2011 Adelaide Sevens

The 2011 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2011, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2010–11 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 2–3 April 2011 at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]

2011 Adelaide Sevens
IRB Sevens XII
Host nation Australia
Date2–3 April 2011
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up South Africa
Plate
Winner Wales
Runner-up Argentina
Bowl
Winner United States
Runner-up Kenya
Shield
Winner Japan
Runner-up Tonga
Tournament details
Attendance27,000 over both days[1]
2010

The competition was won by New Zealand who defeated South Africa 28–20 in the Cup final.[2]

This was the final edition of the Adelaide Sevens, though not of the Australian leg of the IRB Sevens. The Gold Coast became the new host for the next four events beginning in 2011–12. The Gold Coast tournament was moved to the start of the calendar for the IRB series, opening the season in November 2011.[3][4]

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.[5]

Teams

The following teams participated:[2][6]

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.[2][7]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter-final

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330011031+799
 Wales 32018950+397
 Kenya 31024772−255
 Cook Islands 300319112−933
2 April 2011
New Zealand  36–10  Wales
2 April 2011
Kenya  19–12  Cook Islands
2 April 2011
New Zealand  40–7  Cook Islands
2 April 2011
Kenya  14–26  Wales
2 April 2011
Wales  53–0  Cook Islands
2 April 2011
New Zealand  34–14  Kenya

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 330011138+739
 Argentina 32018633+537
 Scotland 31023381−485
 Papua New Guinea 300331109−783
2 April 2011
England  45–7  Scotland
2 April 2011
Argentina  45–5  Papua New Guinea
2 April 2011
England  45–12  Papua New Guinea
2 April 2011
Argentina  22–7  Scotland
2 April 2011
Scotland  19–14  Papua New Guinea
2 April 2011
England  21–19  Argentina

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330010040+609
 Australia 32018950+397
 United States 31023981−425
 Tonga 30034097−573
2 April 2011
Fiji  41–5  United States
2 April 2011
Australia  40–14  Tonga
2 April 2011
Fiji  33–14  Tonga
2 April 2011
Australia  28–10  United States
2 April 2011
United States  24–12  Tonga
2 April 2011
Fiji  26–21  Australia

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33008536+499
 South Africa 32015738+197
 France 31025245+75
 Japan 300326101−753
2 April 2011
South Africa  19–0  France
2 April 2011
Samoa  40–7  Japan
2 April 2011
South Africa  21–12  Japan
2 April 2011
Samoa  19–12  France
2 April 2011
France  40–7  Japan
2 April 2011
South Africa  17–26  Samoa

Knockout stage

Play on the second 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][7]

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
 Kenya26
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Papua New Guinea17
 
 Papua New Guinea19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Tonga24
 
 France21
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Tonga17
 
 Tonga5
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Japan22
 
 United States22
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Japan19
 
 Japan31
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Cook Islands21
 
 Scotland28
 
 
 Cook Islands0
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
 Kenya26
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Papua New Guinea17
 
 Kenya24
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 France10
 
 France21
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Tonga17
 
 Kenya10
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 United States17
 
 United States22
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Japan19
 
 United States29
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Scotland19
 
 Scotland28
 
 
 Cook Islands0
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
 New Zealand47
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Argentina7
 
 Argentina31
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Australia28
 
 Samoa19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Australia14
 
 Argentina7
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Wales14
 
 Fiji12
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 South Africa24
 
 Fiji21
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Wales22
 
 England17
 
 
 Wales12
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 
 New Zealand47
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Argentina7
 
 New Zealand33
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Samoa17
 
 Samoa19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 Australia14
 
 New Zealand28
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 South Africa20
 
 Fiji12
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 South Africa24
 
 South Africa19
 
3 April – Adelaide
 
 England0
 
 England17
 
 
 Wales12
 

Reference list

  1. Berry, Katrina (5 April 2011). "International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2011 – Wrap Up". Glam Adelaide. 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. "Gold Coast to Become New Home for Australian Sevens" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  4. "Gold Coast Sevens". Australian Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  5. "IRB Sevens – Format & Regulation – 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. Teams for 2011 Adelaide Sevens Archived 23 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive – HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
Preceded by
Hong Kong Sevens
Adelaide Sevens
2011
Succeeded by
London Sevens
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