2015 USA Sevens
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| 2015 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |  United States |
| Date | February 13–15, 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  South Africa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 272 (average 6.04 per match) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2015 Las Vegas Sevens) is the twelfth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. The tournament is scheduled for February 13–15, 2015 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
Match officials
The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows:[2]
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Ben Crouse (South Africa)- Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
Anthony Moyes (Australia)- Matt O'Brien (Australia)
- Rasta Rasivhenge (World Rugby)
- Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup/Plate Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 9 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 7 |
 Samoa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 70 | –39 | 5 |
| Wales |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 94 | –44 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 7 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 7 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 57 | –14 | 5 |
| Kenya |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 61 | –11 | 5 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 8 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 38 | +52 | 8 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 57 | –29 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 115 | –79 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 28 | +93 | 9 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 7 |
 Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 78 | –19 | 5 |
 Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 109 | –88 | 3 |