2014–15 Sevens World Series
2014–15 Sevens World Series | |
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Host nations |
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Date | 11 Oct 2014 – 17 May 2015 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | New Zealand |
Series details | |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The 2014–15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.[1]
Itinerary
The schedule for the 2014–15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014.
2014–15 Itinerary[2] | ||||
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Leg | Stadium | City | Date | Winner |
Australia | Cbus Super Stadium | Gold Coast | 11–12 October 2014 | Fiji |
Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 5–6 December 2014 | South Africa |
South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 13–14 December 2014 | South Africa |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 6–7 February 2015 | New Zealand |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 13–15 February 2015 | Fiji |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 27–29 March 2015 | Fiji |
Japan | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Tokyo | 4–5 April 2015 | England |
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium | Glasgow | 9–10 May 2015 | Fiji |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 16–17 May 2015 | United States |
Core teams
For each season, 15 core teams receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. Fourteen of these teams qualified via their placement in the 2013–14 series. In addition to the previous season's top 14, Japan joined the core teams as they were the winners of the qualifying tournament during the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. Spain, being the last placed core team for 2013–14, were relegated and lost their status as a core team for the 2014–15 season.
Table
Legend |
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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and qualified as a 2015–16 core team |
Qualified as a 2015–16 core team |
Relegated from the Sevens World Series |
Not a core team |
2014–15 Standings[3] | |||||||||||
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Pos. | Country | Australia | UAE | South Africa | New Zealand | USA | Hong Kong | Japan | Scotland | England | Overall |
1 | Fiji | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 164 |
2 | South Africa | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 154 |
3 | New Zealand | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 152 |
4 | England[a 1] | 17 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 132 |
5 | Australia | 10 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 120 |
6 | United States | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 108 |
7 | Scotland[a 1] | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 89 |
8 | Argentina | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 80 |
9 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 67 |
10 | Samoa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 64 |
11 | France | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 61 |
12 | Wales[a 1] | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 55 |
13 | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 46 |
14 | Portugal | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
15 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
16 | Brazil | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
17 | American Samoa | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Hong Kong | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Papua New Guinea | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Russia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Zimbabwe | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
- 1 2 3 By agreement between the three unions on the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), England, as highest finisher among those nations in the 2013–14 series, represented Great Britain in Olympic qualifying.[4] Following England's top-four finish, the final make-up of the Great Britain team will be determined by the British Olympic Association.
Tournaments
Gold Coast
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 31–24 | Samoa | England (Third) South Africa |
Plate | New Zealand | 36–21 | Argentina | Australia Wales |
Bowl | United States | 31–15 | France | Portugal Scotland |
Shield | Canada | 40–7 | Kenya | American Samoa Japan |
Dubai
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | South Africa | 33–7 | Australia | Fiji (Third) New Zealand |
Plate | Argentina | 26–12 | Scotland | England Wales |
Bowl | Samoa | 31–21 | France | Portugal United States |
Shield | Canada | 19–12 | Kenya | Brazil Japan |
Port Elizabeth
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | South Africa | 26–17 | New Zealand | Australia (Third) Argentina |
Plate | United States | 21–14 | Fiji | England Scotland |
Bowl | Canada | 24–5 | Kenya | France Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 19–14 | Samoa | Japan Zimbabwe |
Wellington
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | New Zealand | 27–21 | England | South Africa (Third) Scotland |
Plate | Fiji | 24–0 | Australia | Kenya United States |
Bowl | France | 29–5 | Argentina | Portugal Wales |
Shield | Canada | 26–10 | Samoa | Japan Papua New Guinea |
Las Vegas
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 35–19 | New Zealand | South Africa (Third) United States |
Plate | Australia | 21–14 | England | Canada France |
Bowl | Kenya | 24–21 | Argentina | Samoa Scotland |
Shield | Portugal | 19–12 | Wales | Brazil Japan |
Hong Kong
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 33–19 | New Zealand | South Africa (Third) Samoa |
Plate | Australia | 21–17 | United States | Argentina England |
Bowl | Scotland | 26–5 | France | Wales Canada |
Shield | Kenya | 26–7 | Japan | Belgium Portugal |
Tokyo
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | England | 21–14 | South Africa | Fiji (Third) Canada |
Plate | New Zealand | 21–14 | Scotland | France Japan |
Bowl | United States | 17–12 | Australia | Samoa Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 12–7 | Argentina | Hong Kong Kenya |
Glasgow
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | Fiji | 24–17 | New Zealand | England (Third) United States |
Plate | South Africa | 12–10 | Scotland | Australia Canada |
Bowl | Wales | 12–7 | Argentina | France Kenya |
Shield | Samoa | 22–12 | Portugal | Japan Russia |
London
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
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Cup | United States | 45–22 | Australia | Fiji (Third) England |
Plate | New Zealand | 26–14 | South Africa | Canada Scotland |
Bowl | Kenya | 26–12 | Argentina | Samoa Wales |
Shield | Japan | 21–19 | France | Brazil Portugal |
Player scoring
Rank | Player | Tries |
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1 | Seabelo Senatla | 47 |
2 | Savenaca Rawaca | 42 |
3 | Semi Kunatani | 40 |
4 | Carlin Isles | 32 |
4 | Cameron Clark | 32 |
6 | Pama Fou | 31 |
7 | Joe Webber | 30 |
7 | Samoa Toloa | 30 |
9 | Sherwin Stowers | 29 |
10 | Perry Baker | 28 |
Updated: 5 June 2015
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Osea Kolinisau | 312 |
2 | Madison Hughes | 296 |
3 | Seabelo Senatla | 235 |
4 | Terry Bouhraoua | 229 |
5 | Cameron Clark | 218 |
6 | Tom Mitchell | 216 |
7 | Savenaca Rawaca | 210 |
8 | Colin Gregor | 207 |
9 | Branco du Preez | 201 |
10 | Semi Kunatani | 200 |
Updated: 5 June 2015
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Fiji beat Samoa in sevens to lead race for Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series 2013/14 dates set". irbsevens.com. 2012-05-17.
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series Standings". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "England nominated to qualify GB for Olympics" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.