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 5.941 per match)
Top point scorer Angelo Davids (40)
Napolioni Bolaca (40)
Top try scorer Angelo Davids (8)
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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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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)
 Report Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 5'c
Mocenacagi 3'c
Nacuqu 12'm
Con: Bolaca (3/3) 1', 4', 5'
Nacuqu (0/1)
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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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)
 Report Try: Mare 0'm
Gonzalez 5'c
Etchart 9'm
Con: Mare (1/3) 6'

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 6 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: McNulty 3'm
Conroy 6'c
O'Donnell 8'c
Con: Dardis (2/3) 6', 8'
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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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)
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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)
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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
 Fiji22
 South Africa19
 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.
World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by
2020 New Zealand Sevens		 2020 Sydney Sevens Succeeded by
2020 USA Sevens
Australian Sevens
Preceded by
2019 Sydney Sevens		 2020 Sydney Sevens Succeeded by
2021 Sydney Sevens
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