2019 London Sevens

2019 London Sevens
Sevens World Series XX
Host nation	England
Date	25–26 May 2019
Cup
Champion	Fiji
Runner-up	Australia
Third	United States
Challenge Trophy
Winner	Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	306 (average 6.8 per match)
Most points	Andrew Knewstubb (46)
Most tries	Aminiasi Tuimaba (7) Maurice Longbottom (7)
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The 2019 London Sevens was the penultimate event of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held at Twickenham Stadium, London on 25–26 May 2019.

Format

Sixteen teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays all the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup quarterfinals. The bottom two teams from each group advance to the Challenge Trophy quarterfinals.

Teams

The fifteen core teams played in the tournament, along with one invited team, 2018 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series champion and core team for the 2019–20 season, Ireland.^[1][2]

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

Pool stages

All times in British Summer Time (UTC+01:00).^[3]

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	134	35	+99	9
Canada	3	2	0	1	59	69	–10	7
Argentina	3	1	0	2	69	61	+8	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	19	116	–97	3

25 May 2019 10:58

Argentina	12–14	Canada
Try: Álvarez 1'c Con: del Mestre (1/2) 2'	Report	Try: Mullins 3'c Douglas 6'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 4', 7'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

25 May 2019 11:20

South Africa	49–0	Japan
Try: Arendse (2) 1'c, 12'c du Preez 3'c Geduld 4'c Soyizwapi 6'c Davids 9'c Makata 14'c Con: du Preez (4/4) 2', 3', 5', 6' Davids (3/3) 9', 12', 14'	Report

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

25 May 2019 14:04

Argentina	36–7	Japan
Try: Osadczuk 1'c Vanni 2'm Schulz 3'm Sábato 7'c Ulloa (2) 13'c, 14'm Con: Bazan Velez (2/4) 1', 8' Ulloa (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Toloke 5'c Con: Hashino (1/1) 5'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

25 May 2019 14:26

South Africa	45–14	Canada
Try: Kok (2) 0'c, 10'm Arendse 4'c Soyizwapi 7'm Pretorius 8'c Visser 13'c Davids 14'c Con: du Preez (2/3) 1', 5' Davids (3/4) 9', 13', 14'	Report	Try: Mullins 3'c McCloskey 6'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 3', 7'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

25 May 2019 17:10

Canada	31–12	Japan
Try: Zaruba (3) 0'c, 4'c, 6'm Douglas 8'c Thiel 12'm Con: Hirayama (3/4) 0', 5', 8' Jones (0/1)	Report	Try: Sakai 3'm Hashino 10'c Con: Sakai (1/2) 11'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

25 May 2019 17:32

South Africa	40–21	Argentina
Try: Soyizwapi (2) 2'c, 6'c Arendse 5'c Gans 8'c du Plessis 9'm Kok 13'c Con: du Preez (3/3) 3', 5', 7' Davids (2/3) 8', 14'	Report	Try: Schulz 4'c Sábato (2) 11'c, 12'c Con: Bazan Velez (1/1) 4' Revol (1/1) 11' Ulloa (1/1) 12'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	81	44	+37	9
France	3	2	0	1	63	62	+1	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	55	75	–20	5
Samoa	3	0	0	3	51	69	–18	3

25 May 2019 10:14

Samoa	14–22	France
Try: Matavao 6'c Afamasaga 7'c Con: Alosio (1/1) 6' Tila Mealoi (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Veredamu (2) 0'c, 5'm Alerte 9'm Laugel 11'm Con: Barraque (1/4) 1'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

25 May 2019 10:36

Fiji	24–17	Kenya
Try: Tuimaba (2) 0'c, 8'm Derenalagi 6'm Dranisinukula 12'c Con: Ikanikoda (2/4) 0', 12'	Report	Try: Mwale (2) 1'm, 7'c Oluoch 9'm Con: Olindi (1/2) 7' Taabu (0/1)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

25 May 2019 13:20

Samoa	20–21	Kenya
Try: Matavao 1'm Alosio 4'm Leilua 7'm Motuga 14'm Con: Mealoi (0/2) Vaili (0/1) Leilua (0/1)	Report	Try: Onyala (3) 5', 6', 12' Con: Olindi (3/3) 5', 6', 12'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

