2005 USA Sevens
2004–05 Sevens World Series
Host nation	United States
Date	February 12–13 2005
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Argentina
Third	Australia
Plate
Winner	Fiji
Bowl
Winner	Canada
Shield
Winner	Tonga
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Most points	Orene Ai'i (61)
Most tries	Tafai Ioasa (8)
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The 2005 USA Sevens was the second time that the USA Sevens rugby tournament was played. New Zealand defeated Argentina 34–5 in the final placing them atop the overall series standings. ^[1] This victory clinched New Zealand's third consecutive IRB Sevens tour title following victories in New Zealand and South Africa. ^[2]

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

References: ^{[3] [4]}

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	85	29	+56	9
Fiji	3	1	1	1	79	31	+48	6
Tonga	3	1	1	1	55	51	+4	6
West Indies	3	0	0	3	22	130	–108	3

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Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	100	5	+95	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	55	48	+7	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	34	70	–36	5
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	27	93	–66	3

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Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	64	15	+49	9
South Africa	3	2	0	1	64	47	+17	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	43	47	–4	5
United States	3	0	0	3	24	86	–62	3

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Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	100	5	+95	9
France	3	2	0	1	86	34	+52	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	39	48	–9	5
Mexico	3	0	0	3	0	138	–138	3

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Knockout rounds

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	New Zealand	21
					13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	Fiji	7
					New Zealand	31
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
					Australia	12
	Australia	24
									13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	France	0
									New Zealand	34
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
									Argentina	5
	Argentina	7
					13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	South Africa	5
					England	0
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
					Argentina	17			Bronze Medal Match
	England	28
	Samoa	7

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Plate

	Semi-finals				5th Place Final
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	Fiji	28
					13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	France	10
					Fiji	24
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
					Samoa	21
	Samoa	12
	South Africa	10

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	Canada	49
					13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	Mexico	0
					Canada	17
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
					Scotland	10
	Scotland	33
									13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	West Indies	7
									Canada	15
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
									Kenya	0
	Kenya	14
					13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	United States	0
					Kenya	26
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
					Uruguay	10			Bronze Medal Match
	Uruguay	17
	Tonga	10

Shield

	Semi-finals				5th Place Final
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	Tonga	35
					13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
	United States	12
					Tonga	40
	13 February 2005 – Home Depot Center
					Mexico	0
	Mexico	19
	West Indies	12

References