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2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
Rugby sevens tournaments
Rugby sevens tournaments
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 2007–08 IRB Sevens | |
| series | **Series IX** | |
| countries | {{plainlist | |
| date | 30 November 2007 – 1 June 2008 | |
| nations | 32 | |
| champions | ||
| runnersup | ||
| third | ||
| prevseason | [2006–07](2006-07-irb-sevens-world-series) | |
| nextseason | [2008–09](2008-09-irb-sevens-world-series) |
- United Arab Emirates
The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.
The defending series champions, New Zealand, dominated this season's competition, winning the first five events, setting new records for consecutive tournament wins and consecutive match wins, and clinching the 2007–08 series with one tournament remaining after winning the Plate Final of the London leg. They ended with six wins out of the eight events.
Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days.
Tournaments
The series' tournaments, which were identical to those in 2006–2007, span the globe:
| Leg | Venue | Date | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **[Dubai](2007-dubai-sevens)** | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | Nov 30–Dec 1, 2007 | ||
| **[South Africa](2007-south-africa-sevens)** | Outeniqua Park, George | December 7–8 2007 | ||
| **[New Zealand](2008-wellington-sevens)** | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | February 1–2 2008 | ||
| **[United States](2008-usa-sevens)** | Petco Park, San Diego | February 9–10 2008 | ||
| **[Hong Kong](2008-hong-kong-sevens)** | Hong Kong Stadium | March 28–30 2008 | ||
| **[Australia](2008-adelaide-sevens)** | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | April 5–6 2008 | ||
| **[London](2008-london-sevens)** | Twickenham | May 24–25 2008 | ||
| **[Scotland](2008-edinburgh-sevens)** | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | May 31–June 1, 2008 |
Tournament structure
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.
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 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. 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 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
Points are awarded on a different schedule for the Hong Kong Sevens:
- 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
| Pos. | UAE | ||||||||||
| [Dubai](2007-dubai-sevens) | RSA | ||||||||||
| [George](2007-south-africa-sevens) | NZL | ||||||||||
| [Wellington](2008-wellington-sevens) | USA | ||||||||||
| [San Diego](2008-usa-sevens) | HKG | ||||||||||
| [Hong Kong](2008-hong-kong-sevens) | AUS | ||||||||||
| [Adelaide](2008-adelaide-sevens) | ENG | ||||||||||
| [London](2008-london-sevens) | SCO | ||||||||||
| [Edinburgh](2008-edinburgh-sevens) | Points | ||||||||||
| total | |||||||||||
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 20 | **154** | ||
| 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 8 | **106** | ||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 12 | **100** | ||
| 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 4 | **94** | ||
| 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 16 | **54** | ||
| 6 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | **43** | ||
| 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | **38** | ||
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | **30** | ||
| 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | **30** | ||
| 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | **26** | ||
| 11 | – | – | 12 | – | 2 | 8 | – | – | **22** | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | **8** | ||
| 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | **6** | ||
| 14 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | **4** | ||
| – | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | – | **4** | |||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** | ||
| 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | **1** | ||
| N/A | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | **0** | ||
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| – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | **0** | |||
| 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | **0** | |||
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| – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | **0** | |||
| – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | **0** | |||
| GCC Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | **0** |
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Player scoring
Individual points
| Individual points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated:2008-04-04 | Pos. | Player | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | 188 | |||
| 2 | Fabian Juries | 150 | |||
| 3 | Neumi Nanuku | 146 | |||
| 4 | Renfred Dazel | 137 | |||
| 5 | Lote Raikabula | 136 | |||
| 6 | Steven Yates | 130 | |||
| 7= | Mikaele Pesamino | 127 | |||
| 7= | Emosi Vucago | 127 | |||
| 9 | Philip Mack | 126 | |||
| 10 | Ben Gollings | 124 |
Individual tries
| Individual tries | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated:2012-02-01 | Pos. | Player | Country | Points | |
| 1 | Fabian Juries | 41 | |||
| 2 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva | 35 | |||
| 3 | Mikaele Pesamino | 31 | |||
| 4 | Tomasi Cama | 29 | |||
| 5= | Steven Yates | 27 | |||
| 5= | Victor Vito | 27 | |||
| 5= | Santiago Gomez Cora | 27 | |||
| 8= | Chris Wyles | 26 | |||
| 8= | DJ Forbes | 26 | |||
| 10 | Emosi Vucago | 25 |
Tournaments
Dubai
Main article: 2007 Dubai Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **31-21** | ||
| Plate | **** | **15-14** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **31 – 0** | ||
| Shield | **** | **22 – 19** | ||
South Africa
Main article: 2007 South Africa Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **34 – 7** | ||
| Plate | **** | **15 – 14** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **21 – 19** | ||
| Shield | **** | **31 – 14** | ||
New Zealand
Main article: 2008 Wellington Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **22 – 7** | ||
| Plate | **** | **19 – 12** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **12 – 7** | ||
| Shield | **** | **22 – 17** | ||
United States
Main article: 2008 USA Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **27 – 12** | ||
| Plate | **** | **26 – 21** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **21 – 19** | ||
| Shield | **** | **24 – 12** | ||
Hong Kong
Main article: 2008 Hong Kong Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists | Quarter Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **26 – 12** | |||
| Plate | **** | **17 – 14** | |||
| Bowl | **** | **19 – 14** | |||
Australia
Main article: 2008 Adelaide Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **15 – 7** | ||
| Plate | **** | **14 – 12** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **26 – 21** | ||
| Shield | **** | **12 – 7** | ||
London
Main article: 2008 London Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **19 – 14** | ||
| Plate | **** | **19 – 12** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **19 – 12** | ||
| Shield | **** | **10 – 7** | ||
Scotland
Main article: 2008 Edinburgh Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **24 – 14** | ||
| Plate | **** | **14 – 5** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **24 – 14** | ||
| Shield | **** | **10 – 5** | ||
References
- (2008-04-06). "South Africa halt kiwi winning streak". [[International Rugby Board]].
- (2008-05-26). "Rugby sevens: NZ lose, but still win world title". nzherald.co.nz.
- (2007-08-01). "IRB Sevens World Series set for another record breaking year". International Rugby Board.
- (2007). "Rules: 16-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board.
- "Rules". International Rugby Board.
- (2007). "Rules: 24-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board.
- (2008). "Sevens series standings".
- "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board.
- "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board.
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