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Silicon Valley Sevens
Host nationUnited States United States
Date4–5 November, 2017
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up United States
Third England
Bowl
Winner Ireland
Collegiate Classic
WinnerCentral Washington
Runner-upArizona
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored92 (average 2.71 per match)
Most points Maurice Longbottom &
Edward Jenkins (35)
Most tries Maurice Longbottom &
Edward Jenkins (7)

The 2017 Silicon Valley Sevens was a one-time international Rugby sevens competition held in San Jose, California, at the Avaya Stadium on November 4 and 5, 2017, produced and hosted by United World Sports.[1] The tournament marked both the first such held on American soil outside of the USA Sevens[2] and the first time the Ireland national rugby sevens team competed in the United States.[3]

Competed alongside the international competition was the eight-team Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Fall Classic at Silicon Valley 7s .[4] The first three teams announced were from the nearby universities of Stanford, Santa Clara, and USC.[5] The collegiate competition was a double-elimination format and included schools from three different states (Arizona, California (6), and Washington).[6]

Format[edit]

The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top eight teams from pool play advanced to the Cup bracket. The bottom four teams go to the Bowl bracket.

Teams[edit]

Pool stage[edit]

All times in Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:[7]

Pool A[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 3 2 1 0 41 31 +10 8
 England 3 1 1 1 45 33 +12 6
 Canada 3 1 0 2 36 46 −10 5
 Ireland 3 0 1 2 24 36 −12 5
4 November 2017
11:44
England 10–19 Canada
Try: Olowofela (1)
Dewar (1)
Con: Team (0/2)		Try: Moonlight (1)
Kaay (1)
Matt Mullins (1)
Con: Kay (2/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
12:06
Samoa 10–5 Ireland
Try: Ale (1)
Perez (1)
Con: Pentito (0/2)		Try: Mollen (1)
Con: Dardis (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
15:22
England 14–14 Samoa
Try: Muir (1)
Charlie Kingham (1)
Con: Edwards (2/2)		Try: Perez (1)
Kellet/Moore (2)
Con: Faapale (2/2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
15:44
Canada 5–19 Ireland
Try: Underwood (1)
Con: Underwood (0/1)		Try: Conroy (2)
Roche (1)
Con: Dardis (2/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
18:54
England 26–5 Ireland
Try: Glover (1)
Edwards (1)
Muir (1)
Guiry (1)
Con: Edwards (3/3)
Team (0/1)		Try: Kennedy (1)
Con: Team (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
19:16
Canada 12–17 Samoa
Try: Underwood (1)
Moonlight (1)
Con: Kay (1/1)
Team (0/1)		Try: Motuga (1)
Toloa (1)
Ale (1)
Con: Faapale (1/1)
Penitito (0/1)
Team (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Pool B[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 112 7 +105 9
 Japan 3 1 1 1 80 62 +18 6
 Fiji 3 1 1 1 47 65 –18 6
 China 3 0 0 3 10 115 −105 3
4 November 2017
11:00
 Japan47–0 China
Try: Hasyashi (1)
Noguchi (3)
Shinomiya (1)
Soejima (2)
Con: Shinomiya (6/6)
Noguchi (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
11:22
 Fiji0–29 Australia
Try: Thomas (1)
Porch (1)
O'Donnell (2)
Lewis Holland
Con: Thomas (0/2)
Holland (2/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
14:38
Fiji 26–26 Japan
Try: Batine (2)
Veremalua (1)
Vakurinabili (1)
Con: Batine (3/4)		Try: Shinomiya (1)
Murata (1)
Seru (1)
Motomura (1)
Con: Shinomiya (3/3)
Soejima (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
15:00
Australia 47–0 China
Try: Holland (1)
Anstee (1)
O'Donnell (1)
Longbottom (3)
Edward Jenkins (1)
Con: Lucas (6/7)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
18:10
Fiji 36–15 China
Try: Bololailai (1)
Rauto (1)
Vakayalia (1)
Vucago (1)
Tevita (1)
Con: Batine (5/5)		Try: Shan (3)
Con: Shan (0/2)
Ma (0/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
18:32
Australia 36–7 Japan
Try: Kennewell (1)
Jenkins (2)
Anderson (1)
Anstee (1)
Con: Thomas (2/4)
Holland (1/2)		Try: Noguchi (1)
Con: Shinomiya (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Pool C[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 82 33 +49 9
 Chile 3 2 0 1 60 29 +31 7
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 46 31 +15 5
 Tonga 3 0 0 3 7 102 −95 3
4 November 2017
12:28
New Zealand 0–7 Chile
Try: Brangier (1)
Con: Marcelo Torrealba (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
12:50
United States 29–7 Tonga
Try: Tomasin (4)
Williams (1)
Con: Tomasin (0/1)
Niua (2/4)		Try: Soakai (1)
Con: Moimoi (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
16:06
Chile 39–0 Tonga
Try: Blanc (1)
P. Verschae (1)
De Vits (3)
Westcott (1)
M. Verschae (1)
Con: Torrealba (0/3)
Brangier (1/1)
Fernandez (1/3)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
16:28
New Zealand 12–24 United States
Try: Masirewa (2)
Con: Laulala (1/2)		Try: Ben Pinkelman (1)
Martin Iosefo (1)
Schroeder (1)
Stephen Tomasin (1)
Con: Niua (2/4)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
19:38
New Zealand 34–0 Tonga
Try: Rayasi (2)
Tiatia (1)
Emerson (2)
Hyland (1)
Con: Laulala (2/4)
Team (0/2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
20:00
United States 29–21 Chile
Try: Williams (1)
Matyas (1)
Unufe (2)
Mattina (1)
Con: Niua (1/3)
Tomasin (0/1)
Matyas (1/1)		Try: Brangier (2)
Garafulic (1)
Con: Torrealba (2/2)
Urroz (1/1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Source: Rugby Today Source: SevensRugby.com

