2009 Dubai Sevens
Encyclopedia
The Emirates Airline
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 December 5 at The Sevens
.
It is 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
.
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Lolo Lui
49
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2
Ben Gollings
46
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3
Clinton Sills
45
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4
Sherwin Stowers
45
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5
Vasily Artemyev
40
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6
William Ryder
40
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7
Mikaele Pesamino
40
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8
Mzwandile Stick
40
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9
Junior Tomasi Cama
38
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10
Ryno Benjamin
35
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! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | Individual Tries
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Clinton Sills
9
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2
Sherwin Stowers
9
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3
Vasily Artemyev
8
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4
Mikaele Pesamino
8
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5
Ryno Benjamin
7
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6
Alex Cuthbert
7
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7
Nicolas Bruzzone
6
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8
Collins Injera
6
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9
Humphrey Kayange
6
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10
Nick Edwards
5
Emirates Airline
Emirates is the airline based in the Emirate of Dubai part of the United Arab Emirates . Based at Dubai International Airport it is the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 2,400 flights per week, from its hub at Terminal 3, to 111 cities in 62 countries across six continents...
Dubai Sevens
Dubai Sevens
The Dubai Sevens is an annual rugby union sevens tournament held in Dubai, UAE. Through the 2007 edition, it was held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, but in 2008 it moved to The Sevens, a new stadium built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The 2009 competition took place between 3-5...
is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series
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...
for international rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
(seven-a-side version of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
). The 2009 competition was held on December 4 and December 5 at The Sevens
The Sevens (stadium)
The Sevens, also written as "7he Sevens", is a purpose-built rugby sevens stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It was the venue for the first HSBC A5N Youth Rugby Festival in February 2009.-External links:* * *...
.
It is the first of eight events in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series was the eleventh of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. Samoa won the series crown for their first time....
. 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:...
won the tournament with a 24-12 victory over Samoa
Samoa national rugby union team (sevens)
The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa internationally in rugby sevens, a competitive sports tournament titled the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place annually in seven countries; United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, Hong Kong, Australia, England and...
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
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...
.
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.Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 21 | 72 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 133 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-04 | 28 - 14 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 47 - 7 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 36 - 7 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 14 - 7 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 50 - 0 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 29 - 0 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 24 | 64 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 38 | 52 | 8 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 88 | |||
| 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 100 | |||
| 4 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-04 | 47 - 12 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 40 - 5 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 31 - 14 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 36 - 7 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 17 - 17 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 12 - 12 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 22 | 73 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 58 | 9 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 66 | |||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 85 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-04 | 40 - 12 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 26 - 5 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 28 - 0 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 31 - 26 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 12 - 14 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 27 - 10 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 20 | 85 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 57 | 15 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 88 | |||
| 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 79 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-04 | 34 - 0 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 22 - 12 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 33 - 10 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 40 - 7 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 24 - 14 | ||
| 2009-12-04 | 38 - 10 |
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Individual points
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Lolo Lui
Lolo Lui, is a Samoan rugby union player and the current captain of the Samoa Sevens, champions of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series...
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Ben Gollings
Ben Gollings is a rugby union footballer who plays fly-half for Rugby Lions and formerly for England Sevens.-Career:...
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Sherwin Stowers
Sherwin Stowers is a New Zealand rugby player. He plays for the Blues Super Rugby side, for whom he has made 11 appearances following his 2011 debut. He also plays for Counties Manukau in the New Zealand Provincial ITM Cup, and played for New Zealand in the Sevens World Series.- References :* * -...
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Mikaele Pesamino
Mikaele Pesamino is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He is one of the highest point scorers in the 2009–2010 IRB Sevens World Series.Pesamino was born in Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa....
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Mzwandile Stick
Mzwandile Wanky Stick is a South African rugby union player for the Eastern Province Kings in the Currie Cup First Division. He captained the South Africa sevens team during the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, which saw the team win the series title for the first time. His favoured position is...
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Junior Tomasi Cama
Tomasi Cama is a New Zealand Rugby union player. He plays for Manawatu Turbos in the Air New Zealand Cup, and has also been included in the New Zealand Sevens team. He is the son of former Fiji sevens great Tomasi Cama.-Early career:...
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Individual tries
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Sherwin Stowers
Sherwin Stowers is a New Zealand rugby player. He plays for the Blues Super Rugby side, for whom he has made 11 appearances following his 2011 debut. He also plays for Counties Manukau in the New Zealand Provincial ITM Cup, and played for New Zealand in the Sevens World Series.- References :* * -...
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Mikaele Pesamino
Mikaele Pesamino is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He is one of the highest point scorers in the 2009–2010 IRB Sevens World Series.Pesamino was born in Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa....
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Alex Cuthbert
Alex Cuthbert is a Welsh rugby union player. A winger, he currently playing for Cardiff Blues.-Early life:Alex went to Newent Community School, Gained a Diploma at Hartpury College and studied at UWIC.-International career:...
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Collins Injera
Collins Injera is a rugby player from Kenya. He is known for his achievements with Kenyan national rugby sevens team.- Career :...
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Humphrey Kayange
Humphrey Kayange is a Kenyan rugby union player. Kayange is well known within the rugby sevens community, as he has produced some of the best performances for the Kenya national sevens side. He is the captain of the team.-Career:...
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External links
- IRB Sevens
- Dubai Sevens on irb.com