2010 Adelaide Sevens

The 2010 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2010, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2009–10 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held between 19 and 21 March at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

2010 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens XI
Host nation Australia
Date19–21 March 2010
Cup
Champion Samoa
Runner-up United States
Plate
Winner New Zealand
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner England
Runner-up Kenya
Shield
Winner Japan
Runner-up Tonga
2009
2011

Samoa picked up their second consecutive Cup win, following on from their victory in the USA Sevens. In a major surprise, their opponent in the final was the United States, who advanced to their first-ever Cup final. Samoa's 38–10 win enabled them to narrow the gap behind series leaders New Zealand to only 2 points.[2][3]

New Zealand, who were knocked out of the Cup competition by Samoa, gained the consolation prize of the Plate, defeating reigning series champions South Africa in the final. The Bowl was won by England and the Shield by Japan.[2][3]

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 group progressed 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 progressed 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.[4]

Teams

The participating teams were:[2]

Pool stage

The tournament started on the Friday night and Saturday with matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[2][3]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33001047+979
 Argentina 32014071-317
 Tonga 31023952-105
 Scotland 30031467-533
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19  New Zealand 31–0  Scotland
2010-03-19  Argentina 19–17  Tonga
2010-03-20  New Zealand 26–0  Tonga
2010-03-20  Argentina 14–7  Scotland
2010-03-20  Scotland 7–22  Tonga
2010-03-20  New Zealand 47–7  Argentina

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 32109012+788
 Samoa 32109929+708
 Japan 310226109-835
 France 30032792-653
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19  Samoa 33–12  France
2010-03-19  South Africa 40–0  Japan
2010-03-20  Samoa 54–5  Japan
2010-03-20  South Africa 38–0  France
2010-03-20  France 15–21  Japan
2010-03-20  Samoa 12–12  South Africa

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Wales 32018936+507
 Fiji 32017424+507
 Kenya 32015333+207
 Papua New Guinea 300312132-1203
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19  Fiji 12–17  Wales
2010-03-19  Kenya 27–7  Papua New Guinea
2010-03-20  Fiji 41–0  Papua New Guinea
2010-03-20  Kenya 19–5  Wales
2010-03-20  Wales 64–5  Papua New Guinea
2010-03-20  Fiji 21–7  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 33009317+769
 United States 32015364–117
 England 31027141+305
 Niue 300312107–953
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-03-19  England 21–24  United States
2010-03-19  Australia 40–5  Niue
2010-03-20  England 38–0  Niue
2010-03-20  Australia 36–0  United States
2010-03-20  United States 29–7  Niue
2010-03-20  England 12–17  Australia

Knockout

Play on the last day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[2][3]

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 Tonga0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 France38
 
 Tonga45
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 England47
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 Tonga19
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Japan22
 
 Kenya25
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Niue7
 
 Niue5
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Japan22
 
 Japan15
 
 
 Scotland21
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 Tonga0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 France38
 
 France0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 England19
 
 England47
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 England 33
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Kenya 12
 
 Kenya25
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Niue7
 
 Kenya36
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Scotland12
 
 Japan15
 
 
 Scotland21
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Samoa24
 
 New Zealand24
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Fiji21
 
 Australia26
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Fiji22
 
 New Zealand 21
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 South Africa 14
 
 Wales10
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 United States12
 
 Wales0
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 South Africa29
 
 South Africa14
 
 
 Argentina17
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 
 New Zealand19
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Samoa24
 
 Samoa26
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Australia12
 
 Australia26
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Fiji22
 
 Samoa38
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 United States10
 
 Wales10
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 United States12
 
 United States28
 
21 March - Adelaide, Australia
 
 Argentina12
 
 South Africa14
 
 
 Argentina17
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Ben Gollings England 60
2 Mikaele Pesamino Samoa 57
3 Sampie Mastriet South Africa 45
4 Tomasi Cama New Zealand 40
5 Lolo Lui Samoa 39
6 Cecil Afrika South Africa 38
7 James Stannard Australia 34
8 Fautua Otto Samoa 32
9 Innocent Simiyu Kenya 30
9 Diego Palma Argentina 30

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1Mikaele Pesamino Samoa11
2Sampie Mastriet South Africa9
3Fautua Otto Samoa6
3Diego Palma Argentina6
3Innocent Simiyu Kenya6
6Brackin Karauria-Henry Australia5
6Humphrey Kayange Kenya5
6Sake Tokula New Zealand5
6Collins Injera Kenya5
6Alisi Tupuailei Japan5
6Koji Wada Japan5

Reference list

  1. "Rugby Sevens kick off at Adelaide Oval 19–21 March". Glam Adelaide. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. "IRB Sevens XII Adelaide, Australia. 4/2/2011 – 4/3/2011". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
Preceded by
USA Sevens
Adelaide Sevens
2010
Succeeded by
Hong Kong Sevens
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