# 2015 London Sevens

The 2015 London Sevens was the ninth and final tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. This edition of the London Sevens was held over the weekend of 16–17 May 2015 at Twickenham in London.
The most notable headline from this event was the first-ever overall tournament victory by the United States. The USA's Madison Hughes was named player of the tournament, with Hughes and Danny Barrett the two Americans selected for the tournament Dream Team.
The overall series crown was secured by Fiji when they defeated South Africa in the Cup quarter-finals.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams go into the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The pools and schedule were announced on 10 April 2015.

## Pool Stage

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 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 5 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 3 |
* 16 May 2015 09:44
| Canada | 17–14 | Samoa |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 10:06
| Fiji | 24–19 | Argentina |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 12:50
| Canada | 26–5 | Argentina |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 13:12
| Fiji | 26–12 | Samoa |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 15:56
| Argentina | 10–19 | Samoa |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 16:18
| Fiji | 31–14 | Canada |
* Twickenham

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 24 | +64 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 78 | -40 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 91 | -56 | 3 |
* 16 May 2015 10:28
| Australia | 41–0 | Japan |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 10:50
| New Zealand | 38–0 | Wales |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 13:34
| Australia | 19–14 | Wales |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 13:56
| New Zealand | 26–14 | Japan |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 16:40
| Wales | 24–21 | Japan |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 17:02
| New Zealand | 24–10 | Australia |
* Twickenham

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 29 | +86 | 7 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 80 | -49 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 94 | -59 | 3 |
* 16 May 2015 11:12
| Scotland | 19–14 | Brazil |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 11:34
| England | 40–0 | Kenya |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 14:18
| Scotland | 26–12 | Kenya |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 14:40
| England | 56–7 | Brazil |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 17:24
| Kenya | 19–14 | Brazil |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 17:46
| England | 19–22 | Scotland |
* Twickenham

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 9 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 28 | +31 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 73 | -42 | 3 |
* 16 May 2015 09:00
| South Africa | 19–0 | Portugal |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 09:22
| United States | 24–19 | France |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 12:06
| South Africa | 28–7 | France |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 12:28
| United States | 28–12 | Portugal |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 15:12
| France | 26–19 | Portugal |
* Twickenham
* 16 May 2015 15:34
| United States | 21–12 | South Africa |
* Twickenham

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | | | |
| Samoa | 33 | | | |
| Samoa | 33 | 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | | |
| Portugal | 14 | 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 12:06 – Twickenham | |
| Portugal | 14 | Portugal | 21 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | | Portugal | 21 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | Japan | 26 | |
| Kenya | 24 | Japan | 26 | |
| Kenya | 24 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham |
| Japan | 12 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 15:22 – Twickenham |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Japan | 21 |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | | | | | Japan | 21 |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | | | | France | 19 |
| France | 14 | | | | France | 19 |
| France | 14 | 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | | | |
| Argentina | 17 | 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 12:28 – Twickenham | | | |
| Argentina | 17 | France | 35 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | | France | 35 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | Brazil | 12 | |
| Wales | 29 | Brazil | 12 | |
| Brazil | 0 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:00 – Twickenham | | | |
| Samoa | 33 | | | |
| Samoa | 33 | 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | | |
| Portugal | 14 | 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 12:50 – Twickenham | |
| Portugal | 14 | Samoa | 7 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | | Samoa | 7 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:22 – Twickenham | Kenya | 38 | |
| Kenya | 24 | Kenya | 38 | |
| Kenya | 24 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham |
| Japan | 12 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 15:47 – Twickenham |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Kenya | 26 |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | | | | | Kenya | 26 |
| 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 09:44 – Twickenham | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| France | 14 | | | | Argentina | 12 |
| France | 14 | 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | | | |
| Argentina | 17 | 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 13:12 – Twickenham | | | |
| Argentina | 17 | Argentina | 26 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | | Argentina | 26 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:06 – Twickenham | Wales | 14 | |
| Wales | 29 | Wales | 14 | |
| Brazil | 0 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | | | |
| Fiji | 19 | | | |
| Fiji | 19 | 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | | |
| South Africa | 7 | 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 13:34 – Twickenham | |
| South Africa | 7 | South Africa | 31 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | | South Africa | 31 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | Scotland | 7 | |
| Scotland | 19 | Scotland | 7 | |
| Scotland | 19 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 16:12 – Twickenham |
| Australia | 31 | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| United States | 29 | | | | New Zealand | 26 |
| United States | 29 | 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | | | |
| Canada | 10 | 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 13:56 – Twickenham | | | |
| Canada | 10 | Canada | 15 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | | Canada | 15 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | New Zealand | 33 | |
| New Zealand | 17 | New Zealand | 33 | |
| England | 21 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:28 – Twickenham | | | |
| Fiji | 19 | | | |
| Fiji | 19 | 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | | |
| South Africa | 7 | 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 14:18 – Twickenham | |
| South Africa | 7 | Fiji | 7 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | | Fiji | 7 | |
| 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 10:50 – Twickenham | Australia | 33 | |
| Scotland | 19 | Australia | 33 | |
| Scotland | 19 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 17:02 – Twickenham |
| Australia | 31 | | | | Australia | 22 |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | | | | | Australia | 22 |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:12 – Twickenham | | | | United States | 45 |
| United States | 29 | | | | United States | 45 |
| United States | 29 | 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | | | |
| Canada | 10 | 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 14:40 – Twickenham | | | |
| Canada | 10 | United States | 43 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | | United States | 43 | | | |
| 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 11:34 – Twickenham | England | 12 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 17 | England | 12 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 17 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham |
| England | 21 | | | | 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham | 17 May 2015 – 16:37 – Twickenham |
| England | 21 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| | | | | | England | 12 |

## Scoring

| Rank | Player | Tries |
| 1 | Billy Odhiambo | 7 |
| 1 | Rieko Ioane | 7 |
| 1 | Madison Hughes | 7 |
| 4 | Perry Baker | 6 |
| 4 | Nicholas Malouf | 6 |
| 4 | Sherwin Stowers | 6 |
Source: WR website