2020 Canada Sevens

The 2020 Canada Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held at BC Place in Vancouver on 7–8 March 2020.^[1] The tournament was the seventh event of the 2019–20 Sevens World Series for men's teams, and the fifth edition of the Canada Sevens.^[2]

2020 Canada Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation	Canada
Date	7–8 March 2020
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Australia
Third	Canada
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	267 (average 5.93 per match)
Most points	Nathan Hirayama (43)
Most tries	Jordan Conroy (7) Lachie Anderson (7)
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Format

The sixteen are drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, Japan.^[3]

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

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	0	0	67	5	+62	9
England	2	0	1	60	38	+22	7
Japan	0	1	2	14	55	−41	4
Argentina	0	1	2	19	62	−43	4

7 March 2020 9:44

England	31–0	Argentina
Try: Edwards (2) 2'c, 6'c Bowen 8'm Burgess 10'c Emery 11'm Con: Mitchell (3/4) 3', 6', 10' Edwards (0/1)	Report

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

7 March 2020 10:06

South Africa	12–0	Japan
Try: du Plessis 5'c Makata 6'm Con: du Preez (1/2) 5'	Report

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

7 March 2020 12:56

England	29–0	Japan
Try: Davis (2) 0'm, 4'm Bowen 2'm Emery 7'c Kerr 9'c Con: Mitchell (1/4) 7' Edwards (1/1) 9'	Report

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

7 March 2020 13:18

South Africa	17–5	Argentina
Try: du Plessis 3'c Oosthuizen 9'm Gans 12' Con: du Preez (1/1) 4' S. Davids (0/1)	Report	Try: Moneta 1'c Con: Revol (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

7 March 2020 16:08

Argentina	14–14	Japan
Try: Osadczuk (2) 4'c, 14'c Con: Revol (2/2) 5', 14'	Report	Try: Tsuoka 6'c Hayashi 13'c Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 7' Sakai (1/1) 13'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

7 March 2020 16:30

South Africa	38–0	England
Try: du Plessis (3) 1'c, 3'c, 8'c Gans 6'm Davids 10'c Dry 12'm Con: du Preez (3/4) 1', 4', 8' Davids (1/2) 11'	Report

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Pool B

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	0	0	86	49	+37	9
Fiji	2	0	1	73	62	+11	7
Wales	1	0	2	47	74	–27	5
France	0	0	3	57	78	−21	3

7 March 2020 11:15

France	21–31	Canada
Try: Veredamu (2) 8'c, 9'c Dumortier 14'c Con: Riva (2/2) 8', 10' Colombet (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Hirayama 1'c Hammond 4'c Jones 5'm Berna 6'c Braid 11'm Con: Hirayama (3/5) 1', 4', 7'

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

7 March 2020 11:37

Fiji	26–19	Wales
Try: Vakurunabili (2) 1'c, 3'c Bolaca 7'm Derenalagi 12'c Con: Bolaca (2/3) 1', 3' Nacuqu (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: Woolerton 7' Treharne 8'c Smith 10'c Con: Treharne (2/2) 9', 10'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

7 March 2020 14:27

France	19–21	Wales
Try: Dumortier (2) 1'c, 11'c Riva 6'm Con: Riva (1/2) 2' Parez (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Benjamin 8'c Carson 10'c Lewis 14'c Con: Treharne (2/2) 8', 10' Davies (1/1) 14'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

7 March 2020 14:49

Fiji	21–26	Canada
Try: Bolaca 1'c Tuivuaka 7'c Naduva 14'c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 2', 7' Nacuqu (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Sauder (2) 0'm, 6'c Kay 12'c Douglas 13'c Con: Kay (2/3) 6', 12' Hirayama (1/1) 13'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

7 March 2020 18:05

Canada	29–7	Wales
Try: Hirayama 0'm Jones 2'm Kaay 4'm Kay 6'c Sauder 13'c Con: Hirayama (2/5) 6', 13'	Report	Try: Thomas 12'c Con: Treharne (1/1) 12'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

7 March 2020 18:33

Fiji	26–17	France
Try: Bolaca 2'c Tuwai 6'm Tuivuaka 9'c Naduva 10'c Con: Bolaca (3/4) 3', 10', 11'	Report	Try: Riva 1'c Jacquelin 13'm Bouhraoua 14'c Con: Riva (2/3) 2', 14'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Pool C

