2011 Dubai Sevens

World Rugby Sevens Series tournament UAE United Arab Emirates 2–3 December 2011 ENG FRA FIJ AUS RSA SCO USA SAM KEN 45 277 SCO Andrew Turnbull(50 points) SCO Andrew Turnbull(10 tries) 2010 2012 The 2011 Dubai Sevens was the 11th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at The Sevens stadium. It was the official debut for the United Arab Emirates national team, the first of several national teams to have been created after the disbanding of the tournament's former host union, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union. England defended their title by defeating France 29–12 in the final.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060791.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111204174533/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060791.html usurped December 4, 2011 England retain Dubai Sevens crown 2011-12-03 irbsevens.com 2011-12-03 Also, it included the first official IRB-sponsored women's sevens event outside of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Eight national teams competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup — Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, South Africa, Spain, and the USA, with the semi-finals and finals played on the main pitch at The Sevens.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2051135.html#first+irb+womens+sevens+event+announced https://web.archive.org/web/20110925225938/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2051135.html#first+irb+womens+sevens+event+announced usurped September 25, 2011 First IRB Women's Sevens event announced International Rugby Board 14 September 2011 16 November 2011 Canada won the inaugural event by defeating England in the final 26–7.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060793.html#canada+first+irb+womens+sevens+cup https://web.archive.org/web/20111206121715/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060793.html#canada+first+irb+womens+sevens+cup usurped December 6, 2011 Canada win first IRB Women's Sevens Cup 2011-12-03 irbsevens.com 2011-12-03 Format The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were 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 top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield. Teams The participating teams were:http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/squads.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101121051603/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/squads.html usurped November 21, 2010 Teams participating in Dubai Sevens 2011-09-15 irbsevens.com 2011-09-15 ARG AUS CAN ENG FIJ FRA KEN NZL POR SAM SCO RSA UAE USA WAL ZIM Pool stage The draw was made on November 26.http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060654.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111128075734/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060654.html usurped November 28, 2011 IRB confirms pool draw for Dubai Sevens 2011-11-26 irbsevens.com 2011-11-26 Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal All times are local (UTC+4). Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsFIJ330011421+939ARG311110875+336SAM31119771+266UAE 300319171−152 3 2 December 2011 10:04 FIJ 40 – 7 Report ARG The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 10:26 SAM 55 – 12 UAE The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 13:46 FIJ 43 – 0 UAE The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 14:08 SAM 28 – 28 Report ARG The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 17:08 ARG 73 – 7 Report UAE The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 19:06 FIJ 31 – 14 SAM The Sevens, Dubai Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsRSA33007417+579NZL32017628+487POR31022458−345 USA30031788−713 2 December 2011 10:48 NZL 40 – 0 USA The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 11:10 RSA 17 – 5 POR The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 14:32 NZL 31 – 7 POR The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 14:54 RSA 36 – 7 USA The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 17:30 USA 10 – 12 POR The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 19:30 NZL 5 – 21 Report RSA The Sevens, Dubai Pool C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsENG33009124+679FRA32016534+317ZIM31022174−535 KEN30032267−453 2 December 2011 11:32 FRA 27 – 5 KEN The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 11:54 ENG 43 – 0 ZIM The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 15:16 FRA 26 – 0 Report ZIM The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 15:38 ENG 19 – 12 Report KEN The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 18:23 KEN 5 – 21 ZIM The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 19:52 FRA 12 – 29 ENG The Sevens, Dubai Pool D TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsWAL33006233+299AUS32017852+267SCO31023852−145CAN 30033374−413 2 December 2011 09:20 WAL 14 – 7 Report SCO The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 09:42 AUS 40 – 7 Report CAN The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 13:02 WAL 15 – 12 CAN The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 13:24 AUS 24 – 12 SCO The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 16:46 SCO 19 – 14 CAN The Sevens, Dubai 2 December 2011 18:44 WAL 33 – 14 AUS The Sevens, Dubai Knockout stage Results of the knockout stage Shield 3 December – Dubai SAM 17 CAN 26 3 December – Dubai ZIM 7 USA 41 3 December – Dubai SCO 40 UAE 5 3 December – Dubai POR 24 KEN 12 3 December – Dubai SAM 21 ZIM 12 3 December – Dubai UAE 5 KEN 35 3 December – Dubai SAM 31 KEN 17 Bowl 3 December – Dubai SAM 17 CAN 26 3 December – Dubai ZIM 7 USA 41 3 December – Dubai SCO 40 UAE 5 3 December – Dubai POR 24 KEN 12 3 December – Dubai CAN 17 USA 33 3 December – Dubai SCO 19 POR 17 3 December – Dubai USA 0 SCO 26 Plate 3 December – Dubai FIJ 34 AUS 7 3 December – Dubai ENG 10 NZL 7 3 December – Dubai WAL 5 ARG 7 3 December – Dubai RSA 5 FRA 19 3 December – Dubai AUS 26 NZL 12 3 December – Dubai WAL 7 RSA 22 3 December – Dubai AUS 17 RSA 14 Cup 3 December – Dubai FIJ 34 AUS 7 3 December – Dubai ENG 10 NZL 7 3 December – Dubai WAL 5 ARG 7 3 December – Dubai RSA 5 FRA 19 3 December – Dubai FIJ 12 ENG 19 3 December – Dubai ARG 5 FRA 24 3 December – Dubai ENG 29 FRA 12 3 December – Dubai FIJ 26 ARG 21 References External links IRB Official Site 2010 Category:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series Category:2011 in Emirati sport Category:2011 in Asian rugby union