2017 USA Women's Sevens

The 2017 USA Women's Sevens was the third tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, held from March 3–5, 2017 at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada, a community in the Las Vegas area. This was the first edition of the Women's Sevens held alongside the USA Sevens men's tournament.[1]

2017 USA Women's Sevens
Women's Sevens Series V
Host nation United States
Date3–5 March 2017
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
Third Canada
Challenge
Winner Spain
2016
2018

Format

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also competed for the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group played off for the Challenge Trophy.

Teams

The participating teams include:[2]

Pool stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Canada 33009321+729
 Russia 32016553+127
 France 31027150+215
 Argentina 300314119–1053
3 March 2017
Canada  34–7  Russia

3 March 2017
France  45–7  Argentina

3 March 2017
Canada  38–7  Argentina

3 March 2017
France  19–22  Russia

3 March 2017
14:31
Canada  21–7  France

3 March 2017
14:53
Russia  36–0  Argentina

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 32015738+197
 Fiji 32015938+217
 Ireland 31114366–236
 Spain 30124057–174
3 March 2017
United States  21–24  Ireland

3 March 2017
Fiji  21–19  Spain

3 March 2017
United States  22–7  Spain

3 March 2017
Fiji  31–5  Ireland

3 March 2017
13:47
United States  14–7  Fiji

3 March 2017
14:09
Ireland  14–14  Spain

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 33007219+539
 Australia 32018335+487
 England 31023158–275
 Brazil 3003074–742
3 March 2017
New Zealand  24–0  Brazil

3 March 2017
Australia  31–14  England

3 March 2017
New Zealand  27–5  England

3 March 2017
Australia  38–0  Brazil

3 February 2017
15:15
New Zealand  21–14  Australia

3 February 2017
15:37
Brazil  0–12  England

Knockout stage

Challenge Trophy

 
Semi-finalsChallenge Trophy Final
 
      
 
4 March 2017 – 08:00 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 England45
 
4 March 2017 – 11:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Argentina7
 
 England0
 
4 March 2017 – 08:22 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Spain10
 
 Spain19
 
 
 Brazil7
 
11th Place
 
 
4 March 2017 – 11:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 Argentina0
 
 
 Brazil41

5th place

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
4 March 2017 – 11:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 France12
 
4 March 2017 – 16:52 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Fiji15
 
 Fiji19
 
4 March 2017 – 12:12 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Russia17
 
 Ireland5
 
 
 Russia20
 
7th Place
 
 
4 March 2017 – 17:16 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 France15
 
 
 Ireland5

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
4 March 2017 – 08:44 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 
 Canada33
 
4 March 2017 – 12:34 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 France0
 
 Canada17
 
4 March 2017 – 09:06 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia26
 
 Fiji7
 
4 March 2017 – 18:08 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Australia22
 
 Australia5
 
4 March 2017 – 09:28 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 New Zealand28
 
 United States20
 
4 March 2017 – 12:56 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Ireland12
 
 United States7
 
4 March 2017 – 09:50 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 New Zealand12 Bronze Medal Match
 
 New Zealand26
 
4 March 2017 – 17:40 – Sam Boyd Stadium
 
 Russia5
 
 Canada31
 
 
 United States7
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
 New Zealand20
 Australia18
 Canada16
4  United States14
5  Fiji12
6  Russia10
Place  Team Points
7  France8
8  Ireland6
9  Spain4
10  England3
11  Brazil2
12  Argentina1

Source: World Rugby

See also

References

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