# 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens

The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the competition twice. The Tournament broke all previous broadcast and attendance records, attracting a capacity audience of 120,000 spectators across for three competition days, while television coverage of the event reached over 450 million homes.

## Teams

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* Chinese Taipei
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Georgia
* Hong Kong (Hosts)
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand (Holders)
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Tonga
* Tunisia
* United States
* Uruguay

## Group stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
* Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final
* Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

### Pool A

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  New Zealand 550021117+19415  Scotland 540111498+1613  United States 520388145−579  Ireland 520386140−549  South Korea 510466152−867  Tonga 51047285−137

### Pool B

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  England 540115835+12313  France 540113048+8213  Samoa 540112041+7913  Georgia 511356152−968  Chinese Taipei 510456157−1017  Italy 501446133−876

### Pool C

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  Fiji 550017819+15915  Australia 540113869+6913  Japan 530264107−4311  Portugal 52035085−359  Canada 51048391−87  Hong Kong 500515157−1425

### Pool D

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts  South Africa 540117348+12513  Argentina 540113848+9013  Tunisia 53029370+2311  Russia 520386160−749  Kenya 520375124−499  Uruguay 500545160−1155

## Play Offs
### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| South Korea | 21 | | |
| Italy | 26 | | |
| Italy | 26 | Italy | 28 |
| | | Kenya | 15 |
| Kenya | 62 | Kenya | 15 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | | | | |
| Hong Kong | 10 | | | Italy | 7 |
| | | | | Canada | 5 |
| Canada | 39 | | | Canada | 5 |
| Uruguay | 0 | | | | |
| Uruguay | 0 | Canada | 7 | | |
| | | Tonga | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 19 | Tonga | 0 |
| Tonga | 28 | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| United States | 0 | | |
| Georgia | 24 | | |
| Georgia | 24 | Georgia | 5 |
| | | Portugal | 29 |
| Tunisia | 12 | Portugal | 29 |
| Portugal | 21 | | | | |
| Portugal | 21 | | | Portugal | 7 |
| | | | | Samoa | 29 |
| Japan | 5 | | | Samoa | 29 |
| Russia | 29 | | | | |
| Russia | 29 | Russia | 12 | | |
| | | Samoa | 19 |
| Samoa | 19 | Samoa | 19 |
| Ireland | 14 | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| New Zealand | 33 | | |
| France | 7 | | |
| France | 7 | New Zealand | 24 |
| | | Australia | 20 |
| South Africa | 14 | Australia | 20 |
| Australia | 15 | | | | |
| Australia | 15 | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| | | | | Fiji | 29 |
| Fiji | 22 | | | Fiji | 29 |
| Argentina | 14 | | | | |
| Argentina | 14 | Fiji | 24 | | |
| | | England | 19 |
| England | 36 | England | 19 |
| Scotland | 0 | | |
* 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners
* Fiji 2nd title
* Team roster
* Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka,
* Naevo, Roko, Rawaqa, Daunivucu,
* Nabuliwaqa, Ligairi, V. Satala, A. Satala