2020 USA Sevens

The 2020 USA Sevens was held in Los Angeles, played at Dignity Health Stadium in Carson in a return to California after a decade in Las Vegas.^[1][2] The rugby sevens tournament was the sixth event of the 2019–20 Sevens World Series for men's teams, and the seventeen edition of the USA Sevens. South Africa won the tournament, defeating Fiji by 29–24 in extra time.^[3]

2020 USA Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation	United States
Date	29 February – 1 March 2020
Cup
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	Fiji
Third	New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	280 (average 6.22 per match)
Most points	Napolioni Bolaca (53)
Most tries	Alec Coombes (7) Marcos Moneta (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, South Korea.

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

Pool stage

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

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	116	49	+60	9
France	3	1	1	1	85	71	+14	6
Argentina	3	1	1	1	85	83	+2	6
South Korea	3	0	0	3	38	121	−83	3

29 February 2020 10:29

Argentina	26–26	France
Try: Etchart 0'c Gonzalez 3'c Álvarez 4'c Moneta 7'm Con: Mare (3/4) 0', 3', 5'	Report	Try: O'Connor 1'c Veredamu (2) 5'c, 10'm Riva 14'c Con: Barraque (3/4) 2', 6', 14'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

29 February 2020 10:51

Fiji	45–7	South Korea
Try: Bolaca 2'm Vakurunabili 4'c Tuimaba 6'c Naduva (3) 7'c, 8'c, 12'c Nacuqu 9'm Con: Bolaca (2/3) 5', 7' Nacuqu (2/3) 7', 8' Ikanikoda (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Jang 7'c Con: Lee (1/1) 7'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

29 February 2020 13:25

Argentina	45–19	South Korea
Try: Schulz 0'c Moneta 1'm Isgro (2) 2'c, 3'm Cinti 7'c Vanni 9'c Osadczuk 11'c Con: Mare (2/4) 0', 2' Revol (1/1) 7' Bazan Velez (2/2) 9', 11'	Report	Try: Jang (2) 5'm, 10'c Hwang 13'c Con: Lee (2/3) 11', 13'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

29 February 2020 13:47

Fiji	33–28	France
Try: Tuwai 1'c Mocenacagi 3'c Derenalagi 9'c Bolaca 11'm Ratuvoka 13'c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 2', 3' Nacuqu (1/2) 9' Ikanikoda (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Riva (2) 6'c, 7'c Laugel 8'c Valleau 14'c Con: Barraque (4/4) 6', 7', 8', 14'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

29 February 2020 16:43

France	31–12	South Korea
Try: O'Connor 1'c Veredamu 2'c Siega (3) 5'm, 8'c, 9'm Con: Barraque (3/5) 1', 2', 8'	Report	Try: Jang 13'c Con: Jang (1/1) 13' Lee (0/1)

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

29 February 2020 17:05

Fiji	38–14	Argentina
Try: Tuwai 0'm Tuimaba (2) 3'c, 7'c Bolaca 9'c Nacuqu 11'c Naduva 13'm Con: Bolaca (3/4) 3', 7', 9' Nacuqu (1/1) 11' Ikanikoda (0/1)	Report	Try: Moneta 2'c Osadczuk 5'c Con: Mare (2/2) 2', 5'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	2	1	0	83	29	+54	8
Ireland	3	1	1	1	48	60	−12	6
Canada	3	1	0	2	41	50	−9	5
Kenya	3	1	0	2	34	67	−33	5

29 February 2020 11:13

Ireland	17–12	Canada
Try: Conroy 1'm O'Shea 10'c Kennedy 13'm Con: Dardis (1/3) 10'	Report	Try: Sauder 4'c Richard 6'm Con: Hirayama (1/2) 5'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

29 February 2020 11:35

South Africa	31–5	Kenya
Try: A. Davids 2'm Pretorius 5'c Kok 9'c du Plessis 12'm du Preez 13'c Con: S. Davids (1/2) 6' Afrika (1/1) 10' du Preez (1/2) 14'	Report	Try: Ambaka 7'm Con: Oliech (0/1)

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

29 February 2020 14:31

Ireland	12–29	Kenya
Try: Kennedy 10'c O'Shea 11'm Con: Dardis (1/2) 11'	Report	Try: Onyala (3) 1'c, 12'm, 14'm Dennis 3'm Injera 9'c Con: Injera (2/3) 2', 9' Taabu (0/2)

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

29 February 2020 14:53

South Africa	33–5	Canada
Try: Gans 5'c Afrika 7'c Arendse 7'c du Plessis (2) 11'm, 14'c Con: S. Davids (3/4) 6', 7', 7' du Preez (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Trainor 1'm Con: Kay (0/1)

