The Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition was held on November 28 and 29 at The Sevens, a brand-new facility built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] It was the first of eight events in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The top-tier Cup trophy was won by South Africa.
This was the first edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.
Format
editThe tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.
Teams
editPool stages
editPool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Neuseeland
3 3 0 0 104 21 +83 9 
Australien
3 2 0 1 50 62 −12 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 50 62 −12 5 
Simbabwe
3 0 0 3 31 90 −59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 |  Neuseeland
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28 - 7 |  Wales
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| 2008-11-28 |  Australien
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21 - 12 |  Simbabwe
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| 2008-11-28 | Neuseeland
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43 - 7 | Simbabwe
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| 2008-11-28 | Australien
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22 - 17 | Wales
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| 2008-11-28 | Wales
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26 - 12 | Simbabwe
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| 2008-11-28 | Neuseeland
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33 - 7 | Australien
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Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Südafrika
3 3 0 0 95 10 +85 9 
Kenia
3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7 
Scotland
3 1 0 2 29 83 −54 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 21 80 −59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 |  Südafrika
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31 - 10 |  Scotland
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| 2008-11-28 |  Kenia
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28 - 7 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | Südafrika
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33 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | Kenia
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38 - 0 | Scotland
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| 2008-11-28 | Scotland
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19 - 14 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | Südafrika
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31 - 0 | Kenia
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Pool C
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 71 26 +45 9 
Argentinien
3 2 0 1 52 33 +19 7 
Frankreich
3 1 0 2 35 53 −17 5 
Georgien
3 0 0 3 26 73 −47 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 |  Samoa
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19 - 14 |  Frankreich
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| 2008-11-28 |  Argentinien
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26 - 7 |  Georgien
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| 2008-11-28 | Samoa
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33 - 7 | Georgien
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| 2008-11-28 | Argentinien
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21 - 7 | Frankreich
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| 2008-11-28 | Frankreich
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14 - 12 | Georgien
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| 2008-11-28 | Samoa
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19 - 5 | Argentinien
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Pool D
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England
3 3 0 0 83 22 +61 9 
Fidschi
3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7 
Portugal
3 1 0 2 29 55 −26 5 
Vereinigte Staaten
3 0 0 3 34 93 −59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 |  Fidschi
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47 - 12 |  Vereinigte Staaten
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| 2008-11-28 |  England
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31 - 7 |  Portugal
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| 2008-11-28 | Fidschi
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12 - 0 | Portugal
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| 2008-11-28 | England
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24 - 10 | Vereinigte Staaten
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| 2008-11-28 | Vereinigte Staaten
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12 - 22 | Portugal
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| 2008-11-28 | Fidschi
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5 - 28 | England
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Knockout
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
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| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 22 | |||||||||
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| Georgien | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
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| Georgien | 7 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
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| Vereinigte Staaten | 31 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 22 | |||||||||
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| Vereinigte Staaten | 12 | |||||||||
| Vereinigte Staaten | 17 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Simbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
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| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
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| Georgien | 7 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
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| Frankreich | 0 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 22 | |||||||||
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| Vereinigte Staaten | 12 | |||||||||
| Frankreich | 17 | |||||||||
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| Simbabwe | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
| Simbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 21 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenia | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 26 | |||||||||
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| Argentinien | 24 | |||||||||
| England | 15 | |||||||||
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| Argentinien | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenia | 7 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
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| Fidschi | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Australien | 14 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 19 | |||||||||
| Australien | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Neuseeland | 21 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenia | 17 | |||||||||
| Neuseeland | 19 | |||||||||
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| England | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 15 | |||||||||
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| Argentinien | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
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| Südafrika | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fidschi | 12 | |||||||||
| Fidschi | 7 | |||||||||
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| Südafrika | 10 | |||||||||
| Südafrika | 19 | |||||||||
| Australien | 0 | |||||||||
Statistics
editIndividual points
edit| Individual points [2] Updated:2008-11-30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Land | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | Neuseeland |
41 |
| 2 | Ollie Phillips | England |
39 |
| 3 | Lavin Asego | Kenia |
36 |
| 4= | Collins Injera | Kenia |
35 |
| 4= | Mzwandile Stick | Südafrika |
35 |
| 6 | Lolo Lui | Samoa |
32 |
| 7 | Pedro Leal | Portugal |
31 |
| 8 | Tim Nanai-Williams | Neuseeland |
26 |
| 9= | Robert Ebersohn | Südafrika |
25 |
| 9= | Rayno Benjamin | Südafrika |
25 |
Individual tries
edit| Individual tries [3] Updated:2008-11-30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Land | Tries |
| 1 | Collins Injera | Kenia |
7 |
| 2= | Rayno Benjamin | Südafrika |
5 |
| 2= | Isoa Damu | England |
5 |
| 2= | Robert Ebersohn | Südafrika |
5 |
| 2= | David Mateus | Portugal |
5 |
| 6= | Thomas Combezou | Frankreich |
4 |
| 6= | Apelu Fa'aiuga | Samoa |
4 |
| 6= | Vereniki Goneva | Fidschi |
4 |
| 6= | Tim Mikkelson | Neuseeland |
4 |
| 6= | Tim Nanai-Williams | Neuseeland |
4 |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Emirates unveils Dubai venue 'The Sevens'". International Rugby Board. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
edit- IRB Sevens
- Dubai Sevens on irb.com