2014β15 World Rugby Sevens | |
---|---|
Series XVI | |
Hosts | |
Date | 11 Oct 2014 β 17 May 2015 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | New Zealand |
β
2013β14
2015β16 β |
The 2014β15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999β2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four national teams qualifying automatically. [1]
The schedule for the 2014β15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014.
Leg | Stadium | City | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Cbus Super Stadium | Gold Coast | 11β12 October 2014 | Fiji |
Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 5β6 December 2014 | South Africa |
South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 13β14 December 2014 | South Africa |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 6β7 February 2015 | New Zealand |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 13β15 February 2015 | Fiji |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 27β29 March 2015 | Fiji |
Japan | Chichibunomiya Stadium | Tokyo | 4β5 April 2015 | England |
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium | Glasgow | 9β10 May 2015 | Fiji |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 16β17 May 2015 | United States |
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 2013β14 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 2013β14, were relegated and lost their status as a core team for the 2014β15 season.
Pos. |
Event Team
|
Gold Coast |
Dubai |
Port Elizabeth |
Wellington |
Las Vegas |
Hong Kong |
Tokyo |
Glasgow |
London |
Points total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | β | 1 | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 | 3 |
17 | Russia | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | 1 |
18 | Hong Kong | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1 |
19 | Zimbabwe | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
20 | Belgium | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 |
21 | Papua New Guinea | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
22 | American Samoa | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
Source: World Rugby [4]
Legend | |
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Qualification for the 2015β16 World Sevens Series | |
No colour | Core team in 2014β15 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2015β16 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2014β15 season |
Yellow | Not a core team |
Qualification for the 2016 Olympic Sevens | |
Qualified as one of the four highest placed eligible teams from the 2014β15 World Rugby Sevens Series not already qualified. [5] | |
Already confirmed for 2016 (host country Brazil) |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 31β24 | Samoa |
England (Third) South Africa |
Plate | New Zealand | 36β21 | Argentina |
Australia Wales |
Bowl | United States | 31β15 | France |
Portugal Scotland |
Shield | Canada | 40β7 | Kenya |
American Samoa Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 33β7 | Australia |
Fiji (Third) New Zealand |
Plate | Argentina | 26β12 | Scotland |
England Wales |
Bowl | Samoa | 31β21 | France |
Portugal United States |
Shield | Canada | 19β12 | Kenya |
Brazil Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 26β17 | New Zealand |
Australia (Third) Argentina |
Plate | United States | 21β14 | Fiji |
England Scotland |
Bowl | Canada | 24β5 | Kenya |
France Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 19β14 | Samoa |
Japan Zimbabwe |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 27β21 | England |
South Africa (Third) Scotland |
Plate | Fiji | 24β0 | Australia |
Kenya United States |
Bowl | France | 29β5 | Argentina |
Portugal Wales |
Shield | Canada | 26β10 | Samoa |
Japan Papua New Guinea |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 35β19 | New Zealand |
South Africa (Third) United States |
Plate | Australia | 21β14 | England |
Canada France |
Bowl | Kenya | 24β21 | Argentina |
Samoa Scotland |
Shield | Portugal | 19β12 | Wales |
Brazil Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 33β19 | New Zealand |
South Africa (Third) Samoa |
Plate | Australia | 21β17 | United States |
Argentina England |
Bowl | Scotland | 26β5 | France |
Wales Canada |
Shield | Kenya | 26β7 | Japan |
Belgium Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | England | 21β14 | South Africa |
Fiji (Third) Canada |
Plate | New Zealand | 21β14 | Scotland |
France Japan |
Bowl | United States | 17β12 | Australia |
Samoa Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 12β7 | Argentina |
Hong Kong Kenya |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 24β17 | New Zealand |
England (Third) United States |
Plate | South Africa | 12β10 | Scotland |
Australia Canada |
Bowl | Wales | 12β7 | Argentina |
France Kenya |
Shield | Samoa | 22β12 | Portugal |
Japan Russia |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | United States | 45β22 | Australia |
Fiji (Third) England |
Plate | New Zealand | 26β14 | South Africa |
Canada Scotland |
Bowl | Kenya | 26β12 | Argentina |
Samoa Wales |
Shield | Japan | 21β19 | France |
Brazil Portugal |
Rank | Player | Tries |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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
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2014β15 World Rugby Sevens | |
---|---|
Series XVI | |
Hosts | |
Date | 11 Oct 2014 β 17 May 2015 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third | New Zealand |
β
2013β14
2015β16 β |
The 2014β15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999β2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four national teams qualifying automatically. [1]
The schedule for the 2014β15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014.
