2008 Dubai Sevens

The Emirates Airline 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 November 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

The 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

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330010421+839
 Australia 32015062127
 Wales 31025062125
 Zimbabwe 30033190593
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-11-28  New Zealand 28 - 7  Wales
2008-11-28  Australia 21 - 12  Zimbabwe
2008-11-28  New Zealand 43 - 7  Zimbabwe
2008-11-28  Australia 22 - 17  Wales
2008-11-28  Wales 26 - 12  Zimbabwe
2008-11-28  New Zealand 33 - 7  Australia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33009510+859
 Kenya 32016638+287
 Scotland 31022983545
 Arabian Gulf 30032180593
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-11-28  South Africa 31 - 10  Scotland
2008-11-28  Kenya 28 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2008-11-28  South Africa 33 - 0  Arabian Gulf
2008-11-28  Kenya 38 - 0  Scotland
2008-11-28  Scotland 19 - 14  Arabian Gulf
2008-11-28  South Africa 31 - 0  Kenya

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33007126+459
 Argentina 32015233+197
 France 31023553175
 Georgia 30032673473
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-11-28  Samoa 19 - 14  France
2008-11-28  Argentina 26 - 7  Georgia
2008-11-28  Samoa 33 - 7  Georgia
2008-11-28  Argentina 21 - 7  France
2008-11-28  France 14 - 12  Georgia
2008-11-28  Samoa 19 - 5  Argentina

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33008322+619
 Fiji 32016440+247
 Portugal 31022955265
 United States 30033493593
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2008-11-28  Fiji 47 - 12  United States
2008-11-28  England 31 - 7  Portugal
2008-11-28  Fiji 12 - 0  Portugal
2008-11-28  England 24 - 10  United States
2008-11-28  United States 12 - 22  Portugal
2008-11-28  Fiji 5 - 28  England

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  Wales  26
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Arabian Gulf  7  
  Arabian Gulf  22
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Georgia  12  
  Portugal  19
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Georgia  7  
  Arabian Gulf  7
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    United States  31
  France  22
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  United States  12  
  United States  17
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Scotland  14  
  Scotland  5
  Zimbabwe  19  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  Wales  26
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Arabian Gulf  7  
  Wales  0
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Portugal  24  
  Portugal  19
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Georgia  7  
  Portugal  24
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    France  0
  France  22
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  United States  12  
  France  17
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Zimbabwe  12  
  Scotland  5
  Zimbabwe  19  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  New Zealand  21
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Kenya  17  
  Kenya  26
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Argentina  24  
  England  15
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Argentina  5  
  Kenya  7
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    Samoa  12
  Samoa  7
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Fiji  12  
  Samoa  17
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Australia  14  
  South Africa  19
  Australia  0  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  New Zealand  21
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Kenya  17  
  New Zealand  19
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      England  21  
  England  15
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Argentina  5  
  England  12
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    South Africa  19
  Samoa  7
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Fiji  12  
  Fiji  7
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
      South Africa  10  
  South Africa  19
  Australia  0  
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual points [2]
Updated:2008-11-30
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Tomasi Cama  New Zealand 41
2 Ollie Phillips  England 39
3 Lavin Asego  Kenya 36
4= Collins Injera  Kenya 35
4= Mzwandile Stick  South Africa 35
6 Lolo Lui  Samoa 32
7 Pedro Leal  Portugal 31
8 Tim Nanai-Williams  New Zealand 26
9= Robert Ebersohn  South Africa 25
9= Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 25

Individual tries

Individual tries [3]
Updated:2008-11-30
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Collins Injera  Kenya 7
2= Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 5
2= Isoa Damu  England 5
2= Robert Ebersohn  South Africa 5
2= David Mateus  Portugal 5
6= Thomas Combezou  France 4
6= Apelu Fa'aiuga  Samoa 4
6= Vereniki Goneva  Fiji 4
6= Tim Mikkelson  New Zealand 4
6= Tim Nanai-Williams  New Zealand 4

Notes and references

  1. "Emirates unveils Dubai venue 'The Sevens'". International Rugby Board. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  2. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  3. "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.

External links

Preceded by
Edinburgh Sevens
Dubai Sevens
2008
Succeeded by
George Sevens
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