2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Hong Kong |
Dates | March 18 – March 20 |
No. of nations | 24 |
The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the competition twice.
Teams
Squads
Group stage
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final | |
Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final |
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand 5 5 0 0 211 17 +94 15 Scotland 5 4 0 1 114 98 +16 13 United States 5 2 0 3 88 145 −57 9 Ireland 5 2 0 3 86 140 −54 9 South Korea 5 1 0 4 66 152 −86 7 Tonga 5 1 0 4 72 85 −13 7
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts England 5 4 0 1 158 35 +123 13 France 5 4 0 1 130 48 +82 13 Samoa 5 4 0 1 120 41 +79 13 Georgia 5 1 1 3 56 152 −96 8 Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 4 56 157 −101 7 Italy 5 0 1 4 46 133 −87 6
Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Fiji 5 5 0 0 141 14 +127 15 Australia 5 4 0 1 133 38 +95 13 Japan 5 3 0 2 45 91 −46 11 Portugal 5 2 0 3 40 78 −38 9 Canada 5 1 0 4 76 81 −5 7 Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 5 138 −133 5
Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa 5 4 0 1 173 48 +125 13 Argentina 5 4 0 1 138 48 +90 13 Tunisia 5 3 0 2 93 70 +23 11 Russia 5 2 0 3 86 170 −84 9 Kenya 5 2 0 3 75 124 −49 9 Uruguay 5 0 0 5 55 160 −105 5
Play Offs
Bowl
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
South Korea | 21 | |||||||||
Italy | 26 | |||||||||
Italy | 28 | |||||||||
Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
Kenya | 62 | |||||||||
Hong Kong | 10 | |||||||||
Italy | 7 | |||||||||
Canada | 5 | |||||||||
Canada | 39 | |||||||||
Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | 7 | |||||||||
Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||||||
Tonga | 28 | |||||||||
Plate
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
United States | 0 | |||||||||
Georgia | 24 | |||||||||
Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
Portugal | 29 | |||||||||
Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
Samoa | 29 | |||||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||||||
Russia | 29 | |||||||||
Russia | 12 | |||||||||
Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
France | 7 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
Australia | 20 | |||||||||
South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
Australia | 15 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
England | 19 | |||||||||
England | 36 | |||||||||
Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners |
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Fiji 2nd title |
Team roster
Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka, |
See also
References