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)
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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.

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

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

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	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	15 – 14	United States
2009-02-14	Australia	35 – 7	Canada
2009-02-14	South Africa	29 – 12	Canada
2009-02-14	Australia	12-17	United States
2009-02-14	United States	26-0	Canada
2009-02-14	South Africa	22 – 7	Australia

Pool B

Team	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	22 – 12	France
2009-02-14	Kenya	12 – 14	Uruguay
2009-02-14	New Zealand	53 – 0	Uruguay
2009-02-14	Kenya	33 – 0	France
2009-02-14	France	38-7	Uruguay
2009-02-14	New Zealand	7 – 24	Kenya

Pool C

Team	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	22 – 12	Scotland
2009-02-14	Samoa	33 – 7	Japan
2009-02-14	England	35 – 12	Japan
2009-02-14	Samoa	24 – 7	Scotland
2009-02-14	Scotland	29 – 12	Japan
2009-02-14	England	12-15	Samoa

Pool D

Team	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	35 – 14	Wales
2009-02-14	Argentina	45 – 0	Mexico
2009-02-14	Fiji	57 – 0	Mexico
2009-02-14	Argentina	20 – 5	Wales
2009-02-14	Wales	57 – 0	Mexico
2009-02-14	Fiji	19-12	Argentina

Knockout

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Australia	27
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Uruguay	10
					Uruguay	26
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					Japan	10
	Wales	28
									February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Japan	12
									Uruguay	7
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
									Canada	31
	Scotland	50
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Mexico	0
					Mexico	7
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					Canada	31
	France	26
	Canada	12

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Australia	27
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Uruguay	10
					Australia	26
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					Wales	24
	Wales	28
									February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Japan	12
									Australia	40
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
									France	0
	Scotland	50
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Mexico	0
					Scotland	12
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					France	17
	France	26
	Canada	12

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
	South Africa	19
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	New Zealand	7
					New Zealand	24
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					Fiji	12
	Fiji	10
									February 15 – San Diego, USA
	England	12
									New Zealand	22
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
									Kenya	7
	Samoa	5
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Argentina	21
					Samoa	12
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					Kenya	17
	Kenya	7
	United States	14

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
	South Africa	19
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	New Zealand	7
					South Africa	19
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					England	22
	Fiji	10
									February 15 – San Diego, USA
	England	12
									England	14
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
									Argentina	19
	Samoa	5
					February 15 – San Diego, USA
	Argentina	21
					Argentina	19
	February 15 – San Diego, USA
					United States	14
	Kenya	7
	United States	14

Statistics

Individual points

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

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

External links

• Official site of tournament organizers
• USA Sevens on irb.com
• IRB Sevens World Series
• USA Sevens on MySpace