The 2008 USA Sevens competition took place on February 9 and 10 at
Petco Park in
San Diego
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,
California
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. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the
2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series. The
USA Sevens
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is played annually as part of the
IRB Sevens World Series for international
rugby sevens.
The top-level Cup competition was won by
New Zealand
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, who became the first team in the history of the IRB Sevens to win the first four tournaments of a season; it was also the
Kiwis' sixth consecutive tournament win overall. In the Cup semifinal against
Kenya
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, they made history with their 35th consecutive match win in the IRB Sevens, breaking their own record set in 2001/02. They took the record to 36 with their final win over
South Africa
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.
The second-level Plate was won by
Fiji in a sudden-death extra time thriller against
Argentina
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. In the Bowl final,
Wales
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beat
the hosts in another thriller, in which the USA scored a try after the final horn, but missed the conversion that would have sent the match to extra time. The remaining trophy, the Shield, went to
Australia.
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Steinlager was the presenting sponsor for this tournament.
Pool stages
Pool A
:
Pool B
:
Pool C
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Pool D
:
Knockout
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
References
External links
Official site of tournament organizers
on irb.com
USA Sevens on MySpace
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2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
Sports in San Diego
2008
2008 in American rugby union
2008 in sports in California
2008 rugby sevens competitions