2008 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens IX
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date5–6 April 2008
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up New Zealand
Plate
Winner Tonga
Runner-up Kenya
Bowl
Winner United States
Runner-up Argentina
Shield
Winner Wales
Runner-up Canada
2007
2009

The 2008 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2008, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2007–08 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held on the weekend of 5 and 6 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

South Africa halted New Zealand's winning streak, defeating them 15–7 in the Cup final. The Cook Islands provided the biggest upset of the competition by finishing 2nd in their group, thus qualifying to the Cup competition; they would parachute into the Plate competition after a 48–0 drubbing by Samoa in the Cup quarterfinals. Ultimately, Tonga won the Plate, defeating Kenya 14–12. Argentina won the Bowl and Wales won the Shield.[1][2]

Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[3]

Teams

The participating teams were:[1]

Pool stage

Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][2]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33009231+619
 Cook Islands 31026476-125
 Argentina 31025478-245
 Scotland 31024974-255
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  New Zealand 21 - 14  Argentina
5 April 2008  Scotland 22 - 17  Cook Islands
5 April 2008  New Zealand 33 - 7  Cook Islands
5 April 2008  Scotland 17 - 19  Argentina
5 April 2008  Argentina 21 - 40  Cook Islands
5 April 2008  New Zealand 38 - 10  Scotland

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33007355+189
 Tonga 32018431+537
 Wales 31026064-45
 Japan 300343110-673
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  Samoa 28 - 17  Wales
5 April 2008  Tonga 53 - 0  Japan
5 April 2008  Samoa 31 - 26  Japan
5 April 2008  Tonga 19 - 17  Wales
5 April 2008  Wales 26 - 17  Japan
5 April 2008  Samoa 14 - 12  Tonga

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33008324+599
 Australia 32015952+77
 United States 31023891-535
 Canada 30034861-133
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  South Africa 43 - 0  United States
5 April 2008  Australia 21 - 14  Canada
5 April 2008  South Africa 21 - 17  Canada
5 April 2008  Australia 31 - 19  United States
5 April 2008  United States 19 - 17  Canada
5 April 2008  South Africa 19 - 7  Australia

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 33009338+559
 Kenya 32015251+17
 France 31024366-235
 England 30033467-333
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
5 April 2008  Fiji 31 - 12  England
5 April 2008  Kenya 21 - 12  France
5 April 2008  Fiji 33 - 12  France
5 April 2008  Kenya 17 - 10  England
5 April 2008  England 12 - 19  France
5 April 2008  Fiji 29 - 14  Kenya

Knockout

Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][2]

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 Argentina24
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Japan12
 
 Japan19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Canada24
 
 France28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Canada19
 
 Canada7
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Wales12
 
 United States26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 England19
 
 England14
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Wales19
 
 Wales12
 
 
 Scotland17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 Argentina24
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Japan12
 
 Argentina24
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 France12
 
 France28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Canada19
 
 Argentina26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 United States21
 
 United States26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 England19
 
 United States29
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Scotland14
 
 Wales12
 
 
 Scotland17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Tonga14
 
 Tonga21
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Australia7
 
 Fiji28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Australia7
 
 Tonga14
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Kenya12
 
 South Africa19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Kenya5
 
 Kenya26
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Cook Islands14
 
 Samoa48
 
 
 Cook Islands0
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Tonga14
 
 New Zealand17
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Fiji14
 
 Fiji28
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Australia7
 
 New Zealand7
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 South Africa15
 
 South Africa19
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Kenya5
 
 South Africa17
 
6 April - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Samoa12
 
 Samoa48
 
 
 Cook Islands0
 

Reference list

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "IRB Sevens IX Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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