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2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 2009–10 IRB Sevens | |
| series | **Series XI** | |
| countries | {{plainlist | |
| date | 4 December 2009 - 30 May 2010 | |
| champions | ||
| runnersup | ||
| third | ||
| prevseason | [2008-09](2008-09-irb-sevens-world-series) | |
| nextseason | [2010-11](2010-11-irb-sevens-world-series) |
- United Arab Emirates
The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the IRB Sevens World Series crown for their first time.
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.
The 2009-10 Series was won by Samoa, who won four of the eight tournaments and placed second in two others. Samoa were led by top try-scorer Mikaele Pesamino, who led the Series with 56 tries.
Itinerary
The series' tournaments were identical to those in 2008–09 and spanned the globe, visiting five of the six populated continents.
| Leg | Venue | Date | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **[Dubai](2009-dubai-sevens)** | The Sevens | December 4–5, 2009 | ||
| **[South Africa](2009-south-africa-sevens)** | Outeniqua Park, George | December 11–12, 2009 | ||
| **[New Zealand](2010-wellington-sevens)** | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | February 5–6, 2010 | ||
| **[United States](2010-usa-sevens)** | Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas | February 13–14, 2010 | ||
| **[Australia](2010-adelaide-sevens)** | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | March 19–21, 2010 | ||
| **[Hong Kong](2010-hong-kong-sevens)** | Hong Kong Stadium | March 26–28, 2010 | ||
| **[London](2010-london-sevens)** | Twickenham | May 22–23, 2010 | ||
| **[Edinburgh](2010-edinburgh-sevens)** | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | May 29–30, 2010 |
Two minor changes were made to the schedule:
Core teams
Before each season, the IRB announces the 12 "core teams" that will receive guaranteed berths in each event in that season's series. The core teams for 2009–10 were:
The core teams were unchanged from 2008–09; the most recent change came before that season, when the USA replaced its neighbor Canada.
Points schedule
The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. Effective with this season, the IRB changed the points allocations for all events as follows:
;16-team events (all except for Hong Kong)
- Cup winner (1st place): 24 points
- Cup runner-up: 20 points
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 16 points
- Plate winner (5th place): 12 points
- Plate runner-up: 8 points
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 6 points
- Bowl winner (9th place): 4 points
;24-team event (Hong Kong)
- Cup winner: 30 points
- Cup runner-up: 25 points
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 20 points
- Plate winner (5th place): 16 points
- Plate runner-up: 10 points
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 8 points
- Bowl winner (9th place): 5 points
Tournament structure
In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Due to its place as the sport's most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament has 24 teams. In each 16-team 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. The Shield was contested in Hong Kong for the first time in 2010. 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- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.
The Hong Kong Sevens adopted a new structure effective with its 2010 edition. As in previous years, the 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with the competition points system and tiebreakers identical to those for a 16-team event. Also as in the past, the six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition. The changes made in 2010 were:
- The Plate competition was contested by the losing quarterfinalists from the Cup, as in all other events in the series.
- The Bowl was contested by the four remaining second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers. In previous years, these teams competed for the Plate.
