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2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series

FieldValue
name2008–09 IRB Sevens
series**Series X**
countries{{plainlist
date28 November 2008 – 31 May 2009
nations32
champions
runnersup
third
top point scorerENG Ben Gollings
top try scorerKEN Collins Injera
prevseason[2007–08](2007-08-irb-sevens-world-series)
nextseason[2009–10](2009-10-irb-sevens-world-series)
  • United Arab Emirates

The 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series was the tenth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.

South Africa clinched the 2008–09 World Series, its first Series title. The defending series champions New Zealand finished fourth.

Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the normal 16. Starting in 2008–09, the Australia leg (which involves the normal 16 teams) was spread out over a three-day period.

Tournaments

The series' tournaments are identical to 2007–2008 and span the globe:

LegVenueDateWinner
**[Dubai](2008-dubai-sevens)**The SevensNovember 28–29, 2008
**[South Africa](2008-south-africa-sevens)**Outeniqua Park, GeorgeDecember 5–6, 2008
**[New Zealand](2009-wellington-sevens)**Westpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 6–7, 2009
**[United States](2009-usa-sevens)**Petco Park, San DiegoFebruary 14–15, 2009
**[Hong Kong](2009-hong-kong-sevens)**Hong Kong StadiumMarch 27–29, 2009
**[Australia](2009-adelaide-sevens)**Adelaide Oval, AdelaideApril 3–5, 2009
**[London](2009-london-sevens)**TwickenhamMay 23–24, 2009
**[Scotland](2009-edinburgh-sevens)**Murrayfield, EdinburghMay 30–31, 2009

The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was not a part of the 2008-09 series. Unlike the 2005 edition held in Hong Kong, the 2009 edition did not replace one of the 2008-09 series events. The World Cup was held in Dubai from March 5–7, 2009 and won by Wales.

Core teams

Prior to the season, the IRB announced the 12 "core teams" that would receive guaranteed berths in each event in the 2008–09 series:

The one new core team was the USA, which replaced its neighbor Canada.

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

Tournament structure

In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Due to its place as the sports most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament has 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.

Final standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team competed in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.

Pos.UAE
[Dubai](2008-dubai-sevens)RSA
[George](2008-south-africa-sevens)NZL
[Wellington](2009-wellington-sevens)USA
[San Diego](2009-usa-sevens)HKG
[Hong Kong](2009-hong-kong-sevens)AUS
[Adelaide](2009-adelaide-sevens)ENG
[London](2009-london-sevens)SCO
[Edinburgh](2009-edinburgh-sevens)Points
total
1202081224201216**132**
21212443012820**102**
3168201688202**98**
4121616884168**88**
5412122081200**68**
660126181624**64**
7840418204**40**
840028646**30**
9=0000001212**24**
9=006024012**24**
11044120000**20**
1226--1060**15**
1302002040**8**
14--0-40--**4**
15--003-00**3**
16--2--0--**2**
N/A00--0---**0**
---000--**0**
GCC Arabian Gulf0-------**0**
00----00**0**
------0-**0**
--0-----**0**
---0----**0**
-0------**0**
---00---**0**
----0---**0**
----0---**0**
----0---**0**
----0---**0**
----0---**0**
----0---**0**
-------0**0**

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Event Champions
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Event Runner-ups
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Player statistics

Most points

Individual points {{cite webPos.PlayerCountryPoints
url=http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.htmltitle=Season Player Pointspublisher=International Rugby Boardaccess-date=2008-12-07archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202134655/http://www.www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html
1Ben Gollings**260**
2Collins Injera**210**
3Richard Kingi**205**
4Renfred Dazel**191**
5Lolo Lui**187**
6Tomasi Cama**174**
7Pedro Leal**168**
8Lavin Asego**166**
9Paul Albaladejo**165**
=10Ollie Phillips**161**
=10Mzwandile Stick**161**

Most tries

Individual tries {{cite webPos.PlayerCountryTries
url=http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.htmltitle=Season Player Triespublisher=International Rugby Boardaccess-date=2008-12-07url-status=dead
1Collins Injera**42**
2=Rayno Benjamin**28**
2=Santiago Gomez Cora**28**
4Luke Morahan**27**
5Vereniki Goneva**24**
6Ollie Phillips**23**
7=Alafoti Fa'osiliva**22**
7=Renfred Dazel**22**
7=Robert Ebersohn**22**
7=Pio Tuwai**22**
7=Vuyo Zangqa**22**

Tournaments

Dubai

Main article: 2008 Dubai Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******19 – 12**
Plate******12 – 7**
Bowl******24 – 0**
Shield******31 – 7**

South Africa

Main article: 2008 South Africa Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******12 – 7**
Plate******24 – 7**
Bowl******21 – 12**
Shield******26 – 0**

New Zealand

Main article: 2009 Wellington Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******19 – 17**
Plate******26 – 12**
Bowl******24 – 10**
Shield******24 – 0**

United States

Main article: 2009 USA Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******19 – 14**
Plate******22 – 7**
Bowl******40 – 0**
Shield******31 – 7**

Hong Kong

Main article: 2009 Hong Kong Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsQuarter Finalists
Cup******26 – 24**
Plate******14 – 12**
Bowl******14 – 12**

Australia

Main article: 2009 Adelaide Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******26 – 7**
Plate******24 – 19**
Bowl******35 – 14**
Shield******24 – 21**

London

Main article: 2009 London Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******31 – 26**
Plate******24 – 10**
Bowl******12 – 7**
Shield******27 – 7**

Scotland

Main article: 2009 Edinburgh Sevens

EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi Finalists
Cup******20 – 19**
Plate******34 – 12**
Bowl******26 – 15**
Shield******12 – 10**

References

References

  1. (2008-09-01). "IRB Sevens World Series 2008-09 (Referee) Selections". International Rugby Board.
  2. (2008-07-02). "Emirates unveils Dubai venue 'The Sevens'". International Rugby Board.
  3. (2008-09-22). "USA Rugby receives major Sevens boost". International Rugby Board.
  4. (2007). "Rules: 16-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board.
  5. "Rules". International Rugby Board.
  6. (2007). "Rules: 24-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board.
  7. "Overall Standings". International Rugby Board.
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