25 May 2019 13:42

Fiji	31–10	France
Try: Derenalagi 2'c Botitu 4'c Naduva 11'c Tuwai 12'm Ikanikoda 13'm Con: Botitu (2/2) 2', 4' Ikanikoda (1/3) 11'	Report	Try: Barraque 7'm Riva 9'm Con: Barraque (0/2)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

25 May 2019 16:26

France	31–17	Kenya
Try: Riva 4'c Barraque 6'c Siega (2) 10'm, 13'm Bonnefond 12'c Con: Barraque (2/4) 5', 13' Parez (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Mwale (2) 0'c, 7'm Ojee 2'm Con: Olindi (1/3) 1'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

25 May 2019 16:48

Fiji	26–17	Samoa
Try: Vakurunabili 1'c Mocenacagi 8'c Tuivuaka 13'c Nacuqu 14' Con: Ikanikoda (2/2) 2', 8' Nacuqu (1/2) 13'	Report	Try: Perez 2'c Asofolau (2) 6'm, 9'm Con: Mealoi (1/2) 3' Alosio (0/1)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	2	0	1	67	31	+36	7
Ireland	3	2	0	1	71	63	+8	7
England	3	2	0	1	58	54	+4	7
Scotland	3	0	0	3	40	88	–48	3

25 May 2019 11:42

New Zealand	21–7	Scotland
Try: Mikkelson 5'c Curry 7'c Gregory 8'c Con: Knewstubb (3/3) 5', 7', 8'	Report	Try: Coombes 10'c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 10'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

25 May 2019 12:04

England	17–21	Ireland
Try: Olowofela 4'c Bowen 10'm Rodwell 12'm Con: Edwards (1/3) 5'	Report	Try: Fitzpatrick 2'c Mollen 8'c McGrath 13'c Con: Dardis (2/2) 2', 9' Roche (1/1) 14'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

25 May 2019 14:48

New Zealand	34–7	Ireland
Try: Ng Shiu 0'm Knewstubb (2) 7', 12'c Ware (2) 7', 13'm Collier 9'm Con: Knewstubb (2/5) 7' Webber (0/1)	Report	Try: Mollen 10'c Con: Roche (1/1) 10'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)

25 May 2019 15:10

England	24–21	Scotland
Try: Norton (2) 2'c, 6'm Ollie Lindsay-Hague 8'c Bowen 14'm Con: Edwards (2/4) 3', 8'	Report	Try: Farndale 1'c Coombes 3'c Fergusson 4'c Con: Lowe (3/3) 1', 4', 5'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

25 May 2019 17:54

Scotland	12–43	Ireland
Try: McFarland 6'c Bryce 7'm Con: Lowe (1/2) 6'	Report	Try: Conroy (3) 0'm, 7'c, 9'm McNulty 4'c Fitzpatrick 10'c Kelly 13'm McGrath 14'c Con: Dardis (1/2) 4' Roche (3/5) 8', 11', 14'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

25 May 2019 18:16

England	17–12	New Zealand
Try: Lindsay-Hague 0'c Norton 7'm Edwards 7'm Con: Edwards (1/3) 1'	Report	Try: Gregory 4'c Ng Shiu 10'm Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 5' Webber (0/1)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	0	76	48	+28	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	87	41	+46	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	57	73	–16	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	34	92	–58	3

25 May 2019 9:30

Australia	28–10	Wales
Try: Holland 4'c Longbottom (2) 10'c, 11'c Hood 14'c Con: Holland (4/4) 4', 10', 11', 14'	Report	Try: Rogers 7'm Goodchild 8'm Con: Treharne (0/2)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

25 May 2019 9:52

United States	29–5	Spain
Try: Isles (2) 0'm, 7'm Pinkelman 2'c Baker 8'c Thompson 11'm Con: Hughes (2/5) 3', 8'	Report	Try: Fontes 10'm Con: Fontes (0/1)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