- The Shield was contested by the remaining eight entrants. In previous years, these teams competed for 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](2009-dubai-sevens) | RSA | ||||||||||
| [George](2009-south-africa-sevens) | NZL | ||||||||||
| [Wellington](2010-wellington-sevens) | USA | ||||||||||
| [Las Vegas](2010-usa-sevens) | AUS | ||||||||||
| [Adelaide](2010-adelaide-sevens) | HKG | ||||||||||
| [Hong Kong](2010-hong-kong-sevens) | ENG | ||||||||||
| [London](2010-london-sevens) | SCO | ||||||||||
| [Edinburgh](2010-edinburgh-sevens) | Points | ||||||||||
| total | |||||||||||
| 1 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 24 | 164 | ||
| 2 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 149 | ||
| 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 122 | ||
| 4 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 108 | ||
| 5 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 96 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 80 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 62 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 11 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | |
| 13= | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 13= | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | 0 |
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| Event Runner-ups |
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Player scoring
Most points
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Gollings | **332** | ||
| 2 | Mikaele Pesamino | **282** | ||
| 3 | Lolo Lui | **264** | ||
| 4 | James Stannard | **257** | ||
| 5 | Tomasi Cama | **241** | ||
| 6 | Cecil Afrika | **210** | ||
| 7 | Kurt Baker | **191** | ||
| 8 | Lavin Asego | **173** | ||
| 9 | Mzwandile Stick | **171** | ||
| 10 | William Ryder | **166** |
Most tries
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikaele Pesamino | **56** | ||
| 2= | Kurt Baker | **33** | ||
| 2= | Humphrey Kayange | **33** | ||
| 4= | Rayno Benjamin | **32** | ||
| 4= | Collins Injera | **32** | ||
| 6 | Brackin Karauria-Henry | **30** | ||
| 7 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva | **29** | ||
| 8= | Renaud Delmas | **28** | ||
| 8= | Clinton Sills | **28** | ||
| 10 | Sherwin Stowers | **27** |
Tournaments
Dubai
Main article: 2009 Dubai Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **24 – 12** | ||
| Plate | **** | **7 – 0** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **38 – 7** | ||
| Shield | **** | **17 – 14** | ||
South Africa
Main article: 2009 South Africa Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **21 – 12** | ||
| Plate | **** | **21 – 7** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **14 – 5** | ||
| Shield | **** | **28 – 19** | ||
New Zealand
Main article: 2010 Wellington Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **19 – 14** | ||
| Plate | **** | **26 – 22** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **7 – 5** | ||
| Shield | **** | **17 – 14** | ||
United States
Main article: 2010 USA Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **33 – 12** | ||
| Plate | **** | **12 – 7** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **28 – 17** | ||
| Shield | **** | **17 – 7** | ||
Australia
Main article: 2010 Adelaide Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **38 – 10** | ||
| Plate | **** | **21 – 14** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **33 – 12** | ||
| Shield | **** | **22 – 19** | ||
Hong Kong
Main article: 2010 Hong Kong Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists | Quarter Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **24 – 21** | |||
| Plate | **** | **12 – 5** | |||
| Bowl | **** | **35 – 19** | |||
| Shield | **** | **19 – 17** | |||
London
Main article: 2010 London Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **19 – 14** | ||
| Plate | **** | **26 – 24** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **19 – 17** | ||
| Shield | **** | **24 – 21** | ||
Scotland
Main article: 2010 Edinburgh Sevens
| Event | Winners | Score | Finalists | Semi Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | **** | **41 – 14** | ||
| Plate | **** | **19 – 0** | ||
| Bowl | **** | **26 – 10** | ||
| Shield | **** | **26 – 7** | ||
References
References
- (2009-07-08). "2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series schedule set". International Rugby Board.
- (2009-07-13). "USA Sevens Signs Letter Of Intent to Bring Tournament to New Venue in 2010". USA Sevens, LLC.
- (2009-10-12). "Pools and matches set for South Africa Sevens". International Rugby Board.
- (2008-09-22). "USA Rugby receives major Sevens boost". International Rugby Board.
- (2009-11-05). "Overhaul for Sevens World Series point system". International Rugby Board.
- (2009). "Rules: 16-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board.
- "Rules". International Rugby Board.
- (2009{{ndash}}2010). "Rules: 24-Team Tournament". International Rugby Board.
- (2010-01-28). "All 24 teams announced for Hong Kong Sevens". International Rugby Board.
- "Overall Standings". International Rugby Board.
- "IRB Sevens World Series 2009/10 Statistics: Season Player Points". International Rugby Board.
- "IRB Sevens World Series 2009/10 Statistics: Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board.
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