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	0	0	93	24	+69	9
Spain	2	0	1	45	71	–26	7
Ireland	1	0	2	64	73	–9	5
Kenya	0	0	3	26	60	−34	3

7 March 2020 10:31

Ireland	26–28	Spain
Try: Conroy (2) 0'c, 13'c Kennedy 4'm Horan 11'c Con: Dardis (3/4) 0', 11', 13'	Report	Try: Mateu 2'c Hernández 6'c Alonso 8'c Sainz-Trapaga 14'c Con: Hernández (4/4) 3', 6', 9', 14'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

7 March 2020 10:53

New Zealand	29–0	Kenya
Try: Ravouvou 2'c Koroi (2) 4'm, 8'c Ng Shiu 7'm Clarke 11'm Con: Koroi (2/4) 2', 8' Rokolisoa (0/1)	Report

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

7 March 2020 13:43

Ireland	14–12	Kenya
Try: Roche 1'c Curtis 7'c Con: Roche (2/2) 2', 7'	Report	Try: Onyala 3'm Odhiambo 5'c Con: Injera (1/2) 6'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

7 March 2020 14:05

New Zealand	31–0	Spain
Try: Knewstubb 0'c Mikkelson 3'c Dickson 5'm Clarke 7'c Ravouvou 13'm Con: Koroi (3/4) 1', 4', 7' Rokolisoa (0/1)	Report

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

7 March 2020 17:07

Spain	17–14	Kenya
Try: Fontes 1'm Pol Pla 4'm Sainz-Trapaga 12'c Con: Hernández (1/3) 13'	Report	Try: Injera (2) 2'c, 9'c Con: Oliech (2/2) 3', 9'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

7 March 2020 17:35

New Zealand	33–24	Ireland
Try: Rokoliosa (2) 1', 7' Clarke 6'c Koroi 12'm Nicole 13'c Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 1' Knewstubb (2/2) 7', 7' Koroi (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Turner 3'c Kelly (2) 4'm, 10'c Conroy 9'm Con: Roche (1/2) 3' Dardis (1/2) 10'

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

Pool D

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	0	0	102	38	+64	9
United States	2	0	1	54	46	+8	7
Scotland	0	1	2	50	80	−30	4
Samoa	0	1	2	36	78	−42	4

7 March 2020 9:00

United States	19–5	Samoa
Try: Baker 1'm Brown 4'c Iosefo 8'c Con: Hughes (1/2) 4' Tomasin (1/1) 9'	Report	Try: Maliko 12'm Con: Matavao (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

7 March 2020 9:22

Australia	33–19	Scotland
Try: Anderson (2) 3'c, 6'm Pincus 4'c Miller 7'c Anstee 12'c Con: Holland (4/5) 3', 5', 7', 12'	Report	Try: Farndale 1'c Brown 8'm Rowe 13'c Con: Lowe (1/2) 2' Elms (1/1) 14'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

7 March 2020 12:12

United States	28–12	Scotland
Try: Unufe (2) 2'c, 6'c Hughes 11'c Tomasin 12'c Con: Hughes (3/3) 3', 7', 11' Tomasin (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Rowe 7'c Elms 14'm Con: Lowe (1/1) 8'm Fergusson (0/1)

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

7 March 2020 12:34

Australia	40–12	Samoa
Try: Anstee 1'c Miller 2'm Anderson 3'c Pincus 6'c Turner 8'c Dunbar 11'c Con: Holland (4/5) 1', 4', 6', 9' Dunbar (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Filipo 8'c Alosio 12'm Con: Matavao (1/2) 9'

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

7 March 2020 15:24

Samoa	19–19	Scotland
Try: Scanlan 7'm Maliko 11'c Alosio 12'c Con: Scanlan (1/1) 12' Alosio (1/1) 12' Matavao (0/1)	Report	Try: McFarland 3'c Elms 9'm Farndale 10'c Con: Fergusson (2/3) 3', 11'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

