2009 Dubai Sevens

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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 2009 competition was held on December 4 and 5 at The Sevens. It was the first of eight events in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won the tournament with a 24–12 victory over Samoa in the final.

This was the second edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.

Format

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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

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Pool stages

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 93 21 72 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 61 43 18 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 71 42 29 5
 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 14 133 -119 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  South Africa 28 - 14  Wales
2009-12-04  Australia 47 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  South Africa 36 - 7  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  Australia 14 - 7  Wales
2009-12-04  Wales 50 - 0  Arabian Gulf
2009-12-04  South Africa 29 - 0  Australia

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 3 2 1 0 88 24 64 8
 Fiji 3 2 1 0 90 38 52 8
 Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 36 88 -52 4
 Scotland 3 0 1 2 36 100 -64 4
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  Fiji 47 - 12  Scotland
2009-12-04  Samoa 40 - 5  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Fiji 31 - 14  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Samoa 36 - 7  Scotland
2009-12-04  Scotland 17 - 17  Zimbabwe
2009-12-04  Fiji 12 - 12  Samoa

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 95 22 73 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 67 58 9 7
 Russia 3 1 0 2 19 66 -47 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 50 85 -35 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  England 40 - 12  United States
2009-12-04  Kenya 26 - 5  Russia
2009-12-04  England 28 - 0  Russia
2009-12-04  Kenya 31 - 26  United States
2009-12-04  United States 12 - 14  Russia
2009-12-04  England 27 - 10  Kenya

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 105 20 85 9
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 72 57 15 7
 Portugal 3 1 0 0 31 88 -57 5
 France 3 0 0 3 36 79 -43 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-04  New Zealand 34 - 0  Portugal
2009-12-04  Argentina 22 - 12  France
2009-12-04  New Zealand 33 - 10  France
2009-12-04  Argentina 40 - 7  Portugal
2009-12-04  Portugal 24 - 14  France
2009-12-04  New Zealand 38 - 10  Argentina

Knockout

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 Wales19
 
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 Scotland12
 
 Scotland5
 
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 Portugal29
 
 Portugal0
 
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 United States5
 
 Portugal14
 
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 Russia17
 
 Russia21
 
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 France22
 
 Russia26
 
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 Arabian Gulf12
 
 Zimbabwe28
 
 
 Arabian Gulf19
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 Wales 19
 
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 Scotland 12
 
 Wales 33
 
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 United States 12
 
 Portugal 0
 
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 United States 5
 
 Wales 38
 
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 Zimbabwe 7
 
 Russia 21
 
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 France 22
 
 France14
 
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 Zimbabwe27
 
 Zimbabwe 28
 
 
 Arabian Gulf 19
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 New Zealand17
 
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 Kenya14
 
 Kenya 14
 
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 South Africa 19
 
 South Africa 5
 
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 Fiji 17
 
 South Africa 0
 
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 Australia 7
 
 England 17
 
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 Argentina 12
 
 Argentina12
 
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 Australia26
 
 Samoa 28
 
 
 Australia 27
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 New Zealand 17
 
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 Kenya 14
 
 New Zealand 19
 
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 Fiji 0
 
 South Africa 5
 
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 Fiji 17
 
 New Zealand 24
 
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 Samoa 12
 
 England 17
 
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 Argentina 12
 
 England19
 
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 Samoa28
 
 Samoa 28
 
 
 Australia 27
 

Statistics

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Individual points

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Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 Lolo Lui  Samoa 49
2 Ben Gollings  England 46
3 Clinton Sills  Australia 45
4 Sherwin Stowers  New Zealand 45
5 Vasily Artemyev  Russia 40
6 William Ryder  Fiji 40
7 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 40
8 Mzwandile Stick  South Africa 40
9 Junior Tomasi Cama  New Zealand 38
10 Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 35

Individual tries

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Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Clinton Sills  Australia 9
2 Sherwin Stowers  New Zealand 9
3 Vasily Artemyev  Russia 8
4 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 8
5 Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 7
6 Alex Cuthbert  Wales 7
7 Nicolas Bruzzone  Argentina 6
8 Collins Injera  Kenya 6
9 Humphrey Kayange  Kenya 6
10 Nick Edwards  United States 5

Notes and references

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Preceded by Dubai Sevens
2009 		Succeeded by