# 2020 Sydney Sevens

The 2020 Sydney Sevens was the fourth tournament in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the eighteenth edition of the Australian Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 February 2019 at Western Sydney Stadium. Fiji won the tournament to claim their sixth Australian title, narrowly defeating South Africa in the final by 12–10.
This was second tournament in 2019–20 to have only one team from each pool qualify to the cup knockout phase.

## Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams, with each team playing the others in their pool once. The knockout round qualifications were determined by the final pool standings, with the four teams that topped their pool advancing to the semifinals to compete for berths in the cup final or third place match.
The remaining teams had only one further classification match each, based on their position, table points and differential in the pool standings. The four teams that finished second in their pool were paired into direct playoffs for either 5th place or 7th place. The teams that finished third were paired into the playoffs for 9th or 11th. Teams that were last in their pool were paired into playoffs for 13th place or 15th place.

## Pool stage

All times in AEDT (UTC+11:00)

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 19 | +90 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 7 | 5th-place playoff |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 130 | –99 | 5 | 11th-place playoff |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 73 | –33 | 3 | 15th-place playoff |
* 1 February 2020 13:09
| Kenya | 14–28 | Fiji |
| Try: Injera 1'c Olindi 14'c Con: Injera (1/1) 1' Taabu (1/1) 14' | Report | Try: Tuimaba (2) 3'c, 11'c Botitu 6'c Vakurunabili 7'c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 3', 7' Nacuqu (2/2) 8', 11' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* 1 February 2020 13:31
| New Zealand | 54–5 | Wales |
| Try: Mikkelson 1'c Clarke (2) 2'c, 6'c Dickson 4'm Rayasi (2) 5', 9' Nanai-Seturo 8'c Ware 10'c Con: Koroi (6/7) 1', 3', 5', 6', 8', 9' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 11' | Report | Try: Goodchild 12'm Con: Thomas (0/1) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 1 February 2020 19:05
| Kenya | 21–26 | Wales |
| Try: Amonde 1'c Injera 9'c Taabu 12'c Con: Taabu (2/2) 1', 9' Olindi (1/1) 12' | Report | Try: Thomas 4'm Roach 7'c Jones 13'c Treharne 14'c Con: Treharne (2/3) 7', 14' Benjamin (1/1) 14' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
* 1 February 2020 19:33
| New Zealand | 5–26 | Fiji |
| Try: Ware 9'm Con: Koroi (0/1) | Report | Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 5'c Mocenacagi 3'c Nacuqu 12'm Con: Bolaca (3/3) 1', 4', 5' Nacuqu (0/1) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 2 February 2020 12:19
| Fiji | 55–0 | Wales |
| Try: Nacuqu 0'c Tuimaba (2) 2'c, 3'm Derenalagi 6'c Tuwai 7'm Bolaca 7'c Ratuvoka 11'm Naduva 13'c Ikanikoda 14'm Con: Bolaca (3/5) 0', 2', 6' Ikanikoda (2/3) 7', 13' Botitu (0/1) | Report | |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 2 February 2020 12:41
| New Zealand | 19–5 | Kenya |
| Try: Rayasi 1'c Mikkelson 3'm Dickson 11'c Con: Curry (1/1) 2' McGarvey-Black (1/2) 11' | Report | Try: Mwale 7'm Con: Taabu (0/1) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 26 | +86 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 78 | –19 | 7 | 7th-place playoff |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 58 | –17 | 5 | 9th-place playoff |
| 4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 88 | –50 | 3 | 15th-place playoff |
* 1 February 2020 11:41
| Argentina | 14–52 | South Africa |
| Try: Osadczuk 10'c del Mestre 14'c Con: Ulloa (2/2) 11', 14' | Report | Try: Pretorius 1'c S. Davids (2) 3'c, 9'c A. Davids (3) 5'm, 12'c, 13'c Geduld 7'c Z. Davids 7'm Con: Geduld (2/2) 1', 9' S. Davids (2/4) 3', 7' du Preez (2/2) 12', 14' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 1 February 2020 12:03
| France | 24–17 | Samoa |
| Try: Siega 0'm Riva 2'c Veredamu 7'm Zeghdar 14'c Con: Riva (2/4) 2', 14' | Report | Try: Leilua 5'c Vaili 8'm Tuitama 12' Con: Leilua (1/1) 6' Alosio (0/1) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 1 February 2020 17:08
| Argentina | 28–21 | Samoa |
| Try: Gonzalez 0'c Schulz 4'c Mare (2) 12'c, 13'c Con: Mare (3/3) 0', 4', 14' del Mestre (1/1) 12' | Report | Try: Vaili 2'c Perez 6'c Scanlan 10'c Con: Vaili (1/1) 2' Perez (1/1) 6' Alosio (1/1) 10' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 1 February 2020 17:30
| France | 12–24 | South Africa |
