2008 Adelaide Sevens

2008 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens IX
Host nation Australia Australia
Date 5–6 April 2008
Cup
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  New Zealand
Plate
Champions  Tonga
Runners-up  Kenya
Bowl
Champions  United States
Runners-up  Argentina
Shield
Champions  Wales
Runners-up  Canada
Tournament details
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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 the 5th and 6th of April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

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

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33009231+619
 Cook Islands 31026476-125
 Argentina 31025478-245
 Scotland 31024974-255
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  New Zealand 21 - 14  Argentina
5 April 2008  Scotland 22 - 17  Cook Islands
5 April 2008  New Zealand 33 - 7  Cook Islands
5 April 2008  Scotland 17 - 19  Argentina
5 April 2008  Argentina 21 - 40  Cook Islands
5 April 2008  New Zealand 38 - 10  Scotland

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33007355+189
 Tonga 32018431+537
 Wales 31026064-45
 Japan 300343110-673
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  Samoa 28 - 17  Wales
5 April 2008  Tonga 53 - 0  Japan
5 April 2008  Samoa 31 - 26  Japan
5 April 2008  Tonga 19 - 17  Wales
5 April 2008  Wales 26 - 17  Japan
5 April 2008  Samoa 14 - 12  Tonga

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33008324+599
 Australia 32015952+77
 United States 31023891-535
 Canada 30034861-133
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  South Africa 43 - 0  United States
5 April 2008  Australia 21 - 14  Canada
5 April 2008  South Africa 21 - 17  Canada
5 April 2008  Australia 31 - 19  United States
5 April 2008  United States 19 - 17  Canada
5 April 2008  South Africa 19 - 7  Australia

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 33009338+559
 Kenya 32015251+17
 France 31024366-235
 England 30033467-333
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  Fiji 31 - 12  England
5 April 2008  Kenya 21 - 12  France
5 April 2008  Fiji 33 - 12  France
5 April 2008  Kenya 17 - 10  England
5 April 2008  England 12 - 19  France
5 April 2008  Fiji 29 - 14  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-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 April - Adelaide, Australia        
  Argentina  24
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Japan  12  
  Japan  19
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Canada  24  
  France  28
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Canada  19  
  Canada  7
6 April - Adelaide, Australia    
    Wales  12
  United States  26
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  England  19  
  England  14
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Wales  19  
  Wales  12
  Scotland  17  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 April - Adelaide, Australia        
  Argentina  24
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Japan  12  
  Argentina  24
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      France  12  
  France  28
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Canada  19  
  Argentina  26
6 April - Adelaide, Australia    
    United States  21
  United States  26
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  England  19  
  United States  29
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Scotland  14  
  Wales  12
  Scotland  17  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 April - Adelaide, Australia        
  New Zealand  19
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Tonga  14  
  Tonga  21
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Australia  7  
  Fiji  28
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Australia  7  
  Tonga  14
6 April - Adelaide, Australia    
    Kenya  12
  South Africa  19
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Kenya  5  
  Kenya  26
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Cook Islands  14  
  Samoa  48
  Cook Islands  0  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
6 April - Adelaide, Australia        
  New Zealand  19
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Tonga  14  
  New Zealand  17
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Fiji  14  
  Fiji  28
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Australia  7  
  New Zealand  7
6 April - Adelaide, Australia    
    South Africa  15
  South Africa  19
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
  Kenya  5  
  South Africa  17
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
      Samoa  12  
  Samoa  48
  Cook Islands  0  
 

Reference list

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "IRB Sevens IX Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. 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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