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2019 Canada Sevens
2018–19 World Series
Host nation Canada Canada
Date9–10 March 2019
Cup
Champion  South Africa
Runner-up  France
Third  Fiji
Challenge Trophy
Winner  Australia
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored295 (average 6.56 per match)
Most points Connor Braid (59)
Most tries Simon Kennewell (8)
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The 2019 Canada Sevens was the fourth edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 9–10 March at BC Place in Vancouver.

Format

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the winner of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Chile: [1]

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time ( UTC−08:00).

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 81 17 +64 9
  United States 3 2 0 1 80 52 +28 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 43 71 –28 5
  Chile 3 0 0 3 31 95 –64 3
9 March 2019
11:20
South Africa 43–0  Chile
Try: Pretorius (2) 0'c, 11'c
Soyizwapi (2) 1'm, 5'c
S. Davids (2) 4'c, 9'm
du Plessis 14'm
Con: S. Davids (4/7) 0', 4', 5', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans ( Wales)
9 March 2019
11:42
United States 40–14  Wales
Try: Isles (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'm
Iosefo 7'c
Hughes 11'c
Tupuola 14'c
Con: Williams (2/2) 3', 5'
Niua (1/2) 7'
Hughes (2/2) 11', 14'		Try: Bagshaw 1'c
Smith 7'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 1'
Treharne (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White ( Scotland)
9 March 2019
14:52
South Africa 19–10  Wales
Try: Snyman 3'm
S. Davids 6'c
Pretorius 8'c
Con: S. Davids (2/3) 7', 9'		Try: Cambriani 0'm
Roach 12'm
Con: Treharne (0/2)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way ( Australia)
9 March 2019
15:14
United States 33–19  Chile
Try: Williams 4'c
Pinkelman 8'c
Isles (2) 10'm, 12'c
Tomasin 14'c
Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 8', 13', 14'		Try: De Vidts (2) 1'm, 3'c
Fernández 7'
Con: Fernández (1/2) 3', 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider ( Argentina)
9 March 2019
18:24
Chile 12–19  Wales
Try: Blanc 6'c
De Vidts 7'm
Con: Fernández (1/2) 6'		Try: Davies 1'c
Rogers 8'c
Jenkins 9'm
Con: Davies (2/3) 2', 9'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González ( Uruguay)
9 March 2019
18:46
United States 7–19  South Africa
Try: Tomasin 10'c
Con: Hughes (1/1) 11'		Try: Pretorius (2) 1'c, 12'm
Gans 4'c
Con: S. Davids (2/2) 1', 5'
Du Preez (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly ( New Zealand)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 90 50 +40 7
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 86 55 +31 7
  Canada 3 2 0 1 69 78 –9 7
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 45 107 –62 3
9 March 2019
10:36
Fiji 36–12  Kenya
Try: Mocenacagi (2) 0'm, 12'c
Naduva (2) 2'c, 6'm
Tuwai 7'
Veilawa 10'c
Con: Botitu (1/3) 3'
Veilawa (2/2) 11', 12'		Try: Olindi 9'm
Onyala 11'c
Con: Taabu (1/2) 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider ( Argentina)
9 March 2019
10:58
Samoa 38–7  Canada
Try: Vaili (2) 1'c, 7'c
Afamasaga 8'c
Mealoi 9'm
Paulo 11'c
Perez 13'm
Con: Mealoi (3/4) 1', 7', 8'
Paulo (1/2) 11'		Try: Fuailefau 5'c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 5'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way ( Australia)
9 March 2019
14:08
Fiji 19–26  Canada
Try: Veilawa 4'c
Mocenacagi 6'c
Tuimaba 10'c
Con: Veilawa (2/3) 4', 10'		Try: Mullins 1'm
Braid 2'c
Fuailefau 8'c
Jones 11'c
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 3', 9', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans ( Wales)
9 March 2019
14:30
Samoa 35–12  Kenya
Try: Perez (2) 0'c, 6'c
Motuga (2) 2'c, 14'
Vaili 4'c
Con: Mealoi (4/4) 0', 3', 5', 7', 14'		Try: Taabu (2) 9'c
Con: Taabu (1/1) 9'
Wanjala (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte ( Portugal)
9 March 2019
17:40
Kenya 21–36  Canada
Try: Kuto (2) 6'c, 7'
Taabu 14'c
Con: Taabu (2/2) 6', 7'
Olindi 14'		Try: Mullins 0'm
