2021 Dubai Sevens

2021 Dubai Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nation	Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Dubai – Event I
Date	26–27 November 2021
Champion	Südafrika
Runner-up	Vereinigte Staaten
Third	Argentinien
Tournament details
Matches played	34
Tries scored	205 (average 6.03 per match)
Dubai – Event II
Date	3–4 December 2021
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The 2021 Dubai Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late November and early Decemberthat year. They were played as the fifty-first season of the Dubai Sevens, following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournaments were the opening events of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the first event was played behind closed doors on 26–27 November 2021 with no spectators allowed, but the second event was played in front of full crowds on 3–4 December at The Sevens stadium in Dubai. Two pitches were used in Dubai, which allowed matches in overlapping time slots to be played. Only twelve men's teams instead of the usual sixteen competed so the Olympic format of three pools with four teams in each was used.

Format

The twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams. A round-robin was held for each pool, where each team played the others in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.

Teams

The twelve national men's teams competing at both tournaments in Dubai were:

• Argentinien
• Australien
• Kanada
• Fidschi
• Frankreich
• Great Britain
• Irland
• Japan
• Kenia
• Südafrika
• Spanien
• Vereinigte Staaten

Core teams eligible to play but not participating at Dubai were:

• England, Scotland and Wales, who were represented by Great Britain for the first two tournaments of the 2021–22 Series, before competing again as separate national unions for the remainder of the series.

• New Zealand and Samoa, who did not participate in Dubai due to the challenges of COVID-19 travel logistics.

Dubai: Event I

The first tournament was held with no crowd in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 26–27 November 2021. South Africa won the tournament, defeating United States by 42–7 in the final.

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fidschi	3	0	0	70	43	+27	9
Australien	2	0	1	64	46	+18	7
Frankreich	1	0	2	53	55	−2	5
Kanada	0	0	3	47	90	−43	3

26 November 11:00

Australien	35–19	Kanada
Try: Nick Malouf 3' Maurice Longbottom 11' Dietrich Roache 13' Billy Meakes 14' Josh Turner 15' Con: Maurice Longbottom 4',11',14',16' Dietrich Roache 13'	Bericht	Try: Josiah Morra 1',9' Nicholas Allen 7' Con: Cooper Coats 2',9'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier

26 November 11:22

Fidschi	24–17	Frankreich
Try: Filipe Sauturaga 5',9' Kaminieli Rasaku 9' Iowane Teba 11' Con: Iowane Teba 6' Waisea Nacuqu 9'	Bericht	Try: Jordan Sepho 2' Nelson Epee 14' , 16' Con: William Iraguha 15'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs

26 November 14:30

Australien	17–10	Frankreich
Try: Corey Toole 5' Dietrich Roache 8' Henry Hutchison 12' Con: Dietrich Roache 12'	Bericht	Try: Jordan Sepho 10' Nelson Epee 14'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear

26 November 14:52

Fidschi	29–14	Kanada
Try: Iowane Teba 1' Kaminieli Rasaku 3',12' Joseva Talacolo 5' Iowane Raturaciri 14' Con: Iowane Teba 6' Waisea Nacuqu 13'	Bericht	Try: Josiah Morra 8' Cooper Coats 8' Con: Cooper Coats 8',8'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit

26 November 18:35

Kanada	14–26	Frankreich
Try: Josiah Morra 6' Andrew Coe 8' Con: Cooper Coats 7', 9'	Bericht	Try: Varian Pasquet 2' Paulin Riva 5',11' Jordan Sepho 14' Con: Paulin Riva 5',12'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

26 November 19:33

Fidschi	17–12	Australien
Try: Iowane Teba 3',12' Iowane Raturaciri 15' Con: Daniele Yaya 15'	Bericht	Try: Josh Turner 7' Ben Dowling 9' Con: Dietrich Roache 8'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs

Pool B

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Argentinien	2	1	0	71	45	+26	8
Vereinigte Staaten	1	1	1	42	40	+2	6
Kenia	1	0	2	50	48	+2	5
Spanien	1	0	2	31	61	−30	5

26 November 10:16

Vereinigte Staaten	14–7	Kenia
Try: Steve Tomasin 6' Logan Tago 10' Con: Steve Tomasin 7',10'	Bericht	Try: Herman Humwa 8' Con: Daniel Taabu 8'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra

26 November 10:38

Argentinien	28–7	Spanien
Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3',8' Joaquin de la Vega 5' Tomas Lizazu 13' Con: Felipe Del Mestre 4',6' Lautaro Bazan Velez 8' Santiago Vera Feld 14'	Bericht	Try: Pol Pla 10' Con: Juan Ramos 11'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