25 May 2019 12:36

Australia	42–12	Spain
Try: O'Donnell 2'c Longbottom (3) 7'c, 9'c, 14'c Hutchison 12'c Holland 31'c Con: Coward (3/3) 3', 7', 9' Holland (3/3) 12', 13', 14'	Report	Try: Carrión 0'c Sánchez 4'm Con: de Santiago (1/1) 2' Mateu (0/1)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

25 May 2019 12:58

United States	28–26	Wales
Try: Pinkelman (2) 2'c, 7'c Baker (2) 5'c, 13'c Con: Tomasin (1/1) 3' Hughes (3/3) 6', 8', 13'	Report	Try: Lewis 0'm O. Jenkins 7'c Goodchild 9'c Rogers 14'c Con: Treharne (3/4) 7', 9', 15'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

25 May 2019 15:42

Wales	21–17	Spain
Try: O. Jenkins 1'c Williams 7'c J. Jenkins 11'c Con: Treharne (3/3) 1', 7', 12'	Report	Try: Carrión 2' de Santiago 6'm Molinero 8'c Con: de Santiago (1/1) 9' Mateu (0/1)

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)

25 May 2019 16:04

United States	19–17	Australia
Try: Isles 1'm Barrett 6'c Tomasin 13'c Con: Hughes (2/3) 6', 14'	Report	Try: Holland 4'm Longbottom 11'c Kennewell 12' Con: Holland (1/3) 11'

Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

13th place

	Semi-finals				13th place final
	26 May 2019 – 12:36 – Twickenham Stadium
	Spain	21
					26 May 2019 – 16:07 – Twickenham Stadium
	England	40
					England	14
	26 May 2019 – 12:58 – Twickenham Stadium
					Japan	29
	Japan	26
	Kenya	17

Matches

Semi-finals 26 May 2019 12:36 Spain  21–40  England Try: Lopez 6'c Rodriguez-Guerra 9'c de Santiago 11'c Con: Mateu (1/1) 6' de Santiago (2/2) 10', 11' Report Try: Emery (2) 0'c, 1'c Sofolarin 2'c Lindsay-Hague 4'c Harris 7'm Norton 13'c Con: Edwards (5/6) 0', 1', 3', 4', 13' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) 26 May 2019 12:58 Japan  26–17  Kenya Try: Motomura 1'c Sakai 3'c Fujita 10'm Hano 13'c Con: Sakai (3/4) 2', 3', 13' Report Try: Mwale (2) 4'm, 8'm Oluoch 7'c Con: Olindi (1/3) 7' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 13th place final 26 May 2019 16:07 England  14–29 Japan  Try: Harris 5'c Sofolarin 13'c Con: Edwards (2/2) 5', 13' Report Try: Matsui 0'c Soejima 3'c Fujita 6'm Hano 10'm Tuqiri 11'm Con: Sakai (2/5) 1', 3' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

Challenge Trophy

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Challenge Trophy final
	26 May 2019 – 9:30 – Twickenham Stadium
	Argentina	28
					26 May 2019 – 13:20 – Twickenham Stadium
	Spain	19
					Argentina	5
	26 May 2019 – 9:52 – Twickenham Stadium
					Samoa	14
	England	19
									26 May 2019 – 16:32 – Twickenham Stadium
	Samoa	24 (a.e.t.)
									Samoa	26
	26 May 2019 – 10:14 – Twickenham Stadium
									Scotland	17
	Wales	17
					26 May 2019 – 13:42 – Twickenham Stadium
	Japan	0
					Wales	7
	26 May 2019 – 10:36 – Twickenham Stadium
					Scotland	33
	Kenya	21
	Scotland	29

