2008 Adelaide Sevens
| 2008 Adelaide Sevens | |
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| IRB Sevens IX | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 5–6 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]
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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
3 3 0 0 92 31 +61 9 
Cook Islands
3 1 0 2 64 76 -12 5 
Argentina
3 1 0 2 54 78 -24 5 
Scotland
3 1 0 2 49 74 -25 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 | New Zealand
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21 - 14 | Argentina
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| 5 April 2008 |  Scotland
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22 - 17 |  Cook Islands
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| 5 April 2008 | New Zealand
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33 - 7 | Cook Islands
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| 5 April 2008 | Scotland
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17 - 19 | Argentina
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| 5 April 2008 | Argentina
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21 - 40 | Cook Islands
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| 5 April 2008 | New Zealand
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38 - 10 | Scotland
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Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 73 55 +18 9 
Tonga
3 2 0 1 84 31 +53 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 60 64 -4 5 
Japan
3 0 0 3 43 110 -67 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 |  Samoa
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28 - 17 | Wales
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| 5 April 2008 | Tonga
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53 - 0 |  Japan
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| 5 April 2008 | Samoa
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31 - 26 | Japan
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| 5 April 2008 | Tonga
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19 - 17 | Wales
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| 5 April 2008 | Wales
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26 - 17 | Japan
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| 5 April 2008 | Samoa
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14 - 12 | Tonga
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Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 83 24 +59 9 
Australia
3 2 0 1 59 52 +7 7 
United States
3 1 0 2 38 91 -53 5 
Canada
3 0 0 3 48 61 -13 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 | South Africa
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43 - 0 | United States
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| 5 April 2008 | Australia
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21 - 14 | Canada
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| 5 April 2008 | South Africa
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21 - 17 | Canada
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| 5 April 2008 | Australia
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31 - 19 | United States
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| 5 April 2008 | United States
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19 - 17 | Canada
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| 5 April 2008 | South Africa
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19 - 7 | Australia
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Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 93 38 +55 9 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 52 51 +1 7 
France
3 1 0 2 43 66 -23 5 
England
3 0 0 3 34 67 -33 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 |  Fiji
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31 - 12 |  England
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| 5 April 2008 | Kenya
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21 - 12 |  France
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| 5 April 2008 | Fiji
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33 - 12 | France
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| 5 April 2008 | Kenya
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17 - 10 | England
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| 5 April 2008 | England
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12 - 19 | France
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| 5 April 2008 | Fiji
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29 - 14 | Kenya
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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
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| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 24 | |||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
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| France | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||||||
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| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
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| England | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 14 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 21 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 26 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 48 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 14 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 15 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 48 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Reference list
- ^ a b c d e "IRB Sevens IX Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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External links
- Adelaide Sevens on irb.com
- IRB Sevens World Series