Knockout stage[edit]

Bowl[edit]

 
Semi-finalsBowl Final
 
      
 
5 November 2017 – 11:00 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 Ireland38
 
5 November 2017 – 14:45 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 China5
 
 Ireland19
 
5 November 2017 – 11:22 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Canada12
 
 Canada41
 
 
 Tonga0
 
Eleventh place
 
 
5 November 2017 – 14:23 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 China34
 
 
 Tonga5

Fifth place[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
5 November 2017 – 15:10 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 New Zealand15
 
5 November 2017 – 18:17 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Fiji26
 
 Fiji14
 
5 November 2017 – 15:32 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Samoa26
 
 Samoa27
 
 
 Japan12
 
Seventh place
 
 
5 November 2017 – 17:55 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 New Zealand26
 
 
 Japan5

Cup[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 November 2017 – 12:04 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 
 Australia40
 
5 November 2017 – 15:54 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 New Zealand7
 
 Australia27
 
5 November 2017 – 13:10 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Chile0
 
 Chile24
 
5 November 2017 – 19:04 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Japan10
 
 Australia15
 
5 November 2017 – 12:48 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 United States12
 
 Samoa10
 
5 November 2017 – 16:16 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 England25
 
 United States27
 
5 November 2017 – 12:26 – Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 England0 Third place
 
 United States24
 
5 November 2017 – 18:39 Avaya Stadium, San Jose
 
 Fiji5
 
 Chile12
 
 
 England31
 

Source: Rugby Today Source: Rugby Today

Tournament placings[edit]

Place Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England
4  Chile
5  Samoa
6  Fiji
Place Team
7  New Zealand
8  Japan
9  Ireland
10  Canada
11  China
12  Tonga

