The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition, which took place on February 14 and February 15 at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.
This was the last edition of the USA Sevens to be held in San Diego. Starting with the 2010 edition, the event will be moved to Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas.
Teams[]
Argentina
Australia
Canada
England- France
- Fiji
- Kenya
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Japan
- Uruguay
- United States
- Wales
Pool stages[]
Pool A[]
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
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35 - 7 | Canada
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| 2009-02-14 | South Africa
|
29 - 12 | Canada
|
| 2009-02-14 | Australia
|
12-17 | United States
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| 2009-02-14 | United States
|
26-0 | Canada
|
| 2009-02-14 | South Africa
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22 - 7 | Australia
|
Pool B[]
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
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| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand
|
53 - 0 | Uruguay
|
| 2009-02-14 | Kenya
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33 - 0 | France
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| 2009-02-14 | France
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38-7 | Uruguay
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| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand
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7 - 24 | Kenya
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Pool C[]
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
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33 - 7 |  Japan
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| 2009-02-14 | England
|
35 - 12 | Japan
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| 2009-02-14 | Samoa
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24 - 7 | Scotland
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| 2009-02-14 | Scotland
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29 - 12 | Japan
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| 2009-02-14 | England
|
12-15 | Samoa
|
Pool D[]
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
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| 2009-02-14 | Fiji
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57 - 0 | Mexico
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| 2009-02-14 | Argentina
|
20 - 5 | Wales
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| 2009-02-14 | Wales
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57 - 0 | Mexico
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| 2009-02-14 | Fiji
|
19-12 | Argentina
|
Knockout[]
Shield[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Australia
|
27 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Uruguay
|
10 | |||||||||
| Uruguay
|
26 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Japan
|
10 | |||||||||
| Wales
|
28 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Japan
|
12 | |||||||||
| Uruguay
|
7 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Canada
|
31 | |||||||||
| Scotland
|
50 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Mexico
|
0 | |||||||||
| Mexico
|
7 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Canada
|
31 | |||||||||
| France
|
26 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
12 | |||||||||
Bowl[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Australia
|
27 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Uruguay
|
10 | |||||||||
| Australia
|
26 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Wales
|
24 | |||||||||
| Wales
|
28 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Japan
|
12 | |||||||||
| Australia
|
40 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| France
|
0 | |||||||||
| Scotland
|
50 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Mexico
|
0 | |||||||||
| Scotland
|
12 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| France
|
17 | |||||||||
| France
|
26 | |||||||||
| Canada
|
12 | |||||||||
Plate[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| South Africa
|
19 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| New Zealand
|
7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
|
24 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Fiji
|
12 | |||||||||
| Fiji
|
10 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| England
|
12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
|
22 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Kenya
|
7 | |||||||||
| Samoa
|
5 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Argentina
|
21 | |||||||||
| Samoa
|
12 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Kenya
|
17 | |||||||||
| Kenya
|
7 | |||||||||
| United States
|
14 | |||||||||
Cup[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| South Africa
|
19 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| New Zealand
|
7 | |||||||||
| South Africa
|
19 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| England
|
22 | |||||||||
| Fiji
|
10 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| England
|
12 | |||||||||
| England
|
14 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Argentina
|
19 | |||||||||
| Samoa
|
5 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Argentina
|
21 | |||||||||
| Argentina
|
19 | |||||||||
| February 15 - San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| United States
|
14 | |||||||||
| Kenya
|
7 | |||||||||
| United States
|
14 | |||||||||
Statistics[]
Individual points[]
| 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 Rodriguez | Argentina |
32 |
| 9= | Nese Malifa | United States |
30 |
| 9= | Luke Morahan | Australia |
30 |
Individual tries[]
| 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[]
- ↑ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.