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
The Australia Sevens is an international rugby sevens tournament that was first played in 1986. Currently hosted as the Sydney Sevens, the event is part of the World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was held in Brisbane, in Adelaide, and o ...
leg of the series, held over the weekend of 7 and 8 April at the
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the city centre and North Adelaide. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby le ...
in
South Australia
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It was the first such tournament in ]Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
, and replaced the Singapore Sevens
The Singapore Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament contested by national teams. It was first hosted as part of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2002. The Standard Chartered Bank was the original title sponsor. It was effectively replace ...
. The competition was won by Fiji who defeated Samoa
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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 ...
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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.[
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Teams
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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.[
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Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Finals
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.[
* 1/4 final Bowl - Tonga 36 - 12 Japan
* 1/4 final Bowl - Argentina 33 - 5 Hong Kong
* 1/4 final Bowl - Wales 24 - 7 Portugal
* 1/4 final Bowl - France 17 - 14 Canada
* 1/4 final Cup - England 12 - 17 Kenya
* 1/4 final Cup - Samoa 22 - 17 Australia
* 1/4 final Cup - New Zealand 40 - 14 Scotland
* 1/4 final Cup - South Africa 17 - 22 Fiji
* SF Shield - Japan 29 - 10 Hong Kong
* SF Shield - Portugal 12 - 14 Canada
* SF Bowl - Tonga 17 - 12 Argentina
* SF Bowl - Wales 19 - 14 France
* SF Plate - England 21 - 26 Australia
* SF Plate - Scotland 5 - 42 South Africa
* SF Cup - Kenya 0 - 31 Samoa
* SF Cup - New Zealand 17 - 24 Fiji
* Final Shield - Japan 17 - 43 Canada
* Final Bowl - Tonga 14 - 26 Wales
* Final Plate - Australia 31 - 0 South Africa
* Final Cup - Samoa 7 - 21 Fiji
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Round 6 table
References
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{{Australian Sevens
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