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2019 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nationEngland England
Date25–26 May 2019
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Third United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored306 (average 6.8 per match)
Most points Andrew Knewstubb (46)
Most tries Aminiasi Tuimaba (7)
Maurice Longbottom (7)
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The 2019 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 25–26 May 2019.

Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.

Teams

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series champion and core team for the 2019–20 season, Ireland.[1][2]

Pool stages

All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).[3]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 134 35 +99 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 59 69 –10 7
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 69 61 +8 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 19 116 –97 3
25 May 2019
10:58
Argentina 12–14 Canada
Try: Álvarez 1'c
Con: del Mestre (1/2) 2'		ReportTry: Mullins 3'c
Douglas 6'c
Con: Hirayama (2/2) 4', 7'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
25 May 2019
11:20
South Africa 49–0 Japan
Try: Arendse (2) 1'c, 12'c
du Preez 3'c
Geduld 4'c
Soyizwapi 6'c
Davids 9'c
Makata 14'c
Con: du Preez (4/4) 2', 3', 5', 6'
Davids (3/3) 9', 12', 14'		Report
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
25 May 2019
14:04
Argentina 36–7 Japan
Try: Osadczuk 1'c
Vanni 2'm
Schulz 3'm
Sábato 7'c
Ulloa (2) 13'c, 14'm
Con: Bazan Velez (2/4) 1', 8'
Ulloa (1/2) 13'		ReportTry: Toloke 5'c
Con: Hashino (1/1) 5'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
25 May 2019
14:26
South Africa 45–14 Canada
Try: Kok (2) 0'c, 10'm
Arendse 4'c
Soyizwapi 7'm
Pretorius 8'c
Visser 13'c
Davids 14'c
Con: du Preez (2/3) 1', 5'
Davids (3/4) 9', 13', 14'		ReportTry: Mullins 3'c
McCloskey 6'c
Con: Hirayama (2/2) 3', 7'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
25 May 2019
17:10
Canada 31–12 Japan
Try: Zaruba (3) 0'c, 4'c, 6'm
Douglas 8'c
Thiel 12'm
Con: Hirayama (3/4) 0', 5', 8'
Jones (0/1)		ReportTry: Sakai 3'm
Hashino 10'c
Con: Sakai (1/2) 11'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
25 May 2019
17:32
South Africa 40–21 Argentina
Try: Soyizwapi (2) 2'c, 6'c
Arendse 5'c
Gans 8'c
du Plessis 9'm
Kok 13'c
Con: du Preez (3/3) 3', 5', 7'
Davids (2/3) 8', 14'		ReportTry: Schulz 4'c
Sábato (2) 11'c, 12'c
Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 4'
Revol (1/1) 11'
Ulloa (1/1) 12'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 81 44 +37 9
 France 3 2 0 1 63 62 +1 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 55 75 –20 5
 Samoa 3 0 0 3 51 69 –18 3
25 May 2019
10:14
Samoa 14–22 France
Try: Matavao 6'c
Afamasaga 7'c
Con: Alosio (1/1) 6'
Tila Mealoi (1/1) 8'		ReportTry: Veredamu (2) 0'c, 5'm
Alerte 9'm
Laugel 11'm
Con: Barraque (1/4) 1'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
25 May 2019
10:36
Fiji 24–17 Kenya
Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 8'm Derenalagi 6'm
Dranisinukula 12'c
Con: Ikanikoda (2/4) 0', 12'		ReportTry: Mwale (2) 1'm, 7'c
Oluoch 9'm
Con: Olindi (1/2) 7'
Taabu (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
25 May 2019
13:20
Samoa 20–21 Kenya
Try: Matavao 1'm
Alosio 4'm
Leilua 7'm
Motuga 14'm
Con: Mealoi (0/2)
Vaili (0/1)
Leilua (0/1)		ReportTry: Onyala (3) 5', 6', 12'
Con: Olindi (3/3) 5', 6', 12'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
25 May 2019
13:42
Fiji 31–10 France
Try: Derenalagi 2'c
Botitu 4'c
Naduva 11'c
Tuwai 12'm
Ikanikoda 13'm
Con: Botitu (2/2) 2', 4'
Ikanikoda (1/3) 11'		ReportTry: Barraque 7'm
Riva 9'm
Con: Barraque (0/2)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
25 May 2019
16:26
France 31–17 Kenya
Try: Riva 4'c
