2011 USA Sevens
# 2011 USA Sevens

The 2011 USA Sevens competition was held on February 12 and February 13 at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.

## Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

## Teams

These 16 teams are invited to participate in the 2011 tournament:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Guyana
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Uruguay
* Wales

## Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 28 | +71 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 36 | +46 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 5 |
| Guyana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 153 | −146 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | England | 49 – 0 | Guyana |
| 2011-02-12 | Argentina | 21 – 19 | France |
| 2011-02-12 | England | 33 – 14 | France |
| 2011-02-12 | Argentina | 47 – 0 | Guyana |
| 2011-02-12 | England | 17 – 14 | Argentina |
| 2011-02-12 | France | 57 – 7 | Guyana |

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 15 | +76 | 9 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 101 | −84 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | New Zealand | 40 – 0 | Uruguay |
| 2011-02-12 | Wales | 12 – 19 | Kenya |
| 2011-02-12 | New Zealand | 25 – 10 | Kenya |
| 2011-02-12 | Wales | 33 – 10 | Uruguay |
| 2011-02-12 | New Zealand | 26 – 5 | Wales |
| 2011-02-12 | Kenya | 28 – 7 | Uruguay |

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24 | +75 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 85 | −52 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | Fiji | 33 – 0 | Canada |
| 2011-02-12 | Australia | 12 – 7 | Scotland |
| 2011-02-12 | Fiji | 31 – 14 | Scotland |
| 2011-02-12 | Australia | 31 – 14 | Canada |
| 2011-02-12 | Fiji | 35 – 10 | Australia |
| 2011-02-12 | Scotland | 21 – 19 | Canada |

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 12 | +57 | 8 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 8 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 90 | −76 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | Samoa | 31 – 7 | Japan |
| 2011-02-12 | South Africa | 27 – 5 | United States |
| 2011-02-12 | Samoa | 28 – 12 | United States |
| 2011-02-12 | South Africa | 35 – 0 | Japan |
| 2011-02-12 | Samoa | 7 – 7 | South Africa |
| 2011-02-12 | United States | 24 – 7 | Japan |

## Knockout

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| France | 19 | | | |
| France | 19 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | |
| Uruguay | 12 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | |
| Uruguay | 12 | Uruguay | 7 | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | Uruguay | 7 | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | United States | 27 | |
| United States | 15 | United States | 27 | |
| United States | 15 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Canada | 19 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Canada | 19 | | | | United States | 19 |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | | United States | 19 |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | Japan | 12 |
| Scotland | 28 | | | | Japan | 12 |
| Scotland | 28 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 7 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 7 | Japan | 24 | | | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | Japan | 24 | | | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | Guyana | 7 | |
| Wales | 54 | Guyana | 7 | |
| Guyana | 0 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| France | 19 | | | |
| France | 19 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | |
| Uruguay | 12 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | |
| Uruguay | 12 | France | 14 | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | France | 14 | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | Canada | 22 | |
| United States | 15 | Canada | 22 | |
| United States | 15 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Canada | 19 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Canada | 19 | | | | Canada | 14 |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | | Canada | 14 |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 28 | | | | Scotland | 19 |
| Scotland | 28 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 7 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Japan | 7 | Scotland | 17 | | | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | Scotland | 17 | | | |
| February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | Wales | 12 | |
| Wales | 54 | Wales | 12 | |
| Guyana | 0 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| England | 28 | | | |
| England | 28 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | |
| Kenya | 14 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | |
| Kenya | 14 | Kenya | 24 | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | Kenya | 24 | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | Australia | 21 | |
| South Africa | 19 | Australia | 21 | |
| South Africa | 19 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Australia | 14 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Australia | 14 | | | | Kenya | 15 |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | | Kenya | 15 |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| New Zealand | 47 | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| New Zealand | 47 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | Samoa | 26 | |
| Fiji | 17 | Samoa | 26 | |
| Samoa | 12 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| England | 28 | | | |
| England | 28 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | |
| Kenya | 14 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | |
| Kenya | 14 | England | 10 | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | England | 10 | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | South Africa | 17 | |
| South Africa | 19 | South Africa | 17 | |
| South Africa | 19 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Australia | 14 | | | | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas |
| Australia | 14 | | | | South Africa | 24 |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | | South Africa | 24 |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| New Zealand | 47 | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| New Zealand | 47 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | New Zealand | 7 | | | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | | New Zealand | 7 | | | |
| February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | Fiji | 26 | |
| Fiji | 17 | Fiji | 26 | |
| Samoa | 12 | | | |
