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2019 London Sevens

The 2019 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 25–26 May 2019.

2019 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nationEngland England
Date25–26 May 2019
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Australia
Third United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored306 (average 6.8 per match)
Most points Andrew Knewstubb (46)
Most tries Aminiasi Tuimaba (7)
Maurice Longbottom (7)
← 2018
2022 →

Format edit

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.

Teams edit

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series champion and core team for the 2019–20 season, Ireland.[1][2]

Pool stages edit

All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).[3]

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 134 35 +99 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 59 69 –10 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 69 61 +8 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 19 116 –97 3
25 May 2019
10:58
Argentina  12–14  Canada
Try: Álvarez 1'c
Con: del Mestre (1/2) 2'		ReportTry: Mullins 3'c
Douglas 6'c
Con: Hirayama (2/2) 4', 7'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
25 May 2019
11:20
South Africa  49–0  Japan
Try: Arendse (2) 1'c, 12'c
du Preez 3'c
Geduld 4'c
Soyizwapi 6'c
Davids 9'c
Makata 14'c
Con: du Preez (4/4) 2', 3', 5', 6'
Davids (3/3) 9', 12', 14'		Report
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
25 May 2019
14:04
Argentina  36–7  Japan
Try: Osadczuk 1'c
Vanni 2'm
Schulz 3'm
Sábato 7'c
Ulloa (2) 13'c, 14'm
Con: Bazan Velez (2/4) 1', 8'
Ulloa (1/2) 13'		ReportTry: Toloke 5'c
Con: Hashino (1/1) 5'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
25 May 2019
14:26
South Africa  45–14  Canada
Try: Kok (2) 0'c, 10'm
Arendse 4'c
Soyizwapi 7'm
Pretorius 8'c
Visser 13'c
Davids 14'c
Con: du Preez (2/3) 1', 5'
Davids (3/4) 9', 13', 14'		ReportTry: Mullins 3'c
McCloskey 6'c
Con: Hirayama (2/2) 3', 7'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
25 May 2019
17:10
Canada  31–12  Japan
Try: Zaruba (3) 0'c, 4'c, 6'm
Douglas 8'c
Thiel 12'm
Con: Hirayama (3/4) 0', 5', 8'
Jones (0/1)		ReportTry: Sakai 3'm
Hashino 10'c
Con: Sakai (1/2) 11'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
25 May 2019
17:32
South Africa  40–21  Argentina
Try: Soyizwapi (2) 2'c, 6'c
Arendse 5'c
Gans 8'c
du Plessis 9'm
Kok 13'c
Con: du Preez (3/3) 3', 5', 7'
Davids (2/3) 8', 14'		ReportTry: Schulz 4'c
Sábato (2) 11'c, 12'c
Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 4'
Revol (1/1) 11'
Ulloa (1/1) 12'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 81 44 +37 9
  France 3 2 0 1 63 62 +1 7
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 55 75 –20 5
  Samoa 3 0 0 3 51 69 –18 3
25 May 2019
10:14
Samoa  14–22  France
Try: Matavao 6'c
Afamasaga 7'c
Con: Alosio (1/1) 6'
Tila Mealoi (1/1) 8'		ReportTry: Veredamu (2) 0'c, 5'm
Alerte 9'm
Laugel 11'm
Con: Barraque (1/4) 1'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
25 May 2019
10:36
Fiji  24–17  Kenya
Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 8'm Derenalagi 6'm
Dranisinukula 12'c
Con: Ikanikoda (2/4) 0', 12'		ReportTry: Mwale (2) 1'm, 7'c
Oluoch 9'm
Con: Olindi (1/2) 7'
Taabu (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
25 May 2019
13:20
Samoa  20–21  Kenya
Try: Matavao 1'm
Alosio 4'm
Leilua 7'm
Motuga 14'm
Con: Mealoi (0/2)
Vaili (0/1)
Leilua (0/1)		ReportTry: Onyala (3) 5', 6', 12'
Con: Olindi (3/3) 5', 6', 12'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
25 May 2019
13:42
Fiji  31–10  France
Try: Derenalagi 2'c
Botitu 4'c
Naduva 11'c
Tuwai 12'm
Ikanikoda 13'm
Con: Botitu (2/2) 2', 4'
Ikanikoda (1/3) 11'		ReportTry: Barraque 7'm
Riva 9'm
Con: Barraque (0/2)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
25 May 2019
16:26
France  31–17  Kenya
Try: Riva 4'c
Barraque 6'c
