2019 Canada Sevens

The 2019 Canada Sevens was the fourth edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 9–10 March at BC Place in Vancouver.

2019 Canada Sevens
2018–19 World Series
Host nation	Canada
Date	9–10 March 2019
Cup
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	France
Third	Fiji
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Australia
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	295 (average 6.56 per match)
Most points	Connor Braid (59)
Most tries	Simon Kennewell (8)
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Format

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the winner of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Chile:^[1]

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Spain
•  United States
•  Wales

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	81	17	+64	9
United States	3	2	0	1	80	52	+28	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	43	71	–28	5
Chile	3	0	0	3	31	95	–64	3

9 March 2019 11:20

South Africa	43–0	Chile
Try: Pretorius (2) 0'c, 11'c Soyizwapi (2) 1'm, 5'c S. Davids (2) 4'c, 9'm du Plessis 14'm Con: S. Davids (4/7) 0', 4', 5', 12'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

9 March 2019 11:42

United States	40–14	Wales
Try: Isles (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'm Iosefo 7'c Hughes 11'c Tupuola 14'c Con: Williams (2/2) 3', 5' Niua (1/2) 7' Hughes (2/2) 11', 14'		Try: Bagshaw 1'c Smith 7'c Con: Davies (1/1) 1' Treharne (1/1) 7'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

9 March 2019 14:52

South Africa	19–10	Wales
Try: Snyman 3'm S. Davids 6'c Pretorius 8'c Con: S. Davids (2/3) 7', 9'		Try: Cambriani 0'm Roach 12'm Con: Treharne (0/2)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

9 March 2019 15:14

United States	33–19	Chile
Try: Williams 4'c Pinkelman 8'c Isles (2) 10'm, 12'c Tomasin 14'c Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 8', 13', 14'		Try: De Vidts (2) 1'm, 3'c Fernández 7' Con: Fernández (1/2) 3', 7'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

9 March 2019 18:24

Chile	12–19	Wales
Try: Blanc 6'c De Vidts 7'm Con: Fernández (1/2) 6'		Try: Davies 1'c Rogers 8'c Jenkins 9'm Con: Davies (2/3) 2', 9'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

9 March 2019 18:46

United States	7–19	South Africa
Try: Tomasin 10'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 11'		Try: Pretorius (2) 1'c, 12'm Gans 4'c Con: S. Davids (2/2) 1', 5' Du Preez (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Samoa	3	2	0	1	90	50	+40	7
Fiji	3	2	0	1	86	55	+31	7
Canada	3	2	0	1	69	78	–9	7
Kenya	3	0	0	3	45	107	–62	3

9 March 2019 10:36

Fiji	36–12	Kenya
Try: Mocenacagi (2) 0'm, 12'c Naduva (2) 2'c, 6'm Tuwai 7' Veilawa 10'c Con: Botitu (1/3) 3' Veilawa (2/2) 11', 12'		Try: Olindi 9'm Onyala 11'c Con: Taabu (1/2) 11'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

9 March 2019 10:58

Samoa	38–7	Canada
Try: Vaili (2) 1'c, 7'c Afamasaga 8'c Mealoi 9'm Paulo 11'c Perez 13'm Con: Mealoi (3/4) 1', 7', 8' Paulo (1/2) 11'		Try: Fuailefau 5'c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 5'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

9 March 2019 14:08

Fiji	19–26	Canada
Try: Veilawa 4'c Mocenacagi 6'c Tuimaba 10'c Con: Veilawa (2/3) 4', 10'		Try: Mullins 1'm Braid 2'c Fuailefau 8'c Jones 11'c Con: Hirayama (2/3) 3', 9', 11'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

9 March 2019 14:30

Samoa	35–12	Kenya
Try: Perez (2) 0'c, 6'c Motuga (2) 2'c, 14' Vaili 4'c Con: Mealoi (4/4) 0', 3', 5', 7', 14'		Try: Taabu (2) 9'c Con: Taabu (1/1) 9' Wanjala (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

9 March 2019 17:40

Kenya	21–36	Canada
Try: Kuto (2) 6'c, 7' Taabu 14'c Con: Taabu (2/2) 6', 7' Olindi 14'		Try: Mullins 0'm Braid (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'c Cejvanovic 10'm Berna 13'm Con: Braid (3/5) 3', 5', 9' Kay (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

