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 its m ...
, specifically in the
sevens format, was introduced as a
World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...
sport for men at the
2001 World Games
The 2001 World Games ( ja, 2001年ワールドゲームズ, 2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.
Titles
140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the ...
in
Akita
is a Japanese name and may refer to:
Places
* 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid
* Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
* Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan
* Akita, Kumamoto, ...
. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending gold medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji clinched gold for the 3rd time in front of a crowd of 39,000. The Fijian win preserves Fiji as the only nation to ever capture gold at the games. Represented were South Africa (the reigning IRB Sevens World Series Champions), Portugal (the reigning European Sevens Champions), Argentina (the reigning USA Sevens Champions), Fiji (the reigning World Games gold medalists), and Chinese Taipei (the host nation). The USA was the biggest disappointment of Day 1 going 0–3 having been expected to compete for a medal. The biggest surprise of the event was Portugal finding their way into the gold-medal match and coming away with the Silver Medal.
Teams
8 Teams took part in this tournament:
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Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
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Pools
Pool A
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Pool B
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Therugbyworldcup.co.uk (2007-09-09). Retrieved on 2010-12-24.
Day 1
Pool A
*South Africa 29–0 Chinese Taipei
*Portugal 22–7 USA
*South Africa 7–5 Portugal
*Chinese Taipei 22–17 USA
*South Africa 26–7 USA
*Portugal 19–5 Chinese Taipei
Pool B
*Fiji 26–10 Hong Kong
*Argentina 15–5 Japan
*Fiji 19–10 Japan
*Argentina 31–0 Hong Kong
*Argentina 17–7 Fiji
*Japan 20–5 Hong Kong
Day 2
Quarter-finals
*Argentina 19–12 USA
*Portugal 17–0 Japan
*Fiji 28–5 Chinese Taipei
*South Africa 39–0 Hong Kong
Semifinals
=Losers Bracket
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*Chinese Taipei 17–12 Hong Kong
*USA 29–24 Japan
=Medals Bracket
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*Portugal 19–12 Argentina
*Fiji 21–7 South Africa
Finals
=7th-place match
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*Japan 20–5 Hong Kong
=5th-place match
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*USA 21–19 Chinese Taipei
=Bronze-medal match
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*South Africa 17–0 Argentina
=Gold-medal match
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*Fiji 43–10 Portugal
References
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2009 World Games
2009
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World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...
International rugby union competitions hosted by Taiwan