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2010 USA Sevens

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2010 USA Sevens
2009–10 Sevens World Series
Host nationUnited States United States
Cup
Champion Samoa
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner South Africa
Bowl
Winner United States
Tournament details
Matches played45
Most pointsSamoa M. Pesamino (55)
Most triesSamoa M. Pesamino (11)
2009
2011

The 2010 USA Sevens took place on February 13 and February 14 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. It was the first edition of the USA Sevens to be held in the Las Vegas area; the tournament had been hosted by the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California from 2004 to 2006, and by San Diego from 2007 to 2009. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens.

Samoa won the Cup final 33–12 over New Zealand. Samoa was led by Mikaele Pesamino, who scored 11 tries in the tournament, including two intercept tries against New Zealand in the final. The Plate went to defending series champion South Africa, the Bowl was won by the homestanding USA, and the Shield went to Scotland.

Teams

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Pool stages

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 92 19 +73 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 78 12 +66 7
 France 3 0 1 2 24 81 –57 4
 Guyana 3 0 1 2 12 94 –82 4
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-13  New Zealand 12 - 7  Australia
2010-02-13  France 12 - 12  Guyana
2010-02-13  Australia 38 - 0  France
2010-02-13  New Zealand 49 - 0  Guyana
2010-02-13  Australia 33 - 0  Guyana
2010-02-13  New Zealand 31 - 12  France

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 52 29 +23 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 71 24 +47 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 50 52 –2 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 17 85 –68 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-13  Fiji 14 - 12  United States
2010-02-13  South Africa 33 - 0  Canada
2010-02-13  Fiji 26 - 12  Canada
2010-02-13  South Africa 33 - 12  United States
2010-02-13  United States 26 - 5  Canada
2010-02-13  Fiji 12 - 5  South Africa

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 89 31 +58 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 57 26 +31 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 38 68 –30 5
 Chile 3 0 0 3 29 88 –59 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-13  Samoa 41 - 12  Scotland
2010-02-13  Kenya 33 - 7  Chile
2010-02-13  Samoa 29 - 12  Chile
2010-02-13  Kenya 17 - 0  Scotland
2010-02-13  Scotland 26 - 10  Chile
2010-02-13  Samoa 19 - 7  Kenya

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 62 27 +35 8
 Wales 3 2 0 1 53 46 +7 7
 Japan 3 1 0 2 17 46 –29 5
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 27 40 –13 4
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-13  England 26 - 10  Wales
2010-02-13  Argentina 0 - 7  Japan
2010-02-13  England 24 - 5  Japan
2010-02-13  Argentina 15 - 21  Wales
2010-02-13  Wales 22 - 5  Japan
2010-02-13  England 12 - 12  Argentina

Knockout

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 
 France19
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Canada12
 
 Canada5
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Japan17
 
 Japan7
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Chile19
 
 Japan7
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Scotland17
 
 Scotland7
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Argentina14
 
 Scotland31
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Guyana7
 
 United States33
 
 
 Guyana12
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 
 France19
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Canada12
 
 France45
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Chile7
 
 Japan7
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Chile19
 
 France17
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 United States28
 
 Scotland7
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Argentina14
 
 Argentina14
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 United States19
 
 United States33
 
 
 Guyana12
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 
 New Zealand12
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 South Africa5
 
 South Africa27
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 England14
 
 England21
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Kenya26
 
 South Africa12
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Fiji7
 
 Samoa17
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Wales10
 
 Wales0
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Fiji32
 
 Fiji7
 
 
 Australia28
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 
 New Zealand12
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 South Africa5
 
 New Zealand21
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Kenya7
 
 England21
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Kenya26
 
 New Zealand12
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Samoa33
 
 Samoa17
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Wales10
 
 Samoa14
 
February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA
 
 Australia12
 
 Fiji7
 
 
 Australia28
 

Player scoring

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Most points

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Most points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 55
2 Ben Gollings  England 42
2 Cecil Afrika  South Africa 42
4 Alafoti Fa'osiliva  Samoa 35
4 Nese Malifa  United States 35
6 Emosi Vucago  Fiji 32
7 Matt Hawkins  United States 30
8 James Stannard  Australia 28
9 Mathieu Acebes  France 26
10 Lee Jones  Scotland 25
10 Renaud Delmas  France 25

Most tries

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Most tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 11
2 Alafoti Fa'osiliva  Samoa 7
3 Cecil Afrika  South Africa 6
3 Matt Hawkins  United States 6
5 Renaud Delmas  France 5
5 Lee Jones  Scotland 5
7 7 tied with 4
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Preceded by USA Sevens
2010
Succeeded by