Siega (2) 10'm, 13'm
Bonnefond 12'c
Con: Barraque (2/4) 5', 13'
Parez (1/1) 7'		ReportTry: Mwale (2) 0'c, 7'm
Ojee 2'm
Con: Olindi (1/3) 1'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
25 May 2019
16:48
Fiji  26–17  Samoa
Try: Vakurunabili 1'c
Mocenacagi 8'c
Tuivuaka 13'c
Nacuqu 14'
Con: Ikanikoda (2/2) 2', 8'
Nacuqu (1/2) 13'		ReportTry: Perez 2'c
Asofolau (2) 6'm, 9'm
Con: Mealoi (1/2) 3'
Alosio (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 67 31 +36 7
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 71 63 +8 7
  England 3 2 0 1 58 54 +4 7
  Scotland 3 0 0 3 40 88 –48 3
25 May 2019
11:42
New Zealand  21–7  Scotland
Try: Mikkelson 5'c
Curry 7'c
Gregory 8'c
Con: Knewstubb (3/3) 5', 7', 8'		ReportTry: Coombes 10'c
Con: Fergusson (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
25 May 2019
12:04
England  17–21  Ireland
Try: Olowofela 4'c
Bowen 10'm
Rodwell 12'm
Con: Edwards (1/3) 5'		ReportTry: Fitzpatrick 2'c
Mollen 8'c
McGrath 13'c
Con: Dardis (2/2) 2', 9'
Roche (1/1) 14'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
25 May 2019
14:48
New Zealand  34–7  Ireland
Try: Ng Shiu 0'm
Knewstubb (2) 7', 12'c
Ware (2) 7', 13'm
Collier 9'm
Con: Knewstubb (2/5) 7'
Webber (0/1)		ReportTry: Mollen 10'c
Con: Roche (1/1) 10'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
25 May 2019
15:10
England  24–21  Scotland
Try: Norton (2) 2'c, 6'm
Ollie Lindsay-Hague 8'c
Bowen 14'm
Con: Edwards (2/4) 3', 8'		ReportTry: Farndale 1'c
Coombes 3'c
Fergusson 4'c
Con: Lowe (3/3) 1', 4', 5'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
25 May 2019
17:54
Scotland  12–43  Ireland
Try: McFarland 6'c
Bryce 7'm
Con: Lowe (1/2) 6'		ReportTry: Conroy (3) 0'm, 7'c, 9'm
McNulty 4'c
Fitzpatrick 10'c
Kelly 13'm
McGrath 14'c
Con: Dardis (1/2) 4'
Roche (3/5) 8', 11', 14'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
25 May 2019
18:16
England  17–12  New Zealand
Try: Lindsay-Hague 0'c
Norton 7'm
Edwards 7'm
Con: Edwards (1/3) 1'		ReportTry: Gregory 4'c
Ng Shiu 10'm
Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 5'
Webber (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool D edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 76 48 +28 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 87 41 +46 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 57 73 –16 5
  Spain 3 0 0 3 34 92 –58 3
25 May 2019
9:30
Australia  28–10  Wales
Try: Holland 4'c
Longbottom (2) 10'c, 11'c
Hood 14'c
Con: Holland (4/4) 4', 10', 11', 14'		ReportTry: Rogers 7'm
Goodchild 8'm
Con: Treharne (0/2)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
25 May 2019
9:52
United States  29–5  Spain
Try: Isles (2) 0'm, 7'm
Pinkelman 2'c
Baker 8'c
Thompson 11'm
Con: Hughes (2/5) 3', 8'		ReportTry: Fontes 10'm
Con: Fontes (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
25 May 2019
12:36
Australia  42–12  Spain
Try: O'Donnell 2'c
Longbottom (3) 7'c, 9'c, 14'c
Hutchison 12'c
Holland 31'c
Con: Coward (3/3) 3', 7', 9'
Holland (3/3) 12', 13', 14'		ReportTry: Carrión 0'c
Sánchez 4'm
Con: de Santiago (1/1) 2'
Mateu (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
25 May 2019
12:58
United States  28–26  Wales
Try: Pinkelman (2) 2'c, 7'c
Baker (2) 5'c, 13'c
Con: Tomasin (1/1) 3'
Hughes (3/3) 6', 8', 13'		ReportTry: Lewis 0'm
O. Jenkins 7'c
Goodchild 9'c
Rogers 14'c
Con: Treharne (3/4) 7', 9', 15'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
25 May 2019
15:42
Wales  21–17  Spain
Try: O. Jenkins 1'c
Williams 7'c
J. Jenkins 11'c
Con: Treharne (3/3) 1', 7', 12'		ReportTry: Carrión 2'
de Santiago 6'm
Molinero 8'c
Con: de Santiago (1/1) 9'
Mateu (0/1)
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
25 May 2019
16:04
United States  19–17  Australia
Try: Isles 1'm
Barrett 6'c
Tomasin 13'c
Con: Hughes (2/3) 6', 14'		ReportTry: Holland 4'm
Longbottom 11'c
Kennewell 12'
Con: Holland (1/3) 11'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Knockout stage edit

