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2007 Adelaide Sevens

The 2007 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2007, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2006–07 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 7 and 8 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

2007 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens VIII
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date7–8 April 2007
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Samoa
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner Wales
Runner-up Tonga
Shield
Winner Canada
Runner-up Japan
Tournament details
Matches played44
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It was the first such tournament in Adelaide, and replaced the Singapore Sevens. The competition was won by Fiji who defeated Samoa 21–7 in the Cup final.[2]

The tournament was the fourth completed edition of the Australian Sevens, with the event returning after a three-year absence following the 2003 Brisbane Sevens.[3]

Format

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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.[4]

Teams

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The participating teams were:[2]

Pool stage

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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.[2][5]

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
  England 3 2 0 1 56 36 7
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 67 48 7
  Tonga 3 2 0 1 52 41 7
  Canada 3 0 0 3 33 83 3
  Results
  • Fiji 33 - 7 Canada
  • England 5 - 12 Tonga
  • Fiji 22 - 21 Tonga
  • England 31 - 12 Canada
  • Canada 14 - 19 Tonga
  • Fiji 12 - 20 England

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 93 7 9
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 46 60 5
  France 3 1 0 2 52 79 5
  Japan 3 1 0 2 31 76 5
  Results
  • South Africa 15 - 0 Kenya
  • France 12 - 19 Japan
  • South Africa 42 - 0 Japan
  • France 33 - 24 Kenya
  • Kenya 22 - 12 Japan
  • South Africa 36 - 7 France

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 124 20 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 75 36 7
  Wales 3 1 0 2 49 81 5
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 20 131 3
  Results
  • New Zealand 42 - 10 Wales
  • Australia 46 - 0 Hong Kong
  • Australia 24 - 15 Wales
  • New Zealand 61 - 5 Hong Kong
  • Wales 24 - 15 Hong Kong
  • New Zealand 21 - 5 Australia

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 95 17 9
  Scotland 3 2 0 1 53 52 7
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 45 60 5
  Portugal 3 0 0 3 24 88 3
  Results
  • Samoa 26 - 10 Scotland
  • Argentina 19 - 17 Portugal
  • Samoa 50 - 0 Portugal
  • Argentina 19 - 24 Scotland
  • Scotland 19 - 7 Portugal
  • Samoa 19 - 7 Argentina

Finals

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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.[2][5]

  • 1/4 final Bowl - Tonga 36 - 12 Japan
  • 1/4 final Bowl - Argentina 33 - 5 Hong Kong
  • 1/4 final Bowl - Wales 24 - 7 Portugal
  • 1/4 final Bowl - France 17 - 14 Canada
  • 1/4 final Cup - England 12 - 17 Kenya
  • 1/4 final Cup - Samoa 22 - 17 Australia
  • 1/4 final Cup - New Zealand 40 - 14 Scotland
  • 1/4 final Cup - South Africa 17 - 22 Fiji
  • SF Shield - Japan 29 - 10 Hong Kong
  • SF Shield - Portugal 12 - 14 Canada
  • SF Bowl - Tonga 17 - 12 Argentina
  • SF Bowl - Wales 19 - 14 France
  • SF Plate - England 21 - 26 Australia
  • SF Plate - Scotland 5 - 42 South Africa
  • SF Cup - Kenya 0 - 31 Samoa
  • SF Cup - New Zealand 17 - 24 Fiji
  • Final Shield - Japan 17 - 43 Canada
  • Final Bowl - Tonga 14 - 26 Wales
  • Final Plate - Australia 31 - 0 South Africa
  • Final Cup - Samoa 7 - 21 Fiji

Round 6 table

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Pos. Country                 Overall
1   Fiji 12 12 16 20 24 20 104
2   Samoa 8 4 20 16 30 16 94
3   New Zealand 16 20 12 12 18 12 90
4   South Africa 20 16 12 8 18 6 80
5   England 12 12 8 4 8 4 48
6   France 6 4 6 12 0 0 28
7   Australia 4 2 0 4 8 8 24
8   Scotland 0 0 0 6 8 4 18
9   Kenya 0 0 4 0 0 12 16
10   Wales 0 8 - - 4 2 14
11   Tonga - - 0 2 8 0 10
12   Canada 4 0 4 0 0 0 8
13   Argentina 2 0 2 0 3 0 7
14   Tunisia 0 6 - - 0 0 6
15   Russia - - - - 1 - 1
16   Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16   Japan - - - - 0 0 0
16   Hong Kong - - - - 0 0 0
16   United States - - - 0 0 - 0
16   South Korea - - - - 0 - 0
16   Sri Lanka - - - - 0 - 0
16   China - - - - 0 - 0
16   Italy - - - - 0 0
16  West Indies - - - 0 - - 0
16   Chile - - - 0 - - 0
16   Cook Islands - - 0 - - - 0
16   Papua New Guinea - - 0 - - - 0
16   Zimbabwe 0 0 - - - - 0
16   Uganda - 0 - - - - 0
16  Arabian Gulf 0 - - - - - 0

References

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  1. ^ "Adelaide Sevens". adelaidesevens.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d "IRB Sevens VIII - Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ^ "About the Adelaide Sevens". thefanatics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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