| Try: Valleau (2) 3'c, 8'm Con: Barraque (1/2) 3' | Report | Try: A. Davids (3) 0'c, 7'm, 11'm Pretorius 4'c Con: S. Davids (2/4) 1', 5' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* 2 February 2020 10:51
| South Africa | 36–0 | Samoa |
| Try: Pretorius (2) 1'm, 8'm S. Davids 4'c A. Davids (2) 5'c, 10'c du Plessis 14'm Con: S. Davids (2/4) 4', 6' du Preez (1/2) 10' | Report | |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
* 2 February 2020 11:13
| France | 5−17 | Argentina |
| Try: Siega 2'm Con: Riva (0/1) | Report | Try: Mare 0'm Gonzalez 5'c Etchart 9'm Con: Mare (1/3) 6' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 28 | +92 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 7 | 5th-place playoff |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 85 | –35 | 4 | 11th-place playoff |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 99 | –64 | 4 | 13th-place playoff |
* 1 February 2020 10:57
| United States | 32–14 | Scotland |
| Try: Pinkelman (2) 1'm, 7'm Tomasin (2) 3'm, 13'm Melphy 8'm Unufe 9'c Con: Tomasin (1/6) 10' | Report | Try: McFarland 5'c Godsmark 14'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 6' Lowe (1/1) 14' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
* 1 February 2020 11:19
| Australia | 33–7 | Japan |
| Try: Anderson 1'c Skelton 6'c Turner 8'm Pietsch 10'c Miller 13'c Con: Holland (2/3) 1', 6' Longbottom (2/2) 11', 13' | Report | Try: Oishi 14'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 14' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
* 1 February 2020 16:24
| United States | 45–7 | Japan |
| Try: Baker (2) 0'c, 4'c Melphy 7'c Fuala'au 7'c Isles (3) 10'c, 11'm, 13'm Con: Tomasin (3/3) 1', 4', 7' Melphy (2/4) 7', 10' | Report | Try: Hayashi 2'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 3' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 1 February 2020 16:46
| Australia | 31–14 | Scotland |
| Try: Hutchison 2'c Turner 5'c Longbottom (2) 10'c, 13'm Anderson 14' Con: Holland (3/4) 3', 6', 11' | Report | Try: Fergusson 4'c Penalty try 9' Con: Lowe (1/1) 4' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 2 February 2020 10:07
| Scotland | 21–21 | Japan |
| Try: Elms 4'c McFarland 6'c Fife 13'c Con: Fergusson (2/2) 5', 6' Lowe (1/1) 13' | Report | Try: Kano 1'c Yamauchi 3'c Noguchi 7'c Con: Kano (3/3) 2', 3', 7' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay
* 2 February 2020 10:29
| Australia | 7–43 | United States |
| Try: Holland 3'c Con: Holland (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Melphy 0'c Baker (3) 1'c, 5'c, 9'm Isles (2) 8'm, 10'c Leuta 12'm Con: Melphy (4/5) 0', 2', 6', 11' Tomasin (0/2) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 26 | +66 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 7th-place playoff |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 73 | –19 | 5 | 9th-place playoff |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 85 | –47 | 5 | 13th-place playoff |
* 1 February 2020 12:25
| Canada | 28–19 | Ireland |
| Try: Coe 4'c Hirayama 7'c Richard 10'c Jones 12'c Con: Hirayama (4/4) 5', 7', 10', 12' | Report | Try: McNulty 3'm Conroy 6'c O'Donnell 8'c Con: Dardis (2/3) 6', 8' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 1 February 2020 12:47
| England | 47–0 | Spain |
| Try: Edwards 2'c Harris (2) 5'c, 6'm Bowen 7'c Kerr 9'c Norton 10'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Con: Edwards (1/1) 2' Bibby (3/4) 5', 7', 9' Mitchell (2/2) 11', 13' | Report | |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 1 February 2020 18:05
| Canada | 12–28 | Spain |
| Try: Coe 4'm Richard 10'c Con: Hirayama (1/2) 11' | Report | Try: Losada (2) 0'c, 6'c Pla 7'c M. Sainz-Trapaga 12'c Con: Hernández (3/3) 1', 6', 7', 13' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
* 1 February 2020 18:35
| England | 19–12 | Ireland |
| Try: Harris 7'c Norton (2) 7'm, 8'c Con: Mitchell (1/2) 7' Bibby (1/1) 9' | Report | Try: Dardis 5'c Kennedy 14'm Con: Dardis (1/1) 6' Lennox (0/1) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 2 February 2020 11:35
| Ireland | 26–10 | Spain |
| Try: Kennedy (2) 1'm, 5'c Kelly 4'c Penalty try 8' Con: Dardis (2/3) 4', 6' | Report | Try: M. Sainz-Trapaga 7'm de la Rosa 12'm Con: Hernández (0/2) |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 2 February 2020 11:57
| England | 26–14 | Canada |
| Try: Ellery 3'c Kerr 6'm Harris 11'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Con: Bibby (1/1) 3' Mitchell (2/3) 11', 12' | Report | Try: Braid 1'c Coe 9'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 2', 9' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