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

29 February 2020 18:35

Canada	24–0	Kenya
Try: Douglas (3) 4'm, 7'm, 10'c Berna 12'c Con: Hirayama (2/4) 10', 13'	Report

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

29 February 2020 19:05

South Africa	19–19	Ireland
Try: Gans (2) 1'c, 14'c Arendse 12'm Con: S. Davids (2/3) 2', 14'	Report	Try: Kelly (2) 0'c, 10'm Conroy 7'c Con: Dardis (2/3) 1', 8'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	79	19	+60	9
United States	3	2	0	1	59	46	+13	7
Samoa	3	1	0	2	41	64	−23	5
Scotland	3	0	0	3	33	83	−50	3

29 February 2020 11:57

Australia	31–7	Scotland
Try: Williams 4'm Davies (2) 7'c, 12'm Longbottom 10'c Anderson 13'c Con: Holland (1/3) 8' Longbottom (2/2) 10', 14'	Report	Try: Rowe 2'c Con: Lowe (1/1) 2'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

29 February 2020 12:19

United States	19–17	Samoa
Try: Tomasin 5'c Pinkelman 6'm Isles 10'c Con: Hughes (2/3) 5', 10'	Report	Try: Alosio 1'm Perez 3'm Alofipo 7'm Con: Alosio (1/3) 4'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

29 February 2020 15:15

Australia	31–5	Samoa
Try: Miller 1'c Williams 4'c Davies 8'c Hutchison 12'm Dunbar 14'm Con: Holland (3/3) 1', 5', 9' Longbottom (0/2)	Report	Try: Alofipo 6'm Con: Alosio (0/1)

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

29 February 2020 15:37

United States	33–12	Scotland
Try: Tomasin 5'c Iosefo 7'm Williams 9'c Unufe 12'c Baker 13'c Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 10', 12' Tomasin (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Lowe 3'c Rowe 8'm Con: Lowe (1/2) 3'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

29 February 2020 19:35

Scotland	14–19	Samoa
Try: Elms 6'c McCann 13'c Con: Fergusson (2/2) 6', 14'	Report	Try: Alosio 7' Filipo 8'c Maliko 12'c Con: Alosio (1/1) 8' Matavao (1/1) 12'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

29 February 2020 20:03

United States	7–17	Australia
Try: Tomasin 11'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Miller 2'c Hutchison 4'm Anderson 6'm Con: Holland (1/3) 2'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	84	31	+53	9
England	3	1	0	2	53	57	−4	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	43	50	−7	5
Wales	3	1	0	2	45	87	−42	5

29 February 2020 09:45

New Zealand	42–7	Wales
Try: Nanai-Seturo 2'c Mikkelson 7'c Clarke 7'c Warbrick 8'c McGarvey-Black 11'c Dickson 13'c Con: Mikkelson (1/1) 2' Rokolisoa (4/4) 7', 8', 9', 14' Knewstubb (1/1) 12'	Report	Try: J. Jones 4'c Con: Thomas (1/1) 5'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

29 February 2020 10:07

England	5–22	Spain
Try: Ellery 9'm Con: Bibby (0/1)	Report	Try: Mateu 1'c Pla (3) 7'm, 11'm, 13'm Con: Hernández (1/2) 1' Fontes (0/2)

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

29 February 2020 12:41

New Zealand	21–7	Spain
Try: Ravouvou 1'c Mikkelson 8'c Rokolisoa 13'c Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 1', 9' Rokolisoa (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 11'c Con: Hernández (1/1) 12'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

29 February 2020 13:03

England	31–14	Wales
Try: Norton 2'c Mitchell 4'c Kerr 6'c Burgess 9'm Bowen 12'm Con: Mitchell (1/1) 2' Bibby (2/3) 5', 7' Emery (0/1)	Report	Try: Benjamin (2) 8'c, 14'c Con: Treharne (2/2) 8', 14'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

29 February 2020 15:59

Wales	24–14	Spain
Try: Benjamin 1'c Lewis (2) 3'c, 13'm Roach 11'm Con: Treharne (2/4)	Report	Try: Pla 2'c Sainz-Trapaga 5'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 2', 6'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

29 February 2020 16:21

England	17–21	New Zealand
Try: Harris (2) 1'm, 14'm Norton 6'c Con: Mitchell (1/3) 6'	Report	Try: McGarvey-Black 3'c Knewstubb 7'c Nanai-Seturo 8'c Con: McGarvey-Black (1/1) 3' Knewstubb (2/2) 7', 9'

Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

Knockout stage

Thirteenth place

	13th place semifinals				13th place final
	1 March 2020 – 11:11 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Wales	5
					1 March 2020 – 14:07 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Kenya	29
					Kenya	24
	1 March 2020 – 11:33 – Dignity Health Stadium
					Scotland	29 (a.e.t.)
	South Korea	5
	Scotland	45

Matches

13th place semifinals 1 March 2020 11:11 Wales  5–29  Kenya Try: Lewis 1'm Con: Treharne (0/1) Report Try: Ambaka 2'c Samuel Oliech 7'm Dennis 7'm Achieng 9'm Oluoch 11'c Con: Samuel Oliech (1/4) 2' Taabu (1/1) 12' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) 1 March 2020 11:33 South Korea  5–45  Scotland Try: Park 10'm Con: Lee (0/1) Report Try: Miller 1'c Lowe 3'c Coombes (4) 4'm, 9'c, 12'm, 13'c McFarland 5'c Con: Lowe (3/5) 2', 4', 14' Fergusson (2/2) 6', 9' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 13th place final 1 March 2020 14:07 Kenya  24–29 (a.e.t.)  Scotland Try: Ambaka 5'm Odhiambo 7'c Oliech 9'm Amonde 11'c Con: Oliech (2/4) 8', 11' Report Try: Fergusson (2) 2'c, 3'm Coombes (2) 6'm, 14' McFarland 13'c Con: Lowe (2/4) 2', 14' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

Ninth place

	9th place quarterfinals				9th place semifinals				9th place final
	1 March 2020 – 08:15 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Argentina	31
					1 March 2020 – 11:55 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Wales	5
					Argentina	28
	1 March 2020 – 08:37 – Dignity Health Stadium
					Samoa	12
	Samoa	28
									1 March 2020 – 15:07 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Kenya	19
									Argentina	21
	1 March 2020 – 08:59 – Dignity Health Stadium
									Canada	19
	Spain	26
					1 March 2020 – 12:17 – Dignity Health Stadium
	South Korea	0
					Spain	7
	1 March 2020 – 09:21 – Dignity Health Stadium
					Canada	24
	Canada	24
	Scotland	7

Matches

9th place quarterfinals 1 March 2020 08:15 Argentina  31–5  Wales Try: Moneta (2) 0'c, 2'm Schulz (2) 3'c, 6'c Moroni 7'm Con: Mare (3/5) 0', 4', 6' Report Try: Woolerton 13'm Con: Treharne (0/1) Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) 1 March 2020 08:37 Samoa  28–19  Kenya Try: Afamasaga 1'c Sione (2) 9'c, 13'c Alofipo 14'c Con: Alosio (2/2) 2', 14' Matavao (2/2) 10', 13' Report Try: Oliech 4'c Onyala (2) 5'm, 12'c Con: Taabu (2/3) 4', 12' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) 1 March 2020 08:59 Spain  26–0  South Korea Try: Fontes 4'm Pla (2/2) 7'c, 8'c Alonso 10'c Con: Hernández (3/4) 7', 8', 10' Report Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) 1 March 2020 09:21 Canada  24–7  Scotland Try: Braid 5'c Berna 7'm Richard 9'm Trainor 13'c Con: Braid (1/) 5' Hirayama (1/2) 14' Kay (0/1) Report Try: Coombes 11'c Con: Lowe (1/1) 12' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay) 9th place semifinals 1 March 2020 11:55 Argentina  28–12  Samoa Try: Moneta 1'c Etchart 2'c Osadczuk 5'c Moroni 7'c Con: Mare (4/4) 1', 2', 6', 8' Report Try: Filipo 9'm Leilua 10'c Con: Matavao (1/2) 10' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay) 1 March 2020 12:17 Spain  7–24  Canada Try: Fontes 11'c Con: Hernández (1/1) 11' Report Try: Jones (2) 3'c, 7'm Kaay 9'm Douglas 13'c Con: Hirayama (2/4) 4', 13' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 9th place final 1 March 2020 15:07 Argentina  21–19  Canada Try: Mare 4'c Moneta 9'c Osadczuk 14'c Con: Mare (3/3) 4', 10', 14' Report Try: Douglas 7'c Fuailefau 8'm Hirayama 11'c Con: Hirayama (2/3) 7', 11' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Fifth place

	5th place semifinals				5th place final
	1 March 2020 – 12:39 – Dignity Health Stadium
	England	7
					1 March 2020 – 15:31 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Ireland	26
					Ireland	19
	1 March 2020 – 13:01 – Dignity Health Stadium
					United States	24
	France	5
	United States	24