9 March 2019 18:02

Samoa	17–31	Fiji
Try: Tuimaba 1'c Mocenacagi 5'c Naduva 7'm Tuwai 8'c Veilawa 10'm Con: Veilawa (3/5) 1', 5', 8'		Try: Samuelu 3'm Motuga 9'c Vaili 14'm Con: Tusitala (1/2) 10' Mealoi (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	105	45	+60	7
France	3	2	0	1	54	72	–18	7
Australia	3	1	0	2	46	71	–25	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	50	67	–17	5

9 March 2019 9:52

Australia	17–14	Spain
Try: Malouf 4'm Kennewell (2) 7'm, 8'c Con: Porch (1/3) 9'		Try: Carrión 2'c Alonso 12'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 12'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

9 March 2019 10:14

New Zealand	45–7	France
Try: Molia 1'c Koroi 5'c Ravouvou 6'm Mikkelson 9'c Dickson 10'c Knewstubb 13'c Ng Shiu 14'm Con: Koroi (4/5) 2', 5', 9', 10' Knewstubb (1/2) 13'		Try: Alerte 7'c Con: Barraque (1/1) 7'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

9 March 2019 13:24

Australia	17–21	France
Try: Hutchison 2'm Kennewell 8'm O'Donnell 13'c Con: Porch (1/2) 13' Holland (0/1)		Try: Lakafia 6'c Mignot 7'c Siega 10'c Con: Barraque (3/3) 6', 7', 11'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

9 March 2019 13:46

New Zealand	24–26	Spain
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'm, 10c Knewstubb 3'c Dickson 13' Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 4', 10'		Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 6'c Hernández 7'c Losada 7'c Pol Pla 14' Con: Hernández (2/2) 6', 7', 8'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

9 March 2019 16:56

Spain	10–26	France
Try: Pla 5'm Martínez 10'm Con: Mateu (0/2)		Try: Bonnefond 7'c Siega (2) 7'c, 11'c Lakafia 13' Con: Barraque (3/4) 7', 8', 12'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

9 March 2019 17:18

New Zealand	36–12	Australia
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'c, 7'm Dickson 2'm Mikkelson 4'c McGarvey Black 12'c Koroi 12'm Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 2', 4' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 12' Koroi (0/1)		Try: Pietsch 10'c Porch 14'm Con: Holland (1/1) 10' Porch (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	73	28	+45	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	69	54	+15	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	50	59	−9	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	21	72	−51	3

9 March 2019 9:08

England	21−7	Scotland
Try: Muir 4'c Mitchell (2/2) 9'c, 14'c Con: Bibby (3/3) 5', 9', 14'		Try: McFarland 7'c Con: Lowe (1/1) 7'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

9 March 2019 9:30

Argentina	24−7	Japan
Try: Schulz 1'm Álvarez 6'c Gonzalez 10'm Luna 12'c Con: Mare (2/4) 7', 12'		Try: Koyama 3'c Con: Goya (1/1) 4'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

9 March 2019 12:40

England	19−7	Japan
Try: Olowofela (2) 0'c, 4'c Bowen 5'm Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 5'		Try: Goto 11'c Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 11'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

9 March 2019 13:02

Argentina	31−14	Scotland
Try: Gonzalez 3'c Mare 5' Álvarez 8'c Barbier 12'm de la Vega 14'm Con: Mare (3/4) 4', 6', 8' Bazan Velez (0/1)		Try: Coombes (2) 7'c, 10'c Con: Lowe (2/2) 7', 10'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

9 March 2019 16:12

Scotland	29−7	Japan
Try: Farndale (3) 2'm, 5'm, 11'm Elms 8'c Ross McCann 14'c Con: Lowe (1/3) 9' McCann (1/1) 14' Fergusson (0/1)		Try: Soejima 7'c Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 7'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

9 March 2019 16:34

Argentina	14−33	England
Try: Gonzalez (2/2) 12'c, 14'c Con: Ulloa (1/1) 12' Bazan Velez (1/1) 14'		Try: Norton 1'c Muir 7'c Burgess 7'c Bowen 10'm Glover 13'c Con: Bibby (3/3) 2', 7', 8' Edwards (1/2) 13'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Knockout stage

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Thirteenth Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 March 2019 – 12:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Japan	22
					10 March 2019 – 16:12 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Kenya	14
					Japan	10
	10 March 2019 – 13:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Spain	15
	Chile	12
	Spain	28

