2008 Adelaide Sevens
| 2008 Adelaide Sevens | |
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| IRB Sevens IX | |
| Host nation |
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| Date | 5–6 April 2008 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |
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| Runner-up |
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| Plate | |
| Winner |
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| Runner-up |
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| Bowl | |
| Winner |
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| Runner-up |
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| Shield | |
| Winner |
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| Runner-up |
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← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2008, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2007–08 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held on the weekend of 5 and 6 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]
South Africa halted New Zealand's winning streak, defeating them 15-7 in the Cup final. The Cook Islands provided the biggest upset of the competition by finishing 2nd in their group, thus qualifying to the Cup competition; they would parachute into the Plate competition after a 48–0 drubbing by Samoa in the Cup quarterfinals. Ultimately, Tonga won the Plate, defeating Kenya 14-12. Argentina won the Bowl and Wales won the Shield.[1][2]
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.[3]
Teams
The participating teams were:[1]
Pool stage
Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][2]
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 3 3 0 0 92 31 +61 9 
3 1 0 2 64 76 -12 5 3 1 0 2 54 78 -24 5 
3 1 0 2 49 74 -25 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 | |
21 - 14 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
22 - 17 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
33 - 7 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
17 - 19 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
21 - 40 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
38 - 10 | |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 73 55 +18 9 3 2 0 1 84 31 +53 7 3 1 0 2 60 64 -4 5 
3 0 0 3 43 110 -67 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 | |
28 - 17 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
53 - 0 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
31 - 26 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
19 - 17 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
26 - 17 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
14 - 12 | |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 3 3 0 0 83 24 +59 9 3 2 0 1 59 52 +7 7 3 1 0 2 38 91 -53 5 3 0 0 3 48 61 -13 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 | |
43 - 0 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
21 - 14 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
21 - 17 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
31 - 19 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
19 - 17 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
19 - 7 | |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 93 38 +55 9 3 2 0 1 52 51 +1 7 
3 1 0 2 43 66 -23 5 
3 0 0 3 34 67 -33 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 April 2008 | |
31 - 12 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
21 - 12 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
33 - 12 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
17 - 10 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
12 - 19 | |
| 5 April 2008 | |
29 - 14 | |
Knockout
Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][2]
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 29 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 48 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 6 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 48 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Reference list
- 1 2 3 4 5 "IRB Sevens IX Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
External links
- Adelaide Sevens on irb.com
- IRB Sevens World Series