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2006 South Africa Sevens
The 2006 South Africa Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament which took place on 8–9 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape as part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The tournament was the second event of the 2006–07 season, and it was the eighth edition of the South Africa Sevens. won the tournament, defeating the host nation by 24–17 in the final. Pool stages Pool A Pool B Pool C Group D Finals * 1/4 final Bowl (Match 25) – Canada 19–12 Portugal * 1/4 final Bowl (Match 26) – Australia 36–0 Uganda * 1/4 final Bowl (Match 27) – Kenya 15–10 Scotland * 1/4 final Bowl (Match 28) – Argentina 19–14 Zimbabwe * 1/4 final Cup (Match 29) – Fiji 33–7 Wales * 1/4 final Cup (Match 30) – New Zealand 29–0 France * 1/4 final Cup (Match 31) – South Africa 38–0 Tunisia * 1/4 final Cup (Match 32) – England 24–0 Samoa * SF Shield (Match 33) – Portugal 31–5 Uganda * SF Shield (Match 34) – Scotland 19–26 Zimbabwe * SF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2007 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held on 30 March until 1 April 2007 in Hong Kong at the 40,000 capacity Hong Kong Stadium. The event, the fifth leg of the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series, was won by Samoa. The Format The Hong Kong Sevens is unique among the IRB Sevens events in several ways. First, because 24 teams compete instead of the 16 that compete in all other series events, the Hong Kong Sevens is divided into six pools instead of the normal four. Also because of the expanded number of teams, the points system for this tournament is also different. Most significantly, the winning team picks up 30 points instead of the normal 20, and the runner-up earns 24 points instead of the normal 16. Finally, only three trophies are awarded instead of the four in a normal IRB Sevens event. The Shield is not awarded, leaving the Bowl, Plate, and Cup. Teams are assigned to the knockout tournaments for each trophy as follows: *Cup — The six pool winners, pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 South Africa Sevens
The South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition, which took place on 7 December and 8 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, was the second Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series. In a rematch of the Cup final from the first event in the 2007–08 series, the Dubai Sevens, New Zealand successfully defended their South Africa title by defeating Fiji. The second-level Plate final matched two surprise finalists, with Kenya narrowly defeating a USA team boosted by the presence of emerging 15s star Takudzwa Ngwenya. The Bowl was won by Wales who came from behind to win 21–19 against England. Canada took home the Shield. Pool stages Pool A : Pool B : Pool C : Pool D : Knockout Shield Bowl Plate Cup Round 2 table External links * IRB Sevenson irb.com {{South Africa Sevens Sevens South Africa South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 South Africa Sevens
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Arabian Gulf Rugby Union Team
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2007 Edinburgh Sevens
The Edinburgh Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven a side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition took place on 2 and 3 June, and was held at Murrayfield. It was the last leg of the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the tournament after defeating Samoa, 34–5, in the final. Fiji were upset by Wales, 21–14, in their quarter-final. A Fijian victory would have guaranteed them the overall 2006–07 Series crown, however, as a result of their loss and New Zealand's tournament victory, New Zealand won the overall series. Pool Stages Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Finals * 1/4 Final Bowl 19–7 * 1/4 Final Bowl 29–7 * 1/4 Final Bowl 7–19 * 1/4 Final Bowl 12–19 * 1/4 Final Cup 14–21 * 1/4 Final Cup 19–12 * 1/4 Final Cup 10–22 * 1/4 Final Cup 14–12 * SF Shield 33–17 * SF Shield 19–17 * SF Bowl 19–24 * SF Bowl 12–19 * SF Plate 19–14 * SF Plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 London Sevens
The London Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven a side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition, which took place on 26 and 27 May, was held at Twickenham and was part of the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand were overall winners, defeating defending series champions and current 2006-07 leaders Fiji 29–7 in the Cup final. However, the Fijians put themselves in good position to win the overall season crown; they only need make the Cup semifinals in the final event, the Edinburgh Sevens, to successfully defend their season title. Pool Stages Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Finals * 1/4 final Bowl - 31-0 * 1/4 final Bowl - 19-0 * 1/4 final Bowl - 0-5 * 1/4 final Bowl - 5-19 * 1/4 final Cup - 26-10 * 1/4 final Cup - 15-5 * 1/4 final Cup - 14-0 * 1/4 final Cup - 39-10 * SF Shield - 0-19 * SF Shield - 17-12 (aet) * SF Bowl - 7-17 * SF Bowl - 19-12 * SF Plate - 15-5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Adelaide Sevens
The 2007 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2007, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2006–07 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 7 and 8 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia. It was the first such tournament in Adelaide, and replaced the Singapore Sevens. The competition was won by Fiji who defeated Samoa 21–7 in the Cup final. The tournament was the fourth completed edition of the Australian Sevens, with the event returning after a three-year absence following the 2003 Brisbane Sevens The 2003 Brisbane Sevens, officially called the 2003 Brisbane International Sevens, was an international rugby sevens tournament that was part of the World Sevens Series in the 2002–03 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, hel .... Format The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 USA Sevens
The 2007 USA Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held on February 10 and February 11, 2007 in the United States at 44,500 capacity Petco Park in San Diego, California. The USA Sevens is part of the IRB Sevens World Series. Although the 2006–07 season is the eighth of the Sevens World Series, this was only the fourth edition of the USA Sevens, which began in 2004 as a part of the 2003-04 series. This was the first time for the event in San Diego with past editions being held at The Home Depot Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. The overall winners of the event were Fiji. American referee Dana Teagarden became the first woman ever to referee a senior-level men's international in any version of rugby union when she officiated the France-Chile match. Teagarden was also referee for the Bowl final, making her the first woman to referee a men's competition final in any version of rugby union. The Format As with all normal events in the IRB Sevens (with the exception of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outeniqua Park
Outeniqua Park is a multi-purpose stadium in George, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series from 2001 through 2010, after which it moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The stadium is also the home of the SWD Eagles rugby team who compete in the Currie Cup. The stadium is able to hold 7,500 people. See also *List of rugby league stadiums by capacity *List of rugby union stadiums by capacity The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby union is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a maj ... References External linksWorldstadiums Rugby union stadiums in South Africa Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa Sports venues in the Western Cape World Rugby Sevens Series venues {{SouthAfrica-spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Wellington Sevens
The Wellington Sevens, also known as the New Zealand Sevens or for sponsorship reasons the NZI Sevens, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition, which took place on 2 and 3 February was played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington as part of the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was won by Samoa, marking their first-ever overall title in a leg of the IRB Sevens World Series. Pool stages Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Finals * 1/4 final Bowl - Portugal 12 - 24 Cook Islands * 1/4 final Bowl - Tonga 19 - 12 Papua New Guinea * 1/4 final Bowl - Scotland 12 - 17 Argentina * 1/4 final Bowl - Australia 33 - 12 USA * 1/4 final Cup - Fiji 60 - 0 Canada * 1/4 final Cup - New Zealand 14 - 7 England * 1/4 final Cup - Samoa 26 - 21 Kenya * 1/4 final Cup - South Africa 26 - 14 France * SF Shield - Portugal 26 - 19 Papua New Guinea * SF Shield - Scotland 26 - 19 USA * SF Bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 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 Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...). 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Pool stages Pool A : Pool B : Pool C : Pool D : Finals Shield Bowl Plate Cup Round 1 table External links Dubai Rugby 7s* * on irbsevens.com Dubai Sevens Profile on UR7s.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dubai Sevens 2006 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series 2006 in Emirati sport 2006 in Asian rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
