2008 Wellington Sevens

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The Emirates Airline Wellington Sevens is played annually as part of the

IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, which took place on 1 and 2 February was the third Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series
.

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 103 7 +96 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 60 29 +31 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 37 95 -58 5
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 21 90 -69 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1 February 2008  New Zealand 43 – 0  Canada
1 February 2008  Samoa 22 – 0  Papua New Guinea
1 February 2008  New Zealand 41 – 0  Papua New Guinea
1 February 2008  Samoa 31 – 10  Canada
1 February 2008  Canada 27 – 21  Papua New Guinea
1 February 2008  New Zealand 19 – 7  Samoa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 88 28 +60 9
 Wales 3 2 0 1 48 52 -4 7
 Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 42 74 -32 5
 England 3 0 0 3 29 53 -24 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1 February 2008  Fiji 40 – 7  Wales
1 February 2008  England 17 – 21  Cook Islands
1 February 2008  Fiji 31 – 14  Cook Islands
1 February 2008  England 5 – 15  Wales
1 February 2008  Wales 26 – 7  Cook Islands
1 February 2008  Fiji 17 – 7  England

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 86 28 +58 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 57 38 +19 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 26 52 -26 5
 France 3 0 0 3 21 72 -51 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1 February 2008  South Africa 24 – 14  Australia
1 February 2008  Kenya 19 – 0  France
1 February 2008  South Africa 29 – 7  France
1 February 2008  Kenya 0 – 19  Australia
1 February 2008  Australia 24 – 14  France
1 February 2008  South Africa 33 – 7  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 52 19 +33 8
 Tonga 3 2 0 1 57 50 +7 7
 
United States
3 1 1 1 31 52 -21 6
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 36 55 -19 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1 February 2008  Argentina 7 – 17  
United States
1 February 2008  Scotland 26 – 0  Tonga
1 February 2008  Argentina 17 – 19  Tonga
1 February 2008  Scotland 7 – 7  
United States
1 February 2008  
United States
7 – 38  Tonga
1 February 2008  Argentina 12 – 19  Scotland

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 Canada17
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 England33
 
 
United States
19
 
 
United States
12
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 France17
 
 
United States
22
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Kenya17
 
 Kenya7
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Argentina19
 
 Kenya38
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 Cook Islands24
 
 
 Papua New Guinea17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 Canada17
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 England33
 
 England14
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 France5
 
 
United States
12
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 France17
 
 England12
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Argentina7
 
 Kenya7
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Argentina19
 
 Argentina36
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Cook Islands5
 
 Cook Islands24
 
 
 Papua New Guinea17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 New Zealand40
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Wales5
 
 Wales24
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Scotland12
 
 Scotland7
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Australia31
 
 Wales12
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 South Africa19
 
 South Africa10
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Tonga14
 
 South Africa26
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Fiji19
 
 Fiji17
 
 
 Samoa19
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 New Zealand40
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Wales5
 
 New Zealand32
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Australia7
 
 Scotland7
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Australia31
 
 New Zealand22
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Samoa17
 
 South Africa10
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Tonga14
 
 Tonga21
 
2 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Samoa24
 
 Fiji17
 
 
 Samoa19
 

Round 3 table

Pos. Country Emirate of Dubai South Africa New Zealand United States Hong Kong Australia England Scotland Overall
1  New Zealand 20 20 20 60
2  Fiji 16 16 4 36
3  South Africa 12 12 8 32
4  Samoa 6 4 16 26
5  Argentina 8 12 0 20
6  Australia 2 0 12 14
6  England 12 0 2 14
8  Kenya 4 8 0 12
8  Tonga 12 12
8  Scotland 4 4 4 12
11  Wales 0 2 6 8
12  
United States
0 6 0 6
13  France 0 0 0 0
13  Canada 0 0 0 0
13  Zimbabwe 0 0 0
13  Tunisia 0 0 0
13  Papua New Guinea 0 0
13  Cook Islands 0 0
13  Uganda 0 0
13  Arabian Gulf 0 0

 Fiji was the second team to score over 1,000 overall points in the Group Stage of this tournament.

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