2004-05 World Sevens Series
The 2004–05 IRB Sevens World Series, was the sixth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions were New Zealand, who won the 2003–04 series.
Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two–day tournament format.
The tournaments spanned globe:
2004–05 Itinerary[1] | |||
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Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
Dubai | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | December 2–3, 2004 | 22x20px England |
South Africa | Outeniqua Park, George | December 10–11, 2004 | 22x20px New Zealand |
New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | February 4–5, 2005 | 22x20px New Zealand |
United States | Home Depot Centre, Los Angeles, California | February 12–13, 2005 | 22x20px New Zealand |
Singapore | National Stadium, Singapore | April 1–2, 2005 | 22x20px New Zealand |
London | Twickenham | June 4–5, 2005 | 22x20px South Africa |
Paris | Stade Jean-Bouin | June 10–11, 2005 | 22x20px France |
The season[edit | edit source]
In an event, 16 teams are entered. 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. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.
In an 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.
Points schedule[edit | edit source]
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 (2nd place): 16 points
- Losing Cup semifinalists (3rd & 4th place): 12 points
- Plate winner (5th place): 8 points
- Plate runner-up (6th place): 6 points
- Losing Plate semifinalists (7th & 8th place): 4 points
- Bowl winner (9th place): 2 points
Final table[edit | edit source]
Final Standings | |||||||||||
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Pos. | Country | Dubai | South Africa (George) |
New Zealand (Wellington) |
USA (San Diego) |
Singapore | England (London) |
France (Paris) |
Overall | ||
1 | 22x20px New Zealand | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 116 | ||
2 | 22x20px Fiji | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 88 | ||
3 | 22x20px England | 20 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 86 | ||
4 | 22x20px South Africa | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 76 | ||
5 | 22x20px Argentina | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 70 | ||
6 | 22x20px Samoa | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 46 | ||
7 | 22x20px Australia | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 42 | ||
8 | 22x20px France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 30 | ||
9 | 22x20px Scotland | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | ||
10 | 22x20px Kenya | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
11 | 22x20px Tunisia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
12 | 22x20px Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
13 | 22x20px Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
The events[edit | edit source]
Dubai[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2004 Dubai Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px Fiji 21-26 22x20px England
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px South Africa, 22x20px New Zealand
- Plate: 22x20px Samoa 21-19 22x20px Argentina
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px Australia, 22x20px Scotland
- Bowl: 22x20px France 5-10 22x20px Portugal
- Shield: Template:Country data IRE 5-17 22x20px Tunisia
South Africa[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2004 South Africa Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px New Zealand 33-19 22x20px Fiji
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px England, 22x20px Argentina
- Plate: 22x20px South Africa 12-7 22x20px Samoa
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px Tunisia, 22x20px Kenya
- Bowl: 22x20px Canada 12-38 22x20px Australia
- Shield: 22x20px Portugal 17-12 22x20px France
New Zealand[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2005 Wellington Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px Argentina 7-31 22x20px New Zealand
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px South Africa, 22x20px Fiji
- Plate: 22x20px Scotland 0-32 22x20px Australia
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px Samoa, 22x20px England
- Bowl: 22x20px Tonga 12-17 22x20px Kenya
- Shield: 22x20px Japan 19-29 22x20px Niue
USA[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2005 USA Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px Argentina 5-34 22x20px New Zealand
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px Australia, 22x20px England
- Plate: 22x20px Samoa 21-24 22x20px Fiji
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px France, 22x20px South Africa
- Bowl: 22x20px Kenya 0-15 22x20px Canada
- Shield: 22x20px Tonga 40-0 22x20px Mexico
Singapore[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2005 Singapore Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px New Zealand 26-5 22x20px England
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px Fiji, 22x20px South Africa
- Plate: 22x20px Samoa 14-15 22x20px Australia
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px Scotland, 22x20px Argentina
- Bowl: 22x20px Canada 12-19 22x20px France
- Shield: 22x20px Chinese Taipei 17-10 22x20px China
France[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2005 Paris Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px France 28-19 22x20px Fiji
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px Samoa, 22x20px New Zealand
- Plate: 22x20px South Africa 26-19 22x20px England
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px Australia, 22x20px Scotland
- Bowl: 22x20px Argentina 26-10 22x20px Georgia
- Shield: 22x20px Canada 33-21 22x20px Russia
London[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 2005 London Sevens
Results[edit | edit source]
- Cup: 22x20px South Africa 21-12 22x20px England
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 22x20px Argentina, 22x20px New Zealand
- Plate: 22x20px Australia 12-29 22x20px Fiji
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 22x20px Scotland, 22x20px France
- Bowl: 22x20px Tunisia 0-27 22x20px Samoa
- Shield: 22x20px Kenya 12-18 22x20px Canada
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "IRB Sevens World Series set for another record breaking year". International Rugby Board. 2007-08-01. http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/sevens/newsid=52605.html#irb+sevens+world+series+another+record+breaking+year. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
External links[edit | edit source]
V T E | IRB Sevens World Series | |
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2013-14 events | 2013 Gold Coast Sevens | 2013 Dubai Sevens | 2013 South Africa Sevens | 2014 USA Sevens | 2014 Wellington Sevens | 2014 Japan Sevens | 2014 Hong Kong Sevens | 2014 Scotland Sevens | 2014 London Sevens | |
Current Stadiums | Robina Stadium | The Sevens | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Sam Boyd Stadium | Westpac Stadium | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium | Hong Kong Stadium | Scotstoun Stadium | Twickenham Stadium | |
Former events | Paris Sevens | Singapore Sevens | Shanghai Sevens | Tokyo Sevens | Mar Del Plata Sevens | Punta Del Este Sevens | Kuala Lumpur Sevens | Fiji Sevens | |
Seasons | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |