Silicon Valley Sevens
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| Silicon Valley Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  United States |
| Date | 4–5 November, 2017 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Australia |
| Runner-up | United States |
| Third |  England |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Ireland |
| Collegiate Classic | |
| Winner | Central Washington |
| Runner-up | Arizona |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Tries scored | 92 (average 2.71 per match) |
| Most points | Maurice Longbottom & Edward Jenkins (35) |
| Most tries | Maurice Longbottom & Edward Jenkins (7) |
The 2017 Silicon Valley Sevens was a one-time international Rugby sevens competition held in San Jose, California, at the Avaya Stadium on November 4 and 5, 2017, produced and hosted by United World Sports.[1] The tournament marked both the first such held on American soil outside of the USA Sevens[2] and the first time the Ireland national rugby sevens team competed in the United States.[3]
Competed alongside the international competition was the eight-team Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Fall Classic at Silicon Valley 7s .[4] The first three teams announced were from the nearby universities of Stanford, Santa Clara, and USC.[5] The collegiate competition was a double-elimination format and included schools from three different states (Arizona, California (6), and Washington).[6]
The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top eight teams from pool play advanced to the Cup bracket. The bottom four teams go to the Bowl bracket.
Teams
Pool stage
All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[7]
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 8 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 6 |
 Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 5 |
| Ireland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 5 |
| 4 November 2017 11:44 |
| England | 10–19 | Canada |
| Try: Olowofela (1) Dewar (1) Con: Team (0/2) | Try: Moonlight (1) Kaay (1) Matt Mullins (1) Con: Kay (2/3) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 12:06 |
| Samoa | 10–5 | Ireland |
| Try: Ale (1) Perez (1) Con: Pentito (0/2) | Try: Mollen (1) Con: Dardis (0/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 15:22 |
| England | 14–14 | Samoa |
| Try: Muir (1) Charlie Kingham (1) Con: Edwards (2/2) | Try: Perez (1) Kellet/Moore (2) Con: Faapale (2/2) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 15:44 |
| Canada | 5–19 | Ireland |
| Try: Underwood (1) Con: Underwood (0/1) | Try: Conroy (2) Roche (1) Con: Dardis (2/3) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 18:54 |
| England | 26–5 | Ireland |
| Try: Glover (1) Edwards (1) Muir (1) Guiry (1) Con: Edwards (3/3) Team (0/1) | Try: Kennedy (1) Con: Team (0/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 19:16 |
| Canada | 12–17 | Samoa |
| Try: Underwood (1) Moonlight (1) Con: Kay (1/1) Team (0/1) | Try: Motuga (1) Toloa (1) Ale (1) Con: Faapale (1/1) Penitito (0/1) Team (0/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 7 | +105 | 9 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 6 |
 Fiji |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 65 | –18 | 6 |
 China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 115 | −105 | 3 |
| 4 November 2017 11:00 |
| Japan | 47–0 | China |
| Try: Hasyashi (1) Noguchi (3) Shinomiya (1) Soejima (2) Con: Shinomiya (6/6) Noguchi (0/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 11:22 |
| Fiji | 0–29 | Australia |
| Try: Thomas (1) Porch (1) O'Donnell (2) Lewis Holland Con: Thomas (0/2) Holland (2/3) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 14:38 |
| Fiji | 26–26 | Japan |
| Try: Batine (2) Veremalua (1) Vakurinabili (1) Con: Batine (3/4) | Try: Shinomiya (1) Murata (1) Seru (1) Motomura (1) Con: Shinomiya (3/3) Soejima (0/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 15:00 |
| Australia | 47–0 | China |
| Try: Holland (1) Anstee (1) O'Donnell (1) Longbottom (3) Edward Jenkins (1) Con: Lucas (6/7) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 18:10 |
| Fiji | 36–15 | China |
| Try: Bololailai (1) Rauto (1) Vakayalia (1) Vucago (1) Tevita (1) Con: Batine (5/5) | Try: Shan (3) Con: Shan (0/2) Ma (0/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 18:32 |
| Australia | 36–7 | Japan |
