2011 Adelaide Sevens

2011 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens XII
Host nation Australia Australia
Date 2–3 April 2011
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  South Africa
Plate
Champions  Wales
Runners-up  Argentina
Bowl
Champions  United States
Runners-up  Kenya
Shield
Champions  Japan
Runners-up  Tonga
Tournament details
Attendance 27,000 over both days[1]
2010

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]

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

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

The following teams participated:[2][6]

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.[2][7]

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

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330011031+799
 Wales 32018950+397
 Kenya 31024772−255
 Cook Islands 300319112−933
2 April 2011
New Zealand  36–10  Wales
2 April 2011
Kenya  19–12  Cook Islands
2 April 2011
New Zealand  40–7  Cook Islands
2 April 2011
Kenya  14–26  Wales
2 April 2011
Wales  53–0  Cook Islands
2 April 2011
New Zealand  34–14  Kenya

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 330011138+739
 Argentina 32018633+537
 Scotland 31023381−485
 Papua New Guinea 300331109−783
2 April 2011
England  45–7  Scotland
2 April 2011
Argentina  45–5  Papua New Guinea
2 April 2011
England  45–12  Papua New Guinea
2 April 2011
Argentina  22–7  Scotland
2 April 2011
Scotland  19–14  Papua New Guinea
2 April 2011
England  21–19  Argentina

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330010040+609
 Australia 32018950+397
 United States 31023981−425
 Tonga 30034097−573
2 April 2011
Fiji  41–5  United States
2 April 2011
Australia  40–14  Tonga
2 April 2011
Fiji  33–14  Tonga
2 April 2011
Australia  28–10  United States
2 April 2011
United States  24–12  Tonga
2 April 2011
Fiji  26–21  Australia

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33008536+499
 South Africa 32015738+197
 France 31025245+75
 Japan 300326101−753
2 April 2011
South Africa  19–0  France
2 April 2011
Samoa  40–7  Japan
2 April 2011
South Africa  21–12  Japan
2 April 2011
Samoa  19–12  France
2 April 2011
France  40–7  Japan
2 April 2011
South Africa  17–26  Samoa

Knockout stage

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

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
3 April – Adelaide        
  Kenya  26
3 April – Adelaide
  Papua New Guinea  17  
  Papua New Guinea  19
3 April – Adelaide
      Tonga  24  
  France  21
3 April – Adelaide
  Tonga  17  
  Tonga  5
3 April – Adelaide    
    Japan  22
  United States  22
3 April – Adelaide
  Japan  19  
  Japan  31
3 April – Adelaide
      Cook Islands  21  
  Scotland  28
  Cook Islands  0  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
3 April – Adelaide        
  Kenya  26
3 April – Adelaide
  Papua New Guinea  17  
  Kenya  24
3 April – Adelaide
      France  10  
  France  21
3 April – Adelaide
  Tonga  17  
  Kenya  10
3 April – Adelaide    
    United States  17
  United States  22
3 April – Adelaide
  Japan  19  
  United States  29
3 April – Adelaide
      Scotland  19  
  Scotland  28
  Cook Islands  0  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
3 April – Adelaide        
  New Zealand  47
3 April – Adelaide
  Argentina  7  
  Argentina  31
3 April – Adelaide
      Australia  28  
  Samoa  19
3 April – Adelaide
  Australia  14  
  Argentina  7
3 April – Adelaide    
    Wales  14
  Fiji  12
3 April – Adelaide
  South Africa  24  
  Fiji  21
3 April – Adelaide
      Wales  22  
  England  17
  Wales  12  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
3 April – Adelaide        
  New Zealand  47
3 April – Adelaide
  Argentina  7  
  New Zealand  33
3 April – Adelaide
      Samoa  17  
  Samoa  19
3 April – Adelaide
  Australia  14  
  New Zealand  28
3 April – Adelaide    
    South Africa  20
  Fiji  12
3 April – Adelaide
  South Africa  24  
  South Africa  19
3 April – Adelaide
      England  0  
  England  17
  Wales  12  
 

Reference list

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "IRB Sevens XII Adelaide, Australia. 4/2/2011 – 4/3/2011". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 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.
  6. Teams for 2011 Adelaide Sevens
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive – HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

External links

Preceded by
Hong Kong Sevens
Adelaide Sevens
2011
Succeeded by
London Sevens