2010 Dubai Sevens

The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens was played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2010 competition was held on December 3 and December 4 at The Sevens. It was the first of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.

This was the third edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.

This was the final tournament for the host Arabian Gulf team.[1] Following the tournament, the team and its governing body, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union, disbanded in order to facilitate a major reorganisation of the sport in the region. As announced by the International Rugby Board in 2009, the AGRFU is being replaced by new national governing bodies in each of the union's member countries.

Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competed in cup semi-finals and the losers competed 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 competed in bowl semi-finals and the losers competed in shield semi-finals.

Teams

All 16 teams from the 2009 Dubai Sevens were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:[2]

Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 321010140618
 Wales 32108538478
 Kenya 31025062-125
 Arabian Gulf 300336132-963
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-03  Samoa 21 – 21  Wales
2010-12-03  Kenya 31 – 19  Arabian Gulf
2010-12-03  Samoa 54 – 12  Arabian Gulf
2010-12-03  Kenya 12 – 17  Wales
2010-12-03  Wales 47 – 5  Arabian Gulf
2010-12-03  Samoa 26 – 7  Kenya

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330011426889
 United States 32015962-37
 Zimbabwe 310236101-655
 Argentina 30035272-203
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-03  New Zealand 31 – 7  United States
2010-12-03  Argentina 14 – 24  Zimbabwe
2010-12-03  New Zealand 59 – 0  Zimbabwe
2010-12-03  Argentina 19 – 24  United States
2010-12-03  United States 28 – 12  Zimbabwe
2010-12-03  New Zealand 24 – 19  Argentina

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 33008847419
 South Africa 3111524846
 Scotland 31115970-116
 Russia 30033973-343
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-03  Australia 41 – 14  Scotland
2010-12-03  South Africa 19 – 10  Russia
2010-12-03  Australia 28 – 19  Russia
2010-12-03  South Africa 19 – 19  Scotland
2010-12-03  Scotland 26 – 10  Russia
2010-12-03  Australia 19 – 14  South Africa

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 32018738497
 England 32016247157
 Portugal 32014757-107
 France 30033185-543
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-03  Fiji 31 – 7  Portugal
2010-12-03  England 24 – 12  France
2010-12-03  Fiji 35 – 5  France
2010-12-03  England 12 – 14  Portugal
2010-12-03  Portugal 26 – 14  France
2010-12-03  Fiji 21 – 26  England

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai        
  Kenya  0
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  Argentina  43  
  Kenya  19
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      Portugal  12  
  Portugal  7
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  Russia  10  
  Kenya  26
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai    
    France  0
  Scotland  28
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  France  22  
  France  26
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      Arabian Gulf  19  
  Zimbabwe  24
  Arabian Gulf  14  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai        
  Kenya  0
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  Argentina  43  
  Argentina  31
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      Russia  7  
  Portugal  7
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  Russia  10  
  Argentina  21
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai    
    Zimbabwe  0
  Scotland  28
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  France  22  
  Scotland  17
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      Zimbabwe  28  
  Zimbabwe  24
  Arabian Gulf  14  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai        
  Samoa  38
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  United States  5  
  United States  10
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      South Africa  24  
  Fiji  21
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  South Africa  19  
  South Africa  19
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai    
    Australia  12
  Australia  21
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  England  24  
  Australia  26
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      Wales  12  
  New Zealand  35
  Wales  7  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai        
  Samoa  38
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  United States  5  
  Samoa  24
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      Fiji  21  
  Fiji  21
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  South Africa  19  
  Samoa  21
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai    
    England  29
  Australia  21
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
  England  24  
  England  19
December 4 – The Sevens, Dubai
      New Zealand  14  
  New Zealand  35
  Wales  7  
 

References

  1. "Hurley to bid final home Sevens farewell" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
  2. Dubai Sevens Schedule

External links

Preceded by
Edinburgh Sevens
Dubai Sevens
2010
Succeeded by
George Sevens