2019 Canada Sevens
2018–19 World Series
Host nationCanada Canada
Date9–10 March 2019
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up France
Third Fiji
Challenge Trophy
Winner Australia
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored295 (average 6.56 per match)
Most points Connor Braid (59)
Most tries Simon Kennewell (8)
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The 2019 Canada Sevens was the fourth edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 9–10 March at BC Place in Vancouver.

Format

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.

Teams

Fifteen core teams played in the tournament along with one invitational team, the winner of the 2019 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens, Chile:[1]

Pool stage

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33008117+649
 United States 32018052+287
 Wales 31024371–285
 Chile 30033195–643
9 March 2019
11:20
South Africa 43–0 Chile
Try: Pretorius (2) 0'c, 11'c
Soyizwapi (2) 1'm, 5'c
S. Davids (2) 4'c, 9'm
du Plessis 14'm
Con: S. Davids (4/7) 0', 4', 5', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
9 March 2019
11:42
United States 40–14 Wales
Try: Isles (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'm
Iosefo 7'c
Hughes 11'c
Tupuola 14'c
Con: Williams (2/2) 3', 5'
Niua (1/2) 7'
Hughes (2/2) 11', 14'		Try: Bagshaw 1'c
Smith 7'c
Con: Davies (1/1) 1'
Treharne (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
9 March 2019
14:52
South Africa 19–10 Wales
Try: Snyman 3'm
S. Davids 6'c
Pretorius 8'c
Con: S. Davids (2/3) 7', 9'		Try: Cambriani 0'm
Roach 12'm
Con: Treharne (0/2)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
9 March 2019
15:14
United States 33–19 Chile
Try: Williams 4'c
Pinkelman 8'c
Isles (2) 10'm, 12'c
Tomasin 14'c
Con: Hughes (3/4) 5', 8', 13', 14'		Try: De Vidts (2) 1'm, 3'c
Fernández 7'
Con: Fernández (1/2) 3', 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
9 March 2019
18:24
Chile 12–19 Wales
Try: Blanc 6'c
De Vidts 7'm
Con: Fernández (1/2) 6'		Try: Davies 1'c
Rogers 8'c
Jenkins 9'm
Con: Davies (2/3) 2', 9'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
9 March 2019
18:46
United States 7–19 South Africa
Try: Tomasin 10'c
Con: Hughes (1/1) 11'		Try: Pretorius (2) 1'c, 12'm
Gans 4'c
Con: S. Davids (2/2) 1', 5'
Du Preez (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 32019050+407
 Fiji 32018655+317
 Canada 32016978–97
 Kenya 300345107–623
9 March 2019
10:36
Fiji 36–12 Kenya
Try: Mocenacagi (2) 0'm, 12'c
Naduva (2) 2'c, 6'm
Tuwai 7'
Veilawa 10'c
Con: Botitu (1/3) 3'
Veilawa (2/2) 11', 12'		Try: Olindi 9'm
Onyala 11'c
Con: Taabu (1/2) 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
9 March 2019
10:58
Samoa 38–7 Canada
Try: Vaili (2) 1'c, 7'c
Afamasaga 8'c
Mealoi 9'm
Paulo 11'c
Perez 13'm
Con: Mealoi (3/4) 1', 7', 8'
Paulo (1/2) 11'		Try: Fuailefau 5'c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 5'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
9 March 2019
14:08
Fiji 19–26 Canada
Try: Veilawa 4'c
Mocenacagi 6'c
Tuimaba 10'c
Con: Veilawa (2/3) 4', 10'		Try: Mullins 1'm
Braid 2'c
Fuailefau 8'c
Jones 11'c
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 3', 9', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
9 March 2019
14:30
Samoa 35–12 Kenya
Try: Perez (2) 0'c, 6'c
Motuga (2) 2'c, 14'
Vaili 4'c
Con: Mealoi (4/4) 0', 3', 5', 7', 14'		Try: Taabu (2) 9'c
Con: Taabu (1/1) 9'
Wanjala (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
9 March 2019
17:40
Kenya 21–36 Canada
Try: Kuto (2) 6'c, 7'
Taabu 14'c
Con: Taabu (2/2) 6', 7'
Olindi 14'		Try: Mullins 0'm
Braid (3) 2'c, 5'c, 9'c
Cejvanovic 10'm
Berna 13'm
Con: Braid (3/5) 3', 5', 9'
Kay (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
9 March 2019
18:02
Samoa 17–31 Fiji
Try: Tuimaba 1'c
Mocenacagi 5'c
Naduva 7'm
Tuwai 8'c
Veilawa 10'm
Con: Veilawa (3/5) 1', 5', 8'		Try: Samuelu 3'm
Motuga 9'c
Vaili 14'm
Con: Tusitala (1/2) 10' Mealoi (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 320110545+607
 France 32015472–187
 Australia 31024671–255
 Spain 31025067–175
9 March 2019
9:52
Australia 17–14 Spain
Try: Malouf 4'm
Kennewell (2) 7'm, 8'c
Con: Porch (1/3) 9'		Try: Carrión 2'c
Alonso 12'c
Con: Hernández (2/2) 3', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
9 March 2019
10:14
New Zealand 45–7 France
Try: Molia 1'c
Koroi 5'c
Ravouvou 6'm
Mikkelson 9'c
Dickson 10'c
Knewstubb 13'c
Ng Shiu 14'm
Con: Koroi (4/5) 2', 5', 9', 10'
Knewstubb (1/2) 13'		Try: Alerte 7'c
Con: Barraque (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
9 March 2019
13:24
Australia 17–21 France
Try: Hutchison 2'm
Kennewell 8'm
O'Donnell 13'c
Con: Porch (1/2) 13'
Holland (0/1)		Try: Lakafia 6'c
Mignot 7'c
Siega 10'c
Con: Barraque (3/3) 6', 7', 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
9 March 2019
13:46
New Zealand 24–26 Spain
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'm, 10c
Knewstubb 3'c
Dickson 13'
Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 4', 10'		Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 6'c
Hernández 7'c
Losada 7'c
Pol Pla 14'
Con: Hernández (2/2) 6', 7', 8'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
9 March 2019
16:56
Spain 10–26 France
Try: Pla 5'm
Martínez 10'm
Con: Mateu (0/2)		Try: Bonnefond 7'c
Siega (2) 7'c, 11'c
Lakafia 13'
Con: Barraque (3/4) 7', 8', 12'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
9 March 2019
17:18
New Zealand 36–12 Australia
Try: Ravouvou (2) 1'c, 7'm
Dickson 2'm
Mikkelson 4'c
McGarvey Black 12'c
Koroi 12'm
Con: Knewstubb (2/4) 2', 4'
McGarvey-Black (1/1) 12'
Koroi (0/1)		Try: Pietsch 10'c
Porch 14'm
Con: Holland (1/1) 10'
Porch (0/1)
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 England 33007328+459
 Argentina 32016954+157
 Scotland 31025059−95
 Japan 30032172−513
9 March 2019
9:08
England 21−7 Scotland
Try: Muir 4'c
Mitchell (2/2) 9'c, 14'c
Con: Bibby (3/3) 5', 9', 14'		Try: McFarland 7'c
Con: Lowe (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
9 March 2019
9:30
Argentina 24−7 Japan
Try: Schulz 1'm
Álvarez 6'c
Gonzalez 10'm
Luna 12'c
Con: Mare (2/4) 7', 12'		Try: Koyama 3'c
Con: Goya (1/1) 4'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)
9 March 2019
12:40
England 19−7 Japan
Try: Olowofela (2) 0'c, 4'c
Bowen 5'm
Con: Bibby (2/3) 1', 5'		Try: Goto 11'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 11'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
9 March 2019
13:02
Argentina 31−14 Scotland
Try: Gonzalez 3'c
Mare 5'
Álvarez 8'c
Barbier 12'm
de la Vega 14'm
Con: Mare (3/4) 4', 6', 8'
Bazan Velez (0/1)		Try: Coombes (2) 7'c, 10'c
Con: Lowe (2/2) 7', 10'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)
9 March 2019
16:12
Scotland 29−7 Japan
Try: Farndale (3) 2'm, 5'm, 11'm
Elms 8'c
Ross McCann 14'c
Con: Lowe (1/3) 9'
McCann (1/1) 14'
Fergusson (0/1)		Try: Soejima 7'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 7'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
9 March 2019
16:34
Argentina 14−33 England
Try: Gonzalez (2/2) 12'c, 14'c
Con: Ulloa (1/1) 12'
Bazan Velez (1/1) 14'		Try: Norton 1'c
Muir 7'c
Burgess 7'c
Bowen 10'm
Glover 13'c
Con: Bibby (3/3) 2', 7', 8'
Edwards (1/2) 13'
BC Place, Vancouver
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