Matches

Semifinals 10 March 2019 12:46 Japan  22–14  Kenya Try: Motomura (2) 3'c, 6'm Soejima 8'm Ozawa 12'm Con: Nakazawa (1/4) 3' Try: Mwale 2'c Singah 14'c Con: Olindi (1/1) 3' Agevi (1/1) 14'c BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay) 10 March 2019 13:08 Chile  12–28  Spain Try: Byers 7' Verschae 14'c Con: Fernández (1/1) 14' Try: Mateu 6'c Rodriguez-Guerra (2) 8'c, 12'c Pla 11'c Con: Mateu (3/3) 7', 9', 11', 12' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Final 10 March 2019 16:12 Japan  10–15  Spain Try: Noguchi 2'm Motomura 8'm Con: Hayashi (0/1) Fujita (0/1) Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 0'm Sainz-Trapaga 5'm Mateu 7'm Con: Mateu (0/3) BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 March 2019 – 9:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Wales	35
					10 March 2019 – 13:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Japan	0
					Wales	22
	10 March 2019 – 9:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Australia	33
	Australia	47
									10 March 2019 – 16:37 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Kenya	7
									Australia	35
	10 March 2019 – 10:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
									Canada	21
	Scotland	25
					10 March 2019 – 13:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Chile	5
					Scotland	14
	10 March 2019 – 10:36 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Canada	19
	Canada	33
	Spain	7

Matches

Quarterfinals 10 March 2019 9:30 Wales  35–0  Japan Try: Jenkins (2) 2'c, 7'c Roach 7'c Cambriani 9'c Treharne 14'c Con: Davies (4/4) 2', 7', 8', 10' Treharne (1/1) 14' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) 10 March 2019 9:52 Australia  47–7  Kenya Try: Kennewell (2) 1'm, 9'm Wells 2'm Skelton (3) 4'm, 10'm, 14'm Pietsch (3) 7'm, 7'c, 12'm Con: Porch (1/3) 7' McNamara (0/6) Try: Taabu 6'c Con: Wanjala (1/1) 6' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay) 10 March 2019 10:14 Scotland  25–5  Chile Try: Farndale (3) 1'm, 2'm, 12'm Fergusson 7'm Elms 10'm Con: Lowe (0/3) Fergusson (0/1) Elms (0/1) Try: Fernández 3'm Con: Fernández (0/1) BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 10 March 2019 10:36 Canada  33–7  Spain Try: Braid (2) 0'c, 3'c Mullins (2) 2'c, 12'm Berna 9'c Con: Braid (4/4) 0', 3', 4', 9' Kay (0/1) Try: Alonso 6'c Con: Mateu (1/1) 6' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Semifinals 10 March 2019 13:30 Wales  22–33  Australia Try: Cambriani 1'm Davies 6'c Devine 7'm Jenkins 14' Con: Davies (1/3) 6' Treharne (0/1) Try: Kennewell (2) 2'c, 4' Malouf 9'c Pietsch 10'c Skelton 13'c Con: McNamara (2/3) 3', 9' Porch (2/2) 10', 13' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) 10 March 2019 13:52 Scotland  14–19  Canada Try: Godsmark 2'c Bryce 3'c Con: Lowe (2/2) 2', 4' Try: Jones (2) 8'c, 12'c Kaay 14'm Con: Braid (2/3) 8', 12' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) Final 10 March 2019 16:37 Australia  35–21  Canada Try: Kennewell 1'c Pietsch (2) 4'c, 12'c Hutchison 7'c Porch 9'c Con: McNamara (3/3) 2', 5', 7' Porch (2/2) 9', 12' Try: McCloskey 6'c Kaay 11'c Jones 14'c Con: Braid (3/3) 6', 11', 14' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

5th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 March 2019 – 14:24 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Argentina	21
					10 March 2019 – 17:07 – BC Place, Vancouver
	New Zealand	26
					New Zealand	26
	10 March 2019 – 14:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
					England	19
	England	33
	Samoa	14

