2008 USA Sevens

2007–08 Sevens World Series USA United States NZL RSA FIJ 45 2007 2009 The 2008 USA Sevens competition took place on February 9 and 10 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. The top-level Cup competition was won by New Zealand, who became the first team in the history of the IRB Sevens to win the first four tournaments of a season; it was also the Kiwis' sixth consecutive tournament win overall. In the Cup semifinal against Kenya, they made history with their 35th consecutive match win in the IRB Sevens, breaking their own record set in 2001/02. They took the record to 36 with their final win over South Africa.http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition=4/news/newsid=2022218.html#new+zealand+maintain+series+dominance+usa New Zealand maintain Series dominance in USA International Rugby Board 2008-02-10 2008-02-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080212230106/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition%3D4/news/newsid%3D2022218.html 2008-02-12 The second-level Plate was won by Fiji in a sudden-death extra time thriller against Argentina. In the Bowl final, Wales beat the hosts in another thriller, in which the USA scored a try after the final horn, but missed the conversion that would have sent the match to extra time. The remaining trophy, the Shield, went to Australia. The New Zealand brewery Steinlager was the presenting sponsor for this tournament. Pool stages Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| NZL |3||3||0||0||85||0||+85||9 |- |align=left| SCO |3||1||0||2||31||53||−22||5 |- |align=left| FRA |3||1||0||2||38||65||−27||5 |- |align=left| WAL |3||1||0||2||21||57||−36||5 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 February 9, 2008NZL19 – 0 WAL February 9, 2008SCO19 – 12 FRA February 9, 2008NZL39 – 0 FRA February 9, 2008 SCO12 – 14WAL February 9, 2008 WAL7 – 26FRA February 9, 2008NZL27 – 0 SCO Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| SAM |3||3||0||0||69||29||+40||9 |- |align=left| FJI |3||2||0||1||109||35||+74||7 |- |align=left| AUS |3||1||0||2||59||46||+13||5 |- |align=left| West Indies |3||0||0||3||17||144||−127||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 February 9, 2008FIJ26 – 7 AUS February 9, 2008SAM33 – 5 West Indies February 9, 2008FIJ66 – 7 West Indies February 9, 2008SAM15 – 7 AUS February 9, 2008AUS45 – 5 West Indies February 9, 2008 FIJ17 – 21SAM Pool C {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| ARG |3||3||0||0||76||31||+45||9 |- |align=left| KEN |3||2||0||1||69||26||+43||7 |- |align=left| CAN |3||1||0||2||66||48||+18||5 |- |align=left| CHL |3||0||0||3||7||113||−106||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 February 9, 2008ARG22 – 19 CAN February 9, 2008KEN38 – 0 CHL February 9, 2008ARG35 – 0 CHL February 9, 2008KEN19 – 7 CAN February 9, 2008CAN40 – 7 CHL February 9, 2008ARG19 – 12 KEN Pool D {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts |- |align=left| ENG |3||3||0||0||90||31||+59||9 |- |align=left| ZAF |3||2||0||1||99||14||+85||7 |- |align=left| USA |3||1||0||2||73||64||+9||5 |- |align=left| MEX |3||0||0||3||0||153||−153||3 |} Date Team 1 Score Team 2 February 9, 2008ZAF36 – 0 USA February 9, 2008ENG48 – 0 MEX February 9, 2008ZAF53 – 0 MEX February 9, 2008ENG28 – 21 USA February 9, 2008USA52 – 0 MEX February 9, 2008 ZAF10 – 14ENG Knockout Shield February 10 – San Diego, USA FRA 26 West Indies 5 February 10 – San Diego, USA USA 40 CHL 12 February 10 – San Diego, USA CAN 45 MEX 0 February 10 – San Diego, USA AUS 12 WAL 19 February 10 – San Diego, USA West Indies 17 CHL 19 February 10 – San Diego, USA MEX 0 AUS 63 February 10 – San Diego, USA CHL 12 AUS 24 Bowl February 10 – San Diego, USA FRA 26 West Indies 5 February 10 – San Diego, USA USA 40 CHL 12 February 10 – San Diego, USA CAN 45 MEX 0 February 10 – San Diego, USA AUS 12 WAL 19 February 10 – San Diego, USA FRA 10 USA 12 February 10 – San Diego, USA CAN 14 WAL 22 February 10 – San Diego, USA USA 19 WAL 21 Plate February 10 – San Diego, USA NZL 28 FJI 5 February 10 – San Diego, USA ENG 7 KEN 17 February 10 – San Diego, USA ARG 0 ZAF 24 February 10 – San Diego, USA SAM 24 SCO 12 February 10 – San Diego, USA FJI 21 ENG 14 February 10 – San Diego, USA ARG 22 SCO 14 February 10 – San Diego, USA FJI 26 ARG 21 Cup February 10 – San Diego, USA NZL 28 FJI 5 February 10 – San Diego, USA ENG 7 KEN 17 February 10 – San Diego, USA ARG 0 ZAF 24 February 10 – San Diego, USA SAM 24 SCO 12 February 10 – San Diego, USA NZL 50 KEN 10 February 10 – San Diego, USA ZAF 22 SAM 12 February 10 – San Diego, USA NZL 27 ZAF 12 References External links Official site of tournament organizers USA Sevens on irb.com IRB Sevens World Series USA Sevens on MySpace Category:2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series Category:Sports competitions in San Diego 2008 Category:2008 in American rugby union Category:2008 in sports in California Category:2008 rugby sevens competitions Category:2000s in San Diego