Leg | Stadium | City | Date | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Cbus Super Stadium | Gold Coast | 11β12 October 2014 | Fiji |
Dubai | The Sevens | Dubai | 5β6 December 2014 | South Africa |
South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 13β14 December 2014 | South Africa |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | 6β7 February 2015 | New Zealand |
United States | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas | 13β15 February 2015 | Fiji |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Stadium | Hong Kong | 27β29 March 2015 | Fiji |
Japan | Chichibunomiya Stadium | Tokyo | 4β5 April 2015 | England |
Scotland | Scotstoun Stadium | Glasgow | 9β10 May 2015 | Fiji |
England | Twickenham Stadium | London | 16β17 May 2015 | United States |
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 2013β14 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 2013β14, were relegated and lost their status as a core team for the 2014β15 season.
Pos. |
Event Team
|
Gold Coast |
Dubai |
Port Elizabeth |
Wellington |
Las Vegas |
Hong Kong |
Tokyo |
Glasgow |
London |
Points total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | β | 1 | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 | 3 |
17 | Russia | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | 1 |
18 | Hong Kong | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | 1 |
19 | Zimbabwe | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
20 | Belgium | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | 1 |
21 | Papua New Guinea | β | β | β | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
22 | American Samoa | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1 |
Source: World Rugby [4]
Legend | |
---|---|
Qualification for the 2015β16 World Sevens Series | |
No colour | Core team in 2014β15 and re-qualified as a core team for the 2015β16 World Rugby Sevens Series |
Pink | Relegated as the lowest placed core team at the end of the 2014β15 season |
Yellow | Not a core team |
Qualification for the 2016 Olympic Sevens | |
Qualified as one of the four highest placed eligible teams from the 2014β15 World Rugby Sevens Series not already qualified. [5] | |
Already confirmed for 2016 (host country Brazil) |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 31β24 | Samoa |
England (Third) South Africa |
Plate | New Zealand | 36β21 | Argentina |
Australia Wales |
Bowl | United States | 31β15 | France |
Portugal Scotland |
Shield | Canada | 40β7 | Kenya |
American Samoa Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 33β7 | Australia |
Fiji (Third) New Zealand |
Plate | Argentina | 26β12 | Scotland |
England Wales |
Bowl | Samoa | 31β21 | France |
Portugal United States |
Shield | Canada | 19β12 | Kenya |
Brazil Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | South Africa | 26β17 | New Zealand |
Australia (Third) Argentina |
Plate | United States | 21β14 | Fiji |
England Scotland |
Bowl | Canada | 24β5 | Kenya |
France Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 19β14 | Samoa |
Japan Zimbabwe |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | New Zealand | 27β21 | England |
South Africa (Third) Scotland |
Plate | Fiji | 24β0 | Australia |
Kenya United States |
Bowl | France | 29β5 | Argentina |
Portugal Wales |
Shield | Canada | 26β10 | Samoa |
Japan Papua New Guinea |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 35β19 | New Zealand |
South Africa (Third) United States |
Plate | Australia | 21β14 | England |
Canada France |
Bowl | Kenya | 24β21 | Argentina |
Samoa Scotland |
Shield | Portugal | 19β12 | Wales |
Brazil Japan |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 33β19 | New Zealand |
South Africa (Third) Samoa |
Plate | Australia | 21β17 | United States |
Argentina England |
Bowl | Scotland | 26β5 | France |
Wales Canada |
Shield | Kenya | 26β7 | Japan |
Belgium Portugal |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | England | 21β14 | South Africa |
Fiji (Third) Canada |
Plate | New Zealand | 21β14 | Scotland |
France Japan |
Bowl | United States | 17β12 | Australia |
Samoa Wales |
Shield | Portugal | 12β7 | Argentina |
Hong Kong Kenya |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | Fiji | 24β17 | New Zealand |
England (Third) United States |
Plate | South Africa | 12β10 | Scotland |
Australia Canada |
Bowl | Wales | 12β7 | Argentina |
France Kenya |
Shield | Samoa | 22β12 | Portugal |
Japan Russia |
Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semifinalists |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | United States | 45β22 | Australia |
Fiji (Third) England |
Plate | New Zealand | 26β14 | South Africa |
Canada Scotland |
Bowl | Kenya | 26β12 | Argentina |
Samoa Wales |
Shield | Japan | 21β19 | France |
Brazil Portugal |
Rank | Player | Tries |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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
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