The 2011 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2011, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2010–11 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 2–3 April 2011 at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

2011 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens XII
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date2–3 April 2011
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up South Africa
Plate
Winner Wales
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner United States
Runner-up Kenya
Shield
Winner Japan
Runner-up Tonga
Tournament details
Attendance27,000 over both days[1]
2010

The competition was won by New Zealand who defeated South Africa 28–20 in the Cup final.[2]

This was the final edition of the Adelaide Sevens, though not of the Australian leg of the IRB Sevens. The Gold Coast became the new host for the next four events beginning in 2011–12. The Gold Coast tournament was moved to the start of the calendar for the IRB series, opening the season in November 2011.[3][4]

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 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.[5]

Teams

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The following teams participated:[2][6]

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][7]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter-final

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 110 31 +79 9
  Wales 3 2 0 1 89 50 +39 7
  Kenya 3 1 0 2 47 72 −25 5
  Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 19 112 −93 3
2 April 2011
New Zealand  36–10  Wales
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Kenya  19–12  Cook Islands
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
New Zealand  40–7  Cook Islands
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Kenya  14–26  Wales
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Wales  53–0  Cook Islands
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
New Zealand  34–14  Kenya
Adelaide Oval

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  England 3 3 0 0 111 38 +73 9
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 86 33 +53 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 33 81 −48 5
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 31 109 −78 3
2 April 2011
England  45–7  Scotland
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Argentina  45–5  Papua New Guinea
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
England  45–12  Papua New Guinea
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Argentina  22–7  Scotland
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Scotland  19–14  Papua New Guinea
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
England  21–19  Argentina
Adelaide Oval

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 100 40 +60 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 89 50 +39 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 39 81 −42 5
  Tonga 3 0 0 3 40 97 −57 3
2 April 2011
Fiji  41–5  United States
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Australia  40–14  Tonga
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Fiji  33–14  Tonga
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Australia  28–10  United States
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
United States  24–12  Tonga
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Fiji  26–21  Australia
Adelaide Oval

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 85 36 +49 9
  South Africa 3 2 0 1 57 38 +19 7
  France 3 1 0 2 52 45 +7 5
  Japan 3 0 0 3 26 101 −75 3
2 April 2011
South Africa  19–0  France
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Samoa  40–7  Japan
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
South Africa  21–12  Japan
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
Samoa  19–12  France
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
France  40–7  Japan
Adelaide Oval
2 April 2011
South Africa  17–26  Samoa
Adelaide Oval

Knockout stage

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Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[2][7]

Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
  Kenya26
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Papua New Guinea17
 
  Papua New Guinea19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Tonga24
 
  France21
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Tonga17
 
  Tonga5
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Japan22
 
  United States22
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Japan19
 
  Japan31
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Cook Islands21
 
  Scotland28
 
 
  Cook Islands0
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
  Kenya26
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Papua New Guinea17
 
  Kenya24
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  France10
 
  France21
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Tonga17
 
  Kenya10
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  United States17
 
  United States22
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Japan19
 
  United States29
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Scotland19
 
  Scotland28
 
 
  Cook Islands0
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
  New Zealand47
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Argentina7
 
  Argentina31
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Australia28
 
  Samoa19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Australia14
 
  Argentina7
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Wales14
 
  Fiji12
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  South Africa24
 
  Fiji21
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Wales22
 
  England17
 
 
  Wales12
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
  New Zealand47
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Argentina7
 
  New Zealand33
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Samoa17
 
  Samoa19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  Australia14
 
  New Zealand28
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  South Africa20
 
  Fiji12
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  South Africa24
 
  South Africa19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
  England0
 
  England17
 
 
  Wales12
 

Reference list

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  1. ^ a b Berry, Katrina (5 April 2011). "International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2011 – Wrap Up". Glam Adelaide. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "IRB Sevens XII Adelaide, Australia. 4/2/2011 – 4/3/2011". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Gold Coast to Become New Home for Australian Sevens" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Gold Coast Sevens". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ Teams for 2011 Adelaide Sevens[usurped]
  7. ^ a b "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive – HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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Preceded by Adelaide Sevens
2011
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