2011 Wellington Sevens
The 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 2011 competition was held on February 4 and February 5 at Westpac Stadium. It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.
Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. 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.
Teams
These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:[1]
Argentina
Australia
Canada
Cook Islands
England
Fiji
France
Kenya
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
Tonga
United States
Wales
Pool stages
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England3 3 0 0 85 36 +49 9 Wales3 2 0 1 74 50 +24 7 United States3 1 0 2 36 81 −45 5 Cook Islands3 0 0 3 43 71 −28 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | England |
31 – 12 | United States |
| 2011-02-04 | Wales |
31 – 12 | Cook Islands |
| 2011-02-04 | England |
21 – 17 | Cook Islands |
| 2011-02-04 | Wales |
36 – 5 | United States |
| 2011-02-04 | United States |
19 – 14 | Cook Islands |
| 2011-02-04 | England |
33 – 7 | Wales |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand3 3 0 0 108 19 +89 9 Argentina3 2 0 1 43 58 −15 7 Papua New Guinea3 1 0 2 24 71 −47 5 Scotland3 0 0 3 38 65 −27 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | New Zealand |
29 – 12 | Scotland |
| 2011-02-04 | Argentina |
14 – 10 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2011-02-04 | New Zealand |
45 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2011-02-04 | Argentina |
22 – 14 | Scotland |
| 2011-02-04 | Scotland |
12 – 14 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2011-02-04 | New Zealand |
34 – 7 | Argentina |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Australia3 3 0 0 97 31 +66 9 Samoa3 2 0 1 46 50 −4 7 Tonga3 1 0 2 24 74 −50 5 Kenya3 0 0 3 50 62 −12 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | Samoa |
24 – 21 | Kenya |
| 2011-02-04 | Australia |
47 – 7 | Tonga |
| 2011-02-04 | Samoa |
17 – 0 | Tonga |
| 2011-02-04 | Australia |
21 – 19 | Kenya |
| 2011-02-04 | Kenya |
10 – 17 | Tonga |
| 2011-02-04 | Samoa |
5 – 29 | Australia |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji3 2 1 0 87 7 +80 8 South Africa3 1 1 1 50 26 +24 6 Canada3 1 0 2 24 83 −59 5 France3 1 0 2 28 73 −45 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | Fiji |
42 – 0 | France |
| 2011-02-04 | South Africa |
31 – 5 | Canada |
| 2011-02-04 | Fiji |
38 – 0 | Canada |
| 2011-02-04 | South Africa |
12 – 14 | France |
| 2011-02-04 | France |
14 – 19 | Canada |
| 2011-02-04 | Fiji |
7 – 7 | South Africa |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
24 | |||||||||
| United States |
31 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Canada |
7 | |||||||||
| Canada |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
19 | |||||||||
| United States |
19 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| France |
12 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
21 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| France |
19 | |||||||||
| France |
52 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
12 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
10 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands |
22 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
24 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
12 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
15 | |||||||||
| Canada |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
19 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
19 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Tonga |
0 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
21 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| France |
19 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
12 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands |
7 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea |
10 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands |
22 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
28 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
5 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
12 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
26 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
12 | |||||||||
| Australia |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
7 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
22 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Wales |
5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
26 | |||||||||
| Wales |
5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
7 | |||||||||
| England |
7 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
5 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
5 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
12 | |||||||||
| England |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
29 | |||||||||
| Australia |
14 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
7 | |||||||||
| Australia |
0 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
26 | |||||||||
| Wales |
5 | |||||||||
References
External links
| Preceded by South Africa Sevens |
Wellington Sevens 2011 |
Succeeded by USA Sevens |
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