| Countries: |  United States |
| Date: | 4–5 November, 2017 |
| Trophy1: | Cup |
| Trophy2: | Bowl |
| Trophy3: | Collegiate Classic |
| Champions3: | Central Washington |
| Runnersup3: | Arizona |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Tries: | 92 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Maurice Longbottom & Edward Jenkins (35) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Maurice Longbottom & Edward Jenkins (7) |
The 2017 Silicon Valley Sevens was a one-time international Rugby sevens competition held in San Jose, California, at the Avaya Stadium on November 4 and 5, 2017, produced and hosted by United World Sports.[1] The tournament marked both the first such held on American soil outside of the USA Sevens[2] and the first time the Ireland national rugby sevens team competed in the United States.[3]
Competed alongside the international competition was the eight-team Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Fall Classic at Silicon Valley 7s .[4] The first three teams announced were from the nearby universities of Stanford, Santa Clara, and USC.[5] The collegiate competition was a double-elimination format and included schools from three different states (Arizona, California (6), and Washington).[6]
The teams were drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top eight teams from pool play advanced to the Cup bracket. The bottom four teams go to the Bowl bracket.
All times in Pacific Standard Time . The pools were scheduled as follows:[7]
| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 5 |
| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 7 | +105 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 65 | –18 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 115 | −105 | 3 |
| width=175 | Team | width=25 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=25 abbr="Won" | W | width=25 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=25 abbr="Lost" | L | width=32 abbr="Points for" | PF | width=32 abbr="Points against" | PA | width=32 abbr="Points difference" | PD | width=25 abbr="Points" | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 102 | −95 | 3 |
Source: Rugby TodaySource: SevensRugby.com
Source: Rugby TodaySource: Rugby Today
| Place | < | ---->Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 |
| Place | < | ---->Team |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 |
Source: SevensRugby.com
| +Tries scored | ||||
| Rank | Player | Tries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | align=center rowspan=2 | 7 | |
| Maurice Longbottom | ||||
| align=center | 3 | align=center | 6 | |
| align=center | 4 | align=center | 5 | |
| align=center rowspan=9 | 5 | align=center rowspan=9 | 4 | |
| Liam Underwood | ||||
| Changshun Shan | ||||
| Yoshihiro Noguchi | ||||
| Mason Emerson | ||||
| Jacobe Ale | ||||
| Ben Pinkelman | ||||
| Kevon Williams | ||||
| Martin Iosefo | ||||
| +Points scored | ||||
| Rank | Player | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=2 | 1 | align=center rowspan=2 | 35 | |
| Maurice Longbottom | ||||
| align=center | 3 | align=center | 33 | |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | align=center rowspan=2 | 32 | |
| Stephen Tomasin | ||||
Source: SevensRugby.com
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[8]
The tournament was conducted under a double-elimination format. The winners of each first-round contest would continue in the winners' bracket and face the other winners from the first round. The two sides having won both their first and second matches advanced immediately to semifinal #1. The two sides having lost both their first and second matches were eliminated. And the four remaining sides to have posted 1–1 records through the first day of play advanced to compete in one of the two losers' bracket matchups on day 2. The winners of each of those losers' bracket contests competed against each other, with the winner advancing to play the loser of semifinal #1 in semifinal #2. The winner of semifinal #2 advanced to a winner-take-all final against the thus far undefeated winner of semifinal #1.
Source: Rugby Today
Source: Rugby Today
All times in Pacific Standard Time .
Source: Rugby TodaySource: Flo Rugby
| Place | < | ---->Team | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Arizona | 3–2 | |
| 3 | San Diego State | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Cal Poly Pomona | 2–2 |
| Place | < | ---->Team | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | UC Davis | 1–2 | |
| USC | 1–2 | ||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 0–2 | |
| Stanford | 0–2 |