2020 Sydney Sevens

2020 Sydney Sevens
2020 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation	Australia
Date	1–2 February 2020
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	South Africa
Third	United States
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	202 (average 5.94 per match)
Most points	Angelo Davids (40); Napolioni Bolaca (40)
Most tries	Angelo Davids (8)
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The 2020 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the Australian Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 February 2019 at Western Sydney Stadium. Fiji won the tournament to claim their sixth Australian title, narrowly defeating South Africa in the final by 12–10.

This was second tournament in 2019–20 to have only one team from each pool qualify to the cup knockout phase.

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams, with each team playing the others in their pool once. The knockout round qualifications were determined by the final pool standings, with the four teams that topped their pool advancing to the semifinals to compete for berths in the cup final or third place match.^[1]

The remaining teams had only one further classification match each, based on their position, table points and differential in the pool standings. The four teams that finished second in their pool were paired into direct playoffs for either 5th place or 7th place. The teams that finished third were paired into the playoffs for 9th or 11th. Teams that were last in their pool were paired into playoffs for 13th place or 15th place.^[2]

Pool stage

All times in AEDT (UTC+11:00)

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiji	3	3	0	109	19	+90	9	Advance to semifinals
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	78	36	+42	7	5th-place playoff
3	Wales	3	1	2	31	130	–99	5	11th-place playoff
4	Kenya	3	0	3	40	73	–33	3	15th-place playoff

1 February 2020
13:09

Kenya	14–28	Fiji
Try: Injera 1'c Olindi 14'c Con: Injera (1/1) 1' Taabu (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Tuimaba (2) 3'c, 11'c Botitu 6'c Vakurunabili 7'c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 3', 7' Nacuqu (2/2) 8', 11'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

1 February 2020
13:31

New Zealand	54–5	Wales
Try: Mikkelson 1'c Clarke (2) 2'c, 6'c Dickson 4'm Rayasi (2) 5', 9' Nanai-Seturo 8'c Ware 10'c Con: Koroi (6/7) 1', 3', 5', 6', 8', 9' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Goodchild 12'm Con: Thomas (0/1)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

1 February 2020
19:05

Kenya	21–26	Wales
Try: Amonde 1'c Injera 9'c Taabu 12'c Con: Taabu (2/2) 1', 9' Olindi (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: Thomas 4'm Roach 7'c Jones 13'c Treharne 14'c Con: Treharne (2/3) 7', 14' Benjamin (1/1) 14'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

1 February 2020
19:33

New Zealand	5–26	Fiji
Try: Ware 9'm Con: Koroi (0/1)	Report	Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 5'c Mocenacagi 3'c Nacuqu 12'm Con: Bolaca (3/3) 1', 4', 5' Nacuqu (0/1)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

2 February 2020
12:19

Fiji	55–0	Wales
Try: Nacuqu 0'c Tuimaba (2) 2'c, 3'm Derenalagi 6'c Tuwai 7'm Bolaca 7'c Ratuvoka 11'm Naduva 13'c Ikanikoda 14'm Con: Bolaca (3/5) 0', 2', 6' Ikanikoda (2/3) 7', 13' Botitu (0/1)	Report

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

2 February 2020
12:41

New Zealand	19–5	Kenya
Try: Rayasi 1'c Mikkelson 3'm Dickson 11'c Con: Curry (1/1) 2' McGarvey-Black (1/2) 11'	Report	Try: Mwale 7'm Con: Taabu (0/1)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	112	26	+86	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Argentina	3	2	1	59	78	–19	7	7th-place playoff
3	France	3	1	2	41	58	–17	5	9th-place playoff
4	Samoa	3	0	3	38	88	–50	3	15th-place playoff

1 February 2020
11:41

Argentina	14–52	South Africa
Try: Osadczuk 10'c del Mestre 14'c Con: Ulloa (2/2) 11', 14'	Report	Try: Pretorius 1'c S. Davids (2) 3'c, 9'c A. Davids (3) 5'm, 12'c, 13'c Geduld 7'c Z. Davids 7'm Con: Geduld (2/2) 1', 9' S. Davids (2/4) 3', 7' du Preez (2/2) 12', 14'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

1 February 2020
12:03

France	24–17	Samoa
Try: Siega 0'm Riva 2'c Veredamu 7'm Zeghdar 14'c Con: Riva (2/4) 2', 14'	Report	Try: Leilua 5'c Vaili 8'm Tuitama 12' Con: Leilua (1/1) 6' Alosio (0/1)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

1 February 2020
17:08

Argentina	28–21	Samoa
Try: Gonzalez 0'c Schulz 4'c Mare (2) 12'c, 13'c Con: Mare (3/3) 0', 4', 14' del Mestre (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: Vaili 2'c Perez 6'c Scanlan 10'c Con: Vaili (1/1) 2' Perez (1/1) 6' Alosio (1/1) 10'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

