2010 USA Sevens

2010 USA Sevens
2009–10 Sevens World Series
Host nation	United States
Cup
Champion	Samoa
Runner-up	New Zealand
Plate
Winner	South Africa
Bowl
Winner	United States
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Most points	M. Pesamino (55)
Most tries	M. Pesamino (11)
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The 2010 USA Sevens took place on February 13 and February 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. It was the first edition of the USA Sevens to be held in the Las Vegas area; the tournament had been hosted by the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California from 2004 to 2006, and by San Diego from 2007 to 2009. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens.

Samoa won the Cup final 33–12 over New Zealand. Samoa was led by Mikaele Pesamino, who scored 11 tries in the tournament, including two intercept tries against New Zealand in the final. The Plate went to defending series champion South Africa, the Bowl was won by the homestanding USA, and the Shield went to Scotland.

Teams

• Argentina
• Australia
• Canada
• Chile
• England
• France
• Fiji
• Guyana
• Japan
• Kenya
• New Zealand
• Samoa
• Scotland
• South Africa
• United States
• Wales

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	92	19	+73	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	78	12	+66	7
France	3	0	1	2	24	81	–57	4
Guyana	3	0	1	2	12	94	–82	4

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-02-13	New Zealand	12 - 7	Australia
2010-02-13	France	12 - 12	Guyana
2010-02-13	Australia	38 - 0	France
2010-02-13	New Zealand	49 - 0	Guyana
2010-02-13	Australia	33 - 0	Guyana
2010-02-13	New Zealand	31 - 12	France

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	52	29	+23	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	71	24	+47	7
United States	3	1	0	2	50	52	–2	5
Canada	3	0	0	3	17	85	–68	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-02-13	Fiji	14 - 12	United States
2010-02-13	South Africa	33 - 0	Canada
2010-02-13	Fiji	26 - 12	Canada
2010-02-13	South Africa	33 - 12	United States
2010-02-13	United States	26 - 5	Canada
2010-02-13	Fiji	12 - 5	South Africa

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	89	31	+58	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	57	26	+31	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	38	68	–30	5
Chile	3	0	0	3	29	88	–59	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-02-13	Samoa	41 - 12	Scotland
2010-02-13	Kenya	33 - 7	Chile
2010-02-13	Samoa	29 - 12	Chile
2010-02-13	Kenya	17 - 0	Scotland
2010-02-13	Scotland	26 - 10	Chile
2010-02-13	Samoa	19 - 7	Kenya

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	62	27	+35	8
Wales	3	2	0	1	53	46	+7	7
Japan	3	1	0	2	17	46	–29	5
Argentina	3	0	1	2	27	40	–13	4

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2010-02-13	England	26 - 10	Wales
2010-02-13	Argentina	0 - 7	Japan
2010-02-13	England	24 - 5	Japan
2010-02-13	Argentina	15 - 21	Wales
2010-02-13	Wales	22 - 5	Japan
2010-02-13	England	12 - 12	Argentina

Knockout

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	France	19
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Canada	12
					Canada	5
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					Japan	17
	Japan	7
									February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Chile	19
									Japan	7
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
									Scotland	17
	Scotland	7
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Argentina	14
					Scotland	31
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					Guyana	7
	United States	33
	Guyana	12

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	France	19
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Canada	12
					France	45
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					Chile	7
	Japan	7
									February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Chile	19
									France	17
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
									United States	28
	Scotland	7
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Argentina	14
					Argentina	14
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					United States	19
	United States	33
	Guyana	12

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	New Zealand	12
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	South Africa	5
					South Africa	27
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					England	14
	England	21
									February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Kenya	26
									South Africa	12
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
									Fiji	7
	Samoa	17
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Wales	10
					Wales	0
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					Fiji	32
	Fiji	7
	Australia	28

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	New Zealand	12
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	South Africa	5
					New Zealand	21
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					Kenya	7
	England	21
									February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Kenya	26
									New Zealand	12
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
									Samoa	33
	Samoa	17
					February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
	Wales	10
					Samoa	14
	February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
					Australia	12
	Fiji	7
	Australia	28

Player scoring

Most points

Most points

Pos.	Player	Country	Points
1	Mikaele Pesamino	Samoa	55
2	Ben Gollings	England	42
2	Cecil Afrika	South Africa	42
4	Alafoti Fa'osiliva	Samoa	35
4	Nese Malifa	United States	35
6	Emosi Vucago	Fiji	32
7	Matt Hawkins	United States	30
8	James Stannard	Australia	28
9	Mathieu Acebes	France	26
10	Lee Jones	Scotland	25
10	Renaud Delmas	France	25

Most tries

Most tries

Pos.	Player	Country	Tries
1	Mikaele Pesamino	Samoa	11
2	Alafoti Fa'osiliva	Samoa	7
3	Cecil Afrika	South Africa	6
3	Matt Hawkins	United States	6
5	Renaud Delmas	France	5
5	Lee Jones	Scotland	5
7	7 tied with 4

External links

• Official IRB site for the tournament
• Official site of tournament organizers