The 2004 USA Sevens was the first time that the USA Sevens rugby tournament was played.[1] It was held at the Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. Argentina defeated New Zealand 21–12 in the cup final to win the tournament.[2] It was Argentina's first victory in a World Series tournament since its inception five years before.[3]
2004 USA Sevens | |
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2003–04 Sevens World Series | |
Host nation | United States |
Cup | |
Champion | Argentina |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Plate | |
Winner | England |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 45 |
← none 2005 → |
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Pool Stage
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | +71 | 9 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 19 | +103 | 7 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | –53 | 5 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 133 | –121 | 3 |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 9 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 7 |
Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 53 | –6 | 5 |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 76 | –40 | 3 |
Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 7 | +108 | 9 |
France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 45 | –9 | 6 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 61 | –11 | 6 |
Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 114 | –88 | 3 |
Pool D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 15 | +68 | 9 |
Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 7 |
Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 93 | –57 | 5 |
Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 71 | –47 | 3 |
Knockout rounds
Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
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South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
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Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
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New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
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England | 0 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
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Canada | 10 | |||||||||
Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 17 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
France | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
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Canada | 17 | |||||
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France | 7 | |||||
Canada | 0 | |||||
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England | 55 | |||||
South Africa | 7 | |||||
England | 33 | |||||
Bowl
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
United States | 17 | |||||||||
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Australia | 26 | |||||||||
Australia | 42 | |||||||||
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Chile | 0 | |||||||||
Chile | 21 | |||||||||
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Uruguay | 19 | |||||||||
Australia | 33 | |||||||||
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Kenya | 31 | |||||||||
South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
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Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
Kenya | 27 | |||||||||
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Tonga | 7 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
Tonga | 36 | |||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
Shield
Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
United States | 21 | |||||
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Uruguay | 12 | |||||
United States | 29 | |||||
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South Korea | 22 | |||||
South Korea | 35 | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
References
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