2014–15 Sevens World Series
2014–15 Sevens World Series | |
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Hosts |
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Date | 11 Oct 2014 – 17 May 2015 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fidschi |
Runners-up | Südafrika |
Third | Neuseeland |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.[1]
Itinerary
The schedule for the 2014–15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014.
2014–15 Itinerary[2] | ||||
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Leg | Stadium | City | Date | Winner |
Australien | Cbus Super Stadium | Gold Coast | 11–12 October 2014 | Fidschi |
Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 5–6 December 2014 | Südafrika |
Südafrika | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 13–14 December 2014 | Südafrika |
Neuseeland | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 6–7 February 2015 | Neuseeland |
Vereinigte Staaten | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 13–15 February 2015 | Fidschi |
Hongkong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hongkong | 27–29 March 2015 | Fidschi |
Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Tokyo | 4–5 April 2015 | England |
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium | Glasgow | 9–10 May 2015 | Fidschi |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 16–17 May 2015 | Vereinigte Staaten |
Core teams
For each season, 15 core teams receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. Fourteen of these teams qualified via their placement in the 2013–14 series. In addition to the previous season's top 14, Japan joined the core teams as they were the winners of the qualifying tournament during the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. Spain, being the last placed core team for 2013–14, were relegated and lost their status as a core team for the 2014–15 season.
Table
Legend |
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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and qualified as a 2015–16 core team |
Qualified as a 2015–16 core team |
Relegated from the Sevens World Series |
Not a core team |
2014–15 Standings[3] | |||||||||||
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Pos. | Land | Australien | UAE | Südafrika | Neuseeland | USA | Hongkong | Japan | Scotland | England | Overall |
1 | Fidschi | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 164 |
2 | Südafrika | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 154 |
3 | Neuseeland | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 152 |
4 | England[a 1] | 17 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 132 |
5 | Australien | 10 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 120 |
6 | Vereinigte Staaten | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 108 |
7 | Scotland[a 1] | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 89 |
8 | Argentinien | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 80 |
9 | Kanada | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 67 |
10 | Samoa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 64 |
11 | Frankreich | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 61 |
12 | Wales[a 1] | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 55 |
13 | Kenia | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 46 |
14 | Portugal | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
15 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
16 | Brasilien | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
17 | Amerikanisch-Samoa | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Belgien | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Hongkong | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Papua-Neuguinea | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Russland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Simbabwe | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
- ^ a b c By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2013–14 series, represented Great Britain in Olympic qualifying.[4] Following England's top-four finish, the final make-up of the Great Britain team will be determined by the British Olympic Association.
Tournaments
Gold Coast
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fidschi | 31–24 | Samoa | England (Third) Südafrika |
Plate | Neuseeland | 36–21 | Argentinien | Australien Wales |
Bowl | Vereinigte Staaten | 31–15 | Frankreich | Portugal Scotland |
Shield | Kanada | 40–7 | Kenia | Amerikanisch-Samoa Japan |
Dubai
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Südafrika | 33–7 | Australien | Fidschi (Third) Neuseeland |
Plate | Argentinien | 26–12 | Scotland | England Wales |
Bowl | Samoa | 31–21 | Frankreich | Portugal Vereinigte Staaten |
Shield | Kanada | 19–12 | Kenia | Brasilien Japan |
Port Elizabeth
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Südafrika | 26–17 | Neuseeland | Australien (Third) Argentinien |
Plate | Vereinigte Staaten | 21–14 | Fidschi | England Scotland |
Bowl | Kanada | 24–5 | Kenia | Frankreich Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 19–14 | Samoa | Japan Simbabwe |
Wellington
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Neuseeland | 27–21 | England | Südafrika (Third) Scotland |
Plate | Fidschi | 24–0 | Australien | Kenia Vereinigte Staaten |
Bowl | Frankreich | 29–5 | Argentinien | Portugal Wales |
Shield | Kanada | 26–10 | Samoa | Japan Papua-Neuguinea |
Las Vegas
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fidschi | 35–19 | Neuseeland | Südafrika (Third) Vereinigte Staaten |
Plate | Australien | 21–14 | England | Kanada Frankreich |
Bowl | Kenia | 24–21 | Argentinien | Samoa Scotland |
Shield | Portugal | 19–12 | Wales | Brasilien Japan |
Hongkong
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fidschi | 33–19 | Neuseeland | Südafrika (Third) Samoa |
Plate | Australien | 21–17 | Vereinigte Staaten | Argentinien England |
Bowl | Scotland | 26–5 | Frankreich | Wales Kanada |
Shield | Kenia | 26–7 | Japan | Belgien Portugal |
Tokyo
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | England | 21–14 | Südafrika | Fidschi (Third) Kanada |
Plate | Neuseeland | 21–14 | Scotland | Frankreich Japan |
Bowl | Vereinigte Staaten | 17–12 | Australien | Samoa Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 12–7 | Argentinien | Hongkong Kenia |
Glasgow
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fidschi | 24–17 | Neuseeland | England (Third) Vereinigte Staaten |
Plate | Südafrika | 12–10 | Scotland | Australien Kanada |
Bowl | Wales | 12–7 | Argentinien | Frankreich Kenia |
Shield | Samoa | 22–12 | Portugal | Japan Russland |
London
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Vereinigte Staaten | 45–22 | Australien | Fidschi (Third) England |
Plate | Neuseeland | 26–14 | Südafrika | Kanada Scotland |
Bowl | Kenia | 26–12 | Argentinien | Samoa Wales |
Shield | Japan | 21–19 | Frankreich | Brasilien Portugal |
Player scoring
Rank | Player | Tries |
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1 | Seabelo Senatla | 47 |
2 | Savenaca Rawaca | 42 |
3 | Semi Kunatani | 40 |
4 | Carlin Isles | 32 |
4 | Cameron Clark | 32 |
6 | Pama Fou | 31 |
7 | Joe Webber | 30 |
7 | Samoa Toloa | 30 |
9 | Sherwin Stowers | 29 |
10 | Perry Baker | 28 |
Updated: 5 June 2015
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Osea Kolinisau | 312 |
2 | Madison Hughes | 296 |
3 | Seabelo Senatla | 235 |
4 | Terry Bouhraoua | 229 |
5 | Cameron Clark | 218 |
6 | Tom Mitchell | 216 |
7 | Savenaca Rawaca | 210 |
8 | Colin Gregor | 207 |
9 | Branco du Preez | 201 |
10 | Semi Kunatani | 200 |
Updated: 5 June 2015
References
- ^ "Rio 2016: Fiji beat Samoa in sevens to lead race for Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 dates set". irbsevens.com. 2012-05-17.
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "England nominated to qualify GB for Olympics" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.