# 2015 Japan Sevens

The 2015 Japan Sevens was held on 4–5 April 2015. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and the seventh instalment of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played everyone in their pool one time. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams are:

## Pool Stage

The draw was made on 29 March 2015.
Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 99 | –80 | 3 |
* 4 April 2015 10:00
| Fiji | 19–10 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 10:22
| England | 33–0 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 13:18
| Fiji | 35–14 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 13:40
| England | 10–7 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 17:30
| Fiji | 33–19 | England |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 17:52
| Wales | 31–5 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 64 | –30 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 5 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 5 |
* 4 April 2015 10:44
| New Zealand | 38–0 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 11:06
| Australia | 10–12 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 14:02
| New Zealand | 26–7 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 14:24
| Australia | 14–17 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 18:14
| New Zealand | 14–19 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 18:36
| Scotland | 17–12 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 61 | –14 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 57 | –20 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 65 | –23 | 5 |
* 4 April 2015 11:28
| South Africa | 29–7 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 11:50
| United States | 5–27 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 14:46
| South Africa | 26–0 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 15:08
| United States | 22–14 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 18:58
| South Africa | 24–15 | United States |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 19:20
| Canada | 26–10 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 6 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 64 | –12 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 57 | –10 | 5 |
* 4 April 2015 12:12
| Samoa | 14–12 | France |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 12:34
| Argentina | 14–14 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 15:30
| Samoa | 12–26 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 15:52
| Argentina | 7–17 | France |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 19:42
| Samoa | 26–26 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
* 4 April 2015 20:04
| France | 24–19 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 14 | | | |
| Wales | 14 | 5 April 2015 – 13:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 13:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 5 April 2015 – 13:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 13:10 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
| Argentina | 7 | Argentina | 17 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Argentina | 17 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Kenya | 12 | |
| Kenya | 5 | Kenya | 12 | |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 16:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 16:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Australia | 14 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 16:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 16:06 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Australia | 14 | | | | Argentina | 7 |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Argentina | 7 |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | Portugal | 12 |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | Portugal | 12 |
| Samoa | 21 | 5 April 2015 – 13:32 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 13:32 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 5 April 2015 – 13:32 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 13:32 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | Hong Kong | 17 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Hong Kong | 17 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Portugal | 19 | |
| Portugal | 0 | Portugal | 19 | |
| United States | 39 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 09:52 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Wales | 14 | | | |
| Wales | 14 | 5 April 2015 – 13:54 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 13:54 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 5 April 2015 – 13:54 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 13:54 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
| Argentina | 7 | Wales | 12 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Wales | 12 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:14 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Australia | 17 | |
| Kenya | 5 | Australia | 17 | |
| Kenya | 5 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 16:35 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 16:35 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Australia | 14 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 16:35 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 16:35 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Australia | 14 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Australia | 12 |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | United States | 17 |
| Samoa | 21 | | | | United States | 17 |
| Samoa | 21 | 5 April 2015 – 14:16 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 14:16 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 5 April 2015 – 14:16 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 14:16 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | Samoa | 5 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Samoa | 5 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 10:58 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | United States | 22 | |
| Portugal | 0 | United States | 22 | |
| United States | 39 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 41 | | | |
| Fiji | 41 | 5 April 2015 – 14:38 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 14:38 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
| Japan | 5 | 5 April 2015 – 14:38 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 14:38 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
| Japan | 5 | Japan | 5 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Japan | 5 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Scotland | 14 | |
| South Africa | 22 | Scotland | 14 | |
| South Africa | 22 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 17:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 17:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Scotland | 0 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 17:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 17:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Scotland | 0 | | | | Scotland | 14 |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | Scotland | 14 |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| France | 0 | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| France | 0 | 5 April 2015 – 15:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 15:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| England | 10 | 5 April 2015 – 15:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 15:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| England | 10 | France | 12 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | France | 12 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | New Zealand | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 15 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| Canada | 19 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 11:20 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| Fiji | 41 | | | |
| Fiji | 41 | 5 April 2015 – 15:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 15:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | |
| Japan | 5 | 5 April 2015 – 15:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 15:22 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | |
| Japan | 5 | Fiji | 5 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | Fiji | 5 | |
| 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 11:42 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | South Africa | 7 | |
| South Africa | 22 | South Africa | 7 | |
| South Africa | 22 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 18:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 18:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Scotland | 0 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 18:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 18:00 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Scotland | 0 | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:04 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | | England | 21 |
| France | 0 | | | | England | 21 |
| France | 0 | 5 April 2015 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| England | 10 | 5 April 2015 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 15:44 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | | |
| England | 10 | England | 14 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | | England | 14 | | | |
| 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 12:26 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Canada | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 15 | Canada | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 15 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 17:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 17:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Canada | 19 | | | | 5 April 2015 – 17:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | 5 April 2015 – 17:36 – Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium |
| Canada | 19 | | | | Fiji | 21 |
| | | | | | Canada | 19 |

## Player scoring

| Player | Tries |
| Carlin Isles | 7 |
| Sherwin Stowers | 6 |
| Josaia Raisuqe | 5 |
| Segundo Tuculet | 5 |
| (8 players tied) | 4 |
Source: World Rugby