26 November 14:08

Vereinigte Staaten	7–12	Spanien
Try: Gavan D'Amore 5' Con: Steve Tomasin 5'	Bericht	Try: Eduardo Lopez 9' Juan Martinez 10' Con: Juan Martinez 9'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs

26 November 14:30

Argentinien	22–17	Kenia
Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3', 5' German Schulz 13' Santiago Alvarez 16' Con: Santiago Vera Feld 5'	Bericht	Try: Alvin Otieno 6' Levy Amunga 8' Jeff Oluoch 9' Con: Levy Amunga 9'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier

26 November 17:02

Kenia	26–12	Spanien
Try: Johnstone Olindi 6' Billy Odhiambo 8',12' Herman Humwa 8' Con: Levy Amunga 6' Anthony Omondi 9',12'	Bericht	Try: Eduardo Lopez 2' Juan Ramos 13' Con: Juan Martinez 2'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear

26 November 17:24

Argentinien	21–21	Vereinigte Staaten
Try: Tomas Lizazu 8' Santiago Alvarez 9' Con: Tomas Lizazu 8' Joaquin Lamas 10'	Bericht	Try: Carlin Isles 3',7' Steve Tomasin 14' Con: Steve Tomasin 4',8',14'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit

Pool C

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Südafrika	3	0	0	111	31	+80	9
Great Britain	2	0	1	55	62	−7	7
Irland	1	0	2	59	54	+5	5
Japan	0	0	3	24	102	−78	3

26 November 09:32

Südafrika	28–7	Irland
Try: Selvyn Davids 2',8' Ronald Brown 8',15' Con: Selvyn Davids 3',8' Ronald Brown 9',15'	Bericht	Try: Sean Cribbin 13' Con: Sean Cribbin 13'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear

26 November 09:54

Great Britain	17–12	Japan
Try: Robbie Ferguson 2' Alex Davis 9' Max McFarland 11' Con: Luke Treharne 12'	Bericht	Try: Kavaia Tagivetaua 7' Jonathan Faauli 15' Con: Ryota Kano 8'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit

26 November 13:24

Südafrika	52–12	Japan
Try: Muller du Plessis 2' Siviwe Soyizwapi 5', 7' Selvyn Davids 6',12' Zain Davids 8' Christie Grobbelaar 11' Shaun Williams 14' Con: Ronald Brown 2',5',6',8',11' Branco du Preez 13'	Bericht	Try: Netani Vakayalia 4' Tomoya Yamamura 9' Con: Ryota Kano 4'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

26 November 13:46

Great Britain	26–19	Irland
Try: Jamie Farndale 3' Ross McCann 8' Tom Bowen 13' Jamie Barden 14' Con: Robbie Fergusson 9',13' Jamie Barden 15'	Bericht	Try: Jude Postlethwaite 6' Terry Kennedy 9' Niall Comerford 10' Con: Billy Dardis 7',9'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra

26 November 16:08

Irland	33–0	Japan
Try: Terry Kennedy 1',5',9' Liam Turner 4' Ed Kelly 14' Con: Mark Roche 4',5',9 Billy Dardis 15'	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra

26 November 16:40

Great Britain	12–31	Südafrika
Try: Robbie Fergusson 3' Ross McCann 9' Con: Frederick Roddick 9'	Bericht	Try: Muller du Plessis 5' Siviwe Soyizwapi 7, 12' Impi Visser 10' Branco du Preez 14' Con: Ronald Brown 5', 11', 15'

The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier

9th to 12th playoffs

	9th place semifinals				9th place final
	27 Nov 2021 – 12:01 – The Sevens
	Spanien	45
					27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens
	Kanada	14
					Spanien	26
	27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens
					Frankreich	28
	Frankreich	35
	Japan	0
					11th place final
					27 Nov 2021 – 15:02 – The Sevens
					Kanada	22
					Japan	14

Matches

9th place semifinals 27 November 12:01 Spanien 45–14 Kanada Try: De La Rosa 1' 3' Ramos 4' 9' Moreno 8' 11' 11' 13' Con: Ramos 2' 4' 5' 8' 9' Bericht Try: Coe 6' Bowen 16' Con: Coats 6' 16' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier 27 November 12:23 Frankreich 35–0 Japan Try: Trouabal 1' 6' Tchaptchet 9' Epee 12' Sepho 14' Con: Iraguha 1' 6' 9' 13' Riva 15' Bericht The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear 11th place final 27 November 15:02 Kanada 22–14 Japan Try: Allen 4' 8' Sauder 6' 9' Con: Coats 4' Bericht Try: Tawhai 14' Tsuoka 15' Con: Tawhai 14' Hayashi 15' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit 9th place final 27 November 15:24 Spanien 26–28 Frankreich Try: Moreno 2' Lopez 6' 7' Romero 10' Con: Ramos 3' 7' 8' Bericht Try: Huyard 4' Rebbadj 9' Sepho 12' Epee 15' Con: Riva 5' 10' 12' Parez 15' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