Matches

5th place semifinals 1 March 2020 12:39 England  7–26  Ireland Try: Burgess 1'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 1' Report Try: Kennedy 4'c Conroy (2) 6'c, 8'm Leavy 13'c Con: Dardis (2/3) 4', 7' Roche (1/1) 14' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) 1 March 2020 13:01 France  5–24  United States Try: Dumortier 2'm Con: Riva (0/1) Report Try: Fuala'au 4'c Barrett 7'm Isles 8'c Baker 10'm Con: Hughes (2/4) 4', 8' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) 5th place final 1 March 2020 15:31 Ireland  19–24  United States Try: Conroy (2) 7'm, 9'c McNulty 10'c Con: Roche (2/2) 10', 11' Dardis (0/1) Report Try: Iosefo 0'c Fuala'au 2'm Isles 6'c Barrett 12'm Con: Hughes (2/4) 0', 6' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Cup

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	1 March 2020 – 09:43 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Fiji	26
					1 March 2020 – 13:23 – Dignity Health Stadium
	England	5
					Fiji	43
	1 March 2020 – 10:05 – Dignity Health Stadium
					Australia	7
	Australia	36
									1 March 2020 – 16:26 – Dignity Health Stadium
	Ireland	0
									Fiji	24
	1 March 2020 – 10:27 – Dignity Health Stadium
									South Africa (a.e.t.)	29
	New Zealand	29
					1 March 2020 – 13:45 – Dignity Health Stadium
	France	14
					New Zealand	0
	1 March 2020 – 10:49 – Dignity Health Stadium
					South Africa	17			3rd place final
	South Africa	12
									1 March 2020 – 15:55 – Dignity Health Stadium
	United States	10
									Australia	19
									New Zealand	21

Matches

Quarterfinals 1 March 2020 09:43 Fiji  26–5  England Try: Bolaca 4'c Tuwai 7'c Tabu 10'c Vakurunabili 12'm Con: Bolaca (2/2) 4', 7' Nacuqu (1/2) 11' Report Try: Bowen 7'm Con: Mitchell (0/1) Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) 1 March 2020 10:05 Australia  36–0  Ireland Try: Longbottom (2) 1'c, 8'm Holland (2) 5'm, 6'c Pincus 11'c Bell 14'm Con: Holland (3/5) 2', 7', 11' Dunbar (0/1) Report Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 1 March 2020 10:27 New Zealand  29–14  France Try: Ravouvou (2) 3'm, 7'm Molia 6'c McGarvey-Black 9'c Clarke 10'm Con: Andrew Knewstubb (2/5) 6', 9' Report Try: Riva 2'c Jacquelin 12'c Con: Barraque (2/2) 2', 12' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 1 March 2020 10:49 South Africa  12–10  United States Try: Oosthuizen 6'c Pretorius 12'c Con: S. Davids (1/2) 13' Report Try: Isles (2) 0'm, 4'm Con: Hughes (0/2) Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Richard Haughton (England) Semifinals 1 March 2020 13:23 Fiji  43–7  Australia Try: Tuimaba (2) 2'c, 11'm Tuwai 5'm Botitu (2) 7'c, 7'c Ratuvoka 10'c Ikanikoda 14'm Con: Bolaca (3/4) 3', 7', 8' Nacuqu (1/1) 10' Ikanikoda (0/1) Report Try: Williams 1'c Con: Holland (1/1) 3' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Richard Haughton (England) 1 March 2020 13:45 New Zealand  0–17  South Africa Report Try: A. Davids (2) 0'm, 6'm Kok 7'c Con: S. Davids (1/3) 8' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) Third Place 1 March 2020 15:55 Australia  19–21  New Zealand Try: Miller 5'c Longbottom 7'c Malouf 11'm Con: Holland (2/2) 6', 7' Longbottom (0/1) Report Try: Nanai-Seturo 0'c Rokolisoa 3'c Mikkelson 10'c Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 1' Rokolisoa (1/1) 4' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 10' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) Final 1 March 2020 16:26 Fiji  24–29 (a.e.t.)  South Africa Try: Botitu 0'c Mocenacagi 3'c Bolaca 4'm Tuwai 10'm Con: Bolaca (2/3) 1', 3' Nacuqu (0/1) Report Try: Gans 7'c S. Davids 9'm Dry 13'm du Preez 14'c Makata 15' Con: S. Davids (1/2) 7' du Preez (1/1) 14' Dignity Health Stadium, Carson Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Tournament placings

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

Place	Team	Points
9	Argentina	8
10	Canada	7
11	Spain	6
12	Samoa	5
13	Scotland	4
14	Kenya	3
15	Wales	2
16	South Korea	1

Players

Dream Team^[4]

Forwards	Backs
Asaeli Tuivuaka Sevuloni Mocenacagi JC Pretorius	Lachie Miller Stedman Gans Napolioni Bolaca Carlin Isles