Source: SevensRugby.com

Players[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Tries scored
Rank Player Tries
1 Edward Jenkins 7
Maurice Longbottom
3 Stephen Tomasin 6
4 Banjamin De Vits 5
5 Lachlan Anderson 4
Liam Underwood
Changshun Shan
Yoshihiro Noguchi
Mason Emerson
Jacobe Ale
Ben Pinkelman
Kevon Williams
Martin Iosefo
Points scored
Rank Player Points
1 Edward Jenkins 35
Maurice Longbottom
3 Nocenieli Batine 33
4 Michael Shinomiya 32
Stephen Tomasin

Source: SevensRugby.com

Dream Team[edit]

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]

Australia Maurice Longbottom
Australia Edwards Jenkins
Chile Banjamin De Vits		 Japan Michael Shinomiya
United States Ben Pinkelman
United States Folau Niua
United States Stephen Tomasin

Penn Mutual Silicon Valley 7s Fall Collegiate Classic[edit]

Format[edit]

The tournament was conducted under a double-elimination format. The winners of each first-round contest would continue in the winners' bracket and face the other winners from the first round. The two sides having won both their first and second matches advanced immediately to semifinal #1. The two sides having lost both their first and second matches were eliminated. And the four remaining sides to have posted 1–1 records through the first day of play advanced to compete in one of the two losers' bracket matchups on day 2. The winners of each of those losers' bracket contests competed against each other, with the winner advancing to play the loser of semifinal #1 in semifinal #2. The winner of semifinal #2 advanced to a winner-take-all final against the thus far undefeated winner of semifinal #1.

Source: Rugby Today

Teams[edit]

Source: Rugby Today

Competition[edit]

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

Round 1[edit]

4 November 2017
13:12
Arizona (1–0)35–0Stanford (0–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
13:32
Cal Poly Pomona (1–0)14-12UC Davis (0–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
13:54
USC (0–1)7–27Central Washington (1–0)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
14:16
San Diego State (1–0)26–0Santa Clara (0–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Round 2[edit]

4 November 2017
16:50
UC Davis (1–1)24–19Stanford (0–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
17:10
USC (1–1)29–19Santa Clara (0–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Winners' Bracket Round 2[edit]

4 November 2017
17:30
Arizona (2–0)22–10Cal Poly Pomona (1–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
4 November 2017
17:50
Central Washington (2–0)43–0San Diego State (1–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Round 3[edit]

5 November 2017
10:00
UC Davis (1–2)0–29San Diego State (2–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose
5 November 2017
10:20
USC (1–2)7–12Cal Poly Pomona (2–1)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Winners' Bracket Semifinal[edit]

5 November 2017
10:40
Arizona (2–1)0–15Central Washington (3–0)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Round 4[edit]

5 November 2017
11:44
San Diego State (3–1)27–10Cal Poly Pomona (2–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Losers' Bracket Semifinal[edit]

5 November 2017
13:32
Arizona (3–1)24–7San Diego State (3–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Final[edit]

5 November 2017
16:38
Central Washington (4–0)15–14Arizona (3–2)
Avaya Stadium, San Jose

Source: Rugby Today Source: Flo Rugby

Tournament placings[edit]

Place Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Central Washington 4–0
2 Arizona 3–2
3 San Diego State 3–2
4 Cal Poly Pomona 2–2
Place Team Record
5 UC Davis 1–2
USC 1–2
7 Santa Clara 0–2
Stanford 0–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Silicon Valley 7s". UnitedWorldSports.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Silicon Valley 7s A Much-Needed World Series Warmup". FloRugby.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Irish Ready to Make Splash at Silicon Valley". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  4. ^ "College Sides in the Silicon Valley Sevens". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Stanford, Santa Clara and USC are First Three Schools Admitted to Collegiate 7s Fall Classic". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Central Washington Over Arizona in Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Fall Classic at Silicon Valley 7s". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Pools Announced for Silicon Valley Sevens". RugbyToday.com. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Silicon Valleys 7s Dream Team". SevensRugby.com. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

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