2011 USA Sevens
Encyclopedia
The USA Sevens
is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series
for international rugby sevens
(seven-a-side version of rugby union
). The 2011 competition was held on February 12 and February 13 at Sam Boyd Stadium
in the Las Vegas
suburb of Whitney
, Nevada
.
It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
.
USA Sevens
The USA Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in the United States. A part of the IRB Sevens World Series, it currently takes place on Saturday and Sunday during the second weekend of February...
is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
for international rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
(seven-a-side version of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
). The 2011 competition was held on February 12 and February 13 at Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium located in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas metropolitan area; the mailing address of the stadium is "Las Vegas". The stadium is named after Sam Boyd, a major figure in the hotel/casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consists...
in the Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
suburb of Whitney
Whitney, Nevada
Whitney is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,273 at the 2000 census.-Background:...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
.
It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series was the 12th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
.
Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.Pool stages
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | 49 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 21 – 19 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 33 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 47 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 17 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 57 – 7 |
Pool B
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | 40 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 12 – 19 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 25 – 10 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 33 – 10 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 26 – 5 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 28 – 7 |
Pool C
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | 33 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 12 – 7 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 31 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 31 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 35 – 10 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 21 – 19 |
Pool D
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-12 | 31 – 7 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 27 – 5 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 28 – 12 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 35 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 7 – 7 | ||
| 2011-02-12 | 24 – 7 |