1 February 2020
17:30

France	12–24	South Africa
Try: Valleau (2) 3'c, 8'm Con: Barraque (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: A. Davids (3) 0'c, 7'm, 11'm Pretorius 4'c Con: S. Davids (2/4) 1', 5'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

2 February 2020
10:51

South Africa	36–0	Samoa
Try: Pretorius (2) 1'm, 8'm S. Davids 4'c A. Davids (2) 5'c, 10'c du Plessis 14'm Con: S. Davids (2/4) 4', 6' du Preez (1/2) 10'	Report

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

2 February 2020
11:13

France	5−17	Argentina
Try: Siega 2'm Con: Riva (0/1)	Report	Try: Mare 0'm Gonzalez 5'c Etchart 9'm Con: Mare (1/3) 6'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	120	28	+92	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	71	64	+7	7	5th-place playoff
3	Scotland	3	0	1	2	49	85	–35	4	11th-place playoff
4	Japan	3	0	1	2	35	99	–64	4	13th-place playoff

1 February 2020
10:57

United States	32–14	Scotland
Try: Pinkelman (2) 1'm, 7'm Tomasin (2) 3'm, 13'm Melphy 8'm Unufe 9'c Con: Tomasin (1/6) 10'	Report	Try: McFarland 5'c Godsmark 14'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 6' Lowe (1/1) 14'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

1 February 2020
11:19

Australia	33–7	Japan
Try: Anderson 1'c Skelton 6'c Turner 8'm Pietsch 10'c Miller 13'c Con: Holland (2/3) 1', 6' Longbottom (2/2) 11', 13'	Report	Try: Oishi 14'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 14'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

1 February 2020
16:24

United States	45–7	Japan
Try: Baker (2) 0'c, 4'c Melphy 7'c Fuala'au 7'c Isles (3) 10'c, 11'm, 13'm Con: Tomasin (3/3) 1', 4', 7' Melphy (2/4) 7', 10'	Report	Try: Hayashi 2'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 3'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

1 February 2020
16:46

Australia	31–14	Scotland
Try: Hutchison 2'c Turner 5'c Longbottom (2) 10'c, 13'm Anderson 14' Con: Holland (3/4) 3', 6', 11'	Report	Try: Fergusson 4'c Penalty try 9' Con: Lowe (1/1) 4'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

2 February 2020
10:07

Scotland	21–21	Japan
Try: Elms 4'c McFarland 6'c Fife 13'c Con: Fergusson (2/2) 5', 6' Lowe (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Kano 1'c Yamauchi 3'c Noguchi 7'c Con: Kano (3/3) 2', 3', 7'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay

2 February 2020
10:29

Australia	7–43	United States
Try: Holland 3'c Con: Holland (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Melphy 0'c Baker (3) 1'c, 5'c, 9'm Isles (2) 8'm, 10'c Leuta 12'm Con: Melphy (4/5) 0', 2', 6', 11' Tomasin (0/2)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	92	26	+66	9	Advance to semifinals
2	Ireland	3	1	2	57	57	0	5	7th-place playoff
3	Canada	3	1	2	54	73	–19	5	9th-place playoff
4	Spain	3	1	2	38	85	–47	5	13th-place playoff

1 February 2020
12:25

Canada	28–19	Ireland
Try: Coe 4'c Hirayama 7'c Richard 10'c Jones 12'c Con: Hirayama (4/4) 5', 7', 10', 12'	Report	Try: McNulty 3'm Conroy 6'c O'Donnell 8'c Con: Dardis (2/3) 6', 8'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

1 February 2020
12:47

England	47–0	Spain
Try: Edwards 2'c Harris (2) 5'c, 6'm Bowen 7'c Kerr 9'c Norton 10'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Con: Edwards (1/1) 2' Bibby (3/4) 5', 7', 9' Mitchell (2/2) 11', 13'	Report

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

1 February 2020
18:05

Canada	12–28	Spain
Try: Coe 4'm Richard 10'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 11'	Report	Try: Losada (2) 0'c, 6'c Pla 7'c M. Sainz-Trapaga 12'c Con: Hernández (3/3) 1', 6', 7', 13'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

1 February 2020
18:35

England	19–12	Ireland
Try: Harris 7'c Norton (2) 7'm, 8'c Con: Mitchell (1/2) 7' Bibby (1/1) 9'	Report	Try: Dardis 5'c Kennedy 14'm Con: Dardis (1/1) 6' Lennox (0/1)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

2 February 2020
11:35

Ireland	26–10	Spain
Try: Kennedy (2) 1'm, 5'c Kelly 4'c Penalty try 8' Con: Dardis (2/3) 4', 6'	Report	Try: M. Sainz-Trapaga 7'm de la Rosa 12'm Con: Hernández (0/2)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

