# 2020 New Zealand Sevens

The 2020 New Zealand Sevens was the third tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twenty first edition of the New Zealand Sevens. This event was the first in the series to only have one team from each pool qualify to the cup knockout phase. Host team New Zealand won the tournament, defeating France by 21–5 in the final.

## Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top team from each pool advanced to the semifinals to playoff for berths in the cup final and third place match.
The teams that finished second in their respective pool will play another team from another pool whom finished second, however, it will be ranked as the best second placed team v. the second best second placed team and vice versa. This is the first tournament of the 2019–20 season that the format was changed to a four team cup knockout phase.
The pools and schedule were announced by World Rugby on 20 December 2019.

## Pool stage

All times in NZL Standard Time (UTC+12:00)

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 17 | +94 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 7 | 5th-place playoff |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 81 | –38 | 5 | 11th-place playoff |
| Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 113 | –94 | 3 | 15th-place playoff |
* 25 January 2020 14:09
| Scotland | 7–24 | United States |
| Try: McFarland 4'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 5' | Report | Try: Isles 3'c Tomasin 6'm Unufe 10'c Baker 13'm Con: Hughes (2/4) 3', 11' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 25 January 2020 14:31
| New Zealand | 47–0 | Wales |
| Try: Mikkelson (2) 0'c, 3'c Ware 2'c Webber 6'c Curry 7'm Baker 9'c Koroi 11'c Con: McGarvey-Black (5/6) 1', 2', 3', 6', 9' Koroi (1/1) 11' | Report | |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 25 January 2020 20:05
| Scotland | 24–19 | Wales |
| Try: McCann 0'm Elms 3'm Kelly 8'c Fife 12'c Con: Lowe (2/4) 8', 12' | Report | Try: Jones (2) 5'c, 10'm Roach 7'c Con: Treharne (2/3) 5', 7' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
* 25 January 2020 20:33
| New Zealand | 26–5 | United States |
| Try: Curry 1'c Baker 6'c Mikkelson 11'c Dickson 13'm Con: McGarvey-Black (2/2) 1', 11' Baker (1/1) 6' Koroi (0/1) | Report | Try: Baker 4'm Con: Hughes (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 26 January 2020 13:19
| United States | 42–0 | Wales |
| Try: Isles 1'c Tomasin 3'c Pinkelman 6'c Fuala'au (2) 7'c, 10'c Baker 12'c Con: Hughes (5/5) 1', 6', 8', 10', 13' Tomasin (1/1) 3' | Report | |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 26 January 2020 13:41
| New Zealand | 38–12 | Scotland |
| Try: Mikkelson (2) 0'm, 7'c Ng Shiu 5'm Collier 8'c Curry 11'c Koroi 12'c Con: Koroi (3/4) 7', 8', 13' McGarvey-Black (1/1) 11' Mikkelson (0/1) | Report | Try: Fergusson 3'm McCann 9'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 10' Lowe (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 6 | 7th-place playoff |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 5 | 9th-place playoff |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 69 | –45 | 4 | 13th-place playoff |
* 25 January 2020 12:41
| Kenya | 19–24 | England |
| Try: Ambaka (2) 0'm, 4'c Amonde 5'c Con: Taabu (2/3) 4', 6' | Report | Try: Lindsay-Hague 3'm Norton 7'c Edwards (2) 9'm, 12'c Con: Mitchell (1/2) 7' Edwards (1/2) 12' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
* 25 January 2020 13:03
| South Africa | 31–5 | Japan |
| Try: du Plessis 5'm Pretorius 7'c Afrika 9'm A. Davids (2) 12'c, 14'c Con: du Preez (1/3) 7' Geduld (2/2) 12', 14' | Report | Try: Tuiaki 7'm Con: Goya (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
* 25 January 2020 18:08
| Kenya | 12–12 | Japan |
| Try: Otieno 1'm Taabu 8'c Con: Taabu (1/2) 9' | Report | Try: Ishida 7'm Ozawa 11'c Con: Fujita (1/1) 11' Goya (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 25 January 2020 18:30
| South Africa | 19–21 | England |
| Try: Gans 1'c Pretorius 3'c Geduld 13'm Con: du Preez (2/2) 2', 4' Geduld (0/1) | Report | Try: Norton 5'c Bowen 7'c Burgess 11'c Con: Bibby (1/1) 6' Mitchell (1/1) 7' Edwards (1/1) 12' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* 26 January 2020 11:51
