2015 Wellington Sevens

The 2015 Wellington Sevens is the 16th edition of the tournament as part of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. It is hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium.

2015 Wellington Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nationNew Zealand New Zealand
Date6–7 February 2015
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up England
Third South Africa
Plate
Winner Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Bowl
Winner France
Runner-up Argentina
Shield
Winner Canada
Runner-up Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored275 (average 6.11 per match)
Most triesScotland Damien Hoyland (7)
2014
2016

Format

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The teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

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The participating teams are:

Match officials

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The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows:[1]

Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 2 0 1 92 38 +54 7
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 55 43 +12 7
  France 3 2 0 1 64 60 +4 7
  Japan 3 0 0 3 29 99 –70 3
6 February 2015
12:00
South Africa  5–22  France
Report[2]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
12:21
United States  40–5  Japan
Report[3]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
14:52
South Africa  24–7  Japan
Report[4]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
15:14
United States  38–7  France
Report[5]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
17:48
France  35–17  Japan
Report[6]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
18:10
South Africa  26–14  United States
Report[7]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 88 17 +71 9
  England 3 2 0 1 61 29 +32 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 51 53 –2 5
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 7 108 –101 3
6 February 2015
14:08
New Zealand  26–5  Canada
Report[8]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
14:30
England  29–0  Papua New Guinea
Report[9]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
17:04
New Zealand  38–7  Papua New Guinea
Report[10]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
17:26
England  27–5  Canada
Report[11]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
20:38
Canada  41–0  Papua New Guinea
Report[12]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
21:00
New Zealand  24–5  England
Report[13]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 87 43 +44 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 70 19 +51 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 44 90 –46 5
  Portugal 3 0 0 3 31 80 –49 3
6 February 2015
12:42
Australia  36–5  Wales
Report[14]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
13:03
Fiji  31–19  Portugal
Report[15]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
15:36
Australia  29–0  Portugal
Report[16]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
15:58
Fiji  42–19  Wales
Report[17]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
18:32
Wales  20–12  Portugal
Report[18]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
18:54
Australia  5–14  Fiji
Report[19]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kenya 3 2 0 1 54 59 –5 7
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 49 45 +4 7
  Argentina 3 1 1 1 66 49 +17 6
  Samoa 3 0 1 2 47 63 –16 4
6 February 2015
13:24
Argentina  31–7  Kenya
Report[20]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
13:46
Scotland  14–12  Samoa
Report[21]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
16:20
Argentina  21–21  Samoa
Report[22]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
16:42
Scotland  14–19  Kenya
Report[23]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
19:54
Kenya  28–14  Samoa
Report[24]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

6 February 2015
20:16
Argentina  14–21  Scotland
Report[25]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Knockout stage

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[Cup/Plate] The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup/Plate competition.

The four Cup/Plate quarterfinal winners contest the Cup.

The four Cup/Plate quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate.

[Bowl/Shield] The bottom two teams in each pool move on to the Bowl/Shield competition.

The four Bowl/Shield quarterfinal winners contest the Bowl.

The four Bowl/Shield quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Shield.

Shield

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The Bowl/Shield Quarter-finals losers (shown in italics below) play in the Semi-finals of the Shield. The winners play in the Bowl.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2015 – 12:00 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
 
  France26
 
7 February 2015 – 14:56 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Samoa19
 
  Samoa47
 
7 February 2015 – 12:21 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Papua New Guinea5
 
  Wales41
 
7 February 2015 – 18:53 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  Samoa10
 
7 February 2015 – 12:42 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Canada26
 
  Argentina38
 
7 February 2015 – 15:18 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Japan5
 
  Japan21
 
7 February 2015 – 13:03 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Canada28
 
  Canada0
 
 
  Portugal26
 

Bowl

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The Bowl/Shield Quarter-finals winners (shown in bold) contest the Bowl.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2015 – 12:00 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
 
  France26
 
7 February 2015 – 15:40 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Samoa19
 
  France43
 
7 February 2015 – 12:21 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Wales0
 
  Wales41
 
7 February 2015 – 19:23 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  France29
 
7 February 2015 – 12:42 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Argentina5
 
  Argentina38
 
7 February 2015 – 16:02 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Japan5
 
  Argentina47
 
7 February 2015 – 13:03 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Portugal12
 
  Canada0
 
 
  Portugal26
 

Plate

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The Cup/Plate Quarter-finals losers (shown in italics) play in the Semi-finals of the Plate.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2015 – 13:28 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
 
  United States15
 
7 February 2015 – 16:24 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Scotland19
 
  United States10
 
7 February 2015 – 13:49 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Fiji12
 
  Fiji21
 
7 February 2015 – 19:53 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  England26
 
  Fiji24
 
7 February 2015 – 14:10 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Australia0
 
  Kenya5
 
7 February 2015 – 16:46 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  South Africa19
 
  Kenya5
 
7 February 2015 – 14:31 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Australia21
 
  New Zealand26
 
 
  Australia7
 

The Cup/Plate Quarter-finals winners (shown in bold) contest the Cup.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February 2015 – 13:28 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
 
  United States15
 
7 February 2015 – 17:12 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Scotland19
 
  Scotland19
 
7 February 2015 – 13:49 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  England24
 
  Fiji21
 
7 February 2015 – 20:55 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  England26
 
  England21
 
7 February 2015 – 14:10 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  New Zealand27
 
  Kenya5
 
7 February 2015 – 17:37 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  South Africa19
 
  South Africa7
 
7 February 2015 – 14:31 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  New Zealand17 Third place
 
  New Zealand26
 
7 February 2015 – 20:23 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
 
  Australia7
 
  Scotland7
 
 
  South Africa40
 

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