2004 USA Sevens
2003–04 Sevens World Series
Host nation	United States
Cup
Champion	Argentina
Runner-up	New Zealand
Plate
Winner	England
Tournament details
Matches played	45
← none 2005 →

The 2004 USA Sevens was the first time that the USA Sevens rugby tournament was played. ^[1] It was held at the Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. Argentina defeated New Zealand 21–12 in the cup final to win the tournament. ^[2] It was Argentina's first victory in a World Series tournament since its inception five years before. ^[3]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

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Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	88	17	+71	9
England	3	2	0	1	122	19	+103	7
United States	3	1	0	2	31	84	–53	5
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	0	3	12	133	–121	3

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Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	80	38	+42	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	62	58	+4	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	47	53	–6	5
Australia	3	0	0	3	36	76	–40	3

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Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	115	7	+108	9
France	3	1	1	1	36	45	–9	6
South Korea	3	1	1	1	50	61	–11	6
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	26	114	–88	3

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Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	83	15	+68	9
Fiji	3	2	0	1	83	47	+36	7
Chile	3	1	0	2	36	93	–57	5
Kenya	3	0	0	3	24	71	–47	3

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Knockout rounds

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Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	South Africa	14
					15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Fiji	22
					Fiji	12
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
					New Zealand	15
	New Zealand	22
									15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	England	0
									New Zealand	12
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
									Argentina	21
	Samoa	15
					15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Canada	10
					Samoa	12
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
					Argentina	17			Bronze Medal Match
	Argentina	17
	France	0

Plate

	Semi-finals				5th Place Final
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Canada	17
					15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	France	7
					Canada	0
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
					England	55
	South Africa	7
	England	33

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	United States	17
					15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Australia	26
					Australia	42
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
					Chile	0
	Chile	21
									15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Uruguay	19
									Australia	33
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
									Kenya	31
	South Korea	12
					15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Kenya	14
					Kenya	27
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
					Tonga	7			Bronze Medal Match
	Tonga	36
	Trinidad and Tobago	0

Shield

	Semi-finals				5th Place Final
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	United States	21
					15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
	Uruguay	12
					United States	29
	15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center
					South Korea	22
	South Korea	35
	Trinidad and Tobago	0

References