2011 Wellington Sevens
Encyclopedia
The Wellington Sevens
is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series
for international rugby sevens
(seven-a-side version of rugby union
). The 2011 competition was held on February 4 and February 5 at Westpac Stadium
.
It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
.
Wellington Sevens
The Wellington Sevens or the New Zealand International Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Wellington, New Zealand. The tournament, the third on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit, is played at Wellington's Westpac Stadium in early February and includes teams from 16 countries...
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 2011 competition was held on February 4 and February 5 at Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
.
It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series was the 12th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
.
Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed 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 progressed 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 stages
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | 31 – 12 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 31 – 12 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 21 – 17 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 36 – 5 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 19 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 33 – 7 |
Pool B
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | 29 – 12 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 14 – 10 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 45 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 22 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 12 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 34 – 7 |
Pool C
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | 24 – 21 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 47 – 7 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 17 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 21 – 19 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 10 – 17 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 5 – 29 |
Pool D
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | 42 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 31 – 5 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 38 – 0 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 12 – 14 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 14 – 19 | ||
| 2011-02-04 | 7 – 7 |