2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 Hong Kong |
| Dates | March 18 – March 20 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
Champions  |
 Fiji |
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← 2001 2009 → | |
The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament and held in Hong Kong. All matches were played at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time, becoming the only team to have won the award twice.
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
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
England5 4 0 1 158 35 +123 13 
France5 4 0 1 130 48 +82 13 
Samoa5 4 0 1 120 41 +79 13 
Georgia5 1 1 3 56 152 −96 8 
Chinese Taipei5 1 0 4 56 157 −101 7 
Italy5 0 1 4 46 133 −87 6
Pool C
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Fiji5 5 0 0 141 14 +127 15 
Australia5 4 0 1 133 38 +95 13 
Japan5 3 0 2 45 91 −46 11 
Portugal5 2 0 3 40 78 −38 9 
Canada5 1 0 4 76 81 −5 7 Hong Kong5 0 0 5 5 138 −133 5
Pool D
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts 
South Africa5 4 0 1 173 48 +125 13 
Argentina5 4 0 1 138 48 +90 13 
Tunisia5 3 0 2 93 70 +23 11 
Russia5 2 0 3 86 170 −84 9 
Kenya5 2 0 3 75 124 −49 9 
Uruguay5 0 0 5 55 160 −105 5
Play Offs
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| South Korea |
21 | |||||||||
| Italy |
26 | |||||||||
| Italy |
28 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
15 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
62 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong |
10 | |||||||||
| Italy |
7 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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
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