| England | 26–7 | Japan |
| Try: Kerr 1'c Bowen 5'c Norton 9'm Hendy 12'c Con: Mitchell (1/1) 1' Bibby (1/2) 5' Edwards (1/1) 13' | Report | Try: Goto 7'c Con: Kano (1/1) 7' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 26 January 2020 12:13
| South Africa | 14–36 | Kenya |
| Try: du Plessis 7'c Z. Davids 12'c Con: du Preez (1/1) 7' S. Davids (1/1) 12' | Report | Try: Ambaka 3'm Okwach 4'c Injera 6'c Oluoch 7'm Otieno 13'm Onyala 14'c Con: Olindi (2/4) 4', 6' Taabu (1/2) 14' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 8 | 5th-place playoff |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 60 | -4 | 5 | 11th-place playoff |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 70 | –22 | 3 | 13th-place playoff |
* 25 January 2020 11:57
| Ireland | 21–26 | Canada |
| Try: Kennedy 2'c Horan 7'c Conroy 12'c Con: Dardis (3/3) 2', 7', 13' | Report | Try: Coe 4'c Thiel 7'c Hirayama 11'c Berna 14'm Con: Hirayama (3/4) 4', 7', 11' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 25 January 2020 12:19
| France | 21–17 | Spain |
| Try: Veredamu 2'c Valleau 11'c Mazzoleni 12'c Con: Barraque (3/3) 2', 11', 12' | Report | Try: Hernández 5'c M. Sainz-Trapaga 6'm Pla 8'm Con: Hernández (1/3) 5' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
* 25 January 2020 17:24
| Ireland | 28–17 | Spain |
| Try: Horan 1'c Conroy 7'c Kennedy 9'c McNulty 12'c Con: Dardis (4/4) 1', 7', 10', 12' | Report | Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 4'm Fontes 5'c Lopez 14'm Con: Hernández (1/2) 6' Mateu (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
* 25 January 2020 17:46
| France | 12–12 | Canada |
| Try: Riva 0'm Barraque 9'c Con: Barraque (1/2) 9' | Report | Try: Berna 2'c Richard 13'm Con: Hirayama (1/2) 3' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 26 January 2020 11:07
| Canada | 21–14 | Spain |
| Try: Hirayama (2) 4'c, 10'c Jones 8'c Con: Hirayama (3/3) 4', 9', 10' | Report | Try: Pla 0'c Hernández 2'c Con: Hernández (2/2) 0', 3' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 26 January 2020 11:29
| France | 17–7 | Ireland |
| Try: Veredamu (2) 1'c, 13'm Parez 7'm Con: Riva (1/3) 1' | Report | Try: Conroy 5'c Con: Dardis (1/1) 6' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 7 | Advance to semifinals |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 48 | +25 | 7 | 7th-place playoff |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 7 | 9th-place playoff |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 92 | -61 | 3 | 15th-place playoff |
* 25 January 2020 13:25
| Argentina | 7–38 | Australia |
| Try: Osadczuk 3'c Con: Mare (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Longbottom (2) 0'c, 10'c Hutchison 5'c Anderson 6'm Holland 8'c Turner 13'm Con: Longbottom (2/3) 1', 11' Holland (2/3) 5', 8' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
* 25 January 2020 13:47
| Fiji | 19–12 | Samoa |
| Try: Tuwai 2'c Botitu 6'm Tuimaba 11'c Con: Bolaca (1/2) 3' Nacuqu (1/1) 12' | Report | Try: Maliko 1'c Perez 9'm Con: Alosio (1/2) 1' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* 25 January 2020 19:05
| Argentina | 40–0 | Samoa |
| Try: Gonzalez (2) 0'c, 4'c Osadczuk (2) 6'c, 13'c Schulz 7'c Sábato 11'm Con: Mare (4/4) 1', 4', 6', 8' Isgro (1/2) 13' | Report | |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
* 25 January 2020 19:35
| Fiji | 19–12 | Australia |
| Try: Ratuvoka 3'm Tuimaba 8'c Cakaubalavu 12'c Con: Nacuqu (1/1) 9' Ikanikoda (1/1) 12' Botitu (0/1) | Report | Try: Pietsch 10'm O'Donnell 14'c Con: Longbottom (1/1) 14' Holland (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
* 26 January 2020 12:35
| Australia | 33–19 | Samoa |
| Try: Turner (3) 4'c, 7'c, 13'c Pincus 8'c Longbottom 14'm Con: Holland (4/5) 4', 7', 9', 13' | Report | Try: Afamasaga 1'c Alofipo 6'm Solia 10'c Con: Alosio (2/3) 1', 11' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
* 26 January 2020 12:57
| Fiji | 10–26 | Argentina |
| Try: Mocenacagi 7'm Botitu 8'm Con: Botitu (0/1) Nacuqu (0/1) | Report | Try: Álvarez 1'c Schulz 2'c Osadczuk 4'c Sábato 12'm Con: Mare (3/3) 1', 3', 5' Isgro (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

