2004–05 World Sevens Series

The 2004–05 IRB Sevens World Series was the sixth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions New Zealand retained their title by winning the 2004–05 series.

2004–05 World Sevens Series
Hosts Dubai
 South Africa
 New Zealand
 United States
 Singapore
 England
 France
Date2 December 2004 – 11 June 2005
Nations32
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Fiji
Third England
← 2003–04
2005–06 →

Calendar
2004–05 Itinerary[1]
Leg Venue Date Winner
DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby GroundDecember 2–3, 2004 England
South AfricaOuteniqua Park, GeorgeDecember 10–11, 2004 New Zealand
New ZealandWestpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 4–5, 2005 New Zealand
United StatesHome Depot Center, Los AngelesFebruary 12–13, 2005 New Zealand
SingaporeNational Stadium, SingaporeApril 1–2, 2005 New Zealand
LondonTwickenhamJune 4–5, 2005 South Africa
ParisStade Jean-BouinJune 10–11, 2005 France

The season

In an event, 16 teams are entered. In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.

Four trophies are awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.

In an event, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool.

Points schedule

The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. For most events, points are awarded on the following schedule:

  • Cup winner (1st place): 20 points
  • Cup runner-up (2nd place): 16 points
  • Losing Cup semifinalists (3rd & 4th place): 12 points
  • Plate winner (5th place): 8 points
  • Plate runner-up (6th place): 6 points
  • Losing Plate semifinalists (7th & 8th place): 4 points
  • Bowl winner (9th place): 2 points

Table
2004–05 Standings
Pos Country Dubai South Africa
(George)		 New Zealand
(Well­ington)		 USA
(Los Angeles)		 Sing­apore England
(London)		 France
(Paris)		 Overall
1 New Zealand12202020201212116
2 Fiji16161281281688
3 England20124121616686
4 South Africa1281241220876
5 Argentina6121616412470
6 Samoa8646821246
7 Australia4281266442
8 France0004242030
9 Scotland406044220
10 Kenya04200006
11 Tunisia04000004
12 Canada00020002
13 Portugal20000002

The events

Dubai

South Africa

New Zealand

USA

Singapore

France

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References
  1. "IRB Sevens World Series set for another record breaking year". International Rugby Board. 2007-08-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
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