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:
Pool stages Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 33009928+719 32018236+467 31029061+295 30037153−1463 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-12 49 – 0 2011-02-12 21 – 19 2011-02-12 33 – 14 2011-02-12 47 – 0 2011-02-12 17 – 14 2011-02-12 57 – 7
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 33009115+769 32015744+137 31025055−55 300317101−843 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-12 40 – 0 2011-02-12 12 – 19 2011-02-12 25 – 10 2011-02-12 33 – 10 2011-02-12 26 – 5 2011-02-12 28 – 7
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 33009924+759 32015356−37 31024262−205 30033385−523 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-12 33 – 0 2011-02-12 12 – 7 2011-02-12 31 – 14 2011-02-12 31 – 14 2011-02-12 35 – 10 2011-02-12 21 – 19
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 32106912+578 32106626+408 31024162−215 30031490−763 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-12 31 – 7 2011-02-12 27 – 5 2011-02-12 28 – 12 2011-02-12 35 – 0 2011-02-12 7 – 7 2011-02-12 24 – 7
Knockout
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
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