2009 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). The 2009 competition was held on December 4 and December 5 at The Sevens. It is the first of eight events in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the tournament with a 24–12 victory over Samoa in the final.

This was the second edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.

Format

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

Teams

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33009321729
 Australia 32016143187
 Wales 31027142295
 Arabian Gulf 300314133-1193
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  South Africa 28 - 14  Wales
2009-12-04  Australia 47 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  South Africa 36 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  Australia 14 - 7  Wales
2009-12-04  Wales 50 - 0  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  South Africa 29 - 0  Australia

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 32108824648
 Fiji 32109038528
 Zimbabwe 30123688-524
 Scotland 301236100-644
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  Fiji 47 - 12  Scotland
2009-12-04  Samoa 40 - 5  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Fiji 31 - 14  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Samoa 36 - 7  Scotland
2009-12-04  Scotland 17 - 17  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Fiji 12 - 12  Samoa

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33009522739
 Kenya 3201675897
 Russia 31021966-475
 United States 30035085-353
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  England 40 - 12  United States
2009-12-04  Kenya 26 - 5  Russia
2009-12-04  England 28 - 0  Russia
2009-12-04  Kenya 31 - 26  United States
2009-12-04  United States 12 - 14  Russia
2009-12-04  England 27 - 10  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330010520859
 Argentina 32017257157
 Portugal 31003188-575
 France 30033679-433
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  New Zealand 34 - 0  Portugal
2009-12-04  Argentina 22 - 12  France
2009-12-04  New Zealand 33 - 10  France
2009-12-04  Argentina 40 - 7  Portugal
2009-12-04  Portugal 24 - 14  France
2009-12-04  New Zealand 38 - 10  Argentina

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 Wales19
 
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 Scotland12
 
 Scotland5
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Portugal29
 
 Portugal0
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 United States5
 
 Portugal14
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Russia17
 
 Russia21
 
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 France22
 
 Russia26
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Arabian Gulf12
 
 Zimbabwe28
 
 
 Arabian Gulf19
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 Wales 19
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Scotland 12
 
 Wales 33
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 United States 12
 
 Portugal 0
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 United States 5
 
 Wales 38
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Zimbabwe 7
 
 Russia 21
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 France 22
 
 France14
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Zimbabwe27
 
 Zimbabwe 28
 
 
 Arabian Gulf 19
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 New Zealand17
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Kenya14
 
 Kenya 14
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 South Africa 19
 
 South Africa 5
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Fiji 17
 
 South Africa 0
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Australia 7
 
 England 17
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Argentina 12
 
 Argentina12
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Australia26
 
 Samoa 28
 
 
 Australia 27
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 
 New Zealand 17
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Kenya 14
 
 New Zealand 19
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Fiji 0
 
 South Africa 5
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Fiji 17
 
 New Zealand 24
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Samoa 12
 
 England 17
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Argentina 12
 
 England19
 
December 5 - The Sevens, Dubai
 
 Samoa28
 
 Samoa 28
 
 
 Australia 27
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1Lolo Lui Samoa49
2Ben Gollings England46
3Clinton Sills Australia45
4Sherwin Stowers New Zealand45
5Vasily Artemyev Russia40
6William Ryder Fiji40
7Mikaele Pesamino Samoa40
8Mzwandile Stick South Africa40
9Junior Tomasi Cama New Zealand38
10Rayno Benjamin South Africa35

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1Clinton Sills Australia9
2Sherwin Stowers New Zealand9
3Vasily Artemyev Russia8
4Mikaele Pesamino Samoa8
5Rayno Benjamin South Africa7
6Alex Cuthbert Wales7
7Nicolas Bruzzone Argentina6
8Collins Injera Kenya6
9Humphrey Kayange Kenya6
10Nick Edwards United States5

Notes and references

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    Preceded by
    Edinburgh Sevens
    Dubai Sevens
    2009
    Succeeded by
    George Sevens
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