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 |        |
| Date | 2 December 2004 – 11 June 2005 |
| Nations | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third | |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
Calendar
| Leg | Venue | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground | December 2–3, 2004 | |
| South Africa | Outeniqua Park, George | December 10–11, 2004 | |
| New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | February 4–5, 2005 | |
| United States | Home Depot Center, Los Angeles | February 12–13, 2005 | |
| Singapore | National Stadium, Singapore | April 1–2, 2005 | |
| London | Twickenham | June 4–5, 2005 | |
| Paris | Stade Jean-Bouin | June 10–11, 2005 | |
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 | | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 116 | ||
| 2 | | 16 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 88 | ||
| 3 | | 20 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 86 | ||
| 4 | | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 76 | ||
| 5 |  | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 70 | ||
| 6 |  | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 46 | ||
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 42 | ||
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 30 | ||
| 9 |  | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 10 |  | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 11 |  | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
The events
Dubai
South Africa
New Zealand
USA
Singapore
- Cup:
- Losing Cup semifinalists:
- Plate:
- Losing Plate semifinalists:
- Bowl:
- Shield:
France
References
- "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.
External links
- Official tournament site
- "2004-05 Season Overview". irb.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2013.