It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held between 19 and 21 March at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.

Samoa's 38–10 win enabled them to narrow the gap behind series leaders New Zealand to only 2 points.

[2][3] New Zealand, who were knocked out of the Cup competition by Samoa, gained the consolation prize of the Plate, defeating reigning series champions South Africa in the final.

The tournament started on the Friday night and Saturday with matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis.

[2][3] Play on the last day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions.