2020 Sydney Sevens
The 2020 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the Australian Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 February 2019 at Western Sydney Stadium. Fiji won the tournament to claim their sixth Australian title, narrowly defeating South Africa in the final by 12–10.
| 2020 Sydney Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXI | |
| Host nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Date | 1–2 February 2020 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Third |  United States |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Tries scored | 202 (average 5.941 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Angelo Davids (40) Napolioni Bolaca (40) |
| Top try scorer | Angelo Davids (8) |
← 2019 2021 → | |
This was second tournament in 2019–20 to have only one team from each pool qualify to the cup knockout phase.
Format
The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams, with each team playing the others in their pool once. The knockout round qualifications were determined by the final pool standings, with the four teams that topped their pool advancing to the semifinals to compete for berths in the cup final or third place match.[1]
The remaining teams had only one further classification match each, based on their position, table points and differential in the pool standings. The four teams that finished second in their pool were paired into direct playoffs for either 5th place or 7th place. The teams that finished third were paired into the playoffs for 9th or 11th. Teams that were last in their pool were paired into playoffs for 13th place or 15th place.[2]
Pool stage
All times in AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 19 | +90 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 7 | 5th-place playoff |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 130 | –99 | 5 | 11th-place playoff |
| 4 |  Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 73 | –33 | 3 | 15th-place playoff |
1 February 2020 13:09 |
| Kenya |
14–28 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Injera 1'c Olindi 14'c Con: Injera (1/1) 1' Taabu (1/1) 14' |
Report | Try: Tuimaba (2) 3'c, 11'c Botitu 6'c Vakurunabili 7'c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 3', 7' Nacuqu (2/2) 8', 11' |
1 February 2020 13:31 |
| New Zealand |
54–5 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Mikkelson 1'c Clarke (2) 2'c, 6'c Dickson 4'm Rayasi (2) 5', 9' Nanai-Seturo 8'c Ware 10'c Con: Koroi (6/7) 1', 3', 5', 6', 8', 9' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 11' |
Report | Try: Goodchild 12'm Con: Thomas (0/1) |
1 February 2020 19:05 |
| Kenya |
21–26 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Amonde 1'c Injera 9'c Taabu 12'c Con: Taabu (2/2) 1', 9' Olindi (1/1) 12' |
Report | Try: Thomas 4'm Roach 7'c Jones 13'c Treharne 14'c Con: Treharne (2/3) 7', 14' Benjamin (1/1) 14' |
1 February 2020 19:33 |
| New Zealand |
5–26 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Ware 9'm Con: Koroi (0/1) |
Report | Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 5'c Mocenacagi 3'c Nacuqu 12'm Con: Bolaca (3/3) 1', 4', 5' Nacuqu (0/1) |
2 February 2020 12:19 |
| Fiji |
55–0 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Nacuqu 0'c Tuimaba (2) 2'c, 3'm Derenalagi 6'c Tuwai 7'm Bolaca 7'c Ratuvoka 11'm Naduva 13'c Ikanikoda 14'm Con: Bolaca (3/5) 0', 2', 6' Ikanikoda (2/3) 7', 13' Botitu (0/1) |
Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 26 | +86 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 |  Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 78 | –19 | 7 | 7th-place playoff |
| 3 |  France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 58 | –17 | 5 | 9th-place playoff |
| 4 |  Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 88 | –50 | 3 | 15th-place playoff |
1 February 2020 11:41 |
| Argentina |
14–52 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Osadczuk 10'c del Mestre 14'c Con: Ulloa (2/2) 11', 14' |
Report | Try: Pretorius 1'c S. Davids (2) 3'c, 9'c A. Davids (3) 5'm, 12'c, 13'c Geduld 7'c Z. Davids 7'm Con: Geduld (2/2) 1', 9' S. Davids (2/4) 3', 7' du Preez (2/2) 12', 14' |
1 February 2020 12:03 |
| France |
24–17 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Siega 0'm Riva 2'c Veredamu 7'm Zeghdar 14'c Con: Riva (2/4) 2', 14' |
Report | Try: Leilua 5'c Vaili 8'm Tuitama 12' Con: Leilua (1/1) 6' Alosio (0/1) |
1 February 2020 17:08 |
| Argentina |
28–21 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Gonzalez 0'c Schulz 4'c Mare (2) 12'c, 13'c Con: Mare (3/3) 0', 4', 14' del Mestre (1/1) 12' |
Report | Try: Vaili 2'c Perez 6'c Scanlan 10'c Con: Vaili (1/1) 2' Perez (1/1) 6' Alosio (1/1) 10' |
1 February 2020 17:30 |
| France |
12–24 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Valleau (2) 3'c, 8'm Con: Barraque (1/2) 3' |
Report | Try: A. Davids (3) 0'c, 7'm, 11'm Pretorius 4'c Con: S. Davids (2/4) 1', 5' |
2 February 2020 10:51 |
| South Africa |
36–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Pretorius (2) 1'm, 8'm S. Davids 4'c A. Davids (2) 5'c, 10'c du Plessis 14'm Con: S. Davids (2/4) 4', 6' du Preez (1/2) 10' |
