2008 Wellington Sevens
The Emirates Airline Wellington 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, which took place on 1 and 2 February was the third Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand3 3 0 0 103 7 +96 9 
Samoa3 2 0 1 60 29 +31 7 
Canada3 1 0 2 37 85 -48 5 
Papua New Guinea3 0 0 3 21 90 -69 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | New Zealand |
43 - 0 | Canada |
| 1 February 2008 | Samoa |
22 - 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1 February 2008 | New Zealand |
41 - 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1 February 2008 | Samoa |
31 - 10 | Canada |
| 1 February 2008 | Canada |
27 - 21 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1 February 2008 | New Zealand |
19 - 7 | Samoa |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji3 3 0 0 88 28 +60 9 
Wales3 2 0 1 48 52 -4 7 
Cook Islands3 1 0 2 42 74 -32 5 
England3 0 0 3 29 53 -24 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | Fiji |
40 - 7 | Wales |
| 1 February 2008 | England |
17 - 21 | Cook Islands |
| 1 February 2008 | Fiji |
31 - 14 | Cook Islands |
| 1 February 2008 | England |
5 - 15 | Wales |
| 1 February 2008 | Wales |
26 - 7 | Cook Islands |
| 1 February 2008 | Fiji |
17 - 7 | England |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa3 3 0 0 86 28 +58 9 
Australia3 2 0 1 57 38 +19 7 
Kenya3 1 0 2 26 52 -26 5 
France3 0 0 3 21 72 -51 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | South Africa |
24 - 14 | Australia |
| 1 February 2008 | Kenya |
19 - 0 | France |
| 1 February 2008 | South Africa |
29 - 7 | France |
| 1 February 2008 | Kenya |
0 - 19 | Australia |
| 1 February 2008 | Australia |
24 - 14 | France |
| 1 February 2008 | South Africa |
33 - 7 | Kenya |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Scotland3 2 1 0 52 19 +33 8 
Tonga3 2 0 1 57 50 +7 7 
United States3 1 1 1 31 52 -21 6 
Argentina3 0 0 3 36 55 -19 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | Argentina |
7 - 17 | United States |
| 1 February 2008 | Scotland |
26 - 0 | Tonga |
| 1 February 2008 | Argentina |
17 - 19 | Tonga |
| 1 February 2008 | Scotland |
7 - 7 | United States |
| 1 February 2008 | United States |
7 - 38 | Tonga |
| 1 February 2008 | Argentina |
12 - 19 | Scotland |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Canada |
17 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| England |
33 | |||||||||
| Canada |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| United States |
19 | |||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| France |
17 | |||||||||
| United States |
22 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
17 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
19 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
38 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
7 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands |
24 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
17 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Canada |
17 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| England |
33 | |||||||||
| England |
14 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| France |
5 | |||||||||
| United States |
12 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| France |
17 | |||||||||
| England |
12 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
19 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
36 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands |
5 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands |
24 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
17 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
40 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Wales |
5 | |||||||||
| Wales |
24 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
12 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Australia |
31 | |||||||||
| Wales |
12 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
19 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
10 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
14 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
26 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
17 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
19 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
40 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Wales |
5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
32 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Australia |
7 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
7 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Australia |
31 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
22 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
17 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
10 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
14 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
21 | |||||||||
| 2 February - Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
24 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
17 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
19 | |||||||||
Round 3 table
| Pos. | Country |  | | | |  | | | | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |||||
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 4 | 36 | |||||
| 3 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | |||||
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | |||||
| 5 | Argentina | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | |||||
| 6 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | England | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| 8 | Kenya | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | Tonga | - | - | 12 | 12 | |||||
| 8 | Scotland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 11 | Wales | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| 12 | United States | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 13 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 13 |  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Cook Islands | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 13 |  Uganda | - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | - | - | 0 |
Fiji was the second team to score over 1,000 overall points in the Group Stage of this tournament.
External links
- New Zealand Rugby 7s
- IRB Sevens
- New Zealand 7s on irb.com
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