Matches

Quarter-finals 26 May 2019 9:30 Argentina  28–19  Spain Try: Luna 0'c Gonzalez (3) 2'c, 6'c, 7'c Con: del Mestre (2/2) 1', 2' Bazan Velez (2/2) 7', 7' Report Try: Sainz-Trapaga 4'c de Santiago 9'm Fontes 13'c Con: de Santiago (1/2) 4' Fontes (1/1) 14' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 26 May 2019 9:52 England  19–24 (a.e.t.)  Samoa Try: Norton (2) 6'm, 7'c Emery 14'c Con: Edwards (1/2) 7' Emery (1/1) 14' Report Try: Asofolau (2) 1'c, 12'c Vaili 2'm Perez 21' Con: Alosio (1/2) 1' Vaili (1/1) 13' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) 26 May 2019 10:14 Wales  17–0  Japan Try: Treharne 8'm Bagshaw 12'c Goodchild 14'm Con: Treharne (1/3) 12' Report Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 26 May 2019 10:36 Kenya  21–29  Scotland Try: Amonde (2) 2'c, 5'c Oluoch 9'c Con: Taabu (1/2) 3' Olindi (2/2) 5', 9' Report Try: Fergusson 0' Bryce 4'c Farndale (2) 7'c, 10'm Godsmark 12'm Con: Lowe (2/5) 4', 7' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji) Semi-finals 26 May 2019 13:20 Argentina  5–14  Samoa Try: Luna 13'm Con: Revol (0/1) Report Try: Vaili 3'c Alofipo 9'c Con: Mealoi (2/2) 4', 10' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong) 26 May 2019 13:42 Wales  7–33  Scotland Try: Williams 6'c Con: Treharne (1/1) 7' Report Try: Bryce 3'c McFarland (2) 5'c, 11'c Fergusson 9'c Farndale 12'm Con: Fergusson (2/2) 3', 11' Lowe (2/2) 5', 9' Barreto (0/1) Twickenham Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) Challenge Trophy final 26 May 2019 16:32 Samoa  26–17  Scotland Try: Afamasaga (2) 0'c, 13'c Perez 7'm Alofipo 10'c Con: Mealoi (2/2) 1', 14' Alosio (1/2) 10' Report Try: McFarland 3'm Godsmark 8'm Fergusson 12'c Con: Fergusson (1/2) 12' Lowe (0/1) Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France)

5th place

	Semi-finals				5th place final
	26 May 2019 – 14:04 – Twickenham Stadium
	South Africa	17
					26 May 2019 – 17:07 – Twickenham Stadium
	New Zealand	21
					New Zealand	35
	26 May 2019 – 14:26 – Twickenham Stadium
					Ireland	14
	Canada	14
	Ireland	33

Matches

Semi-finals 26 May 2019 14:04 South Africa  17–21  New Zealand Try: du Plessis (2) 3'm, 6'm Gans 12'c Con: Davids (1/1) 12' du Preez (0/2) Report Try: Molia 1'c Knewstubb 9'c Mikkelson 14'c Con: Koroi (1/1) 2' Knewstubb (1/1) 10' Mikkelson (1/1) 14' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) 26 May 2019 14:26 Canada  14–33  Ireland Try: Thiel 5'c Coe 7'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 5', 7' Report Try: Lennox 0'c Mollen 8'm Kennedy (2) 11'c, 14'c Dardis 13'c Con: Roche (1/2) 1' Dardis (3/3) 11', 13', 14' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 5th place final 26 May 2019 17:07 New Zealand  35–14  Ireland Try: Ng Shiu (2) 4'c, 11'c Ravouvou (2) 5'c, 9'c Ware 14'c Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 4', 6', 10', 12' Curry (1/1) 14' Report Try: Kennedy 2'c Dardis 8'c Con: Dardis (2/2) 3', 8' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup final
	26 May 2019 – 10:58 – Twickenham Stadium
	South Africa	22
					26 May 2019 – 14:48 – Twickenham Stadium
	Australia	29
					Australia	31
	26 May 2019 – 11:20 – Twickenham Stadium
					France	24
	New Zealand	14
									26 May 2019 – 17:57 – Twickenham Stadium
	France	19
									Australia	7
	26 May 2019 – 11:42 – Twickenham Stadium
									Fiji	43
	United States	29
					26 May 2019 – 15:10 – Twickenham Stadium
	Canada	14
					United States	10
	26 May 2019 – 12:04 – Twickenham Stadium
					Fiji	17			Bronze medal match
	Fiji	33
									26 May 2019 – 17:32 – Twickenham Stadium
	Ireland	24
									France	14
									United States	31

