2009 Dubai Sevens

The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition was held on December 4 and December 5 at The Sevens. It is the first of eight events in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the tournament with a 24-12 victory over Samoa in the final.

This was the second edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.

Format

The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

Teams

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33009321729
 Australia 32016143187
 Wales 31027142295
 Arabian Gulf 300314133-1193
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  South Africa 28 - 14  Wales
2009-12-04  Australia 47 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  South Africa 36 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  Australia 14 - 7  Wales
2009-12-04  Wales 50 - 0  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  South Africa 29 - 0  Australia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 32108824648
 Fiji 32109038528
 Zimbabwe 30123688-524
 Scotland 301236100-644
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  Fiji 47 - 12  Scotland
2009-12-04  Samoa 40 - 5  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Fiji 31 - 14  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Samoa 36 - 7  Scotland
2009-12-04  Scotland 17 - 17  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Fiji 12 - 12  Samoa

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33009522739
 Kenya 3201675897
 Russia 31021966-475
 United States 30035085-353
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  England 40 - 12  United States
2009-12-04  Kenya 26 - 5  Russia
2009-12-04  England 28 - 0  Russia
2009-12-04  Kenya 31 - 26  United States
2009-12-04  United States 12 - 14  Russia
2009-12-04  England 27 - 10  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330010520859
 Argentina 32017257157
 Portugal 31003188-575
 France 30033679-433
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  New Zealand 34 - 0  Portugal
2009-12-04  Argentina 22 - 12  France
2009-12-04  New Zealand 33 - 10  France
2009-12-04  Argentina 40 - 7  Portugal
2009-12-04  Portugal 24 - 14  France
2009-12-04  New Zealand 38 - 10  Argentina

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  Wales  19
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Scotland  12  
  Scotland  5
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Portugal  29  
  Portugal  0
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  United States  5  
  Portugal  14
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    Russia  17
  Russia  21
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  France  22  
  Russia  26
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Arabian Gulf  12  
  Zimbabwe  28
  Arabian Gulf  19  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  Wales  19
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Scotland  12  
  Wales  33
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      United States  12  
  Portugal  0
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  United States  5  
  Wales  38
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    Zimbabwe  7
  Russia  21
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  France  22  
  France  14
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Zimbabwe  27  
  Zimbabwe  28
  Arabian Gulf  19  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  New Zealand  17
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Kenya  14  
  Kenya  14
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      South Africa  19  
  South Africa  5
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Fiji  17  
  South Africa  0
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    Australia  7
  England  17
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Argentina  12  
  Argentina  12
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Australia  26  
  Samoa  28
  Australia  27  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai        
  New Zealand  17
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Kenya  14  
  New Zealand  19
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Fiji  0  
  South Africa  5
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Fiji  17  
  New Zealand  24
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai    
    Samoa  12
  England  17
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
  Argentina  12  
  England  19
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
      Samoa  28  
  Samoa  28
  Australia  27  
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Lolo Lui  Samoa 49
2 Ben Gollings  England 46
3 Clinton Sills  Australia 45
4 Sherwin Stowers  New Zealand 45
5 Vasily Artemyev  Russia 40
6 William Ryder  Fiji 40
7 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 40
8 Mzwandile Stick  South Africa 40
9 Junior Tomasi Cama  New Zealand 38
10 Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 35

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Clinton Sills  Australia 9
2 Sherwin Stowers  New Zealand 9
3 Vasily Artemyev  Russia 8
4 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 8
5 Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 7
6 Alex Cuthbert  Wales 7
7 Nicolas Bruzzone  Argentina 6
8 Collins Injera  Kenya 6
9 Humphrey Kayange  Kenya 6
10 Nick Edwards  United States 5

Notes and references

    External links

    Preceded by
    Edinburgh Sevens
    Dubai Sevens
    2009
    Succeeded by
    George Sevens
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