Matches

Semifinals 3 February 2019 14:24 Argentina  21–26  New Zealand Try: Bazan Velez (2) 0'c, 1'c Ulloa 7'c Con: Mare (3/3) 0', 2', 8' Try: Molia 6'c Gregory 10'm Nareki 12'c Stephens 14'c Con: Koroi (1/2) 6' Knewstubb (2/2) 12', 14' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 3 February 2019 14:46 England  33–14  Samoa Try: Norton 1'c Burgess 4'c de Carpentier 7'm Kerr 9'c Penalty Try 12' Con: Bibby (3/4) 2', 5', 10' Try: Solia 3'c Alofipo 7'c Con: Tusitala (1/1) 3' Mealoi (1/1) 7' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) Final 3 February 2019 17:07 New Zealand  26–19  England Try: Nareki (2) 2'c, 10'c Koroi 7'm McGarvey-Black 12'c Con: Knewstubb (1/2) 3' Koroi (1/1) 10' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 13' Try: Norton 4'c Bowen 8'm Olowofela 14' Con: Bibby (2/3) 4', 14' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 March 2019 – 11:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
	South Africa	33
					10 March 2019 – 15:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Argentina	12
					South Africa	31
	10 March 2019 – 11:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
					Fiji	12
	New Zealand	21
									10 March 2019 – 18:19 – BC Place, Vancouver
	Fiji	22
									South Africa	21
	10 March 2019 – 11:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
									France	12
	England	19
					10 March 2019 – 15:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
	United States	21
					United States	5
	10 March 2019 – 12:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
					France	33			Third place
	Samoa	12
									10 March 2019 – 17:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
	France	35
									Fiji	24
									United States	14

Matches

Quarterfinals 10 March 2019 11:08 South Africa  33–12  Argentina Try: Geduld 1'c Soyizwapi (2) 6'c, 7'm du Plessis 8'c Gans 11'c Con: S. Davids (3/4) 2', 7', 8' Du Preez (1/1) 11' Try: Luna 0'c Ulloa 13'm Con: Mare (1/2) 0' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 10 March 2019 11:30 New Zealand  21–22  Fiji Try: Dickson 2'c Mikkelson 6'c Koroi 11'c Con: Knewstubb (3/3) 2', 7', 12' Try: Vakurunabili 3'm Tuimaba (2) 4'c, 10'm Naduva 13'm Con: Botitu (1/4) 4' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 10 March 2019 11:52 England  19–21  United States Try: Muir (2) 1'c, 3'm Bowen 7'c Con: Bibby (2/3) 2', 7' Try: Hughes 8'c Pinkelman 11'c Tomasin 14'c Con: Hughes (3/3) 8', 12', 14' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 10 March 2019 12:14 Samoa  12–35  France Try: Vaili 3'c Solia 11'm Con: Mealoi (1/1) 3' Paulo (0/1) Try: Villière (2) 1'c, 7'c Barraque 7'c Zeghdar 13'c Parez 14'c Con: Barraque (5/5) 1', 7', 7', 13', 14' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Semifinals 10 March 2019 15:08 South Africa  31–12  Fiji Try: Gans 5'c S. Davids 6'c Geduld 9'm du Plessis (2) 11'c, 13'm Con: S. Davids (3/4) 6', 7', 12' Du Preez (0/1) Try: Tuimaba 3'm Tuwai 14'c Con: Veilawa (1/1) 14' Botitu (0/1) BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 10 March 2019 15:30 United States  5–33  France Try: Tupuola 14'm Con: Niua (0/1) Try: Parez 1'c Villière 2'm O'Connor 4'c Barraque (2) 7'c, 10'c Con: Barraque (4/5) 1', 5', 8', 10' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) Third Place 10 March 2019 17:52 Fiji  24–14  United States Try: Naduva 1'm Veilawa 5'c Mocenacagi 8'm Botitu 12'c Con: Veilawa (1/2) 5' Botitu (1/2) 13' Try: Williams 3'c Isles 10'c Con: Tomasin (1/1) 3' Hughes (1/1) 11' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) Final 10 March 2019 18:19 South Africa  21–12  France Try: Visser 5'c S. Davids 7'c Kok 8'c Con: S. Davids (3/3) 6', 7', 8' Try: Lakafia 2'c Parez 9' Con: Barraque (1/2) 9' BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	South Africa	22
	France	19
	Fiji	17
4	United States	15
5	New Zealand	13
6	England	12
7	Argentina	10
	Samoa	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Australia	8
10	Canada	7
11	Scotland	5
	Wales	5
13	Spain	3
14	Japan	2
15	Chile	1
	Kenya	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Simon Kennewell	8
2	Dylan Pietsch	7
3	Carlin Isles	6
	Connor Braid
	Jamie Farndale

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Selvyn Davids	59
2	Connor Braid	54
3	Jean-Pascal Barraque	49
4	Simon Kennewell	40
5	Terio Veilawa	38

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:^[2]

Forwards	Backs
JC Pretorius Stephen Tomasin Tofatu Solia	Selvyn Davids Stephen Parez Jean-Pascal Barraque Connor Braid