| Try: Kennewell (1) Jenkins (2) Anderson (1) Anstee (1) Con: Thomas (2/4) Holland (1/2) | Try: Noguchi (1) Con: Shinomiya (1/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 9 |
 Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 7 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 5 |
 Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 102 | −95 | 3 |
| 4 November 2017 12:28 |
| New Zealand | 0–7 | Chile |
| Try: Brangier (1) Con: Marcelo Torrealba (1/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 12:50 |
| United States | 29–7 | Tonga |
| Try: Tomasin (4) Williams (1) Con: Tomasin (0/1) Niua (2/4) | Try: Soakai (1) Con: Moimoi (1/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 16:06 |
| Chile | 39–0 | Tonga |
| Try: Blanc (1) P. Verschae (1) De Vits (3) Westcott (1) M. Verschae (1) Con: Torrealba (0/3) Brangier (1/1) Fernandez (1/3) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 16:28 |
| New Zealand | 12–24 | United States |
| Try: Masirewa (2) Con: Laulala (1/2) | Try: Ben Pinkelman (1) Martin Iosefo (1) Schroeder (1) Stephen Tomasin (1) Con: Niua (2/4) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 19:38 |
| New Zealand | 34–0 | Tonga |
| Try: Rayasi (2) Tiatia (1) Emerson (2) Hyland (1) Con: Laulala (2/4) Team (0/2) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
| 4 November 2017 20:00 |
| United States | 29–21 | Chile |
| Try: Williams (1) Matyas (1) Unufe (2) Mattina (1) Con: Niua (1/3) Tomasin (0/1) Matyas (1/1) | Try: Brangier (2) Garafulic (1) Con: Torrealba (2/2) Urroz (1/1) |
| Avaya Stadium, San Jose |
Source: Rugby Today Source: SevensRugby.com
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Semi-finals | Bowl Final | |||||
| 5 November 2017 – 11:00 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| Ireland | 38 | |||||
| 5 November 2017 – 14:45 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||
| 5 November 2017 – 11:22 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||
| Canada | 41 | |||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 14:23 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| China | 34 | |||||
| Tonga | 5 | |||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowl Semifinals
Eleventh Place
Final
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Fifth place
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 5 November 2017 – 15:10 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||
| 5 November 2017 – 18:17 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||
| 5 November 2017 – 15:32 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||
| Samoa | 27 | |||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 17:55 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||
| Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Seventh Place
Final |
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 12:04 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| Australia | 40 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 15:54 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 27 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 13:10 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 19:04 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 12:48 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 16:16 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| England | 25 | |||||||||
| United States | 27 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 12:26 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 November 2017 – 18:39 Avaya Stadium, San Jose | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| Chile | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place
Final
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Source: Rugby Today Source: Rugby Today
Tournament placings
Source: SevensRugby.com
Players
Scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Jenkins | 7 |
| Maurice Longbottom | ||
| 3 | Stephen Tomasin | 6 |
| 4 | Banjamin De Vits | 5 |
| 5 | Lachlan Anderson | 4 |
| Liam Underwood | ||
| Changshun Shan | ||
| Yoshihiro Noguchi | ||
| Mason Emerson | ||
| Jacobe Ale | ||
| Ben Pinkelman | ||
| Kevon Williams | ||
| Martin Iosefo |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Jenkins | 35 |
| Maurice Longbottom | ||
| 3 | Nocenieli Batine | 33 |
| 4 | Michael Shinomiya | 32 |
| Stephen Tomasin |
Source: SevensRugby.com
Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]
| Maurice Longbottom Edwards Jenkins Banjamin De Vits | Michael Shinomiya Ben Pinkelman Folau Niua Stephen Tomasin |