5th to 8th playoffs

	5th place semifinals				5th place final
	27 Nov 2021 – 13:29 – The Sevens
	Irland	14
					27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens
	Australien	35
					Australien	35
	27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens
					Great Britain	21
	Great Britain	33
	Kenia	5
					7th place final
					27 Nov 2021 – 16:13 – The Sevens
					Irland	29
					Kenia	7

Matches

5th place semifinals 27 November 13:29 Irland 14–35 Australien Try: Kennedy 13' Comerford 15' Con: Roche 13' 15' Bericht Try: Toole 2' Malouf 4' Roache 8' 9' Turner 10' Con: Roache 2' 4' 8' 9' 11' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs 27 November 13:51 Great Britain 33–5 Kenia Try: Williams 2' Roddick 9' Barden 12' Bowen 14' Trenholm 15' Con: Roddick 2' 10' 13' 15' Bericht Try: Otieno 5' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra 7th place final 27 November 16:13 Irland 29–7 Kenia Try: Kennedy 2' 7' 9' O'Sullivan 5' Kelly 15' Con: Roche 2' 7' Bericht Try: Humwa 11' Con: Omondi 12' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear 5th place final 27 November 17:15 Australien 35–21 Great Britain Try: Roache 1' Hutchison 5' Toole 9' 11' Turner 12' Con: Roache 2' 6' 9' 11' 13' Bericht Try: Williams 7' Kelly 14' Farndale 15' Con: Roddick 8' Fergusson 14' 15' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra

Cup playoffs

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	27 Nov 2021 – 10:28 – The Sevens
	Argentinien	17
					27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens
	Irland	12
					Argentinien	7
	27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens
					Südafrika	17
	Südafrika	29
									27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens
	Australien	5
									Südafrika	42
	27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens
									Vereinigte Staaten	7
	Vereinigte Staaten	35
					27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens
	Great Britain	17
					Vereinigte Staaten	21
	27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens
					Fidschi	19			3rd place final
	Fidschi	19
									27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens
	Kenia	5
									Argentinien	19
									Fidschi	12

Matches

Quarterfinals 27 November 10:28 Argentinien 17–12 Irland Try: Schulz 1' Del Mestre 3' Lizazu 16' Con: Gonzalez 3' Bericht Try: Kennedy 6' 10' Con: Roche 10' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra 27 November 10:50 Südafrika 29–5 Australien Try: JC Pretorius 2' Soyizwapi 6' 10' S Davids 11' T Pretorius 15' Con: Du Preez 15' Bericht Try: Hutchison 8' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi 27 November 11:12 Vereinigte Staaten 35–17 Great Britain Try: Iosefo 2' Williams 6' 14' Baker 10' Isles 12' Con: Tomasin 3' 7' 10' 12' 15' Bericht Try: Farndale 5' Fergusson 10' McCann 8' Con: Fergusson 11' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs 27 November 11:34 Fidschi 19–5 Kenia Try: Talacolo 6' Sauturaga 9' Qeruqeru 11' Con: Nacuqu 7' 10' Bericht Try: Humwa 4' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit Semifinals 27 November 14:18 Argentinien 7–17 Südafrika Try: Isgro 5' Con: Gonzalez 6' Bericht Try: Van Wyk 7' Soyizwapi 11' JC Pretorius 14' Con: Brown 7' The Sevens, Dubai 27 November 14:40 Vereinigte Staaten 21–19 Fidschi Try: Isles 7' Lacamp 9' Leuta 12' Con: Tomasin 7' 10' 12' Bericht Try: Teba 3' Sauturaga 5' Rasaku 9' Con: Nacuqu 4' 6' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier 3rd place final 27 November 18:29 Argentinien 19–12 Fidschi Try: Lamas 2' 8' De la Vega 9' Con: Lamas 9' 9' Bericht Try: Vakurunabili 7' Qeruqeru 12' Con: Nacuqu 8' The Sevens, Dubai Final 27 November 19:26 Südafrika 42–7 Vereinigte Staaten Try: Brown 2' 8' 8' JC Pretorius 6' S Davids 9' Williams 14' Con: Brown 3' 6' 9' 9' 10' Du Preez 15' Bericht Try: Lacamp 13' Con: Tomasin 13' The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier

Event I placings

Place	Team	Points
	Südafrika	22
	Vereinigte Staaten	19
	Argentinien	17
4	Fidschi	15
5	Australien	13
6	Great Britain	12

Place	Team	Points
7	Irland	11
8	Kenia	10
9	Frankreich	8
10	Spanien	7
11	Kanada	6
12	Japan	5

Source: World Rugby

Dubai: Event II

The second tournament was played with spectators in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 3–4 December 2021.