7 March 2020 15:46

Australia	29–7	United States
Try: Miller (3) 0'm, 5'm, 12'c Hutchison (2) 8'm, 9'c Con: Holland (2/5) 9', 12'	Report	Try: Tomasin 2'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 3'

BC Place, Vancouver Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place

	13th place semifinals				13th place final
	8 March 2020 – 12:54 – BC Place
	Japan	12
					8 March 2020 – 15:58 – BC Place
	Ireland	21
					Ireland (a.e.t.)	31
	8 March 2020 – 13:16 – BC Place
					Argentina	26
	Argentina	31
	Wales	7

Matches
13th place semifinals 8 March 2020 12:54 Japan  12–21  Ireland Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 13:16 Argentina  31–7  Wales Report BC Place, Vancouver 13th place final 8 March 2020 15:58 Ireland  31–26  Argentina Report BC Place, Vancouver

Ninth place

	9th place quarterfinals				9th place semifinals				9th place final
	8 March 2020 – 9:43 – BC Place
	Japan	19
					8 March 2020 – 13:38 – BC Place
	Samoa	50
					Samoa	0
	8 March 2020 – 10:05 – BC Place
					France	19
	Ireland	21
									8 March 2020 – 17:07 – BC Place
	France	22
									France	7
	8 March 2020 – 10:27 – BC Place
									Scotland	12
	Scotland	28
					8 March 2020 – 14:00 – BC Place
	Argentina	17
					Scotland	12
	8 March 2020 – 10:49 – BC Place
					Kenya	7
	Wales	0
	Kenya	28

Matches

9th place quarterfinals 8 March 2020 9:43 Japan  19–50  Samoa Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 10:05 Ireland  21–22  France Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 10:27 Scotland  28–17  Argentina Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 10:49 Wales  0–28  Kenya Report BC Place, Vancouver 9th place semifinals 8 March 2020 13:38 Samoa  0–19  France Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 14:00 Scotland  12–7  Kenya Report BC Place, Vancouver 9th place final 8 March 2020 17:07 France  7–12  Scotland Report BC Place, Vancouver

Fifth place

	5th place semifinals				5th place final
	8 March 2020 – 14:30 – BC Place
	United States	40
					8 March 2020 – 17:31 – BC Place
	Fiji	14
					United States	24
	8 March 2020 – 14:52 – BC Place
					England	26
	England	26
	Spain	17

Matches
5th place semifinals 8 March 2020 14:30 United States  40–14  Fiji Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 14:52 England  26–17  Spain Report BC Place, Vancouver 5th place final 8 March 2020 17:31 United States  24–26  England Report BC Place, Vancouver

Cup

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	8 March 2020 – 11:19 – BC Place
	South Africa	26
					8 March 2020 – 15:14 – BC Place
	United States	10
					South Africa	15
	8 March 2020 – 11:41 – BC Place
					New Zealand	27
	New Zealand	17
									8 March 2020 – 18:28 – BC Place
	Fiji	5
									New Zealand	17
	8 March 2020 – 12:03 – BC Place
									Australia	14
	Australia	31
					8 March 2020 – 15:36 – BC Place
	England	12
					Australia	19
	8 March 2020 – 12:25 – BC Place
					Canada	14			3rd place final
	Canada	21
									8 March 2020 – 17:58 – BC Place
	Spain	0
									South Africa	19
									Canada	26

Matches

Quarterfinals 8 March 2020 11:19 South Africa  26–10  United States Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 11:41 New Zealand  17–5  Fiji Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 12:03 Australia  31–12  England Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 12:25 Canada  21–0  Spain Report BC Place, Vancouver Semifinals 8 March 2020 15:14 South Africa  15–27  New Zealand Report BC Place, Vancouver 8 March 2020 15:36 Australia  19–14  Canada Report BC Place, Vancouver Third place 8 March 2020 17:58 South Africa  19–26  Canada Report BC Place, Vancouver Final 8 March 2020 18:28 New Zealand  17–14  Australia Report BC Place, Vancouver

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	22
	Australia	19
	Canada	17
4	South Africa	15
5	England	13
6	United States	12
7	Fiji	11
8	Spain	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Scotland	8
10	France	7
11	Samoa	6
12	Kenya	5
13	Ireland	4
14	Argentina	3
15	Wales	2
16	Japan	1