Report |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 28 | +92 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 6 | 5th-place playoff |
| 3 |  Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 85 | –35 | 4 | 11th-place playoff |
| 4 |  Japan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 99 | –64 | 4 | 13th-place playoff |
1 February 2020 10:57 |
| United States |
32–14 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Pinkelman (2) 1'm, 7'm Tomasin (2) 3'm, 13'm Melphy 8'm Unufe 9'c Con: Tomasin (1/6) 10' |
Report | Try: McFarland 5'c Godsmark 14'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 6' Lowe (1/1) 14' |
1 February 2020 11:19 |
| Australia |
33–7 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Anderson 1'c Skelton 6'c Turner 8'm Pietsch 10'c Miller 13'c Con: Holland (2/3) 1', 6' Longbottom (2/2) 11', 13' |
Report | Try: Oishi 14'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 14' |
1 February 2020 16:24 |
| United States |
45–7 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Baker (2) 0'c, 4'c Melphy 7'c Fuala'au 7'c Isles (3) 10'c, 11'm, 13'm Con: Tomasin (3/3) 1', 4', 7' Melphy (2/4) 7', 10' |
Report | Try: Hayashi 2'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 3' |
1 February 2020 16:46 |
| Australia |
31–14 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Hutchison 2'c Turner 5'c Longbottom (2) 10'c, 13'm Anderson 14' Con: Holland (3/4) 3', 6', 11' |
Report | Try: Fergusson 4'c Penalty try 9' Con: Lowe (1/1) 4' |
2 February 2020 10:07 |
| Scotland |
21–21 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Elms 4'c McFarland 6'c Fife 13'c Con: Fergusson (2/2) 5', 6' Lowe (1/1) 13' |
Report | Try: Kano 1'c Yamauchi 3'c Noguchi 7'c Con: Kano (3/3) 2', 3', 7' |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 26 | +66 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 |  Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 7th-place playoff |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 73 | –19 | 5 | 9th-place playoff |
| 4 |  Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 85 | –47 | 5 | 13th-place playoff |
1 February 2020 12:25 |
| Canada |
28–19 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Coe 4'c Hirayama 7'c Richard 10'c Jones 12'c Con: Hirayama (4/4) 5', 7', 10', 12' |
Report | Try: McNulty 3'm Conroy 6'c O'Donnell 8'c Con: Dardis (2/3) 6', 8' |
1 February 2020 12:47 |
| England |
47–0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Edwards 2'c Harris (2) 5'c, 6'm Bowen 7'c Kerr 9'c Norton 10'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Con: Edwards (1/1) 2' Bibby (3/4) 5', 7', 9' Mitchell (2/2) 11', 13' |
Report |
1 February 2020 18:05 |
| Canada |
12–28 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Coe 4'm Richard 10'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 11' |
Report | Try: Losada (2) 0'c, 6'c Pla 7'c M. Sainz-Trapaga 12'c Con: Hernández (3/3) 1', 6', 7', 13' |
1 February 2020 18:35 |
| England |
19–12 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Harris 7'c Norton (2) 7'm, 8'c Con: Mitchell (1/2) 7' Bibby (1/1) 9' |
Report | Try: Dardis 5'c Kennedy 14'm Con: Dardis (1/1) 6' Lennox (0/1) |
2 February 2020 11:35 |
| Ireland |
26–10 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Kennedy (2) 1'm, 5'c Kelly 4'c Penalty try 8' Con: Dardis (2/3) 4', 6' |
Report | Try: M. Sainz-Trapaga 7'm de la Rosa 12'm Con: Hernández (0/2) |
Placement matches
Fifteenth place
Thirteenth place
Eleventh place
Seventh place
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 February – 16:20 – Western Sydney Stadium | ||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||
| 2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||
| South Africa | 10 | |||||
| 2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium | ||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||
| Fiji | 17 | |||||
| England | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 February – 19:29 – Western Sydney Stadium | ||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||
| England | 10 | |||||
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Semi-finals
3rd place
Cup Final |
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Fiji | 22 |
 |
South Africa | 19 |
 |
United States | 17 |
| 4 | England | 15 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 12 |
| 7 | Ireland | 11 |
| 8 | Argentina | 10 |
References
- "Rebellion threat as World Rugby changes sevens format". Stuff.co.nz. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Richardson, James (23 December 2019). "World Sevens Series: World Rugby face mutiny over format change". The South African. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
| World Sevens Series XIX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 2020 New Zealand Sevens |
2020 Sydney Sevens | Succeeded by 2020 USA Sevens |
| Australian Sevens | ||
| Preceded by 2019 Sydney Sevens |
2020 Sydney Sevens | Succeeded by 2021 Sydney Sevens |
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