2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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| 2005年橄欖球七人欖球賽 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | March 18 – March 20 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Fiji |
Runner-up  |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 120,000 |
← 2001 2009 → | |
The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the competition twice. The Tournament broke all previous broadcast and attendance records, attracting a capacity audience of 120,000 spectators across for three competition days, while television coverage of the event reached over 450 million homes.[1]
Squads
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 17 | +194 | 15 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 98 | +16 | 13 |
| 3 |  United States |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 145 | −57 | 9 |
| 4 |  Ireland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 140 | −54 | 9 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 152 | −86 | 7 |
| 6 |  Tonga |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 85 | −13 | 7 |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 35 | +123 | 13 |
| 2 |  France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 48 | +82 | 13 |
| 3 |  Samoa |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 41 | +79 | 13 |
| 4 |  Georgia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 152 | −96 | 8 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 157 | −101 | 7 |
| 6 |  Italy |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 133 | −87 | 6 |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 19 | +159 | 15 |
| 2 |  Australia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 69 | +69 | 13 |
| 3 |  Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 107 | −43 | 11 |
| 4 |  Portugal |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 9 |
| 5 |  Canada |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 91 | −8 | 7 |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 157 | −142 | 5 |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 48 | +125 | 13 |
| 2 |  Argentina |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 48 | +90 | 13 |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 70 | +23 | 11 |
| 4 |  Russia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 160 | −74 | 9 |
| 5 |  Kenya |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 124 | −49 | 9 |
| 6 |  Uruguay |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 160 | −115 | 5 |
Play Offs
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| South Korea | 21 | |||||||||
| Italy | 26 | |||||||||
| Italy | 28 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 62 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 10 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 39 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 28 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 24 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 29 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 29 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Russia | 29 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
 Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| Australia | 20 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 36 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners |
|---|
 Fiji 2nd title |
| Team roster
Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka, |
