Rugby union at the 2009 Maccabiah Games

Rugby union at the 2009 Maccabiah Games

Tournament details
Host country	Israel
Dates	12 July - 22 July
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia
Runners-up	United Kingdom
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Israel

Rugby union at the 2009 Maccabiah Games was held in Netanya starting on July 12. The final was played at Herzliya Municipal Stadium in Herzliya.

Junior competition

Four teams competed at the junior level: GB, Israel, South Africa and Australia.^[1]

Venues

Municipal Stadium Seating, 2009

• Netanya: Wingate Institute^[2]
• Herzliya: Herzliya Municipal Stadium^[3]

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
United Kingdom	2	2	0	0	35	16	6
Australia	2	1	0	1	23	22	3
South Africa	2	0	0	2	16	36	0

Australia v United Kingdom

July 12, 2009 20:00

Australia	6 - 16	United Kingdom

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

South Africa v United Kingdom

July 14, 2009 18:00

South Africa	10 - 19	United Kingdom

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

Australia v South Africa

July 16, 2009 17:00

Australia	17 - 5	South Africa

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Israel	2	2	0	0	128	10	6
United States	2	2	0	0	124	18	6
Canada	2	0	0	2	18	73	0
Chile	2	0	0	2	10	179	0

United States v Canada

July 12, 2009 16:00

United States	34 - 13	Canada

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

Chile v Israel

July 12, 2009 18:00

Chile	5 - 89	Israel

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

Israel v Canada

July 16, 2009 19:00

Israel	39 - 5	Canada

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

United States v Chile

July 16, 2009 21:00

United States	90 - 5	Chile

Wingate Institute, Netanya Referee: Attendance:

Competition bracket

5th place bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	19 July -Wingate Institute
	Canada	90
	Chile	0
					22 July - Herzalia Municipal Stadium
					Canada	5
					South Africa	12
					Seventh place
	19 July			22 July
	South Africa			Chile
	BYE				BYE

Championship bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 July - Wingate Institute
	United Kingdom	16
	United States	3
					22 July - Herzalia Municipal Stadium
					United Kingdom	16
					Australia	19
					Third place
	19 July - Wingate Institute
	Israel	19		United States	43
	Australia	41			Israel	3

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Rugby	Australia (AUS)	United Kingdom (GBR)	United States (USA)

References

1. ↑ http://www.maccabicanada.com/bank/File/Counties%20JR.(2).pdf
2. ↑ http://www.maccabicanada.com/bank/File/March19%20Venue%20Locations.pdf
3. ↑ http://www.maccabicanada.com/bank/File/March19%20Venue%20Locations.pdf

External links

• THE 19th MACCABIAH 2009
• Regulations of Rugby for 2009 Maccabiah Games
• Rugby ready to feature at Maccabiah Games