2004-05 World Sevens Series

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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]
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
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]

South Africa[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2004 South Africa Sevens

Results[edit | edit source]

New Zealand[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2005 Wellington Sevens

Results[edit | edit source]

USA[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2005 USA Sevens

Results[edit | edit source]

Singapore[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2005 Singapore Sevens

Results[edit | edit source]

France[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2005 Paris Sevens

Results[edit | edit source]

London[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2005 London Sevens

Results[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

V T E IRB Sevens World Series
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