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 |
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28 - 14 | ![]() |
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47 - 7 | Arabian Gulf |
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36 - 7 | Arabian Gulf |
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14 - 7 | ![]() |
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50 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
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29 - 0 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
47 - 12 | ![]() |
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40 - 5 | ![]() |
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31 - 14 | ![]() |
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36 - 7 | ![]() |
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17 - 17 | ![]() |
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12 - 12 | ![]() |
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 |
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40 - 12 | ![]() |
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26 - 5 | ![]() |
2009-12-04 | ![]() |
28 - 0 | ![]() |
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31 - 26 | ![]() |
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12 - 14 | ![]() |
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27 - 10 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
34 - 0 | ![]() |
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22 - 12 | ![]() |
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33 - 10 | ![]() |
2009-12-04 | ![]() |
40 - 7 | ![]() |
2009-12-04 | ![]() |
24 - 14 | ![]() |
2009-12-04 | ![]() |
38 - 10 | ![]() |
Knockout[]
Shield[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Arabian Gulf | 12 | |||||||||
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Arabian Gulf | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Arabian Gulf | 19 | |||||||||
Plate[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Cup[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
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Statistics[]
Individual points[]
Individual Points | |||
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Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
1 | Lolo Lui | ![]() |
49 |
2 | Ben Gollings | ![]() |
46 |
3 | ![]() |
45 | |
4 | Sherwin Stowers | ![]() |
45 |
5 | Vasily Artemyev | ![]() |
40 |
6 | William Ryder | ![]() |
40 |
7 | Mikaele Pesamino | ![]() |
40 |
8 | Mzwandile Stick | ![]() |
40 |
9 | Junior Tomasi Cama | ![]() |
38 |
10 | Rayno Benjamin | ![]() |
35 |
Individual tries[]
Individual Tries | |||
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Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
1 | ![]() |
9 | |
2 | Sherwin Stowers | ![]() |
9 |
3 | Vasily Artemyev | ![]() |
8 |
4 | Mikaele Pesamino | ![]() |
8 |
5 | Rayno Benjamin | ![]() |
7 |
6 | Alex Cuthbert | ![]() |
7 |
7 | Nicolas Bruzzone | ![]() |
6 |
8 | Collins Injera | ![]() |
6 |
9 | Humphrey Kayange | ![]() |
6 |
10 | Nick Edwards | ![]() |
5 |
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- IRB Sevens
- Dubai Sevens on irb.com
- Dubai Sevens
- 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
- 2009 in Emirati sport
- 2009 in Asian rugby union