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Südafrika	3	0	0	90	19	+71	9
Great Britain	2	0	1	67	56	+11	7
Irland	1	0	2	74	45	+29	5
Japan	0	0	3	14	125	−111	3

3 December 10:50

Great Britain	24–21	Irland
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 11:12

Südafrika	48–0	Japan
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 14:42

Great Britain	36–14	Japan
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 15:04

Südafrika	21–12	Irland
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 19:35

Irland	41–0	Japan
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 20:33

Südafrika	21–7	Great Britain
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

Pool B

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Australien	3	0	0	67	50	+17	9
Vereinigte Staaten	2	0	1	81	57	+24	7
Kenia	1	0	2	61	59	+2	5
Kanada	0	0	3	45	88	−43	3

3 December 09:44

Australien	21–14	Kenia
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 10:28

Vereinigte Staaten	38–14	Kanada
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 13:58

Australien	24–17	Kanada
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 14:20

Vereinigte Staaten	24–21	Kenia
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 17:46

Kenia	26–14	Kanada
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 18:08

Vereinigte Staaten	19–22	Australien
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

Pool C

Team	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Frankreich	2	0	1	72	55	+17	7
Argentinien	2	0	1	52	71	−19	7
Fidschi	1	0	2	76	62	+14	5
Spanien	1	0	2	61	73	−12	5

3 December 09:22

Fidschi	17–22	Frankreich
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 10:06

Argentinien	21–14	Spanien
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 13:14

Fidschi	19–33	Spanien
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 13:36

Argentinien	24–17	Frankreich
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 16:36

Frankreich	33–14	Spanien
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

3 December 17:24

Argentinien	7–40	Fidschi
	Bericht

The Sevens, Dubai

9th to 12th playoffs

	9th place semifinals				9th place final
	4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens
	Spanien
					4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens
	Kanada
	4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens
	Kenia
	Japan
					11th place final
					4 Dec 2021 –13:16 – The Sevens

Matches
9th place semifinals 4 December 09:44 Spanien - Kanada Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 4 December 10:06 Kenia - Japan Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 11th place final 4 December 13:16 Loser M23 - Loser M24 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 9th place final 4 December 13:38 Winner M23 - Winner M24 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai

5th to 8th playoffs

	5th place semifinals				5th place final
	4 Dec 2021 –13:35 – The Sevens
					4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens
	4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens
					7th place final
					4 Dec 2021 –17:26 – The Sevens

Matches
5th place semifinals 4 December 13:35 Loser M19 - Loser M20 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 4 December 13:57 Loser M21 - Loser M22 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 7th place final 4 December 17:26 Loser M25 - Loser M26 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 5th place final 4 December 17:03 Winner M25 - Winner M26 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai

Cup playoffs

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens
	Australien
					4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens
	Irland
	4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens
	Frankreich
									4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens
	Great Britain
	4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens
	Vereinigte Staaten
					4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens
	Argentinien
	4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens
									3rd place final
	Südafrika
									4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens
	Fidschi

Matches

Quarterfinals 4 December 09:44 Australien - Irland Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 4 December 10:06 Frankreich - Great Britain Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 4 December 10:28 Vereinigte Staaten - Argentinien Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 4 December 10:50 Südafrika - Fidschi Bericht The Sevens, Dubai Semifinals 4 December 14:24 Winner M19 - Winner M20 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 4 December 14:46 Winner M21 - Winner M22 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai 3rd place final 4 December 18:29 Loser M27 - Loser M28 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai Final 4 December 19:26 Winner M27 - Winner M28 Bericht The Sevens, Dubai

Event II placings

Place	Team	Points
		22
		19
		17
4		15
5		13
6		12

Place	Team	Points
7		11
8		10
9		8
10		7
11		6
12		5

Source: World Rugby

See also

• 2021 Dubai Women's Sevens

External links

• Tournament site
• World Rugby info: Event I
• World Rugby info: Event II