2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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 Kong at Hong 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | March 18 – March 20 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |  Fiji |
← 2001 2009 → | |
Teams
Squads
Group stage
| 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
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
New Zealand5 5 0 0 211 17 +94 15 
Scotland5 4 0 1 114 98 +16 13 
United States5 2 0 3 88 145 −57 9 
Ireland5 2 0 3 86 140 −54 9 
South Korea5 1 0 4 66 152 −86 7 
Tonga5 1 0 4 72 85 −13 7
Pool B
Pool C
Play Offs
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| South Korea | 21 | |||||||||
 Italy | 26 | |||||||||
| Italy | 28 | |||||||||
 Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 62 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 10 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 39 | |||||||||
 Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 19 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 28 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
 Georgia | 24 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
 Portugal | 29 | |||||||||
 Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
 Samoa | 29 | |||||||||
 Japan | 5 | |||||||||
 Russia | 29 | |||||||||
| Russia | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
 Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 33 | |||||||||
 France | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 20 | |||||||||
 South Africa | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
 Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
 England | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 36 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners |
|---|
Fiji 2nd title |
| Team roster
Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka, |
See also
References
- "England given tough Sevens draw". 17 February 2005.
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