The 2004 USA Sevens was the first time that the USA Sevens rugby tournament was played.[1] It was held at the Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. Argentina defeated New Zealand 21–12 in the cup final to win the tournament.[2] It was Argentina's first victory in a World Series tournament since its inception five years before.[3]
| 2004 USA Sevens | |
|---|---|
| 2003–04 Sevens World Series | |
| Host nation |  United States |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Argentina |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  England |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← none 2005 → | |
Format
editThe teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each, with each team playing every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Pool Stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17 | +71 | 9 |
| England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 19 | +103 | 7 |
| United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 84 | –53 | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 133 | –121 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 9 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 7 |
 Tonga
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 53 | –6 | 5 |
 Australia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 76 | –40 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 7 | +108 | 9 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 45 | –9 | 6 |
 South Korea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 61 | –11 | 6 |
 Uruguay
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 114 | –88 | 3 |
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 15 | +68 | 9 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 7 |
 Chile
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 93 | –57 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 71 | –47 | 3 |
Knockout rounds
editCup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 15 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 22 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| Canada | 17 | |||||
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| France | 7 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| England | 55 | |||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||
| England | 33 | |||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 26 | |||||||||
| Australia | 42 | |||||||||
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| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Chile | 21 | |||||||||
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| Uruguay | 19 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 31 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 12 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 27 | |||||||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 7 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
| Tonga | 36 | |||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||||||
Shield
edit| Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| Uruguay | 12 | |||||
| United States | 29 | |||||
| 15 February 2004 – Home Depot Center | ||||||
| South Korea | 22 | |||||
| South Korea | 35 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "DOWN MEMORY LANE - 2004: FIRST USA SEVENS TOURNAMENT", Rugby Today, January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Argentina out to match class of 2004", World Rugby, February 9, 2008.
- ^ "Argentina upset New Zealand to win LA sevens", New Zealand Herald, February 16, 2004.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL SEVENS SERIES (Carson, California)", New Zealand Herald, February 15, 2004.
- ^ "2003/04 IRB Sevens World Series - Los Angeles", World Rugby, 14-15 February 2004.