2008 Dubai Sevens
The Dubai 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 was held on November 28 and November 29 at The Sevens, a brand-new facility built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] It was the first of eight events in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The top-tier Cup trophy was won by South Africa.
This was the first edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.
Format
The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.
Teams
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 104 21 +83 9 .svg.png)
3 2 0 1 50 62 −12 7 .svg.png)
3 1 0 2 50 62 −12 5 
3 0 0 3 31 90 −59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | |
28 - 7 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
21 - 12 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
43 - 7 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
22 - 17 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
26 - 12 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
33 - 7 | |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 95 10 +85 9 
3 2 0 1 66 38 +28 7 
3 1 0 2 29 83 −54 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 21 80 −59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | |
31 - 10 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
28 - 7 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | |
33 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | |
38 - 0 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
19 - 14 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | |
31 - 0 | |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 71 26 +45 9 
3 2 0 1 52 33 +19 7 
3 1 0 2 35 53 −17 5 
3 0 0 3 26 73 −47 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | |
19 - 14 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
26 - 7 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
33 - 7 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
21 - 7 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
14 - 12 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
19 - 5 | |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 83 22 +61 9 
3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7 
3 1 0 2 29 55 −26 5 
3 0 0 3 34 93 −59 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | |
47 - 12 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
31 - 7 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
12 - 0 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
24 - 10 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
12 - 22 | |
| 2008-11-28 | |
5 - 28 | |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 22 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
Statistics
Individual points
| Individual points [2] Updated:2008-11-30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | | 41 |
| 2 | Ollie Phillips | | 39 |
| 3 | Lavin Asego | | 36 |
| 4= | Collins Injera | | 35 |
| 4= | Mzwandile Stick | | 35 |
| 6 | Lolo Lui | | 32 |
| 7 | Pedro Leal | | 31 |
| 8 | Tim Nanai-Williams | | 26 |
| 9= | Robert Ebersohn | | 25 |
| 9= | Rayno Benjamin | | 25 |
Individual tries
| Individual tries [3] Updated:2008-11-30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Collins Injera | | 7 |
| 2= | Rayno Benjamin | | 5 |
| 2= | Isoa Damu | | 5 |
| 2= | Robert Ebersohn | | 5 |
| 2= | David Mateus | | 5 |
| 6= | Thomas Combezou | | 4 |
| 6= | Apelu Fa'aiuga | | 4 |
| 6= | Vereniki Goneva | | 4 |
| 6= | Tim Mikkelson | | 4 |
| 6= | Tim Nanai-Williams | | 4 |
Notes and references
- "Emirates unveils Dubai venue 'The Sevens'". International Rugby Board. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
- IRB Sevens
- Dubai Sevens on irb.com
| Preceded by Edinburgh Sevens |
Dubai Sevens 2008 |
Succeeded by George Sevens |
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