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. This was the final tournament for the host Arabian Gulf team. Following the tournament, the team and its governing body, the

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Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competed in cup semi-finals and the losers competed in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competed in bowl semi-finals and the losers competed in shield semi-finals.

Teams

All 16 teams from the 2009 Dubai Sevens were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Pool stages

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Knockout

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

References

External links

IRB Sevens

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