2007 Wellington Sevens

The Wellington Sevens, also known as the New Zealand Sevens or for sponsorship reasons the NZI Sevens, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition, which took place on 2 and 3 February was played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington as part of the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series.

The competition was won by Samoa, marking their first-ever overall title in a leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.[1]

Pool stages

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
Fiji	3	3	0	132	7	9
France	3	2	1	46	75	7
Portugal	3	1	2	40	85	5
United States	3	0	3	35	86	3

Results

Fiji 42 - 0 Portugal
France 17 - 14 USA
Fiji 43 - 0 USA
France 22 - 14 Portugal
Portugal 26 - 21 USA
Fiji 47 - 7 France

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
South Africa	3	3	0	82	29	9
Canada	3	1	2	48	60	5
Australia	3	1	2	54	70	5
Cook Islands	3	1	2	53	78	5

Results

South Africa 24 - 10 Canada
Australia 35 - 17 Cook Islands
South Africa 31 - 12 Cook Islands
Australia 12 - 26 Canada
Canada 12 - 24 Cook Islands
South Africa 27 - 7 Australia

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
Samoa	3	3	0	76	38	9
England	3	2	1	67	38	7
Scotland	3	1	2	55	76	5
Papua New Guinea	3	0	3	19	65	3

Results

England 33 - 12 Scotland
Samoa 26 - 0 Papua New Guinea
England 22 - 7 Papua New Guinea
Samoa 31 - 26 Scotland
Scotland 17 - 12 Papua New Guinea
England 12 - 19 Samoa

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	TOTAL
New Zealand	3	3	0	90	10	9
Kenya	3	2	1	56	59	7
Tonga	3	1	2	26	55	5
Argentina	3	0	3	31	79	3

Results

New Zealand 38 - 0 Kenya
Argentina 12 - 14 Tonga
New Zealand 19 - 5 Tonga
Argentina 14 - 32 Kenya
Kenya 24 - 7 Tonga
New Zealand 33 - 5 Argentina

Finals

1/4 final Bowl - Portugal 12 - 24 Cook Islands
1/4 final Bowl - Tonga 19 - 12 Papua New Guinea
1/4 final Bowl - Scotland 12 - 17 Argentina
1/4 final Bowl - Australia 33 - 12 USA
1/4 final Cup - Fiji 60 - 0 Canada
1/4 final Cup - New Zealand 14 - 7 England
1/4 final Cup - Samoa 26 - 21 Kenya
1/4 final Cup - South Africa 26 - 14 France
SF Shield - Portugal 26 - 19 Papua New Guinea
SF Shield - Scotland 26 - 19 USA
SF Bowl - Cook Islands 7 - 29 Tonga
SF Bowl - Argentina 26 - 21 Australia
SF Plate - Canada 7 - 29 England
SF Plate - Kenya 5 - 26 France
SF Cup - Fiji 31 - 0 New Zealand
SF Cup - Samoa 14 - 12 South Africa
Final Shield - Portugal 26 - 24 Scotland
Final Bowl - Tonga 5 - 12 Argentina
Final Plate - England 21 - 12 France
Final Cup - Fiji 14 - 17 Samoa

Round 3 table

Pos.	Country				Overall
1	South Africa	20	16	12	48
1	New Zealand	16	20	12	48
3	Fiji	12	12	16	40
4	England	12	12	8	32
4	Samoa	8	4	20	32
6	France	6	4	6	16
7	Wales	0	8	-	8
7	Canada	4	0	4	8
9	Australia	4	2	0	6
9	Tunisia	0	6	-	6
11	Argentina	2	0	2	4
11	Kenya	0	0	4	4
13	Portugal	0	0	0	0
13	Scotland	0	0	0	0
13	Zimbabwe	0	0	-	0
13	Cook Islands	-	-	0	0
13	Tonga	-	-	0	0
13	Papua New Guinea	-	-	0	0
13	Uganda	-	0	-	0
13	Arabian Gulf	0	-	-	0

Notes and references

"Samoa win first ever Cup title". International Rugby Board. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.

External links

IRB page for New Zealand Sevens

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[1] "Samoa win first ever Cup title". International Rugby Board. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.