# 2009 USA Sevens

The 2009 USA Sevens competition took place on February 14 and 15 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. Argentina won the 2009 USA Sevens, defeating England 19–14 in the cup final.
This was the last edition of the USA Sevens to be held in San Diego. Starting with the 2010 edition, the event was moved to Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas.

## Teams

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* France
* Fiji
* Kenya
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Japan
* Uruguay
* United States
* Wales

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 33006833+359  United States 32015727+307  Australia 31025446+85  Canada 30031992-733
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | South Africa | 15 – 14 | United States |
| 2009-02-14 | Australia | 35 – 7 | Canada |
| 2009-02-14 | South Africa | 29 – 12 | Canada |
| 2009-02-14 | Australia | 12-17 | United States |
| 2009-02-14 | United States | 26-0 | Canada |
| 2009-02-14 | South Africa | 22 – 7 | Australia |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Kenya 32016921+487  New Zealand 32018236+467  France 31025062-125  Uruguay 310221103-825
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand | 22 – 12 | France |
| 2009-02-14 | Kenya | 12 – 14 | Uruguay |
| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand | 53 – 0 | Uruguay |
| 2009-02-14 | Kenya | 33 – 0 | France |
| 2009-02-14 | France | 38-7 | Uruguay |
| 2009-02-14 | New Zealand | 7 – 24 | Kenya |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 33007226+469  England 32016939+307  Scotland 31024858-105  Japan 30033197-663
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | England | 22 – 12 | Scotland |
| 2009-02-14 | Samoa | 33 – 7 | Japan |
| 2009-02-14 | England | 35 – 12 | Japan |
| 2009-02-14 | Samoa | 24 – 7 | Scotland |
| 2009-02-14 | Scotland | 29 – 12 | Japan |
| 2009-02-14 | England | 12-15 | Samoa |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 330011126+859  Argentina 32017724+537  Wales 31027655+215  Mexico 30030159-1593
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-02-14 | Fiji | 35 – 14 | Wales |
| 2009-02-14 | Argentina | 45 – 0 | Mexico |
| 2009-02-14 | Fiji | 57 – 0 | Mexico |
| 2009-02-14 | Argentina | 20 – 5 | Wales |
| 2009-02-14 | Wales | 57 – 0 | Mexico |
| 2009-02-14 | Fiji | 19-12 | Argentina |

## Knockout
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Australia | 27 | | | |
| Australia | 27 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | |
| Uruguay | 10 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | |
| Uruguay | 10 | Uruguay | 26 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | Uruguay | 26 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | Japan | 10 | |
| Wales | 28 | Japan | 10 | |
| Wales | 28 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| Japan | 12 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Uruguay | 7 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | | Uruguay | 7 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | Canada | 31 |
| Scotland | 50 | | | | Canada | 31 |
| Scotland | 50 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | Mexico | 7 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | Mexico | 7 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | Canada | 31 | |
| France | 26 | Canada | 31 | |
| Canada | 12 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Australia | 27 | | | |
| Australia | 27 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | |
| Uruguay | 10 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | |
| Uruguay | 10 | Australia | 26 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | Australia | 26 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | Wales | 24 | |
| Wales | 28 | Wales | 24 | |
| Wales | 28 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| Japan | 12 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Australia | 40 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | | Australia | 40 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | France | 0 |
| Scotland | 50 | | | | France | 0 |
| Scotland | 50 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | Scotland | 12 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | Scotland | 12 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | France | 17 | |
| France | 26 | France | 17 | |
| Canada | 12 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| South Africa | 19 | | | |
| South Africa | 19 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | |
| New Zealand | 7 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | |
| New Zealand | 7 | New Zealand | 24 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | New Zealand | 24 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | Fiji | 12 | |
| Fiji | 10 | Fiji | 12 | |
| Fiji | 10 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| England | 12 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| England | 12 | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | Kenya | 7 |
| Samoa | 5 | | | | Kenya | 7 |
| Samoa | 5 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 21 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 21 | Samoa | 12 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | Samoa | 12 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | Kenya | 17 | |
| Kenya | 7 | Kenya | 17 | |
| United States | 14 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| South Africa | 19 | | | |
| South Africa | 19 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | |
| New Zealand | 7 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | |
| New Zealand | 7 | South Africa | 19 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | South Africa | 19 | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | England | 22 | |
| Fiji | 10 | England | 22 | |
| Fiji | 10 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| England | 12 | | | | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA |
| England | 12 | | | | England | 14 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | | England | 14 |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | | Argentina | 19 |
| Samoa | 5 | | | | Argentina | 19 |
| Samoa | 5 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 21 | February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 21 | Argentina | 19 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | | Argentina | 19 | | | |
| February 15 – San Diego, USA | February 15 – San Diego, USA | United States | 14 | |
| Kenya | 7 | United States | 14 | |
| United States | 14 | | | |

## Statistics
### Individual points

Individual points Updated:2009-02-15 :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Peni Rokodiva | Fiji | 48 |
| 2 | Richard Kingi | Australia | 45 |
| 3 | Viliame Waqasduadua | New Zealand | 42 |
| 4 | Santiago Gomez Cora | Argentina | 39 |
| 5 | Phillip Mack | Canada | 36 |
| 6 | Lee Williams | Wales | 35 |
| 7= | Ben Gollings | England | 32 |
| 7= | Martin Rodríguez | Argentina | 32 |
| 9= | Nese Malifa | United States | 30 |
| 9= | Luke Morahan | Australia | 30 |

### Individual tries

Individual tries Updated:2009-02-15 :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Viliame Waqasduadua | New Zealand | 8 |
| 2 | Santiago Gomez Cora | Argentina | 7 |
| 3= | Collins Injera | Kenya | 6 |
| 3= | Luke Morahan | Australia | 6 |
| 5= | Tom Biggs | England | 5 |
| 5= | Gonzalo Camacho | Argentina | 5 |
| 5= | Pio Tuwai | Fiji | 5 |
| 8= | Santiago Carracedo | Uruguay | 4 |
| 8= | Chris Davies | Wales | 4 |
| 8= | Roddy Grant | Scotland | 4 |