2008 Adelaide Sevens

2008 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens IX
Host nation Australia Australia
Date 5–6 April 2008
Cup
Champion  South Africa
Runner-up  New Zealand
Plate
Winner  Tonga
Runner-up  Kenya
Bowl
Winner  United States
Runner-up  Argentina
Shield
Winner  Wales
Runner-up  Canada
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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 5 and 6 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 2 3 4 5 "IRB Sevens IX Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "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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