Braid (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'c
Cejvanovic 10'm
Berna 13'm
Con: Braid (3/5) 3', 5', 9'
Kay (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White ( Scotland)
9 March 2019
18:02
Samoa 17–31  Fiji
Try: Tuimaba 1'c
Mocenacagi 5'c
Naduva 7'm
Tuwai 8'c
Veilawa 10'm
Con: Veilawa (3/5) 1', 5', 8'		Try: Samuelu 3'm
Motuga 9'c
Vaili 14'm
Con: Tusitala (1/2) 10' Mealoi (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier ( France)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 105 45 +60 7
  France 3 2 0 1 54 72 –18 7
  Australia 3 1 0 2 46 71 –25 5
  Spain 3 1 0 2 50 67 –17 5
9 March 2019
9:52
Australia 17–14  Spain
Try: Malouf 4'm
Kennewell (2) 7'm, 8'c
Con: Porch (1/3) 9'		Try: Carrión 2'c
Alonso 12'c
Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier ( France)
9 March 2019
10:14
New Zealand 45–7  France
Try: Molia 1'c
Koroi 5'c
Ravouvou 6'm
Mikkelson 9'c
Dickson 10'c
Knewstubb 13'c
Ng Shiu 14'm
Con: Koroi (4/5) 2', 5', 9', 10'
Knewstubb (1/2) 13'		Try: Alerte 7'c
Con: Barraque (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González ( Uruguay)
9 March 2019
13:24
Australia 17–21  France
Try: Hutchison 2'm
Kennewell 8'm
O'Donnell 13'c
Con: Porch (1/2) 13'
Holland (0/1)		Try: Lakafia 6'c
Mignot 7'c
Siega 10'c
Con: Barraque (3/3) 6', 7', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly ( New Zealand)
9 March 2019
13:46
New Zealand 24–26  Spain
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'm, 10c
Knewstubb 3'c
Dickson 13'
Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 4', 10'		Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 6'c
Hernández 7'c
Losada 7'c
Pol Pla 14'
Con: Hernández (2/2) 6', 7', 8'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White ( Scotland)
9 March 2019
16:56
Spain 10–26  France
Try: Pla 5'm
Martínez 10'm
Con: Mateu (0/2)		Try: Bonnefond 7'c
Siega (2) 7'c, 11'c
Lakafia 13'
Con: Barraque (3/4) 7', 8', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte ( Portugal)
9 March 2019
17:18
New Zealand 36–12  Australia
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'c, 7'm
Dickson 2'm
Mikkelson 4'c
McGarvey Black 12'c
Koroi 12'm
Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 2', 4'
McGarvey-Black (1/1) 12'
Koroi (0/1)		Try: Pietsch 10'c
Porch 14'm
Con: Holland (1/1) 10'
Porch (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans ( Wales)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 73 28 +45 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 69 54 +15 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 50 59 −9 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 21 72 −51 3
9 March 2019
9:08
England 21−7  Scotland
Try: Muir 4'c
Mitchell (2/2) 9'c, 14'c
Con: Bibby (3/3) 5', 9', 14'		Try: McFarland 7'c
Con: Lowe (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly ( New Zealand)
9 March 2019
9:30
Argentina 24−7  Japan
Try: Schulz 1'm
Álvarez 6'c
Gonzalez 10'm
Luna 12'c
Con: Mare (2/4) 7', 12'		Try: Koyama 3'c
Con: Goya (1/1) 4'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte ( Portugal)
9 March 2019
12:40
England 19−7  Japan
Try: Olowofela (2) 0'c, 4'c
Bowen 5'm
Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 5'		Try: Goto 11'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González ( Uruguay)
9 March 2019
13:02
Argentina 31−14  Scotland
Try: Gonzalez 3'c
Mare 5'
Álvarez 8'c
Barbier 12'm
de la Vega 14'm
Con: Mare (3/4) 4', 6', 8'
Bazan Velez (0/1)		Try: Coombes (2) 7'c, 10'c
Con: Lowe (2/2) 7', 10'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier ( France)
9 March 2019
16:12
Scotland 29−7  Japan
Try: Farndale (3) 2'm, 5'm, 11'm
Elms 8'c
Ross McCann 14'c
Con: Lowe (1/3) 9'
McCann (1/1) 14'
Fergusson (0/1)		Try: Soejima 7'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider ( Argentina)
9 March 2019
16:34
Argentina 14−33  England
Try: Gonzalez (2/2) 12'c, 14'c
Con: Ulloa (1/1) 12'
Bazan Velez (1/1) 14'		Try: Norton 1'c
Muir 7'c
Burgess 7'c
Bowen 10'm
Glover 13'c
Con: Bibby (3/3) 2', 7', 8'
Edwards (1/2) 13'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way ( Australia)

Knockout stage

All times in Pacific Daylight Time ( UTC−07:00).

Thirteenth Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March 2019 – 12:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Japan22
 
10 March 2019 – 16:12 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Kenya14
 
  Japan10
 
10 March 2019 – 13:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Spain15
 
  Chile12
 
 
  Spain28
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 March 2019 – 9:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Wales35
 
10 March 2019 – 13:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Japan0
 
  Wales22
 
10 March 2019 – 9:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Australia33
 
  Australia47
 
10 March 2019 – 16:37 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Kenya7
 
  Australia35
 
10 March 2019 – 10:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Canada21
 
  Scotland25
 
10 March 2019 – 13:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Chile5
 
  Scotland14
 
10 March 2019 – 10:36 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Canada19
 
  Canada33
 
 
  Spain7
 

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March 2019 – 14:24 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  Argentina21
 
10 March 2019 – 17:07 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  New Zealand26
 
  New Zealand26
 
10 March 2019 – 14:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  England19
 
  England33
 
 
  Samoa14
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 March 2019 – 11:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
  South Africa33
 
10 March 2019 – 15:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Argentina12
 
  South Africa31
 
10 March 2019 – 11:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Fiji12
 
  New Zealand21
 
10 March 2019 – 18:19 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  Fiji22
 
  South Africa21
 
10 March 2019 – 11:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  France12
 
  England19
 
10 March 2019 – 15:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  United States21
 
  United States5
 
10 March 2019 – 12:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  France33 Third place
 
  Samoa12
 
10 March 2019 – 17:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
  France35
 
  Fiji24
 
 
  United States14
 

Tournament placings

Place Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)   South Africa 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   France 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Fiji 17
4   United States 15
5   New Zealand 13
6   England 12
7   Argentina 10
  Samoa 10
Place Team Points
9   Australia 8
10   Canada 7
11   Scotland 5
  Wales 5
13   Spain 3
14   Japan 2
15   Chile 1
  Kenya 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Simon Kennewell 8
2 Dylan Pietsch 7
3 Carlin Isles 6
Connor Braid
Jamie Farndale
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Selvyn Davids 59
2 Connor Braid 54
3 Jean-Pascal Barraque 49
4 Simon Kennewell 40
5 Terio Veilawa 38

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament: [2]

Forwards Backs
South Africa JC Pretorius
United States Stephen Tomasin
Samoa Tofatu Solia		 South Africa Selvyn Davids
France Stephen Parez
France Jean-Pascal Barraque
Canada Connor Braid

References

  1. ^ "Chile crowned Sudamérica Rugby Sevens champions". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Seven stars make up your Dream Team in Vancouver". World Rugby. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

External links

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