2007 Dubai Sevens
The 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series.
It was the last Dubai Sevens to be held at the Exiles Ground. Starting in
The Sevens, a new stadium built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]
The
defending series champions New Zealand won the Cup trophy (overall title) defeating Fiji. Defending Dubai champions South Africa lost in the Cup semifinals. Other trophy winners, in decreasing order of prestige, were Argentina in the Plate, Australia in the Bowl, and Zimbabwe
in the Shield.
Teams
- Arabian Gulf
Argentina
Australia
Canada
England
France
Fiji
Kenya
New Zealand
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
Tunisia
United States
Wales
Zimbabwe
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand
3 3 0 0 126 24 102 9 Scotland
3 2 0 1 49 58 −9 7 France
3 1 0 2 57 38 19 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 5 117 −112 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  New Zealand
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41 - 5 |  Scotland
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| 2007-11-30 |  France
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26 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2007-11-30 | New Zealand
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64 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2007-11-30 | France
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12 - 17 | Scotland
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| 2007-11-30 | Scotland
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27 - 5 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2007-11-30 | New Zealand
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21 - 19 | France
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Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji
3 3 0 0 111 36 75 9 Argentina
3 2 0 1 50 50 0 7 Australia
3 1 0 2 52 86 −34 5 Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  Fiji
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31 - 19 |  Argentina
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| 2007-11-30 |  Australia
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28 - 21 |  Zimbabwe
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| 2007-11-30 | Fiji
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34 - 5 | Zimbabwe
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| 2007-11-30 | Australia
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12 - 19 | Argentina
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| 2007-11-30 | Argentina
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12 - 7 | Zimbabwe
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| 2007-11-30 | Fiji
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46 - 12 | Australia
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Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Samoa
3 3 0 0 72 33 39 9 Kenya
3 2 0 1 45 43 2 7 Wales
3 1 0 2 48 40 8 5 United States3 0 0 3 14 63 −49 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  Samoa
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24 - 19 |  Kenya
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| 2007-11-30 |  Wales
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22 - 7 |  United States
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| 2007-11-30 | Samoa
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29 - 0 | United States
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| 2007-11-30 | Wales
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12 - 14 | Kenya
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| 2007-11-30 | Kenya
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12 - 7 | United States
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| 2007-11-30 | Samoa
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19 - 14 | Wales
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Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa
3 3 0 0 95 15 80 9 England
3 1 1 1 61 58 3 6 Canada
3 1 1 1 53 74 −21 6 Tunisia
3 0 0 3 31 93 −62 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2007-11-30 |  South Africa
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31 - 5 |  Canada
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| 2007-11-30 |  England
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27 - 12 |  Tunisia
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| 2007-11-30 | South Africa
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42 - 0 | Tunisia
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| 2007-11-30 | England
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24 - 24 | Canada
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| 2007-11-30 | Canada
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24 - 19 | Tunisia
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| 2007-11-30 | South Africa
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22 - 10 | England
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Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 22 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 36 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | |||||||||
| Australia | 36 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 5 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 31 | |||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 36 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 5 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 15 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 28 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 40 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| December 1 - Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 22 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 5 | |||||||||
Round 1 table
| Pos. | Country |  |
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Overall |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
20 | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | Fiji |
16 | 16 | |||||||
| 3 | England |
12 | 12 | |||||||
| 3 | South Africa |
12 | 12 | |||||||
| 5 | Argentina |
8 | 8 | |||||||
| 6 | Samoa |
6 | 6 | |||||||
| 7 | Kenya |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | Scotland |
4 | 4 | |||||||
| 9 | Australia |
2 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | Canada |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Wales |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | France |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Tunisia |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | United States |
0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | 0 |
Notes and references
- International Rugby Board. 2008-07-02. Archived from the originalon 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-09-17.