2011 Gold Coast Sevens
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The 2011 Gold Coast Sevens was the first edition of the tournament which was known as the Adelaide Sevens
the last years. It was held at Robina
, Australia
, the host stadium was the Robina Stadium.
Fiji
won the tournament by defeating New Zealand
in the Cup final 26–12.
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.
All times are local (UTC+10
).
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...
the last years. It was held at Robina
Robina, Queensland
Robina is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, Robina had a population of 19,182.The Robina Town Centre shopping centre and Bond University are located in Robina.- History :...
, 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...
, the host stadium was the Robina Stadium.
Fiji
Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)
The Fiji Sevens side is one of the most popular and successful Sevens teams in the world and has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since its inception in 1976. Fiji has also won the Sevens World Cup twice, winning that event in 1997 and 2005...
won the tournament by defeating 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:...
in the Cup final 26–12.
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 announced on September 8.Pool stage
The draw was made on November 7.| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
All times are local (UTC+10
Time in Australia
Australia uses Standard time, i.e: the same well defined time for a region. The proper names of Australia's time zones are Australian Western Standard Time , Australian Central Standard Time , and Australian Eastern Standard Time...
).
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 95 | −88 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 85 | −78 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 43 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 104 | −99 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 26 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 26 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 3 |