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1 Teams  




2 Squads  




3 Group stage  


3.1  Pool A  




3.2  Pool B  




3.3  Pool C  




3.4  Pool D  






4 Play Offs  


4.1  Bowl  




4.2  Plate  




4.3  Cup  






5 See also  




6 References  




7 External links  













2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens






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2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
2005年橄欖球七人欖球賽
Tournament details
Host nation Hong Kong
DatesMarch 18 – March 20
No. of nations24
Final positions
Champions  Fiji
Runner-up  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Attendance120,000

← 2001

2009 →

The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong KongatHong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the first team to win the competition twice. The Tournament broke all previous broadcast and attendance records, attracting a capacity audience of 120,000 spectators across for three competition days, while television coverage of the event reached over 450 million homes.[1]

Teams[edit]

Main article: 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying
  •  Australia
  •  Canada
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  England
  •  Fiji
  •  France
  •  Georgia
  •  Hong Kong (Hosts)
  •  Ireland
  •  Italy
  •  Japan
  •  Kenya
  •  New Zealand (Holders)
  •  Portugal
  •  Russia
  •  Samoa
  •  Scotland
  •  South Africa
  •  South Korea
  •  Tonga
  •  Tunisia
  •  United States
  •  Uruguay

    • Squads[edit]

    Main article: 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens squads

    Group stage[edit]

    [2]

    Key to colours in group tables
    Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
    Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final
    Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

    Pool A[edit]

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
     New Zealand 5 5 0 0 211 17 +194 15
     Scotland 5 4 0 1 114 98 +16 13
     United States 5 2 0 3 88 145 −57 9
     Ireland 5 2 0 3 86 140 −54 9
     South Korea 5 1 0 4 66 152 −86 7
     Tonga 5 1 0 4 72 85 −13 7

    Pool B[edit]

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
     England 5 4 0 1 158 35 +123 13
     France 5 4 0 1 130 48 +82 13
     Samoa 5 4 0 1 120 41 +79 13
     Georgia 5 1 1 3 56 152 −96 8
     Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 4 56 157 −101 7
     Italy 5 0 1 4 46 133 −87 6

    Pool C[edit]

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
     Fiji 5 5 0 0 178 19 +159 15
     Australia 5 4 0 1 138 69 +69 13
     Japan 5 3 0 2 64 107 −43 11
     Portugal 5 2 0 3 50 85 −35 9
     Canada 5 1 0 4 83 91 −8 7
     Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 15 157 −142 5

    Pool D[edit]

    Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
     South Africa 5 4 0 1 173 48 +125 13
     Argentina 5 4 0 1 138 48 +90 13
     Tunisia 5 3 0 2 93 70 +23 11
     Russia 5 2 0 3 86 160 −74 9
     Kenya 5 2 0 3 75 124 −49 9
     Uruguay 5 0 0 5 45 160 −115 5

    Play Offs[edit]

    Bowl[edit]

     

    		Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal

     

    		          

     

    		 

     

     

    		 South Korea21

     

    		 

     

    		 Italy26

     

    		 Italy28

     

    		 

     

    		 Kenya15

     

    		 Kenya62

     

    		 

     

    		 Hong Kong10

     

    		 Italy7

     

    		 

     

    		 Canada5

     

    		 Canada39

     

    		 

     

    		 Uruguay0

     

    		 Canada7

     

    		 

     

    		 Tonga0

     

    		 Chinese Taipei19

     

     

    		 Tonga28

     

    Plate[edit]

     

    		Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal

     

    		          

     

    		 

     

     

    		 United States0

     

    		 

     

    		 Georgia24

     

    		 Georgia5

     

    		 

     

    		 Portugal29

     

    		 Tunisia12

     

    		 

     

    		 Portugal21

     

    		 Portugal7

     

    		 

     

    		 Samoa29

     

    		 Japan5

     

    		 

     

    		 Russia29

     

    		 Russia12

     

    		 

     

    		 Samoa19

     

    		 Samoa19

     

     

    		 Ireland14

     

    Cup[edit]

     

    		Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal

     

    		          

     

    		 

     

     

    		 New Zealand33

     

    		 

     

    		 France7

     

    		 New Zealand24

     

    		 

     

    		 Australia20

     

    		 South Africa14

     

    		 

     

    		 Australia15

     

    		 New Zealand19

     

    		 

     

    		 Fiji29

     

    		 Fiji22

     

    		 

     

    		 Argentina14

     

    		 Fiji24

     

    		 

     

    		 England19

     

    		 England36

     

     

    		 Scotland0

     


     2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners 

    Fiji
    2nd title
    Team roster

    Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka,

    Naevo, Roko, Rawaqa, Daunivucu,

    Nabuliwaqa, Ligairi, V. Satala, A. Satala

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Record interest in Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009". espnscrum. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  • ^ "England given tough Sevens draw". 17 February 2005.

    • External links[edit]

    External videos
    video icon 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens final: New Zealand v FijionYouTube

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