2011 Dubai Sevens

The 2011 Dubai Sevens was the 11th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. It was held at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the host stadium was The Sevens stadium.

2011 Dubai Sevens
Host nation United Arab Emirates
Date2–3 December 2011
Cup
Champion England
Runner-up France
Third Fiji
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner Scotland
Runner-up United States
Shield
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored277 (average 6.156 per match)
Top point scorer Andrew Turnbull
(50 points)
Top try scorer Andrew Turnbull
(10 tries)
2010
2012

It was the official debut for the United Arab Emirates national team, the first of several national teams to have been created after the disbanding of the tournament's former host union, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union.

England defended their title by defeating France 29–12 in the final.[1]

Also, it included the first official IRB-sponsored women's sevens event outside of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Eight national teams competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup — Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, South Africa, Spain, and the USA, with the semi-finals and finals played on the main pitch at The Sevens.[2]

Canada won the inaugural event by defeating England in the final 26–7.[3]

Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were 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 top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

The participating teams were:[4]

Pool stage

The draw was made on November 26.[5]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 330011421+939
 Argentina 311110875+336
 Samoa 31119771+266
 United Arab Emirates 300319171−1523
2 December 2011
10:04
Fiji  40 – 7  Argentina
Report
2 December 2011
10:26
Samoa  55 – 12  United Arab Emirates
Report
2 December 2011
13:46
Fiji  43 – 0  United Arab Emirates
Report
2 December 2011
14:08
Samoa  28 – 28  Argentina
Report
2 December 2011
17:08
Argentina  73 – 7  United Arab Emirates
Report
2 December 2011
19:06
Fiji  31 – 14  Samoa
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 33007417+579
 New Zealand 32017628+487
 Portugal 31022458−345
 United States 30031788−713
2 December 2011
10:48
New Zealand  40 – 0  United States
Report
2 December 2011
11:10
South Africa  17 – 5  Portugal
Report
2 December 2011
14:32
New Zealand  31 – 7  Portugal
Report
2 December 2011
14:54
South Africa  36 – 7  United States
Report
2 December 2011
17:30
United States  10 – 12  Portugal
Report
2 December 2011
19:30
New Zealand  5 – 21  South Africa
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 England 33009124+679
 France 32016534+317
 Zimbabwe 31022174−535
 Kenya 30032267−453
2 December 2011
11:32
France  27 – 5  Kenya
Report
2 December 2011
11:54
England  43 – 0  Zimbabwe
Report
2 December 2011
15:16
France  26 – 0  Zimbabwe
Report
2 December 2011
15:38
England  19 – 12  Kenya
Report
2 December 2011
18:23
Kenya  5 – 21  Zimbabwe
Report
2 December 2011
19:52
France  12 – 29  England
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 33006233+299
 Australia 32017852+267
 Scotland 31023852−145
 Canada 30033374−413
2 December 2011
09:20
Wales  14 – 7  Scotland
Report
2 December 2011
09:42
Australia  40 – 7  Canada
Report
2 December 2011
13:02
Wales  15 – 12  Canada
Report
2 December 2011
13:24
Australia  24 – 12  Scotland
Report
2 December 2011
16:46
Scotland  19 – 14  Canada
Report
2 December 2011
18:44
Wales  33 – 14  Australia
Report

Knockout stage

[6]

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Samoa17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Canada26
 
 Samoa21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
 Zimbabwe7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United States41
 
 Samoa31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya17
 
 Scotland40
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya35
 
 Portugal24
 
 
 Kenya12
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Samoa17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Canada26
 
 Canada17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United States33
 
 Zimbabwe7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United States41
 
 United States0
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Scotland26
 
 Scotland40
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
 Scotland19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Portugal17
 
 Portugal24
 
 
 Kenya12
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Fiji34
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Australia7
 
 Australia26
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand12
 
 England10
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand7
 
 Australia17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 South Africa14
 
 Wales5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Argentina7
 
 Wales7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 South Africa22
 
 South Africa5
 
 
 France19
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Fiji34
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Australia7
 
 Fiji12
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 England19
 
 England10
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand7
 
 England29
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France12
 
 Wales5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Argentina7
 
 Argentina5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France24 Third place
 
 South Africa5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France19
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 Argentina21
 

References

  1. "England retain Dubai Sevens crown". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. "First IRB Women's Sevens event announced" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  3. "Canada win first IRB Women's Sevens Cup". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "Teams participating in Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  5. "IRB confirms pool draw for Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  6. Results of the knockout stage
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