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The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 16–17 May 2015 at Twickenham in London.
| 2015 London Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |  England |
| Date | 16–17 May 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Third |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Japan |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The most notable headline from this event was the first-ever overall tournament victory by the United States.[1] The USA's Madison Hughes was named player of the tournament, with Hughes and Danny Barrett the two Americans selected for the tournament Dream Team.
The overall series crown was secured by Fiji when they defeated South Africa in the Cup quarter-finals.[2]
The teams were 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/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.
The pools and schedule were announced on 10 April 2015.[3][4]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 24 | +64 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 78 | -40 | 5 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 91 | -56 | 3 |
Pool C
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 5 |
 Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | -42 | 3 |
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
 Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 35 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
 Brazil | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 33 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 38 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 29 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
 Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
 Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Canada | 15 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| United States | 43 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| England | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Odhiambo | 7 |
| 1 | Rieko Ioane | 7 |
| 1 | Madison Hughes | 7 |
| 4 | Perry Baker | 6 |
| 4 | Nicholas Malouf | 6 |
| 4 | Sherwin Stowers | 6 |
Source: WR website
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