2015–16 United States national rugby sevens team season
The United States national rugby sevens team season began the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series by "shocking the world" when it defeated New Zealand for the first time at 2015 Dubai Sevens.[1] The United States team beat the 12-time World Series champion in pool play and again in the tournament's third-place match[2] before a third victory in as many matches in the 2015 South Africa Sevens Plate Semifinal.[3] The U.S. once again finished the season in sixth, tying its best ever finish. The previous season's scoring records were broken again, as Perry Baker notched 48 tries and Madison Hughes scored 331 points.
World Rugby Sevens Series
| Leg | Date | Finish | Record (W-L-D) |
Leading Try Scorer | Leading Points Scorer | Dream Team selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | December 2015 | 3rd | 4 – 2 | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (6) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (30) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker |
| South Africa | December 2015 | 6th | 3 – 3 | Hughes, MadisonMadison Hughes (5) | Hughes, MadisonMadison Hughes (59) | — |
| New Zealand | January 2016 | T-7th | 2 – 3 | Isles, CarlinCarlin Isles (4) | Hughes, MadisonMadison Hughes (21) | — |
| Australia | February 2016 | T-7th | 2 – 3 | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (5) | Hughes, MadisonMadison Hughes (30) | — |
| United States | March 2016 | 4th | 2 – 2 – 1 | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (5) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (25) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker |
| Canada | March 2016 | 6th | 3 – 3 | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (8) | Hughes, MadisonMadison Hughes (48) | Martin Iosefo |
| Hong Kong | April 2016 | 6th | 4 – 2 | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (7) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (35) | – |
| Singapore | April 2016 | 10th | 3 – 3 | Test, ZackZack Test (6) | Hughes, MadisonMadison Hughes (34) | – |
| France | May 2016 | 11th | 2–3 | Test, ZackZack Test (5) | Test, ZackZack Test (25) | – |
| England | May 2016 | 3rd | 3–2–1 | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (8) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker (40) | Baker, PerryPerry Baker |
Players
World Series
| Player | Matches | Caps | Tackles | Tries | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Baker | 55 | 10 | 78 | 48 | 240 |
| Folau Niua | 55 | 10 | 87 | 11 | 55 |
| Madison Hughes | 54 | 10 | 118 | 23 | 331 |
| Zack Test | 49 | 9 | 89 | 22 | 110 |
| Danny Barrett | 42 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 30 |
| Garrett Bender | 39 | 8 | 67 | 4 | 20 |
| Martin Iosefo | 37 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 50 |
| Ben Pinkelman | 36 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 40 |
| Maka Unufe | 34 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 50 |
| Nate Augspurger | 32 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| Carlin Isles | 27 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 80 |
| Thretton Palamo | 23 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Matai Leuta | 19 | 21 | 2 | 10 |
Updated: May 23, 2016
Olympics squad
The table below shows the U.S. roster assembled for the most recent tournament. The statistics (events, points, and tries) refer to statistics generated in World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments.[4]
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References
- ↑ "USA rugby sevens team shocks the world, defeats New Zealand", Washington Post, Jake Russell, December 4, 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. ends Dubai trip with second defeat of New Zealand, third place title" Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine., USA Rugby, December 5, 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. continues roll over New Zealand in Cape Town Plate Semifinal" Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine., USA Rugby, December 13, 2015.
- ↑ "USA Rugby Names 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Rugby Team", July 18, 2016.
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