The 2009 USA Sevens competition took place on February 14 and 15 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. Argentina won the 2009 USA Sevens, defeating England 19–14 in the cup final.
| 2009 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2008–09 Sevens World Series | |
| Host nation |  United States |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  New Zealand |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Most points |  P. Rokodiva (48) |
| Most tries | V. Waqasduadua (8) |
← 2008 2010 → | |
This was the last edition of the USA Sevens to be held in San Diego. Starting with the 2010 edition, the event was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas.
Teams
editPool stages
editPool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 68 33 +35 9 
United States
3 2 0 1 57 27 +30 7 
Australia
3 1 0 2 54 46 +8 5 
Canada
3 0 0 3 19 92 -73 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 |  South Africa
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15 – 14 | United States
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| 2009-02-14 |  Australia
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35 – 7 |  Canada
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| 2009-02-14 | South Africa
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29 – 12 | Canada
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| 2009-02-14 | Australia
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12-17 | United States
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| 2009-02-14 | United States
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26-0 | Canada
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| 2009-02-14 | South Africa
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22 – 7 | Australia
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Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 69 21 +48 7 
New Zealand
3 2 0 1 82 36 +46 7 
France
3 1 0 2 50 62 -12 5 
Uruguay
3 1 0 2 21 103 -82 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand
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22 – 12 |  France
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| 2009-02-14 |  Kenya
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12 – 14 |  Uruguay
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| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand
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53 – 0 | Uruguay
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| 2009-02-14 | Kenya
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33 – 0 | France
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| 2009-02-14 | France
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38-7 | Uruguay
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| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand
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7 – 24 | Kenya
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Pool C
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 72 26 +46 9 
England
3 2 0 1 69 39 +30 7 
Scotland
3 1 0 2 48 58 -10 5 
Japan
3 0 0 3 31 97 -66 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | England
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22 – 12 |  Scotland
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| 2009-02-14 |  Samoa
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33 – 7 |  Japan
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| 2009-02-14 | England
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35 – 12 | Japan
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| 2009-02-14 | Samoa
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24 – 7 | Scotland
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| 2009-02-14 | Scotland
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29 – 12 | Japan
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| 2009-02-14 | England
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12-15 | Samoa
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Pool D
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 111 26 +85 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 77 24 +53 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 76 55 +21 5 
Mexico
3 0 0 3 0 159 -159 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | Fiji
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35 – 14 |  Wales
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| 2009-02-14 | Argentina
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45 – 0 |  Mexico
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| 2009-02-14 | Fiji
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57 – 0 | Mexico
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| 2009-02-14 | Argentina
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20 – 5 | Wales
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| 2009-02-14 | Wales
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57 – 0 | Mexico
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| 2009-02-14 | Fiji
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19-12 | Argentina
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Knockout
editShield
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| Australia | 27 | |||||||||
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| Uruguay | 10 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 26 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 28 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 7 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 50 | |||||||||
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| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 7 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Australia | 27 | |||||||||
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| Uruguay | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| Wales | 28 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 40 | |||||||||
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| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 50 | |||||||||
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| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
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| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
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| England | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
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| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
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| England | 22 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
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| England | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
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| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
Statistics
editIndividual points
edit| Individual points [1] Updated:2009-02-15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Peni Rokodiva | Fiji |
48 |
| 2 | Richard Kingi | Australia |
45 |
| 3 | Viliame Waqasduadua | New Zealand |
42 |
| 4 | Santiago Gomez Cora | Argentina |
39 |
| 5 | Phillip Mack | Canada |
36 |
| 6 | Lee Williams | Wales |
35 |
| 7= | Ben Gollings | England |
32 |
| 7= | Martin Rodríguez | Argentina |
32 |
| 9= | Nese Malifa | United States |
30 |
| 9= | Luke Morahan | Australia |
30 |
Individual tries
edit| Individual tries [2] Updated:2009-02-15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Viliame Waqasduadua | New Zealand |
8 |
| 2 | Santiago Gomez Cora | Argentina |
7 |
| 3= | Collins Injera | Kenya |
6 |
| 3= | Luke Morahan | Australia |
6 |
| 5= | Tom Biggs | England |
5 |
| 5= | Gonzalo Camacho | Argentina |
5 |
| 5= | Pio Tuwai | Fiji |
5 |
| 8= | Santiago Carracedo | Uruguay |
4 |
| 8= | Chris Davies | Wales |
4 |
| 8= | Roddy Grant | Scotland |
4 |
References
edit- ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.