The 2008 USA Sevens competition took place on February 9 and 10 at

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. It was the fourth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series. The

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is played annually as part of the

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for international

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. The top-level Cup competition was won by

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, who became the first team in the history of the IRB Sevens to win the first four tournaments of a season; it was also the Kiwis' sixth consecutive tournament win overall. In the Cup semifinal against

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, they made history with their 35th consecutive match win in the IRB Sevens, breaking their own record set in 2001/02. They took the record to 36 with their final win over

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. The second-level Plate was won by

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in a sudden-death extra time thriller against

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. In the Bowl final,

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beat the hosts in another thriller, in which the USA scored a try after the final horn, but missed the conversion that would have sent the match to extra time. The remaining trophy, the Shield, went to

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. The New Zealand

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was the presenting sponsor for this tournament.

Pool stages

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knockout

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

References

External links

Official site of tournament organizers

on irb.com

USA Sevens on MySpace
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