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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. The Tournament broke all previous broadcast and attendance records, attracting a capacity audience of 120,000 spectators across for three competition days, while television coverage of the event reached over 450 million homes.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Hong Kong |
| Dates | March 18 – March 20 |
| No. of nations | 24 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Fiji |
Runner-up  |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 120,000 |
← 2001 2009 → | |
Teams
editSquads
editGroup stage
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| Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final | |
| Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final | |
Pool A
editTeams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts New Zealand
5 5 0 0 211 17 +194 15 Scotland
5 4 0 1 114 98 +16 13 United States
5 2 0 3 88 145 −57 9 Ireland
5 2 0 3 86 140 −54 9 South Korea
5 1 0 4 66 152 −86 7 Tonga
5 1 0 4 72 85 −13 7
Pool B
editTeams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts England
5 4 0 1 158 35 +123 13 France
5 4 0 1 130 48 +82 13 Samoa
5 4 0 1 120 41 +79 13 Georgia
5 1 1 3 56 152 −96 8 Chinese Taipei
5 1 0 4 56 157 −101 7 Italy
5 0 1 4 46 133 −87 6
Pool C
editTeams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts Fiji
5 5 0 0 178 19 +159 15 Australia
5 4 0 1 138 69 +69 13 Japan
5 3 0 2 64 107 −43 11 Portugal
5 2 0 3 50 85 −35 9 Canada
5 1 0 4 83 91 −8 7 Hong Kong
5 0 0 5 15 157 −142 5
Pool D
editPlay Offs
editBowl
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| 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens winners |
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Fiji 2nd title |
| Team roster
Serevi, Bobo, Delasau, Ryder, Vunibaka, |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Record interest in Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009". espnscrum. 7 December 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "England given tough Sevens draw". 17 February 2005.
External links
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