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2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series

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name2006–07 IRB Sevens
series**Series VIII**
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champions
runnersup
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prevseason[2005–06](2005-06-world-sevens-series)
nextseason[2007–08](2007-08-irb-sevens-world-series)
  • United Arab Emirates

2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series was the eighth of an annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.

New Zealand were the series champions, winning the final tournament in Edinburgh to take the lead on the standings. In that event, the then-defending series champions Fiji would have clinched the season crown by defeating Wales in the Cup quarterfinals. However, a Wales upset win opened the door for New Zealand to take the season crown by winning the Cup in Edinburgh, which they did.

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

Calendar

Tournaments in Australia and Scotland were added for 2006-07. The Australian event returned after a three season hiatus to effectively replace Singapore. The Scotland event effectively replaced the Paris Sevens.

LegVenueDateWinner
**[Dubai](2006-dubai-sevens)**Dubai Exiles Rugby GroundDecember 1–2, 2006
**[South Africa](2006-south-africa-sevens)**Outeniqua Park, GeorgeDecember 8–9, 2006
**[New Zealand](2007-wellington-sevens)**Westpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 2–3, 2007
**[United States](2007-usa-sevens)**Petco Park, San DiegoFebruary 10–11, 2007
**[Hong Kong](2007-hong-kong-sevens)**Hong Kong StadiumMarch 30-April 1, 2007
**[Australia](2007-adelaide-sevens)**Adelaide Oval, AdelaideApril 7–8, 2007
**[London](2007-london-sevens)**TwickenhamMay 26–27, 2007
**[Scotland](2007-edinburgh-sevens)**Murrayfield, EdinburghJune 2–3, 2007

The season

In a normal event, 16 teams are entered; in Hong Kong, 24 teams enter. 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, 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.

In a normal 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.

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.

Points schedule

The season championship was determined by the total points earned in all tournaments. The points schedules used for 2006–07 World Sevens Series were tweaked slightly from the previous season at the bottom end of each scale:

PointsPlaceStatus
201stCup winner
162ndCup runner-up
123rd
(2-way share)Losing Cup semifinalists
85thPlate winner
66thPlate runner-up
47th
(2-way share)Losing Plate semifinalists
29thBowl winner
PointsPlaceStatus
301stCup winner
242ndCup runner-up
183rd
(2-way share)Losing Cup semifinalists
85th
(4-way share)Losing Cup quarterfinalists
49thPlate winner
310thPlate runner-up
211th
(2-way share)Losing Plate semifinalists
117thBowl winner

Final standings

The points awarded to the teams at each event, as well as their overall series totals, are shown in the table below.

The events

Dubai

Main article: 2006 Dubai Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******31–12**
Plate******26–7**
Bowl******26–7**
Shield******33–0**

South Africa

Main article: 2006 South Africa Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******24–19**
Plate******26–7**
Bowl******41–7**
Shield******14–12**

New Zealand

Main article: 2007 Wellington Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******17–14**
Plate******21–12**
Bowl******12–5**
Shield******26–24**

United States

Main article: 2007 USA Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******38–24**
Plate******28–19**
Bowl******22–17**
Shield******26–5**

Hong Kong

Main article: 2007 Hong Kong Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsQuarter Finalists
Cup******27–22**
Plate******26–19**
Bowl******21–7**

Australia

Main article: 2007 Adelaide Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******21–7**
Plate******31–0**
Bowl******26–14**
Shield******43–17**

London

Main article: 2007 London Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******29–7**
Plate******14–5**
Bowl******26–14**
Shield******15–0**

Scotland

Main article: 2007 Edinburgh Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******34–5**
Plate******31–7**
Bowl******31–0**
Shield******21–12**

References

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