2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | March 18 – March 20 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |
 Fiji |
Runner-up  |
 New Zealand |
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The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament and held in Hong Kong, China. All matches were played at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the only team to have won the award twice.
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[edit] Participating nations
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Chinese Taipei
England
Fiji
France
Georgia
Hong Kong
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kenya
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
South Korea
Tonga
Tunisia
United States
Uruguay
[edit] Finals
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Fiji |
22 | |||||||||
 Argentina |
14 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
24 | |||||||||
 England |
19 | |||||||||
| England |
36 | |||||||||
 Scotland |
0 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
29 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
33 | |||||||||
 France |
7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
24 | |||||||||
 Australia |
20 | |||||||||
 South Africa |
14 | |||||||||
| Australia |
15 | |||||||||
[edit] The winning team
- Waisale Serevi
- Sireli Bobo
- Vilimoni Delasau
- William Ryder
- Marika Vunibaka
- Semisi Naevo
- Nasoni Roko
- Ifereimi Rawaqa
- Jone Daunivucu
- Lepani Nabuliwaqa
- Norman Ligairi
- Viliame Satala
- Apolosi Satala
[edit] See also
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