2011 USA Sevens
2010–11 Sevens World Series
Host nation	United States
Cup
Champion	South Africa
Runner-up	Fiji
Plate
Winner	Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played	45
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The 2011 USA Sevens competition was held on February 12 and February 13 at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas, Nevada area. 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). It was the fourth of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.

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.

Teams

These 16 teams are invited to participate in the 2011 tournament:^[1]

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Guyana
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  United States
•  Uruguay
•  Wales

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	99	28	+71	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	82	36	+46	7
France	3	1	0	2	90	61	+29	5
Guyana	3	0	0	3	7	153	−146	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-02-12	England	49 – 0	Guyana
2011-02-12	Argentina	21 – 19	France
2011-02-12	England	33 – 14	France
2011-02-12	Argentina	47 – 0	Guyana
2011-02-12	England	17 – 14	Argentina
2011-02-12	France	57 – 7	Guyana

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	91	15	+76	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	57	44	+13	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	50	55	−5	5
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	17	101	−84	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-02-12	New Zealand	40 – 0	Uruguay
2011-02-12	Wales	12 – 19	Kenya
2011-02-12	New Zealand	25 – 10	Kenya
2011-02-12	Wales	33 – 10	Uruguay
2011-02-12	New Zealand	26 – 5	Wales
2011-02-12	Kenya	28 – 7	Uruguay

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	99	24	+75	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	53	56	−3	7
Scotland	3	1	0	2	42	62	−20	5
Canada	3	0	0	3	33	85	−52	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-02-12	Fiji	33 – 0	Canada
2011-02-12	Australia	12 – 7	Scotland
2011-02-12	Fiji	31 – 14	Scotland
2011-02-12	Australia	31 – 14	Canada
2011-02-12	Fiji	35 – 10	Australia
2011-02-12	Scotland	21 – 19	Canada

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	2	1	0	69	12	+57	8
Samoa	3	2	1	0	66	26	+40	8
United States	3	1	0	2	41	62	−21	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	14	90	−76	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2011-02-12	Samoa	31 – 7	Japan
2011-02-12	South Africa	27 – 5	United States
2011-02-12	Samoa	28 – 12	United States
2011-02-12	South Africa	35 – 0	Japan
2011-02-12	Samoa	7 – 7	South Africa
2011-02-12	United States	24 – 7	Japan

Knockout

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	France	19
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Uruguay	12
					Uruguay	7
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					United States	27
	United States	15
									February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Canada	19
									United States	19
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
									Japan	12
	Scotland	28
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Japan	7
					Japan	24
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					Guyana	7
	Wales	54
	Guyana	0

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	France	19
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Uruguay	12
					France	14
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					Canada	22
	United States	15
									February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Canada	19
									Canada	14
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
									Scotland	19
	Scotland	28
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Japan	7
					Scotland	17
	February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					Wales	12
	Wales	54
	Guyana	0

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	England	28
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Kenya	14
					Kenya	24
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					Australia	21
	South Africa	19
									February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Australia	14
									Kenya	15
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
									Samoa	26
	New Zealand	47
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Argentina	7
					Argentina	14
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					Samoa	26
	Fiji	17
	Samoa	12

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	England	28
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Kenya	14
					England	10
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					South Africa	17
	South Africa	19
									February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Australia	14
									South Africa	24
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
									Fiji	14
	New Zealand	47
					February 13 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
	Argentina	7
					New Zealand	7
	February 12 – Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
					Fiji	26
	Fiji	17
	Samoa	12