13th place edit

 
Semi-finals13th place final
 
      
 
26 May 2019 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Spain21
 
26 May 2019 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  England40
 
  England14
 
26 May 2019 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Japan29
 
  Japan26
 
 
  Kenya17
 

Challenge Trophy edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsChallenge Trophy final
 
          
 
26 May 2019 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  Argentina28
 
26 May 2019 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Spain19
 
  Argentina5
 
26 May 2019 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Samoa14
 
  England19
 
26 May 2019 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Samoa24 (a.e.t.)
 
  Samoa26
 
26 May 2019 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Scotland17
 
  Wales17
 
26 May 2019 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Japan0
 
  Wales7
 
26 May 2019 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Scotland33
 
  Kenya21
 
 
  Scotland29
 

5th place edit

 
Semi-finals5th place final
 
      
 
26 May 2019 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  South Africa17
 
26 May 2019 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  New Zealand21
 
  New Zealand35
 
26 May 2019 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Ireland14
 
  Canada14
 
 
  Ireland33
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup final
 
          
 
26 May 2019 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium
 
 
  South Africa22
 
26 May 2019 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Australia29
 
  Australia31
 
26 May 2019 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  France24
 
  New Zealand14
 
26 May 2019 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  France19
 
  Australia7
 
26 May 2019 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Fiji43
 
  United States29
 
26 May 2019 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Canada14
 
  United States10
 
26 May 2019 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Fiji17 Bronze medal match
 
  Fiji33
 
26 May 2019 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium
 
  Ireland24
 
  France14
 
 
  United States31
 

Tournament placings edit

Place  Team Points
    Fiji 22
    Australia 19
    United States 17
4   France 15
5   New Zealand 13
6   Ireland 12
7   Canada 10
  South Africa 10
Place  Team Points
9   Samoa 8
10   Scotland 7
11   Wales 5
  Argentina 5
13   Japan 3
14   England 2
15   Kenya 1
  Spain 1

Source: World Rugby

Players edit

Scoring leaders edit

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1   Aminiasi Tuimaba 7
  Maurice Longbottom
3   Bush Mwale 6
  Dan Norton
5   Perry Baker 5
  Siviwe Soyizwapi
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1   Andrew Knewstubb 46
2   Aminiasi Tuimaba 35
  Lewis Holland
  Maurice Longbottom
5   Bush Mwale 30
  Dan Norton

Source: World Rugby


References edit

  1. ^ "Ireland claim historic European sevens title". World Rugby. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Ireland secure place on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "London Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

External links edit

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