2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series

Rugby sevens tournaments 2007–08 IRB Sevens Series IX United Arab Emirates RSA NZL USA HKG AUS ENG SCO 30 November 2007 – 1 June 2008 32 NZL RSA SAM 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions, New Zealand, dominated this season's competition, winning the first five events, setting new records for consecutive tournament wins and consecutive match wins,http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition=9/news/newsid=2022981.html#south+africa+halt+kiwi+winning+streak South Africa halt kiwi winning streak International Rugby Board 2008-04-06 2008-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410044636/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition%3D9/news/newsid%3D2022981.html#south+africa+halt+kiwi+winning+streak 2008-04-10 dead and clinching the 2007–08 series with one tournament remaining after winning the Plate Final of the London leg.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=10512516 nzherald.co.nz 2008-05-26 2008-05-26 Rugby sevens: NZ lose, but still win world title They ended with six wins out of the eight events. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days. Tournaments The series' tournaments, which were identical to those in 2006–2007, span the globe: + 2007-08 Itineraryhttp://www.irb.com/newsmedia/sevens/newsid=52605.html#irb+sevens+world+series+another+record+breaking+year IRB Sevens World Series set for another record breaking year International Rugby Board 2007-08-01 2007-08-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20071024150936/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/sevens/newsid=52605.html#irb+sevens+world+series+another+record+breaking+year 2007-10-24 dead LegVenueDateWinner Dubai Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Nov 30–Dec 1, 2007 NZL South Africa Outeniqua Park, George December 7–8 2007 NZL New Zealand Westpac Stadium, Wellington February 1–2 2008 NZL United States Petco Park, San Diego February 9–10 2008 NZL Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium March 28–30 2008 NZL Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide April 5–6 2008 RSA London Twickenham May 24–25 2008 SAM Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh May 31–June 1, 2008 NZL Tournament structure In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Because of its place as the sports most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament as 24 teams. 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.http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/rules16.html Rules: 16-Team Tournament International Rugby Board 2008-04-04 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080321075909/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/rules16.html 21 March 2008 dead dmy-all Four trophies are awarded in each tournament, except for Hong Kong. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield is not awarded. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/index.html Rules International Rugby Board 2008-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080405120045/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/index.html 5 April 2008 dead dmy-all In a 16 team tournament, 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. In Hong Kong, the six pool winners, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advance to the Cup. The Plate participants are the eight highest-ranked teams remaining, while the lowest eight drop to the Bowl.http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/rules24.html Rules: 24-Team Tournament International Rugby Board 2008-04-04 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080321075914/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/rules/rules24.html 21 March 2008 dead dmy-all 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 Points are awarded on a different schedule for the Hong Kong Sevens: Cup winner (1st place): 30 points Cup runner-up (2nd place): 24 points Losing Cup semifinalists (3rd & 4th place): 18 points Losing Cup quarterfinalists (5th, 6th, 7th & 8th place): 8 points Plate winner (9th place): 4 points Plate runner-up (10th place): 3 points Losing Plate semifinalists (11th & 12th place): 2 points Bowl winner (17th place): 1 point Final standings The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Gold indicates the event champions. Silver indicates the event runner-ups. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team competed in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament. + 2007–08 IRB Sevens – Series IXSevens series standings https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens?series=9 Sevens.Rugby https://archive.today/20191208203404/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens?series=9 8 December 2019 2008Pos. Team Event  border-bottom:1px solid transparentUAEDubaiRSAGeorgeNZLWellingtonUSASan DiegoHKGHong KongAUSAdelaideENGLondonSCOEdinburghPointstotal    1 NZL20 20 20 20 30 16 8 20 154 2 RSA 12 12 8 16 24 20 6 8 106 3 SAM 6 4 16 12 18 12 20 12 100 4 FJI16 16 4 8 18 12 16 4 94 5 ENG 12 0 2 4 8 0 12 16 54 6 ARG 8 12 0 6 3 2 12 0 43 7 KEN 4 8 0 12 8 6 0 0 38 8 AUS 2 0 12 0 8 4 2 2 30 9 WAL 0 2 6 2 8 0 0 12 30 10 SCO 4 4 4 4 0 0 4 6 26 11 TGA – – 12 – 2 8 – – 22 12 FRA 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 13 USA 0 6 0 0 0 0 – – 6 14 POR – – – – 0 – 4 0 4 COK – – 0 – – 4 – – 4 16 CAN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 17 RUS – – – – 1 – 0 0 1 N/A MDA – – – – – – 0 0 0 ESP – – – – – – 0 0 0 JPN – – – – 0 0 – – 0 ZWE 0 0 – – 0 – – – 0 TUN 0 0 – – 0 – – – 0 HKG – – – – 0 – – – 0 CHN – – – – 0 – – – 0 Chinese Taipei – – – – 0 – – – 0 KOR – – – – 0 – – – 0 LKA – – – – 0 – – – 0 West Indies – – – 0 – – – – 0 CHL – – – 0 – – – – 0 MEX – – – 0 – – – – 0 PNG – – 0 – – – – – 0 UGA – 0 – – – – – – 0 GCC Arabian Gulf 0 – – – – – – – 0 Source: https://archive.today/20191208203404/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/standings/mens?series=9 world.rugby (archived) {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:92%;" |- !colspan=2| Legend |- |bgcolor=#FFD700|Gold |Event Champions |- |bgcolor=#C0C0C0|Silver |Event Runner-ups |- |colspan=2 style="border-left:3px solid #7cf;"|Light blue line on the left indicates a core team eligible to participate in all events of the series. |} Player scoring Individual points Individual points http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html Season Player Points International Rugby Board 2008-04-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080409030044/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html 9 April 2008 dead Updated:2008-04-04Pos.PlayerCountryPoints 1 Tomasi Cama NZL 188 2 Fabian Juries RSA 150 3 Neumi Nanuku FIJ 146 4 Renfred Dazel RSA 137 5 Lote Raikabula NZL 136 6 Steven Yates NZL 130 7= Mikaele Pesamino SAM 127 7= Emosi Vucago FIJ 127 9 Philip Mack CAN 126 10 Ben Gollings ENG 124 Individual tries Individual tries http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html Season Player Tries International Rugby Board 2012-02-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080409025245/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html 2008-04-09 Updated:2012-02-01Pos.PlayerCountryPoints 1 Fabian Juries RSA 41 2 Alafoti Fa'osiliva SAM 35 3 Mikaele Pesamino SAM 31 4 Tomasi Cama NZL 29 5= Steven Yates NZL 27 5= Victor Vito NZL 27 5= Santiago Gomez Cora ARG 27 8= Chris Wyles USA 26 8= DJ Forbes NZL 26 10 Emosi Vucago FIJ 25 Tournaments Dubai 2007 Dubai Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup NZL31-21 FJI ZAFENGPlate ARG15-14 SAM SCOKENBowl AUS31 – 0 CAN FRAWALShield ZWE22 – 19 TUN Arabian GulfUSA South Africa 2007 South Africa Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup NZL34 – 7 FJI ZAFARGPlate KEN15 – 14 USA SCOSAMBowl WAL21 – 19 ENG AUSFRAShield CAN31 – 14 ZWE UgandaTUN New Zealand 2008 Wellington Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup NZL22 – 7 SAM AUSTONPlate ZAF19 – 12 WAL SCOFJIBowl ENG12 – 7 ARG FRACook IslandsShield USA22 – 17 KEN CANPapua New Guinea United States 2008 USA Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup NZL27 – 12 ZAF KENSAMPlate FJI26 – 21 ARG ENGSCOBowl WAL21 – 19 USA CANFRAShield AUS24 – 12 CHL MEXWIN Hong Kong 2008 Hong Kong Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsQuarter FinalistsCup NZL26 – 12 ZAF SAMFIJ WALAUSKENENGPlate FRA17 – 14 ARG TONCAN SCOPRTTUNUSABowl Russia19 – 14 ZWE Hong KongSouth Korea Chinese TaipeiJapanChinaSri Lanka Australia 2008 Adelaide Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup ZAF15 – 7 NZL FJISAMPlate TGA14 – 12 KEN ru7COKBowl ARG26 – 21 USA SCOFRAShield WAL12 – 7 CAN ENGJapan London 2008 London Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup SAM19 – 14 FJI ENGARGPlate NZL19 – 12 ZAF PRTSCOBowl AUS19 – 12 WAL CANFRAShield ESP10 – 7 KEN RussiaMoldova Scotland 2008 Edinburgh Sevens EventWinnersScoreFinalistsSemi FinalistsCup NZL24 – 14 ENG SAMWALPlate ZAF14 – 5 SCO FJIFRABowl AUS24 – 14 CAN ESPARGShield PRT10 – 5 Russia MDAKEN Notes and references Sports External links London Sevens Profile on UR7s.com Official tournament site 2007-08 Season Overview irb.com 12 December 2013 http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1040/season=2007/overview.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090220183018/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1040/season%3D2007/overview.html 20 February 2009 2007-08 Season Player Points and Tries irb.com 12 December 2013 http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1040/season=2007/statistics.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090220235441/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1040/season%3D2007/statistics.html 20 February 2009 dead Category:World Rugby Sevens Series