2009 Adelaide Sevens
Encyclopedia
The Adelaide 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 took place on 3 to 5 April in Adelaide
, Australia
and was the sixth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series
.
South Africa
retained their title, and took an almost unassailable lead in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series, defeating rapidly improving Kenya
in the final. England
won the Plate, Samoa
the Bowl and USA
the Shield.
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Richard Kingi
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Renfred Dazel
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Lolo Lui
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Nasoni Roko
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Lionel Mapoe
30
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Kevin Swiryn
30
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Afa Aiono
30
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Ben Gollings
30
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Tom Varndell
30
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10
Martin Rodriguez
29
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Afa Aiono
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Lionel Mapoe
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Kevin Swiryn
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Tom Varndell
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Alafoti Fa'osiliva
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Shaun Foley
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Vereniki Goneva
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Collins Injera
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Nasoni Roko
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Niumaia Rokobuli
5
Adelaide Sevens
The Adelaide Sevens is a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The competition is currently held at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia. The inaugural competition, the 2007 Adelaide Sevens, took place on 7 and 8 April and replaced the Singapore Sevens...
, 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 took place on 3 to 5 April in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and was the sixth Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series
2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series was the tenth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. South Africa clinched the 2008-09 World Series on Day 1 of the Edinburgh Sevens, its first Series title...
.
South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team (sevens)
The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series 14-man squad :#Cecil Afrika...
retained their title, and took an almost unassailable lead in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series, defeating rapidly improving Kenya
Kenya national rugby union team (sevens)
The Kenya national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. They are currently one of the 12 "core teams" of the IRB Sevens, with a guaranteed place in all eight events each season....
in the final. England
England national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
won the Plate, 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...
the Bowl and USA
United States national rugby union team (sevens)
The United States National Rugby Union Sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, World Games, and Pan American Games. The Team will also represent the United States in the Summer Olympics beginning in 2016. Under current head coach Al Caravelli the Eagles have...
the Shield.
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 |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 41 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 45 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 55 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 86 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | 17 - 21 | ||
| 2009-04-03 | 26 - 5 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 29 - 0 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 26 - 19 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 31 - 5 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 24 - 24 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 38 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 69 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | 14 - 7 | ||
| 2009-04-03 | 33 - 7 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 12 - 7 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 21 - 10 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 24 - 12 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 21 - 26 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 67 | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 65 | |||
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 69 | |||
| 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | 24 - 10 | ||
| 2009-04-03 | 17 - 14 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 33 - 0 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 17 - 24 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 19 - 26 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 27 - 5 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 67 | |||
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 75 | |||
| 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | 28 - 7 | ||
| 2009-04-03 | 12 - 5 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 43 - 0 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 27 - 0 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 12 - 20 | ||
| 2009-04-04 | 14 - 15 |
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Individual points
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Kevin Swiryn
Kevin Swiryn is an American rugby union player, who plays for Agen in the French Top 14. Kevin plays both centre and wing. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe...
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Individual tries
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Vereniki Goneva
Vereniki Goneva is a Fijian rugby footballer. He plays as a centre or wing.He was first spotted by the Fiji sevens coach, Waisale Serevi playing as a wing for Nadi in the Digicel Cup competition and he was impressed by his workrate and included him in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series and he...
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Nasoni Roko
Nasoni Rokobiau, born 29 November 1979, in Vunidawa, Fiji is a rugby union player. Rokobiau has represented Fiji in their Rugby Sevens team, as well as Fiji 'A' in the 15 man form of the game. He has played Sevens for Fiji since 2002, representing his country in many International Rugby Board...
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External links
- IRB Sevens
- Adelaide Sevens on irb.com