2004-05 World Sevens Series
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The 2004-05 IRB Sevens World Series
, was the sixth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board
since 1999-2000. The defending series champions were New Zealand
, who won the 2003-04 series.
Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format.
The tournaments spanned globe:
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | 2004-05 Itinerary
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=8%|Leg
! width=10%|Venue
! width=8%|Date
! width=5%|Winner
|-> Dubai
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
December 2-3 2004
South Africa
Outeniqua Park
, George
December 10-11 2004
New Zealand
Westpac Stadium
, Wellington
February 4-5 2005
United States
PETCO Park
, San Diego, California
February 12-13 2005
Singapore
National Stadium, Singapore
April 1-2 2005
London
Stade Jean-Bouin
June 4-5 2005
Paris
Twickenham
June 10-11 2005
Four trophies are awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.
In an event, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=12 style="border-right:0px;"; | Current 2004-05 Standings
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=5%|Pos.
! width=16%|Country
! width=10%|Dubai
! width=10%|South Africa
(George)
! width=10%|New Zealand
(Wellington)
! width=10%|USA
(San Diego)
! width=10%|Singapore
! width=10%|England
(London)
! width=10%|France
(Paris)
! width=10%|Overall
|-
|| 1 || ||12 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 12 || 12 || 116
|-
|| 2 || || 16 || 16 || 12 || 8 || 12 || 8 || 16 || 88
|-
|| 3 || || 20 || 12 || 4 || 12 || 16 || 16 || 6 || 86
|-
|| 4 || || 12 || 8 || 12 || 4 || 12 || 20 || 8 || 76
|-
|| 5 || || 6 || 12 || 16 || 16 || 4 || 12 || 4 || 70
|-
|| 6 || || 8 || 6 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 2 || 12 || 46
|-
|| 7 || || 4 || 2 || 8 || 12 || 6 || 6 || 4 || 42
|-
|| 8 || || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 20 || 30
|-
|| 9 || || 4 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 20
|-
|| 10 || || 0 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
|| 11 || || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
|| 12 || || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|| 13 || || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|}
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
, was the sixth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board
International Rugby Board
The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...
since 1999-2000. The defending series champions were New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)
The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-IRB Sevens:...
, who won the 2003-04 series.
Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format.
The tournaments spanned globe:
! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | 2004-05 Itinerary
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=8%|Leg
! width=10%|Venue
! width=8%|Date
! width=5%|Winner
|->
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground is a multi-use stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches, and was the home stadium of the Dubai Sevens, the first event in the annual IRB Sevens World Series, through the 2007 edition. The Dubai Sevens moved to a new...
Outeniqua Park
Outeniqua Park is a multi-purpose stadium in George, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series from 2001 through 2010, after which it moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.The...
, George
George, Western Cape
George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :...
Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
PETCO Park
Petco Park is an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego, California, USA. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers...
, San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
National Stadium, Singapore
The Singapore National Stadium was located in Kallang. Opened in July 1973, the National Stadium was officially closed on 30 June 2007 and has demolished to make way for the Singapore Sports Hub and New Singapore National Stadium which is expected to open in 2014.The stadium has played host to...
Stade Jean-Bouin
Stade Jean-Bouin is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The facility, across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of Stade Français. Through 2006, it hosted the annual Paris Sevens...
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
The season
In an event, 16 teams are entered. In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.Four trophies are awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.
In an event, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool.
Points schedule
The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. For most events, points are awarded on the following schedule:- Cup winner (1st place): 20 points
- Cup runner-up (2nd place): 16 points
- Losing Cup semifinalists (3rd & 4th place): 12 points
- Plate winner (5th place): 8 points
- Plate runner-up (6th place): 6 points
- Losing Plate semifinalists (7th & 8th place): 4 points
- Bowl winner (9th place): 2 points
Current table
{| border="1"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=12 style="border-right:0px;"; | Current 2004-05 Standings
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=5%|Pos.
! width=16%|Country
! width=10%|Dubai
! width=10%|South Africa
(George)
! width=10%|New Zealand
(Wellington)
! width=10%|USA
(San Diego)
! width=10%|Singapore
! width=10%|England
(London)
! width=10%|France
(Paris)
! width=10%|Overall
|-
|| 1 || ||12 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 20 || 12 || 12 || 116
|-
|| 2 || || 16 || 16 || 12 || 8 || 12 || 8 || 16 || 88
|-
|| 3 || || 20 || 12 || 4 || 12 || 16 || 16 || 6 || 86
|-
|| 4 || || 12 || 8 || 12 || 4 || 12 || 20 || 8 || 76
|-
|| 5 || || 6 || 12 || 16 || 16 || 4 || 12 || 4 || 70
|-
|| 6 || || 8 || 6 || 4 || 6 || 8 || 2 || 12 || 46
|-
|| 7 || || 4 || 2 || 8 || 12 || 6 || 6 || 4 || 42
|-
|| 8 || || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 20 || 30
|-
|| 9 || || 4 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 2 || 20
|-
|| 10 || || 0 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
|| 11 || || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|-
|| 12 || || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|| 13 || || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
|}
Results
- Cup: 21-26
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: 21-19
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl: 5-10
Results
- Cup: 33-19
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: 12-7
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl: 12-38
Results
- Cup: 7-31
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: 0-32
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl: 12-17
Results
- Cup: 5-34
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: 21-24
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl: 0-15
Results
- Cup: Beat
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: Beat
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl:
Results
- Cup: 21-12
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: 12-29
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl: 0-27
Results
- Cup: 28-19
- Losing Cup semifinalists: ,
- Plate: 26-19
- Losing Plate semifinalists: ,
- Bowl: 26-10