2008 Adelaide Sevens

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2008 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens IX
Host nation Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Date5–6 April 2008
Cup
ChampionFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Plate
WinnerFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Runner-upFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bowl
WinnerFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Runner-upFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Shield
WinnerFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Runner-upFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2007
2009

The 2008 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2008, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2007–08 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held on the weekend of 5 and 6 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia. [1]

Contents

South Africa halted New Zealand's winning streak, defeating them 15–7 in the Cup final. The Cook Islands provided the biggest upset of the competition by finishing 2nd in their group, thus qualifying to the Cup competition; they would parachute into the Plate competition after a 48–0 drubbing by Samoa in the Cup quarterfinals. Ultimately, Tonga won the Plate, defeating Kenya 14–12. Argentina won the Bowl and Wales won the Shield. [1] [2]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets. [3]

Teams

The participating teams were: [1]

Pool stage

Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results. [1] [2]

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 33009231+619
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 31026476-125
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 31025478-245
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31024974-255
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
5 April 2008Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21 - 14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5 April 2008Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 - 17Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
5 April 2008Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 33 - 7Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
5 April 2008Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17 - 19Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5 April 2008Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 21 - 40Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
5 April 2008Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38 - 10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 33007355+189
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 32018431+537
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 31026064-45
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 300343110-673
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
5 April 2008Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 28 - 17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
5 April 2008Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 53 - 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5 April 2008Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 31 - 26Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5 April 2008Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 19 - 17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
5 April 2008Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26 - 17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5 April 2008Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14 - 12Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

Pool C

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 33008324+599
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32015952+77
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31023891-535
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30034861-133
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
5 April 2008Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 43 - 0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 April 2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21 - 14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5 April 2008Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 - 17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5 April 2008Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 - 19Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 April 2008Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19 - 17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5 April 2008Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19 - 7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Pool D

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33009338+559
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 32015251+17
Flag of France.svg  France 31024366-235
Flag of England.svg  England 30033467-333
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
5 April 2008Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 31 - 12Flag of England.svg  England
5 April 2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 21 - 12Flag of France.svg  France
5 April 2008Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 33 - 12Flag of France.svg  France
5 April 2008Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 17 - 10Flag of England.svg  England
5 April 2008Flag of England.svg  England 12 - 19Flag of France.svg  France
5 April 2008Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 29 - 14Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Knockout

Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results. [1] [2]

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 24
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24
 
Flag of France.svg  France 28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of England.svg  England 19
 
Flag of England.svg  England 14
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 19
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 24
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 12
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 24
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of France.svg  France 12
 
Flag of France.svg  France 28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of England.svg  England 19
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 21
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 14
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 48
 
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 14
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 12
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 48
 
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0
 

Reference list

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "IRB Sevens IX Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.

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