Matches

Quarter-finals 26 May 2019 10:58 South Africa  22–29  Australia Try: Soyizwapi 4'c Geduld 6'm du Plessis 13'm Pretorius 14' Con: du Preez (1/2) 5' Davids (0/2) Report Try: Hutchison (2) 0'c, 8'm Pincus 2'm Hood 7'c O'Donnell 9'c Con: Holland (1/2) 0' Coward (1/3) 7' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) 26 May 2019 11:20 New Zealand  14–19  France Try: Knewstubb 3'c Mikkelson 7'c Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 3', 7' Report Try: Parez 10'c Lakafia 11'm Penalty try 14' Con: Barraque (1/2) 10' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal) 26 May 2019 11:42 United States  29–14  Canada Try: Baker (2) 2'm, 7'c Penalty try 4' Matai Leuta 5'm Williams 13'm Con: Hughes (1/4) 8' Report Try: Hirayama 8'c Cejvanovic 12'c Con: Hirayama (2/2) 9', 12' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) 26 May 2019 12:04 Fiji  33–24  Ireland Try: Derenalagi 3'c Tuimaba 5'c Tuwai 7'c Botitu 7'c Asaeli Tuivuaka 13'm Con: Nacuqu (4/4) 3', 6', 7', 7' Ikanikoda (0/1) Report Try: McGrath (2) 0'm, 2' Conroy 9'm Fitzpatrick 11'c Con: Roche (1/2) 2' Dardis (1/2) 11' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) Semi-finals 26 May 2019 14:48 Australia  31–24  France Try: Anderson 0'm Hutchison 3'c Kennewell 4'm Longbottom 7'c Coward 13'c Con: Holland (3/5) 3', 7', 13' Report Try: Parez (2) 1'm, 8'c Mazzoleni 10'm Bouhraoua 14'c Con: Jean-Pascal Barraque (2/4) 8', 14' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) 26 May 2019 15:10 United States  10–17  Fiji Try: Iosefo 1'm Williams 11'm Con: Hughes (0/2) Report Try: Tuimaba 3'c Derenalagi 9'm Vakurunabili 13'm Con: Nacuqu (1/2) 4' Ikanikoda (0/1) Twickenham Stadium Referee: Jordan Way (Australia) Bronze medal match 26 May 2019 17:37 France  14–31  United States Try: Bouhraoua 9'c Barraque 13'c Con: Riva (1/1) 9' Barraque (1/1) 13' Report Try: Niua 0'm Barrett (2) 2'c, 7'c Brown 8'm Tomasin 11'c Con: Hughes (2/4) 2', 7' Tomasin (1/1) 11' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland) Cup final 26 May 2019 17:57 Australia  7–43  Fiji Try: Pincus 8'c Con: Coward (1/1) 8' Report Try: Botitu 2'c Tuimaba (3) 3'm, 6'c, 9'm Vakurunabili 10'c Naduva (2) 12'm, 13'c Con: Nacuqu (2/4) 2', 6' Ikanikoda (2/3) 10', 13' Twickenham Stadium Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	Fiji	22
	Australia	19
	United States	17
4	France	15
5	New Zealand	13
6	Ireland	12
7	Canada	10
	South Africa	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Samoa	8
10	Scotland	7
11	Wales	5
	Argentina	5
13	Japan	3
14	England	2
15	Kenya	1
	Spain	1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

Tries scored

Rank	Player	Tries
1	Aminiasi Tuimaba	7
	Maurice Longbottom
3	Bush Mwale	6
	Dan Norton
5	Perry Baker	5
	Siviwe Soyizwapi

Points scored

Rank	Player	Points
1	Andrew Knewstubb	46
2	Aminiasi Tuimaba	35
	Lewis Holland
	Maurice Longbottom
5	Bush Mwale	30
	Dan Norton

Source: World Rugby

References

1. "Ireland claim historic European sevens title". World Rugby. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. "Ireland secure place on HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2020". World Rugby. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "London Fixtures". World Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

External links

• Tournament page
• World Rugby page

World Sevens Series XX
Preceded by 2019 Singapore Sevens	2019 London Sevens	Succeeded by 2019 Paris Sevens
London Sevens
Preceded by 2018 London Sevens	2019 London Sevens	Succeeded by 2022 London Sevens