2009 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 2009 competition was held on December 4 and December 5 at The Sevens. It is the first of eight events in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the tournament with a 24–12 victory over Samoa in the final.

This was the second 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[]

•  Arabian Gulf
•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  United States
•  Wales
•  Zimbabwe

Pool stages[]

Pool A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	93	21	72	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	61	43	18	7
Wales	3	1	0	2	71	42	29	5
Arabian Gulf	3	0	0	3	14	133	-119	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-12-04	South Africa	28 - 14	Wales
2009-12-04	Australia	47 - 7	Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04	South Africa	36 - 7	Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04	Australia	14 - 7	Wales
2009-12-04	Wales	50 - 0	Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04	South Africa	29 - 0	Australia

Pool B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Samoa	3	2	1	0	88	24	64	8
Fiji	3	2	1	0	90	38	52	8
Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	36	88	-52	4
Scotland	3	0	1	2	36	100	-64	4

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-12-04	Fiji	47 - 12	Scotland
2009-12-04	Samoa	40 - 5	Zimbabwe
2009-12-04	Fiji	31 - 14	Zimbabwe
2009-12-04	Samoa	36 - 7	Scotland
2009-12-04	Scotland	17 - 17	Zimbabwe
2009-12-04	Fiji	12 - 12	Samoa

Pool C[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	95	22	73	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	67	58	9	7
Russia	3	1	0	2	19	66	-47	5
United States	3	0	0	3	50	85	-35	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-12-04	England	40 - 12	United States
2009-12-04	Kenya	26 - 5	Russia
2009-12-04	England	28 - 0	Russia
2009-12-04	Kenya	31 - 26	United States
2009-12-04	United States	12 - 14	Russia
2009-12-04	England	27 - 10	Kenya

Pool D[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	105	20	85	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	72	57	15	7
Portugal	3	1	0	0	31	88	-57	5
France	3	0	0	3	36	79	-43	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2009-12-04	New Zealand	34 - 0	Portugal
2009-12-04	Argentina	22 - 12	France
2009-12-04	New Zealand	33 - 10	France
2009-12-04	Argentina	40 - 7	Portugal
2009-12-04	Portugal	24 - 14	France
2009-12-04	New Zealand	38 - 10	Argentina

Knockout[]

Shield[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Wales	19
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Scotland	12
					Scotland	5
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					Portugal	29
	Portugal	0
									December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	United States	5
									Portugal	14
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
									Russia	17
	Russia	21
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	France	22
					Russia	26
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					Arabian Gulf	12
	Zimbabwe	28
	Arabian Gulf	19

Bowl[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Wales	19
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Scotland	12
					Wales	33
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					United States	12
	Portugal	0
									December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	United States	5
									Wales	38
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
									Zimbabwe	7
	Russia	21
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	France	22
					France	14
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					Zimbabwe	27
	Zimbabwe	28
	Arabian Gulf	19

Plate[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	New Zealand	17
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Kenya	14
					Kenya	14
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					South Africa	19
	South Africa	5
									December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Fiji	17
									South Africa	0
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
									Australia	7
	England	17
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Argentina	12
					Argentina	12
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					Australia	26
	Samoa	28
	Australia	27

Cup[]

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	New Zealand	17
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Kenya	14
					New Zealand	19
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					Fiji	0
	South Africa	5
									December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Fiji	17
									New Zealand	24
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
									Samoa	12
	England	17
					December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
	Argentina	12
					England	19
	December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
					Samoa	28
	Samoa	28
	Australia	27

Statistics[]

Individual points[]

Individual Points
Pos.	Player	Country	Points
1	Lolo Lui	Samoa	49
2	Ben Gollings	England	46
3		Australia	45
4	Sherwin Stowers	New Zealand	45
5	Vasily Artemyev	Russia	40
6	William Ryder	Fiji	40
7	Mikaele Pesamino	Samoa	40
8	Mzwandile Stick	South Africa	40
9	Junior Tomasi Cama	New Zealand	38
10	Rayno Benjamin	South Africa	35

Individual tries[]

Individual Tries
Pos.	Player	Country	Tries
1		Australia	9
2	Sherwin Stowers	New Zealand	9
3	Vasily Artemyev	Russia	8
4	Mikaele Pesamino	Samoa	8
5	Rayno Benjamin	South Africa	7
6	Alex Cuthbert	Wales	7
7	Nicolas Bruzzone	Argentina	6
8	Collins Injera	Kenya	6
9	Humphrey Kayange	Kenya	6
10	Nick Edwards	United States	5

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• IRB Sevens
• Dubai Sevens on irb.com

Preceded by Edinburgh Sevens

Dubai Sevens 2009

Succeeded by George Sevens