Knockout stage

All times in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).

Thirteenth Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March 2019 – 12:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 Japan22
 
10 March 2019 – 16:12 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Kenya14
 
 Japan10
 
10 March 2019 – 13:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Spain15
 
 Chile12
 
 
 Spain28
 

Challenge Trophy

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 March 2019 – 9:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 Wales35
 
10 March 2019 – 13:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Japan0
 
 Wales22
 
10 March 2019 – 9:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Australia33
 
 Australia47
 
10 March 2019 – 16:37 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Kenya7
 
 Australia35
 
10 March 2019 – 10:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Canada21
 
 Scotland25
 
10 March 2019 – 13:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Chile5
 
 Scotland14
 
10 March 2019 – 10:36 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Canada19
 
 Canada33
 
 
 Spain7
 

5th Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 March 2019 – 14:24 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 Argentina21
 
10 March 2019 – 17:07 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand26
 
10 March 2019 – 14:46 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 England19
 
 England33
 
 
 Samoa14
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 March 2019 – 11:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 
 South Africa33
 
10 March 2019 – 15:08 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Argentina12
 
 South Africa31
 
10 March 2019 – 11:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Fiji12
 
 New Zealand21
 
10 March 2019 – 18:19 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 Fiji22
 
 South Africa21
 
10 March 2019 – 11:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 France12
 
 England19
 
10 March 2019 – 15:30 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 United States21
 
 United States5
 
10 March 2019 – 12:14 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 France33 Third place
 
 Samoa12
 
10 March 2019 – 17:52 – BC Place, Vancouver
 
 France35
 
 Fiji24
 
 
 United States14
 

Tournament placings

Place Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji17
4  United States15
5  New Zealand13
6  England12
7  Argentina10
 Samoa10
Place Team Points
9  Australia8
10  Canada7
11  Scotland5
 Wales5
13  Spain3
14  Japan2
15  Chile1
 Kenya1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored
RankPlayerTries
1 Simon Kennewell8
2 Dylan Pietsch7
3 Carlin Isles6
Connor Braid
Jamie Farndale
Points scored
RankPlayerPoints
1 Selvyn Davids59
2 Connor Braid54
3 Jean-Pascal Barraque49
4 Simon Kennewell40
5 Terio Veilawa38

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[2]

ForwardsBacks
South Africa JC Pretorius
United States Stephen Tomasin
Samoa Tofatu Solia		South Africa Selvyn Davids
France Stephen Parez
France Jean-Pascal Barraque
Canada Connor Braid

References

  1. ↑ "Chile crowned Sudamérica Rugby Sevens champions". 13 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Seven stars make up your Dream Team in Vancouver". World Rugby. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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