Barraque 6'c
Siega (2) 10'm, 13'm
Bonnefond 12'c
Con: Barraque (2/4) 5', 13'
Parez (1/1) 7'		ReportTry: Mwale (2) 0'c, 7'm
Ojee 2'm
Con: Olindi (1/3) 1'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
25 May 2019
16:48
Fiji 26–17 Samoa
Try: Vakurunabili 1'c
Mocenacagi 8'c
Tuivuaka 13'c
Nacuqu 14'
Con: Ikanikoda (2/2) 2', 8'
Nacuqu (1/2) 13'		ReportTry: Perez 2'c
Asofolau (2) 6'm, 9'm
Con: Mealoi (1/2) 3'
Alosio (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 67 31 +36 7
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 71 63 +8 7
 England 3 2 0 1 58 54 +4 7
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 40 88 –48 3
25 May 2019
11:42
New Zealand 21–7 Scotland
Try: Mikkelson 5'c
Curry 7'c
Gregory 8'c
Con: Knewstubb (3/3) 5', 7', 8'		ReportTry: Coombes 10'c
Con: Fergusson (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
25 May 2019
12:04
England 17–21 Ireland
Try: Olowofela 4'c
Bowen 10'm
Rodwell 12'm
Con: Edwards (1/3) 5'		ReportTry: Fitzpatrick 2'c
Mollen 8'c
McGrath 13'c
Con: Dardis (2/2) 2', 9'
Roche (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
25 May 2019
14:48
New Zealand 34–7 Ireland
Try: Ng Shiu 0'm
Knewstubb (2) 7', 12'c
Ware (2) 7', 13'm
Collier 9'm
Con: Knewstubb (2/5) 7'
Webber (0/1)		ReportTry: Mollen 10'c
Con: Roche (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
25 May 2019
15:10
England 24–21 Scotland
Try: Norton (2) 2'c, 6'm
Ollie Lindsay-Hague 8'c
Bowen 14'm
Con: Edwards (2/4) 3', 8'		ReportTry: Farndale 1'c
Coombes 3'c
Fergusson 4'c
Con: Lowe (3/3) 1', 4', 5'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
25 May 2019
17:54
Scotland 12–43 Ireland
Try: McFarland 6'c
Bryce 7'm
Con: Lowe (1/2) 6'		ReportTry: Conroy (3) 0'm, 7'c, 9'm
McNulty 4'c
Fitzpatrick 10'c
Kelly 13'm
McGrath 14'c
Con: Dardis (1/2) 4'
Roche (3/5) 8', 11', 14'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
25 May 2019
18:16
England 17–12 New Zealand
Try: Lindsay-Hague 0'c
Norton 7'm
Edwards 7'm
Con: Edwards (1/3) 1'		ReportTry: Gregory 4'c
Ng Shiu 10'm
Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 5'
Webber (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 76 48 +28 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 87 41 +46 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 57 73 –16 5
 Spain 3 0 0 3 34 92 –58 3
25 May 2019
9:30
Australia 28–10 Wales
Try: Holland 4'c
Longbottom (2) 10'c, 11'c
Hood 14'c
Con: Holland (4/4) 4', 10', 11', 14'		ReportTry: Rogers 7'm
Goodchild 8'm
Con: Treharne (0/2)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
25 May 2019
9:52
United States 29–5 Spain
Try: Isles (2) 0'm, 7'm
Pinkelman 2'c
Baker 8'c
Thompson 11'm
Con: Hughes (2/5) 3', 8'		ReportTry: Fontes 10'm
Con: Fontes (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
25 May 2019
12:36
Australia 42–12 Spain
Try: O'Donnell 2'c
Longbottom (3) 7'c, 9'c, 14'c
Hutchison 12'c
Holland 31'c
Con: Coward (3/3) 3', 7', 9'
Holland (3/3) 12', 13', 14'		ReportTry: Carrión 0'c
Sánchez 4'm
Con: de Santiago (1/1) 2'
Mateu (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
25 May 2019
12:58
United States 28–26 Wales
Try: Pinkelman (2) 2'c, 7'c
Baker (2) 5'c, 13'c
Con: Tomasin (1/1) 3'
Hughes (3/3) 6', 8', 13'		ReportTry: Lewis 0'm
O. Jenkins 7'c
Goodchild 9'c
Rogers 14'c
Con: Treharne (3/4) 7', 9', 15'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
25 May 2019
15:42
Wales 21–17 Spain
Try: O. Jenkins 1'c
Williams 7'c
J. Jenkins 11'c
Con: Treharne (3/3) 1', 7', 12'		ReportTry: Carrión 2'
de Santiago 6'm
Molinero 8'c
Con: de Santiago (1/1) 9'
Mateu (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
25 May 2019
16:04
United States 19–17 Australia
Try: Isles 1'm
Barrett 6'c
Tomasin 13'c
Con: Hughes (2/3) 6', 14'		ReportTry: Holland 4'm
Longbottom 11'c
Kennewell 12'
Con: Holland (1/3) 11'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

