4)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
19:38
New Zealand  34–0  Tonga
Try: Rayasi (2)
Tiatia (1)
Emerson (2)
Hyland (1)
Con: Laulala (2/4)
Team (0/2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
20:00
United States  29–21  Chile
Try: Williams (1)
Matyas (1)
Unufe (2)
Mattina (1)
Con: Niua (1/3)
Tomasin (0/1)
Matyas (1/1)
 Try: Brangier (2)
Garafulic (1)
Con: Torrealba (2/2)
Urroz (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Source: Rugby Today Source: SevensRugby.com

Knockout stage

Bowl
 
Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
5 November 2017 – 11:00 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 Ireland38
 
5 November 2017 – 14:45 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 China5
 
 Ireland19
 
5 November 2017 – 11:22 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Canada12
 
 Canada41
 
 
 Tonga0
 
Eleventh place
 
 
5 November 2017 – 14:23 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 China34
 
 
 Tonga5

Fifth place
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
5 November 2017 – 15:10 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 New Zealand15
 
5 November 2017 – 18:17 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Fiji26
 
 Fiji14
 
5 November 2017 – 15:32 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Samoa26
 
 Samoa27
 
 
 Japan12
 
Seventh place
 
 
5 November 2017 – 17:55 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
 
 Japan5

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 November 2017 – 12:04 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 Australia40
 
5 November 2017 – 15:54 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 New Zealand7
 
 Australia27
 
5 November 2017 – 13:10 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Chile0
 
 Chile24
 
5 November 2017 – 19:04 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Japan10
 
 Australia15
 
5 November 2017 – 12:48 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 United States12
 
 Samoa10
 
5 November 2017 – 16:16 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 England25
 
 United States27
 
5 November 2017 – 12:26 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 England0 Third place
 
 United States24
 
5 November 2017 – 18:39 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Fiji5
 
 Chile12
 
 
 England31
 

Source: Rugby Today Source: Rugby Today

Tournament placings
Place Team
 Australia
 United States
 England
4  Chile
5  Samoa
6  Fiji
Place Team
7  New Zealand
8  Japan
9  Ireland
10  Canada
11  China
12  Tonga

Source: SevensRugby.com

Players

Scoring leaders
Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Edward Jenkins7
Maurice Longbottom
3 Stephen Tomasin6
4 Banjamin De Vits5
5 Lachlan Anderson4
Liam Underwood
Changshun Shan
Yoshihiro Noguchi
Mason Emerson
Jacobe Ale
Ben Pinkelman
Kevon Williams
Martin Iosefo
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Edward Jenkins35
Maurice Longbottom
3 Nocenieli Batine33
4 Michael Shinomiya32
Stephen Tomasin

Source: SevensRugby.com

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]

Maurice Longbottom
Edwards Jenkins
Banjamin De Vits		 Michael Shinomiya
Ben Pinkelman
Folau Niua
Stephen Tomasin

Penn Mutual Silicon Valley 7s Fall Collegiate Classic

Format

The tournament was conducted under a double-elimination format. The winners of each first-round contest would continue in the winners' bracket and face the other winners from the first round. The two sides having won both their first and second matches advanced immediately to semifinal #1. The two sides having lost both their first and second matches were eliminated. And the four remaining sides to have posted 1–1 records through the first day of play advanced to compete in one of the two losers' bracket matchups on day 2. The winners of each of those losers' bracket contests competed against each other, with the winner advancing to play the loser of semifinal #1 in semifinal #2. The winner of semifinal #2 advanced to a winner-take-all final against the thus far undefeated winner of semifinal #1.

Source: Rugby Today

Teams

Source: Rugby Today

Competition

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).

Round 1
4 November 2017
13:12
Arizona (1–0) 35–0 Stanford (0–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
13:32
Cal Poly Pomona (1–0) 14-12 UC Davis (0–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
13:54
USC (0–1) 7–27 Central Washington (1–0)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
14:16
San Diego State (1–0) 26–0 Santa Clara (0–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Round 2
4 November 2017
16:50
UC Davis (1–1) 24–19 Stanford (0–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
17:10
USC (1–1) 29–19 Santa Clara (0–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Winners' Bracket Round 2
4 November 2017
17:30
Arizona (2–0) 22–10 Cal Poly Pomona (1–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
17:50
Central Washington (2–0) 43–0 San Diego State (1–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Round 3
5 November 2017
10:00
UC Davis (1–2) 0–29 San Diego State (2–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
5 November 2017
10:20
USC (1–2) 7–12 Cal Poly Pomona (2–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Winners' Bracket Semifinal
5 November 2017
10:40
Arizona (2–1) 0–15 Central Washington (3–0)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Round 4
5 November 2017
11:44
San Diego State (3–1) 27–10 Cal Poly Pomona (2–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Semifinal
5 November 2017
13:32
Arizona (3–1) 24–7 San Diego State (3–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Final
5 November 2017
16:38
Central Washington (4–0) 15–14 Arizona (3–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Source: Rugby Today Source: Flo Rugby

Tournament placings
Place Team Record
Central Washington 4–0
2 Arizona 3–2
3 San Diego State 3–2
4 Cal Poly Pomona 2–2
Place Team Record
5 UC Davis 1–2
USC 1–2
7 Santa Clara 0–2
Stanford 0–2

References
  1. "About Silicon Valley 7s". UnitedWorldSports.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. "Silicon Valley 7s A Much-Needed World Series Warmup". FloRugby.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. "Irish Ready to Make Splash at Silicon Valley". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. "College Sides in the Silicon Valley Sevens". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. "Stanford, Santa Clara and USC are First Three Schools Admitted to Collegiate 7s Fall Classic". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. "Central Washington Over Arizona in Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Fall Classic at Silicon Valley 7s". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. "Pools Announced for Silicon Valley Sevens". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. "Silicon Valleys 7s Dream Team". SevensRugby.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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