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2020 Sydney Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation	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 5.94 per match)
Most points	Angelo Davids (40) Napolioni Bolaca (40)
Most tries	Angelo Davids (8)
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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.

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.

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.

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	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

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'

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)

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'

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)

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

New Zealand	19–5	Kenya
Try: Rayasi 1'c Mikkelson 3'm Dickson 11'c Con: Curry (1/1) 2' McGarvey-Black (1/2) 11'	Report	Try: Mwale 7'm Con: Taabu (0/1)

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

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'

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)

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'

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'

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

France	5−17	Argentina
Try: Siega 2'm Con: Riva (0/1)	Report	Try: Mare 0'm Gonzalez 5'c Etchart 9'm Con: Mare (1/3) 6'

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	7	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

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

Australia	7–43	United States
Try: Holland 3'c Con: Holland (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Melphy 0'c Baker (3) 1'c, 5'c, 9'm Isles (2) 8'm, 10'c Leuta 12'm Con: Melphy (4/5) 0', 2', 6', 11' Tomasin (0/2)

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	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

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'

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

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'

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)

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)

England	26–14	Canada
Try: Ellery 3'c Kerr 6'm Harris 11'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Con: Bibby (1/1) 3' Mitchell (2/3) 11', 12'	Report	Try: Braid 1'c Coe 9'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 2', 9'

Placement matches

Fifteenth place

Kenya	12–19	Samoa
Try: Ambaka 5'c Onyala 11'm Con: Olindi (1/1) 6' Taabu (0/1)	Report	Try: Solia 0'm Alofipo 9'c Scanlan 12'c Con: Scanlan 10' Alosio (1/2) 13'

Thirteenth place

Spain	14–7	Japan
Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 3'c Fontes 7'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 7'	Report	Try: Tsuoka 11'c Con: Kano (1/1) 11'

Eleventh place

Wales	5–21	Scotland
Try: Goodchild 12'm Con: Treharne (0/1)	Report	Try: Pecqueur 6'c Fergusson 7'c Miller 9'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 7' Lowe (2/2) 8', 9'

Ninth place

France	7−0	Canada
Try: Valleau 1'c Con: Riva (1/1) 2'	Report

Seventh place

Argentina	12−21	Ireland
Try: Etchart 0'm Isgro 3'c Con: Mare (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: Kennedy 7'c O'Shea 9'c Conroy 14'c Con: Dardis (3/3) 8', 10', 14'

Fifth place

New Zealand	24−5	Australia
Try: Molia 0'c Ware 4'm Collier 9'c Clarke 11'm Con: McGarvey-Black (2/4) 0', 9'	Report	Try: Anderson 14'c Con: Holland (1/1) 14'

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

Matches

Semi-finals 2 February 2020 16:20 South Africa  19–12  United States Try: Pretorius 0'm S. Davids 5'c Gans 10'c Con: S. Davids (2/3) 6', 10' Report Try: Iosefo 2'm Pinkelman 4'c Con: Melphy (1/2) 4' Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia) 2 February 2020 16:42 Fiji  17–14  England Try: Bolaca 2'c Nacuqu 7'm Tuwai 9;m Con: Bolaca (1/1) 2' Nacuqu (0/2) Report Try: Penalty try 11' Mitchell 13'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 13' Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 3rd place 2 February 2020 18:59 United States  17–10  England Try: Baker 0'c Con: Tomasin (1/2) 1' Melphy (0/1) Report Try: Hendy 7'm Lindsay-Hague 14'm Con: Mitchell (0/1) Edwards (0/1) Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Cup Final 2 February 2020 19:56 South Africa  10–12  Fiji Try: Bolaca (2) 1'c, 6'm Con: Bolaca (1/1) 1' Botitu (0/1) Report Try: Pretorius 3'm Z. Davids 10'm Con: S. Davids (0/2) Western Sydney Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

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

Place	Team	Points
9	France	8
10	Canada	7
11	Scotland	6
12	Wales	5
13	Spain	4
14	Japan	3
15	Samoa	2
16	Kenya	1

See also

• 2020 Sydney Women's Sevens
• World Rugby Sevens Series
• 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series

References

1. "Rebellion threat as World Rugby changes sevens format". Stuff.co.nz. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Richardson, James (23 December 2019). "World Sevens Series: World Rugby face mutiny over format change". The South African. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Tournament site
• World Rugby info

• Australian Sevens
• 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series
• 2020 in Australian rugby union
• February 2020 sports events in Australia