2017 USA Sevens
# 2017 USA Sevens

The 2017 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2017 Las Vegas Sevens) was the fourteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 3–5 March 2017 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. 3, 2 or 1 points for a win, draw or loss. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Challenge trophy brackets.

## Teams

The main tournament will consist of the fifteen core teams plus Chile, who qualified by finishing as the best ranked non-core team of the 2017 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens

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

## Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 14 | +64 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 5 |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 3 |

* 3 March 2017

| Wales | 7–33 | France |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| South Africa | 26–7 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| Wales | 21–24 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| South Africa | 31–0 | France |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| France | 0–21 | Canada |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| South Africa | 21–7 | Wales |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 29 | +45 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 5 |
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 79 | −62 | 3 |

* 3 March 2017

| United States | 26–5 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| England | 31–5 | Chile |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| United States | 31–0 | Chile |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| England | 12–7 | Samoa |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| Samoa | 17–12 | Chile |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| England | 24–17 | United States |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 7 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 6 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 74 | −59 | 3 |

* 3 March 2017

| Argentina | 43–0 | Russia |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| New Zealand | 24–7 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| Argentina | 14–14 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| New Zealand | 19–5 | Russia |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| Russia | 10–12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| New Zealand | 10–12 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 93 | −74 | 3 |

* 3 March 2017

| Fiji | 41–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| Australia | 28–21 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| Fiji | 24–12 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 3 March 2017

| Australia | 19–12 | Japan |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| Japan | 7–33 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
* 4 March 2017

| Australia | 17–24 | Fiji |
| - | - | - |

* Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

## Knockout stage

### 13th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | 13th Place Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 March 2017 – 11:24 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 11:24 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Japan | 24 |
| Japan | 24 | 5 March 2017 – 14:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 14:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Chile | 7 | 5 March 2017 – 14:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 14:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Chile | 7 | Japan | 19 |
| 5 March 2017 – 11:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 11:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | Japan | 19 |
| 5 March 2017 – 11:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 11:46 – Sam Boyd Stadium | Wales | 21 |
| Wales | 24 | Wales | 21 |
| Russia | 5 | | |

### Challenge Trophy

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Challenge Trophy Final | Challenge Trophy Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 March 2017 – 18:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 18:48 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | |
| France | 24 | | | |
| France | 24 | 5 March 2017 – 12:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 12:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | |
| Japan | 14 | 5 March 2017 – 12:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 12:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium | |
| Japan | 14 | France | 7 | |
| 4 March 2017 – 19:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 19:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | France | 7 | |
| 4 March 2017 – 19:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 19:10 – Sam Boyd Stadium | Kenya | 14 | |
| Kenya | 21 | Kenya | 14 | |
| Kenya | 21 | | | | 5 March 2017 – 15:40 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 15:40 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Chile | 19 | | | | 5 March 2017 – 15:40 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 15:40 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Chile | 19 | | | | Kenya | 21 |
| 4 March 2017 – 19:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 19:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | | | Kenya | 21 |
| 4 March 2017 – 19:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 19:32 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| Scotland | 28 | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| Scotland | 28 | 5 March 2017 – 12:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 12:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 21 | 5 March 2017 – 12:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 12:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 21 | Scotland | 0 | | | |
| 4 March 2017 – 19:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 19:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | Scotland | 0 | | | |
| 4 March 2017 – 19:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 19:54 – Sam Boyd Stadium | Samoa | 24 | |
| Samoa | 31 | Samoa | 24 | |
| Russia | 7 | | | |

### 5th Place

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | 5th Place Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 March 2017 – 13:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 13:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Australia | 14 |
| Australia | 14 | 5 March 2017 – 16:05 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 16:05 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Argentina | 0 | 5 March 2017 – 16:05 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 16:05 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| Argentina | 0 | Australia | 7 |
| 5 March 2017 – 13:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 13:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | Australia | 7 |
| 5 March 2017 – 13:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 13:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | England | 10 |
| Canada | 5 | England | 10 |
| England | 12 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Cup Final | Cup Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 March 2017 – 20:16 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 20:16 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | |
| South Africa | 17 | | | |
| South Africa | 17 | 5 March 2017 – 13:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 13:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | |
| Australia | 14 | 5 March 2017 – 13:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 13:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium | |
| Australia | 14 | South Africa | 20 | |
| 4 March 2017 – 20:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 20:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | South Africa | 20 | |
| 4 March 2017 – 20:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 20:38 – Sam Boyd Stadium | United States | 17 | |
| Argentina | 19 | United States | 17 | |
| Argentina | 19 | | | | 5 March 2017 – 17:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 17:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| United States | 21 | | | | 5 March 2017 – 17:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 17:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| United States | 21 | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| 4 March 2017 – 21:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 21:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| 4 March 2017 – 21:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 21:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Fiji | 31 | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Fiji | 31 | 5 March 2017 – 14:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 14:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 12 | 5 March 2017 – 14:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 14:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | | |
| Canada | 12 | Fiji | 19 | | | |
| 4 March 2017 – 21:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 21:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | | Fiji | 19 | | | |
| 4 March 2017 – 21:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 4 March 2017 – 21:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium | New Zealand | 14 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| England | 0 | New Zealand | 14 | | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| England | 0 | | | | 5 March 2017 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | 5 March 2017 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium | 5 March 2017 – 16:30 – Sam Boyd Stadium |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | United States | 19 |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 15 |

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | South Africa | 22 |
| | Fiji | 19 |
| | United States | 17 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 15 |
| 5 | England | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 12 |
| 7 | Canada | 10 |
| 7 | Argentina | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Kenya | 8 |
| 10 | Samoa | 7 |
| 11 | France | 5 |
| 11 | Scotland | 5 |
| 13 | Wales | 3 |
| 14 | Japan | 2 |
| 15 | Chile | 1 |
| 15 | Russia | 1 |

Source: World Rugby (archived)

