The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 16–17 May 2015 at Twickenham in London.
| 2015 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 16–17 May 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Vereinigte Staaten |
| Runner-up |  Australien |
| Third |  Fidschi |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Neuseeland |
| Runner-up |  Südafrika |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kenia |
| Runner-up |  Argentinien |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  Frankreich |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The most notable headline from this event was the first-ever overall tournament victory by the United States.[1] The USA's Madison Hughes was named player of the tournament, with Hughes and Danny Barrett the two Americans selected for the tournament Dream Team.
The overall series crown was secured by Fiji when they defeated South Africa in the Cup quarter-finals.[2]
Format
editThe teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
editThe pools and schedule were announced on 10 April 2015.[3][4]
Pool Stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidschi
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 9 |
 Kanada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 7 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 5 |
| Argentinien
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuseeland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 24 | +64 | 9 |
| Australien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 7 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 78 | -40 | 5 |
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 91 | -56 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scotland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 29 | +86 | 7 |
| Kenia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 80 | -49 | 5 |
 Brasilien
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 94 | -59 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vereinigte Staaten
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 9 |
| Südafrika
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 7 |
| Frankreich
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | -42 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Frankreich | 19 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 17 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 35 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Brasilien | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Brasilien | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Kenia | 38 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 12 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentinien | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentinien | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Brasilien | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Fidschi | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Südafrika | 7 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 31 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australien | 31 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 26 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 29 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Kanada | 10 | |||||||||
| Kanada | 15 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 33 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Fidschi | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Südafrika | 7 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australien | 33 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australien | 31 | |||||||||
| Australien | 22 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 45 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 29 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Kanada | 10 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 43 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| England | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Neuseeland | 17 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
Scoring
edit| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Odhiambo |
7 |
| 1 | Rieko Ioane |
7 |
| 1 | Madison Hughes |
7 |
| 4 | Perry Baker |
6 |
| 4 | Nicholas Malouf |
6 |
| 4 | Sherwin Stowers |
6 |
Source: WR website
References
edit- ^ Hamilton, Tom (17 May 2015). "USA make history at Twickenham with first World Rugby Series tournament win". ESPN (US). Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Fiji secure second World Series title after victory over South Africa". ESPN (US). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series - London: Fixtures". Fiji Live. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Leaders Fiji in tough London 7s pool". Fiji Live. 10 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 10 May 2015.