2008 Wellington Sevens

The Emirates Airline Wellington 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, which took place on 1 and 2 February was the third Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	103	7	+96	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	60	29	+31	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	37	85	-48	5
Papua New Guinea	3	0	0	3	21	90	-69	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1 February 2008	New Zealand	43 - 0	Canada
1 February 2008	Samoa	22 - 0	Papua New Guinea
1 February 2008	New Zealand	41 - 0	Papua New Guinea
1 February 2008	Samoa	31 - 10	Canada
1 February 2008	Canada	27 - 21	Papua New Guinea
1 February 2008	New Zealand	19 - 7	Samoa

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	88	28	+60	9
Wales	3	2	0	1	48	52	-4	7
Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	42	74	-32	5
England	3	0	0	3	29	53	-24	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1 February 2008	Fiji	40 - 7	Wales
1 February 2008	England	17 - 21	Cook Islands
1 February 2008	Fiji	31 - 14	Cook Islands
1 February 2008	England	5 - 15	Wales
1 February 2008	Wales	26 - 7	Cook Islands
1 February 2008	Fiji	17 - 7	England

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	86	28	+58	9
Australia	3	2	0	1	57	38	+19	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	26	52	-26	5
France	3	0	0	3	21	72	-51	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1 February 2008	South Africa	24 - 14	Australia
1 February 2008	Kenya	19 - 0	France
1 February 2008	South Africa	29 - 7	France
1 February 2008	Kenya	0 - 19	Australia
1 February 2008	Australia	24 - 14	France
1 February 2008	South Africa	33 - 7	Kenya

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Scotland	3	2	1	0	52	19	+33	8
Tonga	3	2	0	1	57	50	+7	7
United States	3	1	1	1	31	52	-21	6
Argentina	3	0	0	3	36	55	-19	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
1 February 2008	Argentina	7 - 17	United States
1 February 2008	Scotland	26 - 0	Tonga
1 February 2008	Argentina	17 - 19	Tonga
1 February 2008	Scotland	7 - 7	United States
1 February 2008	United States	7 - 38	Tonga
1 February 2008	Argentina	12 - 19	Scotland

Knockout

Shield

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Canada	17
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	England	33
					Canada	7
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					United States	19
	United States	12
									2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	France	17
									United States	22
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
									Kenya	17
	Kenya	7
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Argentina	19
					Kenya	38
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					Papua New Guinea	7
	Cook Islands	24
	Papua New Guinea	17

Bowl

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Canada	17
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	England	33
					England	14
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					France	5
	United States	12
									2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	France	17
									England	12
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
									Argentina	7
	Kenya	7
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Argentina	19
					Argentina	36
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					Cook Islands	5
	Cook Islands	24
	Papua New Guinea	17

Plate

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	New Zealand	40
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Wales	5
					Wales	24
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					Scotland	12
	Scotland	7
									2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Australia	31
									Wales	12
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
									South Africa	19
	South Africa	10
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Tonga	14
					South Africa	26
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					Fiji	19
	Fiji	17
	Samoa	19

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	New Zealand	40
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Wales	5
					New Zealand	32
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					Australia	7
	Scotland	7
									2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Australia	31
									New Zealand	22
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
									Samoa	17
	South Africa	10
					2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
	Tonga	14
					Tonga	21
	2 February - Wellington, New Zealand
					Samoa	24
	Fiji	17
	Samoa	19

Round 3 table

Pos.	Country									Overall
1	New Zealand	20	20	20						60
2	Fiji	16	16	4						36
3	South Africa	12	12	8						32
4	Samoa	6	4	16						26
5	Argentina	8	12	0						20
6	Australia	2	0	12						14
6	England	12	0	2						14
8	Kenya	4	8	0						12
8	Tonga	-	-	12						12
8	Scotland	4	4	4						12
11	Wales	0	2	6						8
12	United States	0	6	0						6
13	France	0	0	0						0
13	Canada	0	0	0						0
13	Zimbabwe	0	0	-						0
13	Tunisia	0	0	-						0
13	Papua New Guinea	-	-	0						0
13	Cook Islands	-	-	0						0
13	Uganda	-	0	-						0
13	Arabian Gulf	0	-	-						0

Fiji was the second team to score over 1,000 overall points in the Group Stage of this tournament.

External links

• New Zealand Rugby 7s
• IRB Sevens
• New Zealand 7s on irb.com