2020 Sydney Sevens

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.

2020 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation Australia
Date1–2 February 2020
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up South Africa
Third United States
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored202 (average 5.94 per match)
Most points Angelo Davids (40)
Napolioni Bolaca (40)
Most tries Angelo Davids (8)
2019
2021

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 D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Fiji 3 3 0 0 109 19 +90 9 Advance to semifinals
2 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 78 36 +42 7 5th-place playoff
3 Wales 3 1 0 2 31 130 –99 5 11th-place playoff
4 Kenya 3 0 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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)
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: Mwale 7'm
Con: Taabu (0/1)
Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa 3 3 0 0 112 26 +86 9 Advance to semifinals
2 Argentina 3 2 0 1 59 78 –19 7 7th-place playoff
3 France 3 1 0 2 41 58 –17 5 9th-place playoff
4 Samoa 3 0 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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)
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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 D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 England 3 3 0 0 92 26 +66 9 Advance to semifinals
2 Ireland 3 1 0 2 57 57 0 5 7th-place playoff
3 Canada 3 1 0 2 54 73 –19 5 9th-place playoff
4 Spain 3 1 0 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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)
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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)
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: 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'
ReportTry: Anderson 14'c
Con: Holland (1/1) 14'
Western Sydney Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 February – 16:20 – Western Sydney Stadium
 
 
 South Africa19
 
2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium
 
 United States12
 
 South Africa10
 
2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium
 
 Fiji12
 
 Fiji17
 
 
 England14
 
Third place
 
 
2 February – 19:29 – Western Sydney Stadium
 
 
 United States17
 
 
 England10

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Fiji22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States17
4  England15
5  New Zealand13
6  Australia12
7  Ireland11
8  Argentina10
Place  Team Points
9  France8
10  Canada7
11  Scotland6
12  Wales5
13  Spain4
14  Japan3
15  Samoa2
16  Kenya1

See also

References

  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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