2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series

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The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth 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, New Zealand, completely dominated this season's competition, winning the first five events, setting new records for consecutive tournament wins and consecutive match wins,[1] and clinching the 2007–08 series with one tournament remaining after winning the Plate Final of the London leg.[2] They ended with six wins out of the eight events.

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. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days.

The series' tournaments, which were identical to those in 2006–2007, span the globe:

2007-08 Itinerary[3]
Leg Venue Date Winner
Dubai Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground November 30–December 1, 2007 22x20px New Zealand
South Africa Outeniqua Park, George December 7–8 2007 22x20px New Zealand
New Zealand Westpac Stadium, Wellington February 1–2 2008 22x20px New Zealand
United States PETCO Park, San Diego, California February 9–10 2008 22x20px New Zealand
Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium March 28–30 2008 22x20px New Zealand
Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide April 5–6 2008 22x20px South Africa
London Twickenham May 24–25 2008 22x20px Samoa
Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh May 31–June 1, 2008 22x20px New Zealand

Tournament structure[edit | edit source]

In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Because of its place as the sports most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament as 24 teams. 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.[4]

Four trophies are awarded in each tournament, except for Hong Kong. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield is not awarded. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.[5]

In a 16 team tournament, 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.[4] In Hong Kong, the six pool winners, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advance to the Cup. The Plate participants are the eight highest-ranked teams remaining, while the lowest eight drop to the Bowl.[6]

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:[5]

  • 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

Points are awarded on a different schedule for the Hong Kong Sevens:[5]

  • Cup winner (1st place): 30 points
  • Cup runner-up (2nd place): 24 points
  • Losing Cup semifinalists (3rd & 4th place): 18 points
  • Losing Cup quarterfinalists (5th, 6th, 7th & 8th place): 8 points
  • Plate winner (9th place): 4 points
  • Plate runner-up (10th place): 3 points
  • Losing Plate semifinalists (11th & 12th place): 2 points
  • Bowl winner (17th place): 1 point

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Table[edit | edit source]

Final 2007-08 Standings[7]
Pos. Country Dubai South Africa
(George)
New Zealand
(Wellington)
USA
(San Diego)
Hong Kong Australia
(Adelaide)
England
(London)
Scotland
(Edinburgh)
Overall
1 22x20px New Zealand 20 20 20 20 30 16 8 20 154
2 22x20px South Africa 12 12 8 16 24 20 6 8 106
3 22x20px Samoa 6 4 16 12 18 12 20 12 100
4 22x20px Fiji 16 16 4 8 18 12 16 4 98
5 22x20px England 12 0 2 4 8 0 12 16 54
6 22x20px Argentina 8 12 0 6 3 2 12 0 43
7 22x20px Kenya 4 8 0 12 8 6 0 0 38
8= 22x20px Australia 2 0 12 0 8 4 2 2 30
8= 22x20px Wales 0 2 6 2 8 0 0 12 30
10 22x20px Scotland 4 4 4 4 0 0 4 6 26
11 22x20px Tonga - - 12 - 2 8 - - 22
12 22x20px France 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8
13 22x20px United States 0 6 0 0 0 0 - - 6
14= 22x20px Cook Islands - - 0 - - 4 - - 4
14= 22x20px Portugal - - - - 0 - 4 0 4
16 22x20px Canada 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
17 22x20px Russia - - - - 1 - 0 0 1
18= 22x20px Moldova - - - - - - 0 0 0
18= 22x20px Spain - - - - - - 0 0 0
18= 22x20px Japan - - - - 0 0 - - 0
18= 22x20px Zimbabwe 0 0 - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px Tunisia 0 0 - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px Hong Kong - - - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px China - - - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px Chinese Taipei - - - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px South Korea - - - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px Sri Lanka - - - - 0 - - - 0
18= 22x20px West Indies - - - 0 - - - - 0
18= 22x20px Chile - - - 0 - - - - 0
18= 22x20px Mexico - - - 0 - - - - 0
18= 22x20px Papua New Guinea - - 0 - - - - - 0
18= 22x20px Uganda - 0 - - - - - - 0
18= 23x15px Arabian Gulf 0 - - - - - - - 0

Individual points[edit | edit source]

Individual points [8]
Updated:2008-04-04
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Tomasi Cama 22x20px New Zealand 188
2 Fabian Juries 22x20px South Africa 150
3 Neumi Nanuku 22x20px Fiji 146
4 Renfred Dazel 22x20px South Africa 137
5 Lote Raikabula 22x20px New Zealand 136
6 Steven Yates 22x20px New Zealand 130
7= Mikaele Pesamino 22x20px Samoa 127
7= Emosi Vucago 22x20px Fiji 127
9 Philip Mack 22x20px Canada 126
10 Ben Gollings 22x20px England 124

Individual tries[edit | edit source]

