# 2010 USA Sevens

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

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

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33009219+739  Australia 32017812+667  France 30122481–574  Guyana 30121294–824
| 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

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 33005229+239  South Africa 32017124+477  United States 31025052–25  Canada 30031785–683
| 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

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 33008931+589  Kenya 32015726+317  Scotland 31023868–305  Chile 30032988–593
| 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

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 32106227+358  Wales 32015346+77  Japan 31021746–295  Argentina 30122740–134
| 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
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| France | 19 | | | |
| France | 19 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | |
| Canada | 12 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | |
| Canada | 12 | Canada | 5 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | Canada | 5 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | Japan | 17 | |
| Japan | 7 | Japan | 17 | |
| Japan | 7 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Chile | 19 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Chile | 19 | | | | Japan | 7 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | | Japan | 7 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | Scotland | 17 |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | Scotland | 17 |
| Scotland | 7 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 14 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 14 | Scotland | 31 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | Scotland | 31 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | Guyana | 7 | |
| United States | 33 | Guyana | 7 | |
| Guyana | 12 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| France | 19 | | | |
| France | 19 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | |
| Canada | 12 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | |
| Canada | 12 | France | 45 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | France | 45 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | Chile | 7 | |
| Japan | 7 | Chile | 7 | |
| Japan | 7 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Chile | 19 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Chile | 19 | | | | France | 17 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | | France | 17 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | United States | 28 |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | United States | 28 |
| Scotland | 7 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 14 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Argentina | 14 | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | United States | 19 | |
| United States | 33 | United States | 19 | |
| Guyana | 12 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | |
| South Africa | 5 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | |
| South Africa | 5 | South Africa | 27 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | South Africa | 27 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | England | 14 | |
| England | 21 | England | 14 | |
| England | 21 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Kenya | 26 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Kenya | 26 | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | Fiji | 7 |
| Samoa | 17 | | | | Fiji | 7 |
| Samoa | 17 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Wales | 10 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Wales | 10 | Wales | 0 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | Wales | 0 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | Fiji | 32 | |
| Fiji | 7 | Fiji | 32 | |
| Australia | 28 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | | | |
| New Zealand | 12 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | |
| South Africa | 5 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | |
| South Africa | 5 | New Zealand | 21 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | New Zealand | 21 | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | Kenya | 7 | |
| England | 21 | Kenya | 7 | |
| England | 21 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Kenya | 26 | | | | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA |
| Kenya | 26 | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | | Samoa | 33 |
| Samoa | 17 | | | | Samoa | 33 |
| Samoa | 17 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Wales | 10 | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | | |
| Wales | 10 | Samoa | 14 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | | Samoa | 14 | | | |
| February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | February 14 - Whitney, Nevada, USA | Australia | 12 | |
| Fiji | 7 | Australia | 12 | |
| Australia | 28 | | | |