## Placement matches
### Fifteenth place

* 26 January 2020 17:10
| Samoa | 21–7 | Wales |
| Try: Afamasaga 3'c Maliko (2) 11'c, 14'c Con: Alosio (3/3) 4', 12', 14' | Report | Try: Smith 1'c Con: Thomas (1/1) 2' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

### Thirteenth place

* 26 January 2020 17:32
| Japan | 15–19 | Spain |
| Try: Goya (2) 4'm, 8'm Goto 6'm Con: Goya (0/3) | Report | Try: Mateu (2) 2', 7' De La Rosa 13'c Con: Hernández (1/2) 3' Fontes (1/1) 14' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

### Eleventh place

* 26 January 2020 17:54
| Ireland | 19–24 | Scotland |
| Try: Kennedy (2) 1'c, 7'm Conroy 8'c Con: Dardis (2/3) 1', 8' | Report | Try: Fife 4'm McFarland 5'c Lowe 10'c Coombes 12'm Con: Lowe (2/3) 6', 10' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

### Ninth place

* 26 January 2020 18:16
| Fiji | 12–5 | South Africa |
| Try: Tabu 13'c Bolaca 14'm Con: Ikanikoda (1/2) 13' | Report | Try: A. Davids 0'm Con: S. Davids (0/1) |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

### Seventh place

* 26 January 2020 18:38
| Argentina | 19–17 | Kenya |
| Try: del Mestre (2) 0'c, 8'c Sábato 10'm Con: Isgro (2/3) 0', 8' | Report | Try: Oyoo 1'c Injera 3'm Ambaka 6'm Con: Olindi (1/3) 2' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

### Fifth place

* 26 January 2020 19:00
| Canada | 28–7 | United States |
| Try: Sauder 1'c Hammond 3'c Kay 7'c Berna 10'c Con: Kay (4/4) 2', 3', 7', 11' | Report | Try: Williams 8'c Con: Hughes (1/1) 8' |
* Waikato Stadium Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

## Cup

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 26 January – 16:20 – Waikato | 26 January – 16:20 – Waikato |
| England | 5 |
| England | 5 | 26 January – 20:56 – Waikato | 26 January – 20:56 – Waikato |
| France | 10 | 26 January – 20:56 – Waikato | 26 January – 20:56 – Waikato |
| France | 10 | France | 5 |
| 26 January – 16:42 – Waikato | 26 January – 16:42 – Waikato | | France | 5 |
| 26 January – 16:42 – Waikato | 26 January – 16:42 – Waikato | New Zealand | 27 |
| New Zealand | 17 | New Zealand | 27 |
| Australia | 14 | | |
| Australia | 14 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 26 January – 19:29 – Waikato | 26 January – 19:29 – Waikato |
| | | England | 21 |
| | | Australia | 33 |
Matches :
Semi-finals
26 January 2020 16:20England 5–10 FranceTry: Ellery 5'm Con: Mitchell (0/1)ReportTry: Siega 0'c Bouhraoua `3'm Con: Riva (0/2)Waikato Stadium Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
26 January 2020 16:42New Zealand 17–14 AustraliaTry: McGarvey-Black 1'm Ware 8'c Collier 9'm Con: McGarvey-Black (1/3) 8'ReportTry: Malouf 5'c Hutchison 6'c Con: Holland (2/2) 6', 7'Waikato Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
3rd place
26 January 2020 19:29England 21–33 AustraliaTry: Johnson 0'c Lindsay-Hague 12'c Edwards 14'c Con: Edwards (3/3) 0', 12', 14'ReportTry: Anderson 2'c Davies 5'c Turner 7'c Hutchison (2) 8'm, 10'c Con: Holland (4/5) 2', 6', 7', 10'Waikato Stadium Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
Cup Final
26 January 2020 20:56France 5–27 New ZealandTry: Veredamu 4'm Con: Riva (0/1)ReportTry: Curry (3) 1'c, 13'm, 14' Ware (2) 7'm, 10'm Con: McGarvey-Black (1/4) 2'Waikato Stadium Referee: Craig Evans (Wales) :

## Tournament placings

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