# 2008 USA Sevens

The 2008 USA Sevens competition took place on February 9 and 10 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series. The USA Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens.
The top-level Cup competition was won by New Zealand, who became the first team in the history of the IRB Sevens to win the first four tournaments of a season; it was also the Kiwis' sixth consecutive tournament win overall. In the Cup semifinal against Kenya, they made history with their 35th consecutive match win in the IRB Sevens, breaking their own record set in 2001/02. They took the record to 36 with their final win over South Africa.
The second-level Plate was won by Fiji in a sudden-death extra time thriller against Argentina. In the Bowl final, Wales beat the hosts in another thriller, in which the USA scored a try after the final horn, but missed the conversion that would have sent the match to extra time. The remaining trophy, the Shield, went to Australia.
The New Zealand brewery Steinlager was the presenting sponsor for this tournament.

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 3300850+859  Scotland 31023153−225  France 31023865−275  Wales 31022157−365
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | New Zealand | 19 – 0 | Wales |
| February 9, 2008 | Scotland | 19 – 12 | France |
| February 9, 2008 | New Zealand | 39 – 0 | France |
| February 9, 2008 | Scotland | 12 – 14 | Wales |
| February 9, 2008 | Wales | 7 – 26 | France |
| February 9, 2008 | New Zealand | 27 – 0 | Scotland |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 33006929+409  Fiji 320110935+747  Australia 31025946+135  West Indies 300317144−1273
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | Fiji | 26 – 7 | Australia |
| February 9, 2008 | Samoa | 33 – 5 | West Indies |
| February 9, 2008 | Fiji | 66 – 7 | West Indies |
| February 9, 2008 | Samoa | 15 – 7 | Australia |
| February 9, 2008 | Australia | 45 – 5 | West Indies |
| February 9, 2008 | Fiji | 17 – 21 | Samoa |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Argentina 33007631+459  Kenya 32016926+437  Canada 31026648+185  Chile 30037113−1063
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | Argentina | 22 – 19 | Canada |
| February 9, 2008 | Kenya | 38 – 0 | Chile |
| February 9, 2008 | Argentina | 35 – 0 | Chile |
| February 9, 2008 | Kenya | 19 – 7 | Canada |
| February 9, 2008 | Canada | 40 – 7 | Chile |
| February 9, 2008 | Argentina | 19 – 12 | Kenya |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 33009031+599  South Africa 32019914+857  United States 31027364+95  Mexico 30030153−1533
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| February 9, 2008 | South Africa | 36 – 0 | United States |
| February 9, 2008 | England | 48 – 0 | Mexico |
| February 9, 2008 | South Africa | 53 – 0 | Mexico |
| February 9, 2008 | England | 28 – 21 | United States |
| February 9, 2008 | United States | 52 – 0 | Mexico |
| February 9, 2008 | South Africa | 10 – 14 | England |

## Knockout
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| France | 26 | | | |
| France | 26 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | |
| West Indies | 5 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | |
| West Indies | 5 | West Indies | 17 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | West Indies | 17 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | Chile | 19 | |
| United States | 40 | Chile | 19 | |
| United States | 40 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Chile | 12 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Chile | 12 | | | | Chile | 12 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | | Chile | 12 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | Australia | 24 |
| Canada | 45 | | | | Australia | 24 |
| Canada | 45 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | Australia | 63 | |
| Australia | 12 | Australia | 63 | |
| Wales | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| France | 26 | | | |
| France | 26 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | |
| West Indies | 5 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | |
| West Indies | 5 | France | 10 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | France | 10 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | United States | 12 | |
| United States | 40 | United States | 12 | |
| United States | 40 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Chile | 12 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Chile | 12 | | | | United States | 19 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | | United States | 19 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | Wales | 21 |
| Canada | 45 | | | | Wales | 21 |
| Canada | 45 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | Canada | 14 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | Canada | 14 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | Wales | 22 | |
| Australia | 12 | Wales | 22 | |
| Wales | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | |
| New Zealand | 28 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | |
| Fiji | 5 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | |
| Fiji | 5 | Fiji | 21 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | Fiji | 21 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | England | 14 | |
| England | 7 | England | 14 | |
| England | 7 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Kenya | 17 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Kenya | 17 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | Argentina | 21 |
| Argentina | 0 | | | | Argentina | 21 |
| Argentina | 0 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| South Africa | 24 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| South Africa | 24 | Argentina | 22 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | Argentina | 22 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | Scotland | 14 | |
| Samoa | 24 | Scotland | 14 | |
| Scotland | 12 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | |
| New Zealand | 28 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | |
| Fiji | 5 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | |
| Fiji | 5 | New Zealand | 50 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | New Zealand | 50 | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | Kenya | 10 | |
| England | 7 | Kenya | 10 | |
| England | 7 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Kenya | 17 | | | | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA |
| Kenya | 17 | | | | New Zealand | 27 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | | New Zealand | 27 |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| Argentina | 0 | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| Argentina | 0 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| South Africa | 24 | February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | | |
| South Africa | 24 | South Africa | 22 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | | South Africa | 22 | | | |
| February 10 – San Diego, USA | February 10 – San Diego, USA | Samoa | 12 | |
| Samoa | 24 | Samoa | 12 | |
| Scotland | 12 | | | |