## Placement matches
### Fifteenth place

* 2 February 2020 16:10
| Kenya | 12–19 | Samoa |
| Try: Ambaka 5'c Onyala 11'm Con: Olindi (1/1) 6' Taabu (0/1) | Report | Try: Solia 0'm Alofipo 9'c Scanlan 12'c Con: Scanlan 10' Alosio (1/2) 13' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

### Thirteenth place

* 2 February 2020 16:32
| Spain | 14–7 | Japan |
| Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 3'c Fontes 7'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 7' | Report | Try: Tsuoka 11'c Con: Kano (1/1) 11' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

### Eleventh place

* 2 February 2020 16:54
| Wales | 5–21 | Scotland |
| Try: Goodchild 12'm Con: Treharne (0/1) | Report | Try: Pecqueur 6'c Fergusson 7'c Miller 9'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 7' Lowe (2/2) 8', 9' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

### Ninth place

* 2 February 2020 17:16
| France | 7−0 | Canada |
| Try: Valleau 1'c Con: Riva (1/1) 2' | Report | |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

### Seventh place

* 2 February 2020 17:38
| Argentina | 12−21 | Ireland |
| Try: Etchart 0'm Isgro 3'c Con: Mare (1/2) 3' | Report | Try: Kennedy 7'c O'Shea 9'c Conroy 14'c Con: Dardis (3/3) 8', 10', 14' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

### Fifth place

* 2 February 2020 18:00
| New Zealand | 24−5 | Australia |
| Try: Molia 0'c Ware 4'm Collier 9'c Clarke 11'm Con: McGarvey-Black (2/4) 0', 9' | Report | Try: Anderson 14'c Con: Holland (1/1) 14' |
* Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

## Cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2 February – 16:20 – Western Sydney Stadium | 2 February – 16:20 – Western Sydney Stadium |
| South Africa | 19 |
| South Africa | 19 | 2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium | 2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium |
| United States | 12 | 2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium | 2 February – 20:56 – Western Sydney Stadium |
| United States | 12 | South Africa | 10 |
| 2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium | 2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium | | South Africa | 10 |
| 2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium | 2 February – 16:42 – Western Sydney Stadium | Fiji | 12 |
| Fiji | 17 | Fiji | 12 |
| England | 14 | | |
| England | 14 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 February – 19:29 – Western Sydney Stadium | 2 February – 19:29 – Western Sydney Stadium |
| | | United States | 17 |
| | | England | 10 |
Matches :
Semi-finals
2 February 2020 16:20South Africa 19–12 United StatesTry: Pretorius 0'm S. Davids 5'c Gans 10'c Con: S. Davids (2/3) 6', 10'ReportTry: Iosefo 2'm Pinkelman 4'c Con: Melphy (1/2) 4'Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
2 February 2020 16:42Fiji 17–14 EnglandTry: Bolaca 2'c Nacuqu 7'm Tuwai 9;m Con: Bolaca (1/1) 2' Nacuqu (0/2)ReportTry: Penalty try 11' Mitchell 13'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 13'Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
3rd place
2 February 2020 18:59United States 17–10 EnglandTry: Baker 0'c Con: Tomasin (1/2) 1' Melphy (0/1)ReportTry: Hendy 7'm Lindsay-Hague 14'm Con: Mitchell (0/1) Edwards (0/1)Western Sydney Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
Cup Final
2 February 2020 19:56South Africa 10–12 FijiTry: Bolaca (2) 1'c, 6'm Con: Bolaca (1/1) 1' Botitu (0/1)ReportTry: Pretorius 3'm Z. Davids 10'm Con: S. Davids (0/2)Western Sydney Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand) :

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | Fiji | 22 |
| | South Africa | 19 |
| | United States | 17 |
| 4 | England | 15 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 12 |
| 7 | Ireland | 11 |
| 8 | Argentina | 10 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | France | 8 |
| 10 | Canada | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 6 |
| 12 | Wales | 5 |
| 13 | Spain | 4 |
| 14 | Japan | 3 |
| 15 | Samoa | 2 |
| 16 | Kenya | 1 |