2 February 2020
11:57

England	26–14	Canada
Try: Ellery 3'c Kerr 6'm Harris 11'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Con: Bibby (1/1) 3' Mitchell (2/3) 11', 12'	Report	Try: Braid 1'c Coe 9'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 2', 9'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Placement matches

Fifteenth place

2 February 2020
16:10

Kenya	12–19	Samoa
Try: Ambaka 5'c Onyala 11'm Con: Olindi (1/1) 6' Taabu (0/1)	Report	Try: Solia 0'm Alofipo 9'c Scanlan 12'c Con: Scanlan 10' Alosio (1/2) 13'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Thirteenth place

2 February 2020
16:32

Spain	14–7	Japan
Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 3'c Fontes 7'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 7'	Report	Try: Tsuoka 11'c Con: Kano (1/1) 11'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

Eleventh place

2 February 2020
16:54

Wales	5–21	Scotland
Try: Goodchild 12'm Con: Treharne (0/1)	Report	Try: Pecqueur 6'c Fergusson 7'c Miller 9'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 7' Lowe (2/2) 8', 9'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Ninth place

2 February 2020
17:16

France	7−0	Canada
Try: Valleau 1'c Con: Riva (1/1) 2'	Report

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Seventh place

2 February 2020
17:38

Argentina	12−21	Ireland
Try: Etchart 0'm Isgro 3'c Con: Mare (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: Kennedy 7'c O'Shea 9'c Conroy 14'c Con: Dardis (3/3) 8', 10', 14'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Fifth place

2 February 2020
18:00

New Zealand	24−5	Australia
Try: Molia 0'c Ware 4'm Collier 9'c Clarke 11'm Con: McGarvey-Black (2/4) 0', 9'	Report	Try: Anderson 14'c Con: Holland (1/1) 14'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Cup

Semi-finals		Final

2 February – 16:20 – Western Sydney Stadium

South Africa	19
		2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium
United States	12
		South Africa	10
2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium
		Fiji	12
Fiji	17

England	14
		Third place

		2 February – 19:29 – Western Sydney Stadium

		United States	17

		England	10

Matches

Semi-finals

2 February 2020
16:20

South Africa	19–12	United States
Try: Pretorius 0'm S. Davids 5'c Gans 10'c Con: S. Davids (2/3) 6', 10'	Report	Try: Iosefo 2'm Pinkelman 4'c Con: Melphy (1/2) 4'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

2 February 2020
16:42

Fiji	17–14	England
Try: Bolaca 2'c Nacuqu 7'm Tuwai 9;m Con: Bolaca (1/1) 2' Nacuqu (0/2)	Report	Try: Penalty try 11' Mitchell 13'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 13'

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

3rd place

2 February 2020
18:59

United States	17–10	England
Try: Baker 0'c Con: Tomasin (1/2) 1' Melphy (0/1)	Report	Try: Hendy 7'm Lindsay-Hague 14'm Con: Mitchell (0/1) Edwards (0/1)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Cup Final

2 February 2020
19:56

South Africa	10–12	Fiji
Try: Bolaca (2) 1'c, 6'm Con: Bolaca (1/1) 1' Botitu (0/1)	Report	Try: Pretorius 3'm Z. Davids 10'm Con: S. Davids (0/2)

Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Fiji	22
	South Africa	19
	United States	17
4	England	15
5	New Zealand	13
6	Australia	12
7	Ireland	11
8	Argentina	10

Place	Team	Points
9	France	8
10	Canada	7
11	Scotland	6
12	Wales	5
13	Spain	4
14	Japan	3
15	Samoa	2
16	Kenya	1

References

^ "Rebellion threat as World Rugby changes sevens format". Stuff.co.nz. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ Richardson, James (23 December 2019). "World Sevens Series: World Rugby face mutiny over format change". The South African. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by 2020 New Zealand Sevens	2020 Sydney Sevens	Succeeded by 2020 USA Sevens
Australian Sevens
Preceded by 2019 Sydney Sevens	2020 Sydney Sevens	Succeeded by 2021 Sydney Sevens

[1] "Rebellion threat as World Rugby changes sevens format". Stuff.co.nz. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] Richardson, James (23 December 2019). "World Sevens Series: World Rugby face mutiny over format change". The South African. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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v t e 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series
Tournaments	Dubai Cape Town Hamilton Sydney Las Vegas Vancouver
Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Ireland Kenya New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa Spain United States Wales
Invited teams	Japan South Korea
Related articles	2019–20 World Series core qualification 2020 World Challenger Series
World Rugby Sevens Series

Format

Pool stage

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Placement matches

Fifteenth place

Thirteenth place

Eleventh place

Ninth place

Seventh place

Fifth place

Cup

Tournament placings

See also

References

External links