13th place

 
Semi-finals13th place final
 
      
 
26 May 2019 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 Spain21
 
26 May 2019 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 England40
 
 England14
 
26 May 2019 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Japan29
 
 Japan26
 
 
 Kenya17
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy final
 
          
 
26 May 2019 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 Argentina28
 
26 May 2019 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Spain19
 
 Argentina5
 
26 May 2019 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Samoa14
 
 England19
 
26 May 2019 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Samoa24 (a.e.t.)
 
 Samoa26
 
26 May 2019 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Scotland17
 
 Wales17
 
26 May 2019 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Japan0
 
 Wales7
 
26 May 2019 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Scotland33
 
 Kenya21
 
 
 Scotland29
 

5th place

 
Semi-finals5th place final
 
      
 
26 May 2019 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 South Africa17
 
26 May 2019 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 New Zealand21
 
 New Zealand35
 
26 May 2019 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Ireland14
 
 Canada14
 
 
 Ireland33
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
          
 
26 May 2019 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
 South Africa22
 
26 May 2019 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Australia29
 
 Australia31
 
26 May 2019 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 France24
 
 New Zealand14
 
26 May 2019 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 France19
 
 Australia7
 
26 May 2019 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Fiji43
 
 United States29
 
26 May 2019 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Canada14
 
 United States10
 
26 May 2019 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Fiji17 Bronze medal match
 
 Fiji33
 
26 May 2019 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 Ireland24
 
 France14
 
 
 United States31
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fiji 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 17
4  France 15
5  New Zealand 13
6  Ireland 12
7  Canada 10
 South Africa 10
Place  Team Points
9  Samoa 8
10  Scotland 7
11  Wales 5
 Argentina 5
13  Japan 3
14  England 2
15  Kenya 1
 Spain 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Aminiasi Tuimaba 7
Maurice Longbottom
3 Bush Mwale 6
Dan Norton
5 Perry Baker 5
Siviwe Soyizwapi
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Andrew Knewstubb 46
2 Aminiasi Tuimaba 35
Lewis Holland
Maurice Longbottom
5 Bush Mwale 30
Dan Norton

Source: World Rugby


References

  1. ^ "Ireland claim historic European sevens title". World Rugby. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Ireland secure place on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "London Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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