2015 Japan Sevens
| 2015 Japan Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
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| Host nation |  Japan |
| Date | 4–5 April 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Portugal |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Most tries | Carlin Isles |
← 2014 | |
The 2015 Japan Sevens was held on 4–5 April 2015. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and the seventh instalment of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
The 16 participating teams are:
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Pool Stage
The draw was made on 29 March 2015.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 9 |
| England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 7 |
 Wales
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 5 |
 Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 99 | –80 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 7 |
| Scotland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 64 | –30 | 7 |
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 5 |
| Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 53 | –21 | 5 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 9 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 61 | –14 | 5 |
 Kenya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 57 | –20 | 5 |
| United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 65 | –23 | 5 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 7 |
| Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 6 |
 Samoa
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 64 | –12 | 6 |
| Argentina
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 57 | –10 | 5 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 13:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 16:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 13:32 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 39 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 13:54 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 16:35 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 14:16 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| United States | 22 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 39 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 41 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 14:38 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 17:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 15:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 10 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 41 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 15:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 18:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| England | 10 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
| 5 April 2015 – 17:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
Player scoring
| Player | Tries |
|---|---|
| Carlin Isles |
7 |
| Sherwin Stowers |
6 |
| Josaia Raisuqe |
5 |
| Segundo Tuculet |
5 |
| (8 players tied) | 4 |
References
External links
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