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 2007 competition, which took place on November 30 and December 1 at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, was the first Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series.
It was the last Dubai Sevens to be held at the Exiles Ground. Starting in 2008, the tournament moved to The Sevens, a new stadium built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]
The defending series champions New Zealand won the Cup trophy (overall title) defeating Fiji. Defending Dubai champions South Africa lost in the Cup semifinals. Other trophy winners, in decreasing order of prestige, were Argentina in the Plate, Australia in the Bowl, and Zimbabwe in the Shield.
Teams
editPool stages
editPool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 126 24 102 9 
Scotland
3 2 0 1 49 58 −9 7 
France
3 1 0 2 57 38 19 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 5 117 −112 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  New Zealand
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41 - 5 |  Scotland
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| 2007-11-30 |  France
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26 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2007-11-30 | New Zealand
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64 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2007-11-30 | France
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12 - 17 | Scotland
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| 2007-11-30 | Scotland
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27 - 5 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2007-11-30 | New Zealand
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21 - 19 | France
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Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 111 36 75 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 50 50 0 7 
Australia
3 1 0 2 52 86 −34 5 
Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  Fiji
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31 - 19 |  Argentina
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| 2007-11-30 |  Australia
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28 - 21 |  Zimbabwe
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| 2007-11-30 | Fiji
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34 - 5 | Zimbabwe
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| 2007-11-30 | Australia
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12 - 19 | Argentina
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| 2007-11-30 | Argentina
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12 - 7 | Zimbabwe
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| 2007-11-30 | Fiji
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46 - 12 | Australia
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Pool C
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 72 33 39 9 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 45 43 2 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 48 40 8 5 
United States
3 0 0 3 14 63 −49 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  Samoa
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24 - 19 |  Kenya
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| 2007-11-30 |  Wales
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22 - 7 |  United States
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| 2007-11-30 | Samoa
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29 - 0 | United States
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| 2007-11-30 | Wales
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12 - 14 | Kenya
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| 2007-11-30 | Kenya
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12 - 7 | United States
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| 2007-11-30 | Samoa
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19 - 14 | Wales
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Pool D
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 95 15 80 9 
England
3 1 1 1 61 58 3 6 
Canada
3 1 1 1 53 74 −21 6 
Tunisia
3 0 0 3 31 93 −62 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  South Africa
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31 - 5 |  Canada
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| 2007-11-30 |  England
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27 - 12 |  Tunisia
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| 2007-11-30 | South Africa
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42 - 0 | Tunisia
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| 2007-11-30 | England
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24 - 24 | Canada
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| 2007-11-30 | Canada
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24 - 19 | Tunisia
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| 2007-11-30 | South Africa
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22 - 10 | England
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Knockout
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 29 | |||||||||
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| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 22 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 36 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 36 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 5 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 36 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 5 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 15 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
Round 1 table
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Overall |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
20 | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | Fiji |
16 | 16 | |||||||
| 3 | England |
12 | 12 | |||||||
| 3 | South Africa |
12 | 12 | |||||||
| 5 | Argentina |
8 | 8 | |||||||
| 6 | Samoa |
6 | 6 | |||||||
| 7 | Kenya |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | Scotland |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | Australia |
2 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | Canada |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Wales |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | France |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Tunisia |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | United States |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | 0 |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Emirates unveils Dubai venue 'The Sevens'". International Rugby Board. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-09-17.