2008 USA Sevens
The USA Sevens, with the New Zealand brewery Steinlager as the presenting sponsor, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, which took place on February 9 and February 10 at Petco Park in San Diego, California, was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series.
The top-level Cup competition was won by New Zealand, who became the first team in the history of the IRB Sevens to win the first four tournaments of a season; it was also the Kiwis' sixth consecutive tournament win overall. In the Cup semifinal against Kenya, they made history with their 35th consecutive match win in the IRB Sevens, breaking their own record set in 2001/02. They took the record to 36 with their final win over South Africa.[1]
The second-level Plate was won by Fiji in a sudden-death extra time thriller against Argentina. In the Bowl final, Wales beat the hosts in another thriller, in which the USA scored a try after the final horn, but missed the conversion that would have sent the match to extra time. The remaining trophy, the Shield, went to Australia.[1]
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand3 3 0 0 85 0 +85 9 
Scotland3 1 0 2 31 53 −22 5 
France3 1 0 2 38 65 −27 5 
Wales3 1 0 2 21 57 −36 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | New Zealand |
19 – 0 | Wales |
| February 9, 2008 | Scotland |
19 – 12 | France |
| February 9, 2008 | New Zealand |
39 – 0 | France |
| February 9, 2008 | Scotland |
12 – 14 | Wales |
| February 9, 2008 | Wales |
7 – 26 | France |
| February 9, 2008 | New Zealand |
27 – 0 | Scotland |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa3 3 0 0 69 29 +40 9 
Fiji3 2 0 1 109 35 +74 7 
Australia3 1 0 2 59 46 +13 5 
West Indies3 0 0 3 17 144 −127 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | Fiji |
26 – 7 | Australia |
| February 9, 2008 | Samoa |
33 – 5 | West Indies |
| February 9, 2008 | Fiji |
66 – 7 | West Indies |
| February 9, 2008 | Samoa |
15 – 7 | Australia |
| February 9, 2008 | Australia |
45 – 5 | West Indies |
| February 9, 2008 | Fiji |
17 – 21 | Samoa |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Argentina3 3 0 0 76 31 +45 9 
Kenya3 2 0 1 69 26 +43 7 
Canada3 1 0 2 66 48 +18 5 
Chile3 0 0 3 7 113 −106 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | Argentina |
22 – 19 | Canada |
| February 9, 2008 | Kenya |
38 – 0 | Chile |
| February 9, 2008 | Argentina |
35 – 0 | Chile |
| February 9, 2008 | Kenya |
19 – 7 | Canada |
| February 9, 2008 | Canada |
40 – 7 | Chile |
| February 9, 2008 | Argentina |
19 – 12 | Kenya |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England3 3 0 0 90 31 +59 9 
South Africa3 2 0 1 99 14 +85 7 
United States3 1 0 2 73 64 +9 5 
Mexico3 0 0 3 0 141 −141 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | South Africa |
36 – 0 | United States |
| February 9, 2008 | England |
48 – 0 | Mexico |
| February 9, 2008 | South Africa |
53 – 0 | Mexico |
| February 9, 2008 | England |
28 – 21 | United States |
| February 9, 2008 | United States |
52 – 0 | Mexico |
| February 9, 2008 | South Africa |
10 – 14 | England |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| France |
26 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| West Indies |
5 | |||||||||
| West Indies |
17 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Chile |
19 | |||||||||
| United States |
40 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Chile |
12 | |||||||||
| Chile |
12 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Australia |
24 | |||||||||
| Canada |
45 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Australia |
63 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| Wales |
19 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| France |
26 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| West Indies |
5 | |||||||||
| France |
10 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||
| United States |
40 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Chile |
12 | |||||||||
| United States |
19 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Wales |
21 | |||||||||
| Canada |
45 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Mexico |
0 | |||||||||
| Canada |
14 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Wales |
22 | |||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| Wales |
19 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
28 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
5 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
21 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| England |
14 | |||||||||
| England |
7 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
17 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
26 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
21 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
24 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
22 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
14 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
24 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
12 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
28 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
50 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
10 | |||||||||
| England |
7 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
27 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
12 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
24 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
22 | |||||||||
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
12 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
24 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
12 | |||||||||
Notes and references
- 1 2 "New Zealand maintain Series dominance in USA" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2008-02-10. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
External links
- Official site of tournament organizers
- USA Sevens on irb.com
- IRB Sevens World Series
- USA Sevens on MySpace