2015 Wellington Sevens
The 2015 Wellington Sevens is the 16th edition of the tournament as part of the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. It is hosted in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Westpac Stadium. Format. The teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The  Bowl is contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield. Teams. The participating teams are: Match officials. The match officials for the 2015 Wellington Sevens are as follows: Knockout stage. [Cup/Plate] The top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup/Plate competition. The four Cup/Plate quarterfinal winners contest the Cup. The four Cup/Plate quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. [Bowl/Shield] The bottom two teams in each pool move on to the Bowl/Shield competition . The four Bowl/Shield quarterfinal winners contest the Bowl. The four Bowl/Shield quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Shield. Shield. The Bowl/Shield Quarter-finals "losers" (shown in "italics" below) play in the Semi-finals of the Shield. The winners play in the Bowl. Bowl. The Bowl/Shield Quarter-finals winners (shown in bold) contest the Bowl. Plate. The Cup/Plate Quarter-finals "losers" (shown in "italics") play in the Semi-finals of the Plate. Cup. The Cup/Plate Quarter-finals winners (shown in bold) contest the Cup.