The 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 3 3 0 0 104 21 +83 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 50 62 −12 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 50 62 −12 5
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 31 90 −59 3
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 3 3 0 0 95 10 +85 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 29 83 −54 5
 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 21 80 −59 3
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 3 3 0 0 71 26 +45 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 52 33 +19 7
 France 3 1 0 2 35 53 −17 5
 Georgia 3 0 0 3 26 73 −47 3
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 3 3 0 0 83 22 +61 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 29 55 −26 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 34 93 −59 3
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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 Wales26
 
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 Arabian Gulf7
 
 Arabian Gulf22
 
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 Georgia12
 
 Portugal19
 
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 Georgia7
 
 Arabian Gulf7
 
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 United States31
 
 France22
 
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 United States12
 
 United States17
 
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 Scotland14
 
 Scotland5
 
 
 Zimbabwe19
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 Wales26
 
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 Arabian Gulf7
 
 Wales0
 
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 Portugal24
 
 Portugal19
 
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 Georgia7
 
 Portugal24
 
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 France0
 
 France22
 
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 United States12
 
 France17
 
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 Zimbabwe12
 
 Scotland5
 
 
 Zimbabwe19
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 New Zealand21
 
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 Kenya17
 
 Kenya26
 
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 Argentina24
 
 England15
 
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 Argentina5
 
 Kenya7
 
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 Samoa12
 
 Samoa7
 
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 Fiji12
 
 Samoa17
 
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 Australia14
 
 South Africa19
 
 
 Australia0
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 New Zealand21
 
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 Kenya17
 
 New Zealand19
 
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 England21
 
 England15
 
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 Argentina5
 
 England12
 
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 South Africa19
 
 Samoa7
 
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 Fiji12
 
 Fiji7
 
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 South Africa10
 
 South Africa19
 
 
 Australia0
 

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. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. 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.

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Preceded byEdinburgh Sevens Dubai Sevens 2008 Succeeded byGeorge Sevens
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