2008 Dubai Sevens
The Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition was held on November 28 and November 29 at The Sevens, a brand-new facility built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] It was the first of eight events in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The top-tier Cup trophy was won by South Africa.
This was the first edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the .
Format[]
The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.
Teams[]
Australia
England
France
Fiji
Georgia
Kenya
New Zealand
Portugal
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
United States
Wales
Zimbabwe
Pool stages[]
Pool A[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand
3 3 0 0 104 21 +83 9 Australia
3 2 0 1 50 62 −12 7 Wales
3 1 0 2 50 62 −12 5 Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 31 90 −59 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
28 - 7 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
21 - 12 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
43 - 7 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
22 - 17 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
26 - 12 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
33 - 7 | ![]() |
Pool B[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa
3 3 0 0 95 10 +85 9 Kenya
3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7 Scotland
3 1 0 2 29 83 −54 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 21 80 −59 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
31 - 10 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
28 - 7 | Arabian Gulf |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
33 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
38 - 0 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
19 - 14 | Arabian Gulf |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
31 - 0 | ![]() |
Pool C[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Samoa
3 3 0 0 71 26 +45 9 Argentina
3 2 0 1 52 33 +19 7 France
3 1 0 2 35 53 −17 5 Georgia
3 0 0 3 26 73 −47 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
19 - 14 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
26 - 7 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
33 - 7 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
21 - 7 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
14 - 12 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
19 - 5 | ![]() |
Pool D[]
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England
3 3 0 0 83 22 +61 9 Fiji
3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7 Portugal
3 1 0 2 29 55 −26 5 United States
3 0 0 3 34 93 −59 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
47 - 12 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
31 - 7 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
12 - 0 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
24 - 10 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
12 - 22 | ![]() |
2008-11-28 | ![]() |
5 - 28 | ![]() |
Knockout[]
Shield[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
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Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
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Bowl[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
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Plate[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Cup[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Statistics[]
Individual points[]
Individual points [2] Updated:2008-11-30 | |||
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Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
1 | Tomasi Cama | ![]() |
41 |
2 | Ollie Phillips | ![]() |
39 |
3 | Lavin Asego | ![]() |
36 |
4= | Collins Injera | ![]() |
35 |
4= | Mzwandile Stick | ![]() |
35 |
6 | Lolo Lui | ![]() |
32 |
7 | Pedro Leal | ![]() |
31 |
8 | Tim Nanai-Williams | ![]() |
26 |
9= | Robert Ebersohn | ![]() |
25 |
9= | Rayno Benjamin | ![]() |
25 |
Individual tries[]
Individual tries [3] Updated:2008-11-30 | |||
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Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
1 | Collins Injera | ![]() |
7 |
2= | Rayno Benjamin | ![]() |
5 |
2= | Isoa Damu | ![]() |
5 |
2= | Robert Ebersohn | ![]() |
5 |
2= | David Mateus | ![]() |
5 |
6= | Thomas Combezou | ![]() |
4 |
6= | Apelu Fa'aiuga | ![]() |
4 |
6= | Vereniki Goneva | ![]() |
4 |
6= | Tim Mikkelson | ![]() |
4 |
6= | Tim Nanai-Williams | ![]() |
4 |
Notes and references[]
- ^ "Emirates unveils Dubai venue 'The Sevens'". International Rugby Board. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links[]
- IRB Sevens
- Dubai Sevens on irb.com
- Dubai Sevens
- 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series
- 2008 in Emirati sport
- 2008 in Asian rugby union