The 2010 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2010, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2009–10 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held between 19 and 21 March at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

2010 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens XI
Host nationAustralien Australien
Date19–21 March 2010
Cup
Champion Samoa
Runner-up Vereinigte Staaten
Plate
Winner Neuseeland
Runner-up Südafrika
Bowl
Winner England
Runner-up Kenia
Shield
Winner Japan
Runner-up Tonga
2009
2011

Samoa picked up their second consecutive Cup win, following on from their victory in the USA Sevens. In a major surprise, their opponent in the final was the United States, who advanced to their first-ever Cup final. 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 Bowl was won by England and the Shield by Japan.[2][3]

Format

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The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each group progressed 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 progressed 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.[4]

Teams

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The participating teams were:[2]

Pool stage

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The tournament started on the Friday night and Saturday with matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[2][3]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Neuseeland 3 3 0 0 104 7 +97 9
  Argentinien 3 2 0 1 40 71 -31 7
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 39 52 -10 5
  Scotland 3 0 0 3 14 67 -53 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19   Neuseeland 31–0   Scotland
2010-03-19   Argentinien 19–17   Tonga
2010-03-20   Neuseeland 26–0   Tonga
2010-03-20   Argentinien 14–7   Scotland
2010-03-20   Scotland 7–22   Tonga
2010-03-20   Neuseeland 47–7   Argentinien

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Südafrika 3 2 1 0 90 12 +78 8
  Samoa 3 2 1 0 99 29 +70 8
  Japan 3 1 0 2 26 109 -83 5
  Frankreich 3 0 0 3 27 92 -65 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19   Samoa 33–12   Frankreich
2010-03-19   Südafrika 40–0   Japan
2010-03-20   Samoa 54–5   Japan
2010-03-20   Südafrika 38–0   Frankreich
2010-03-20   Frankreich 15–21   Japan
2010-03-20   Samoa 12–12   Südafrika

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Wales 3 2 0 1 89 36 +50 7
  Fidschi 3 2 0 1 74 24 +50 7
  Kenia 3 2 0 1 53 33 +20 7
  Papua-Neuguinea 3 0 0 3 12 132 -120 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19   Fidschi 12–17   Wales
2010-03-19   Kenia 27–7   Papua-Neuguinea
2010-03-20   Fidschi 41–0   Papua-Neuguinea
2010-03-20   Kenia 19–5   Wales
2010-03-20   Wales 64–5   Papua-Neuguinea
2010-03-20   Fidschi 21–7   Kenia

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Australien 3 3 0 0 93 17 +76 9
  Vereinigte Staaten 3 2 0 1 53 64 –11 7
  England 3 1 0 2 71 41 +30 5
  Niue 3 0 0 3 12 107 –95 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19   England 21–24   Vereinigte Staaten
2010-03-19   Australien 40–5   Niue
2010-03-20   England 38–0   Niue
2010-03-20   Australien 36–0   Vereinigte Staaten
2010-03-20   Vereinigte Staaten 29–7   Niue
2010-03-20   England 12–17   Australien

Knockout

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Play on the last day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[2][3]

Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
  Tonga0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Frankreich38
 
  Tonga45
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Papua-Neuguinea0
 
  England47
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Papua-Neuguinea0
 
  Tonga19
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Japan22
 
  Kenia25
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Niue7
 
  Niue5
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Japan22
 
  Japan15
 
 
  Scotland21
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
  Tonga0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Frankreich38
 
  Frankreich0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  England19
 
  England47
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Papua-Neuguinea0
 
  England 33
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Kenia 12
 
  Kenia25
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Niue7
 
  Kenia36
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Scotland12
 
  Japan15
 
 
  Scotland21
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
  Neuseeland19
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Samoa24
 
  Neuseeland24
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Fidschi21
 
  Australien26
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Fidschi22
 
  Neuseeland 21
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Südafrika 14
 
  Wales10
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Vereinigte Staaten12
 
  Wales0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Südafrika29
 
  Südafrika14
 
 
  Argentinien17
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
  Neuseeland19
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Samoa24
 
  Samoa26
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Australien12
 
  Australien26
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Fidschi22
 
  Samoa38
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Vereinigte Staaten10
 
  Wales10
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Vereinigte Staaten12
 
  Vereinigte Staaten28
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
  Argentinien12
 
  Südafrika14
 
 
  Argentinien17
 

Statistics

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Individual points

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Individual Points
Pos. Player Land Points
1 Ben Gollings   England 60
2 Mikaele Pesamino   Samoa 57
3 Sampie Mastriet   Südafrika 45
4 Tomasi Cama   Neuseeland 40
5 Lolo Lui   Samoa 39
6 Cecil Afrika   Südafrika 38
7 James Stannard   Australien 34
8 Fautua Otto   Samoa 32
9 Innocent Simiyu   Kenia 30
9 Diego Palma   Argentinien 30

Individual tries

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Individual Tries
Pos. Player Land Tries
1 Mikaele Pesamino   Samoa 11
2 Sampie Mastriet   Südafrika 9
3 Fautua Otto   Samoa 6
3 Diego Palma   Argentinien 6
3 Innocent Simiyu   Kenia 6
6 Brackin Karauria-Henry   Australien 5
6 Humphrey Kayange   Kenia 5
6 Sake Tokula   Neuseeland 5
6 Collins Injera   Kenia 5
6 Alisi Tupuailei   Japan 5
6 Koji Wada   Japan 5

Reference list

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  1. ^ "Rugby Sevens kick off at Adelaide Oval 19–21 March". Glam Adelaide. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "IRB Sevens XII Adelaide, Australia. 4/2/2011 – 4/3/2011". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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Preceded by Adelaide Sevens
2010
Succeeded by