Individual tries [9]
Updated:2012-02-01
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Fabian Juries 22x20px South Africa 41
2 Alafoti Fa'osiliva 22x20px Samoa 35
3 Mikaele Pesamino 22x20px Samoa 31
4 Tomasi Cama 22x20px New Zealand 29
5= Steven Yates 22x20px New Zealand 27
5= Victor Vito 22x20px New Zealand 27
5= Santiago Gomez Cora 22x20px Argentina 27
8= Chris Wyles 22x20px United States 26
8= DJ Forbes 22x20px New Zealand 26
10 Emosi Vucago 22x20px Fiji 25

Tournaments[edit | edit source]

Dubai[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2007 Dubai Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px New Zealand 31-21 22x20px Fiji 22x20px South Africa
22x20px England
Plate 22x20px Argentina 15-14 22x20px Samoa 22x20px Scotland
22x20px Kenya
Bowl 22x20px Australia 31 - 0 22x20px Canada 22x20px France
22x20px Wales
Shield 22x20px Zimbabwe 22 - 19 22x20px Tunisia 23x15px Arabian Gulf
22x20px United States

South Africa[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2007 South Africa Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px New Zealand 34 - 7 22x20px Fiji 22x20px South Africa
22x20px Argentina
Plate 22x20px Kenya 15 - 14 22x20px United States 22x20px Scotland
22x20px Samoa
Bowl 22x20px Wales 21 - 19 22x20px England 22x20px Australia
22x20px France
Shield 22x20px Canada 31 - 14 22x20px Zimbabwe 22x20px Uganda
22x20px Tunisia

New Zealand[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2008 Wellington Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px New Zealand 22 - 7 22x20px Samoa 22x20px Australia
22x20px Tonga
Plate 22x20px South Africa 19 - 12 22x20px Wales 22x20px Scotland
22x20px Fiji
Bowl 22x20px England 12 - 7 22x20px Argentina 22x20px France
22x20px Cook Islands
Shield 22x20px United States 22 - 17 22x20px Kenya 22x20px Canada
22x20px Papua New Guinea

USA[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2008 USA Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px New Zealand 27 - 12 22x20px South Africa 22x20px Kenya
22x20px Samoa
Plate 22x20px Fiji 26 - 21 22x20px Argentina 22x20px England
22x20px Scotland
Bowl 22x20px Wales 21 - 19 22x20px United States 22x20px Canada
22x20px France
Shield 22x20px Australia 24 - 12 22x20px Chile 22x20px Mexico
22x20px West Indies

Hong Kong[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2008 Hong Kong Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists Quarter Finalists
Cup 22x20px New Zealand 26 - 12 22x20px South Africa 22x20px Samoa
22x20px Fiji
22x20px Wales
22x20px Australia
22x20px Kenya
22x20px England
Plate 22x20px France 17 - 14 22x20px Argentina 22x20px Tonga
22x20px Canada
22x20px Scotland
22x20px Portugal
22x20px Tunisia
22x20px United States
Bowl 22x20px Russia 19 - 14 22x20px Zimbabwe 22x20px Hong Kong
22x20px South Korea
22x20px Chinese Taipei
22x20px Japan
22x20px China
22x20px Sri Lanka

Australia[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2008 Adelaide Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px South Africa 15 - 7 22x20px New Zealand 22x20px Fiji
22x20px Samoa
Plate 22x20px Tonga 14 - 12 22x20px Kenya 22x20px Australia
22x20px Cook Islands
Bowl 22x20px Argentina 26 - 21 22x20px United States 22x20px Scotland
22x20px France
Shield 22x20px Wales 12 - 7 22x20px Canada 22x20px England
22x20px Japan

London[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2008 London Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px Samoa 19 - 14 22x20px Fiji 22x20px England
22x20px Argentina
Plate 22x20px New Zealand 19 - 12 22x20px South Africa 22x20px Portugal
22x20px Scotland
Bowl 22x20px Australia 19 - 12 22x20px Wales 22x20px Canada
22x20px France
Shield 22x20px Spain 10 - 7 22x20px Kenya 22x20px Russia
22x20px Moldova

Scotland[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2008 Edinburgh Sevens
Event Winners Score Finalists Semi Finalists
Cup 22x20px New Zealand 24 - 14 22x20px England 22x20px Samoa
22x20px Wales
Plate 22x20px South Africa 14 - 5 22x20px Scotland 22x20px Fiji
22x20px France
Bowl 22x20px Australia 24 - 14 22x20px Canada 22x20px Spain
22x20px Argentina
Shield 22x20px Portugal 10 - 5 22x20px Russia 22x20px Moldova
22x20px Kenya

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. International Rugby Board (2008-04-06). South Africa halt kiwi winning streak. Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. "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. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Rules: 16-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/rules16.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Rules". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  6. "Rules: 24-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/rules24.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  7. "Overall Standings". International Rugby Board. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/standings.html. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 
  8. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  9. "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html. Retrieved 2012-02-01. 

External links[edit | edit source]

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