2009 USA Sevens

2009 USA Sevens
2008–09 Sevens World Series
Host nationUnited States United States
Cup
Champion Argentina
Runner-up England
Plate
Winner New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played45
Most pointsFiji P. Rokodiva (48)
Most triesNew Zealand V. Waqasduadua (8)
2008
2010

The 2009 USA Sevens competition took place on February 14 and 15 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. Argentina won the 2009 USA Sevens, defeating England 19–14 in the cup final.

This was the last edition of the USA Sevens to be held in San Diego. Starting with the 2010 edition, the event was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas.

Teams

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Pool stages

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 68 33 +35 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 57 27 +30 7
 Australia 3 1 0 2 54 46 +8 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 19 92 -73 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  South Africa 15 – 14  United States
2009-02-14  Australia 35 – 7  Canada
2009-02-14  South Africa 29 – 12  Canada
2009-02-14  Australia 12-17  United States
2009-02-14  United States 26-0  Canada
2009-02-14  South Africa 22 – 7  Australia

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 69 21 +48 7
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 82 36 +46 7
 France 3 1 0 2 50 62 -12 5
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 21 103 -82 5
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  New Zealand 22 – 12  France
2009-02-14  Kenya 12 – 14  Uruguay
2009-02-14  New Zealand 53 – 0  Uruguay
2009-02-14  Kenya 33 – 0  France
2009-02-14  France 38-7  Uruguay
2009-02-14  New Zealand 7 – 24  Kenya

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 72 26 +46 9
 England 3 2 0 1 69 39 +30 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 48 58 -10 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 31 97 -66 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  England 22 – 12  Scotland
2009-02-14  Samoa 33 – 7  Japan
2009-02-14  England 35 – 12  Japan
2009-02-14  Samoa 24 – 7  Scotland
2009-02-14  Scotland 29 – 12  Japan
2009-02-14  England 12-15  Samoa

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 111 26 +85 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 77 24 +53 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 76 55 +21 5
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 0 159 -159 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-02-14  Fiji 35 – 14  Wales
2009-02-14  Argentina 45 – 0  Mexico
2009-02-14  Fiji 57 – 0  Mexico
2009-02-14  Argentina 20 – 5  Wales
2009-02-14  Wales 57 – 0  Mexico
2009-02-14  Fiji 19-12  Argentina

Knockout

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 
 Australia27
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Uruguay10
 
 Uruguay26
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Japan10
 
 Wales28
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Japan12
 
 Uruguay7
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Canada31
 
 Scotland50
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Mexico0
 
 Mexico7
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Canada31
 
 France26
 
 
 Canada12
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 
 Australia27
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Uruguay10
 
 Australia26
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Wales24
 
 Wales28
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Japan12
 
 Australia40
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 France0
 
 Scotland50
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Mexico0
 
 Scotland12
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 France17
 
 France26
 
 
 Canada12
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 
 South Africa19
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 New Zealand7
 
 New Zealand24
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Fiji12
 
 Fiji10
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 England12
 
 New Zealand22
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Kenya7
 
 Samoa5
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Argentina21
 
 Samoa12
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Kenya17
 
 Kenya7
 
 
 United States14
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 
 South Africa19
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 New Zealand7
 
 South Africa 19
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 England 22
 
 Fiji10
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 England12
 
 England 14
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Argentina 19
 
 Samoa5
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 Argentina21
 
 Argentina19
 
February 15 – San Diego, USA
 
 United States14
 
 Kenya7
 
 
 United States14
 

Statistics

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Individual points

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Individual points [1]
Updated:2009-02-15
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Peni Rokodiva  Fiji 48
2 Richard Kingi  Australia 45
3 Viliame Waqasduadua  New Zealand 42
4 Santiago Gomez Cora  Argentina 39
5 Phillip Mack  Canada 36
6 Lee Williams  Wales 35
7= Ben Gollings  England 32
7= Martin Rodríguez  Argentina 32
9= Nese Malifa  United States 30
9= Luke Morahan  Australia 30

Individual tries

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Individual tries [2]
Updated:2009-02-15
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Viliame Waqasduadua  New Zealand 8
2 Santiago Gomez Cora  Argentina 7
3= Collins Injera  Kenya 6
3= Luke Morahan  Australia 6
5= Tom Biggs  England 5
5= Gonzalo Camacho  Argentina 5
5= Pio Tuwai  Fiji 5
8= Santiago Carracedo  Uruguay 4
8= Chris Davies  Wales 4
8= Roddy Grant  Scotland 4

References

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  1. ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  2. ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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Preceded by San Diego Sevens
2009
Succeeded by