2006 Dubai Sevens
The Emirates Airline 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 2006 competition, which took place on December 1 and 2 at the Dubai Exiles ground, was the first Cup trophy in the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series.
Teams
- Arabian Gulf
Argentina
Australia
Canada
England
Fiji
France
Kenya
New Zealand
Portugal
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
Tunisia
Wales
Zimbabwe
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji
3 2 0 1 95 19 +76 7 Australia
3 2 0 1 53 33 +20 7 Portugal
3 2 0 1 41 46 -5 7 Kenya
3 0 0 3 7 98 -91 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 |  Fiji
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45 - 0 |  Kenya
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| 2006-12-01 |  Australia
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10 - 12 |  Portugal
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| 2006-12-01 | Fiji
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36 - 0 | Portugal
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| 2006-12-01 | Australia
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24 - 7 | Kenya
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| 2006-12-01 | Kenya
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0 - 29 | Portugal
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| 2006-12-01 | Fiji
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14 - 19 | Australia
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Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England
3 3 0 0 86 10 +76 9 France
3 1 0 2 38 52 -14 5 Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 36 55 -19 5 Scotland
3 1 0 2 33 76 -43 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 |  England
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38 - 0 |  Scotland
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| 2006-12-01 |  France
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7 - 19 |  Zimbabwe
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| 2006-12-01 | England
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29 - 0 | Zimbabwe
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| 2006-12-01 | France
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21 - 14 | Scotland
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| 2006-12-01 | Scotland
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19 - 17 | Zimbabwe
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| 2006-12-01 | England
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19 - 7 | France
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Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa
3 3 0 0 120 24 +96 9 Canada
3 2 0 1 52 78 -26 7 Tunisia
3 1 0 2 50 64 -14 5 Argentina
3 0 0 3 36 92 -56 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 |  South Africa
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47 - 5 |  Canada
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| 2006-12-01 |  Argentina
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12 - 24 |  Tunisia
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| 2006-12-01 | South Africa
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33 - 12 | Tunisia
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| 2006-12-01 | Argentina
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17 - 28 | Canada
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| 2006-12-01 | Canada
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19 - 14 | Tunisia
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| 2006-12-01 | South Africa
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40 - 7 | Argentina
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Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand
3 2 0 1 92 22 +70 7 Samoa
3 2 0 1 78 24 +54 7 Wales
3 2 0 1 76 45 +31 7 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 0 155 -155 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 |  New Zealand
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31 - 12 |  Wales
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| 2006-12-01 |  Samoa
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54 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand
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54 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | Samoa
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14 - 17 | Wales
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| 2006-12-01 | Wales
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47 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand
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7 - 10 | Samoa
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Finals
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 33 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| Wales | 33 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 26 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 10 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 33 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 10 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 7 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 26 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 10 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 12 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 46 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 36 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 46 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Round 1 table
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Overall |
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| 1 | South Africa |
20 | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | New Zealand |
16 | 16 | |||||||
| 3 | Fiji |
12 | 12 | |||||||
| 3 | England |
12 | 12 | |||||||
| 5 | Samoa |
8 | 8 | |||||||
| 6 | France |
6 | 6 | |||||||
| 7 | Australia |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | Canada |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | Argentina |
2 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Portugal |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Tunisia |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Wales |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Kenya |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Scotland |
0 | 0 |
External links
- Dubai Rugby 7s
- IRB Sevens
- Dubai on irbsevens.com
- Dubai Sevens Profile on UR7s.com