2007 Adelaide Sevens

The 2007 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2007, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2006–07 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 7 and 8 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

2007 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens VIII
Host nation Australia
Date7–8 April 2007
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Samoa
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner Wales
Runner-up Tonga
Shield
Winner Canada
Runner-up Japan
Tournament details
Matches played44
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It was the first such tournament in Adelaide, and replaced the Singapore Sevens. The competition was won by Fiji who defeated Samoa 21–7 in the Cup final.[2]

The tournament was the fourth completed edition of the Australian Sevens, with the event returning after a three-year absence following the 2003 Brisbane Sevens.[3]

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.[4]

Teams

The participating teams were:[2]

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][5]

Pool A
Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 England 320156367
 Fiji 320167487
 Tonga 320152417
 Canada 300333833
   Results
  • Fiji 33 - 7 Canada
  • England 5 - 12 Tonga
  • Fiji 22 - 21 Tonga
  • England 31 - 12 Canada
  • Canada 14 - 19 Tonga
  • Fiji 12 - 20 England

Pool B
Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 South Africa 33009379
 Kenya 310246605
 France 310252795
 Japan 310231765
   Results
  • South Africa 15 - 0 Kenya
  • France 12 - 19 Japan
  • South Africa 42 - 0 Japan
  • France 33 - 24 Kenya
  • Kenya 22 - 12 Japan
  • South Africa 36 - 7 France

Pool C
Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 New Zealand 3300124209
 Australia 320175367
 Wales 310249815
 Hong Kong 3003201313
   Results
  • New Zealand 42 - 10 Wales
  • Australia 46 - 0 Hong Kong
  • Australia 24 - 15 Wales
  • New Zealand 61 - 5 Hong Kong
  • Wales 24 - 15 Hong Kong
  • New Zealand 21 - 5 Australia

Pool D
Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 Samoa 330095179
 Scotland 320153527
 Argentina 310245605
 Portugal 300324883
   Results
  • Samoa 26 - 10 Scotland
  • Argentina 19 - 17 Portugal
  • Samoa 50 - 0 Portugal
  • Argentina 19 - 24 Scotland
  • Scotland 19 - 7 Portugal
  • Samoa 19 - 7 Argentina

Finals

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.[2][5]

  • 1/4 final Bowl - Tonga 36 - 12 Japan
  • 1/4 final Bowl - Argentina 33 - 5 Hong Kong
  • 1/4 final Bowl - Wales 24 - 7 Portugal
  • 1/4 final Bowl - France 17 - 14 Canada
  • 1/4 final Cup - England 12 - 17 Kenya
  • 1/4 final Cup - Samoa 22 - 17 Australia
  • 1/4 final Cup - New Zealand 40 - 14 Scotland
  • 1/4 final Cup - South Africa 17 - 22 Fiji
  • SF Shield - Japan 29 - 10 Hong Kong
  • SF Shield - Portugal 12 - 14 Canada
  • SF Bowl - Tonga 17 - 12 Argentina
  • SF Bowl - Wales 19 - 14 France
  • SF Plate - England 21 - 26 Australia
  • SF Plate - Scotland 5 - 42 South Africa
  • SF Cup - Kenya 0 - 31 Samoa
  • SF Cup - New Zealand 17 - 24 Fiji
  • Final Shield - Japan 17 - 43 Canada
  • Final Bowl - Tonga 14 - 26 Wales
  • Final Plate - Australia 31 - 0 South Africa
  • Final Cup - Samoa 7 - 21 Fiji

Round 6 table
Pos. CountryOverall
1 Fiji121216202420104
2 Samoa842016301694
3 New Zealand16201212181290
4 South Africa201612818680
5 England1212848448
6 France646120028
7 Australia42048824
8 Scotland00068418
9 Kenya004001216
10 Wales08--4214
11 Tonga--028010
12 Canada4040008
13 Argentina2020307
14 Tunisia06--006
15 Russia----1-1
16 Portugal0000000
16 Japan----000
16 Hong Kong----000
16 United States---00-0
16 South Korea----0-0
16 Sri Lanka----0-0
16 China----0-0
16 Italy----00
16 West Indies---0--0
16 Chile---0--0
16 Cook Islands--0---0
16 Papua New Guinea--0---0
16 Zimbabwe00----0
16 Uganda-0----0
16 Arabian Gulf0-----0

References
  1. "Adelaide Sevens". adelaidesevens.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2007.
  2. "IRB Sevens VIII - Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. "About the Adelaide Sevens". thefanatics.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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