2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series

The Australia and Scotland events are new for 2006-07. The Australia event effectively replaces Singapore, and the Scotland event effectively replaces the Paris Sevens.

Leg	Venue	Date	Winner
Dubai	Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground	December 1–2, 2006	South Africa
South Africa	Outeniqua Park, George	December 8–9, 2006	New Zealand
New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	February 2–3, 2007	Samoa
United States	Petco Park, San Diego	February 10–11, 2007	Fiji
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Stadium	March 30-April 1, 2007	Samoa
Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	April 7–8, 2007	Fiji
London	Twickenham	May 26–27, 2007	New Zealand
Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	June 2–3, 2007	New Zealand

In a normal event, 16 teams are entered; in Hong Kong, 24 teams enter. In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.

Four trophies are awarded in each tournament, except for Hong Kong. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield is not awarded. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.

In a normal event, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool.

In Hong Kong, the six pool winners, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advance to the Cup. The Plate participants are the eight highest-ranked teams remaining, while the lowest eight drop to the Bowl.

The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. For most events, points are awarded on the following schedule:

• Cup winner (1st place): 20 points
• Cup runner-up: 16 points
• Losing Cup semifinalists: 12 points
• Plate winner (5th place): 8 points
• Plate runner-up: 6 points
• Losing Plate semifinalists: 4 points
• Bowl winner (9th place): 2 points

Points are awarded on a different schedule for the Hong Kong Sevens:

• Cup winner: 30 points
• Cup runner-up: 24 points
• Losing Cup semifinalists: 18 points
• Losing Cup quarterfinalists: 8 points
• Plate winner (9th place): 4 points
• Plate runner-up: 3 points
• Losing Plate semifinalists: 2 points
• Bowl winner (17th place): 1 point

• Official tournament site
• "2006-07 Season Overview". irb.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
• "2006-07 Season Player Points". irb.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2013.