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2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series

{{Infobox Rugby World Sevens

| name = 2006–07 IRB Sevens

| series = Series VIII

| countries = {{plainlist|

  • United Arab Emirates
  • {{Runion|RSA}}
  • {{Runion|NZL}}
  • {{Runion|USA}}
  • {{Runion|HKG}}
  • {{Runion|AUS}}
  • {{Runion|ENG}}
  • {{Runion|SCO}}

}}

|date =

|nations = 32

|champions = {{ru7|NZL}}

|runnersup = {{ru7|FIJ}}

|third = {{ru7|SAM}}

|matches =

|attendance =

|tries =

|top point scorer =

|top try scorer =

|prevseason = 2005–06

|nextseason = 2007–08

}}

2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series was the eighth of an annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.

New Zealand were the series champions, winning the final tournament in Edinburgh to take the lead on the standings. In that event, the then-defending series champions Fiji would have clinched the season crown by defeating Wales in the Cup quarterfinals. However, a Wales upset win opened the door for New Zealand to take the season crown by winning the Cup in Edinburgh, which they did.

Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days.

Calendar

Tournaments in Australia and Scotland were added for 2006-07. The Australian event returned after a three season hiatus to effectively replace Singapore. The Scotland event effectively replaced the Paris Sevens.

class="wikitable sortable"
width=6%|Leg

! width=10%|Venue

! width=8%|Date

! width=6%|Winner

|DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby GroundDecember 1–2, 2006{{Ru7|RSA}}
|South AfricaOuteniqua Park, GeorgeDecember 8–9, 2006{{Ru7|NZL}}
|New ZealandWestpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 2–3, 2007{{Ru7|SAM}}
|United StatesPetco Park, San DiegoFebruary 10–11, 2007{{Ru7|FIJ}}
|Hong KongHong Kong StadiumMarch 30-April 1, 2007{{Ru7|SAM}}
|AustraliaAdelaide Oval, AdelaideApril 7–8, 2007{{Ru7|FIJ}}
|LondonTwickenhamMay 26–27, 2007{{Ru7|NZL}}
|ScotlandMurrayfield, EdinburghJune 2–3, 2007{{Ru7|NZL}}

The season

In a normal event, 16 teams are entered; in Hong Kong, 24 teams enter. 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.

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.

In a normal event, 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.

Points schedule

The season championship was determined by the total points earned in all tournaments. The points schedules used for 2006–07 World Sevens Series were tweaked slightly from the previous season at the bottom end of each scale:

{{Div col|colwidth=22.5em|style=max-width:48em}}

class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0;"

|+ Points schedule: 16-team event

style="padding:3px;"|Points

! style="padding:3px;"|Place

! style="width:12em;"|Status

201stalign=left| Cup winner
162ndalign=left| Cup runner-up
12

|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 3rd
(2-way share)

|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Cup semifinalists

colspan=3|
85thalign=left| Plate winner
66thalign=left| Plate runner-up
4

|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 7th
(2-way share)

|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Plate semifinalists

colspan=3|
29thalign=left| Bowl winner

class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0;"

|+ Points schedule: 24-team event

style="padding:3px;"|Points

! style="padding:3px;"|Place

! style="width:12em;"|Status

301stalign=left| Cup winner
242ndalign=left| Cup runner-up
18

|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 3rd
(2-way share)

|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Cup semifinalists

8

|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 5th
(4-way share)

|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Cup quarterfinalists

colspan=3|
49thalign=left| Plate winner
310thalign=left| Plate runner-up
2

|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 11th
(2-way share)

|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Plate semifinalists

colspan=3|
117thalign=left| Bowl winner

{{Div col end}}

Final standings

{{Further2|2006–07 IRB Sevens full standings – including teams that did not score points.}}

The points awarded to the teams at each event, as well as their overall series totals, are shown in the table below.

{{:2007 Edinburgh Sevens}}

The events

=Dubai=

{{main article|2006 Dubai Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}

|31–12

|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}
{{Ru7|ENG}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}

|26–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
{{Ru7|AUS}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}

|26–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|ZIM}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}
{{Ru7|TUN}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}}

|33–0

|align=left|{{noflag|Arabian Gulf}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}
{{Ru7|SCO}}

=South Africa=

{{main article|2006 South Africa Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}

|24–19

|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}
{{Ru7|ENG}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}}

|26–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|TUN}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}
{{Ru7|SAM}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}

|41–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}
{{Ru7|CAN}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}

|14–12

|align=left|{{Ru7|ZIM}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}
{{Ru7|Uganda}}

=New Zealand=

{{main article|2007 Wellington Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}

|17–14

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}
{{Ru7|RSA}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}}

|21–12

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
{{Ru7|KEN}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}

|12–5

|align=left|{{Ru7|TON}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}
{{Ru7|Cook Islands}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}

|26–24

|align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|Papua New Guinea}}
{{Ru7|USA}}

=United States=

{{main article|2007 USA Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}

|38–24

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}
{{Ru7|NZL}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}

|28–19

|align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}
{{Ru7|ENG}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|TON}}

|22–17

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
{{Ru7|KEN}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|USA}}

|26–5

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|West Indies}}
{{Ru7|Chile}}

=Hong Kong=

{{main article|2007 Hong Kong Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

!Quarter Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}

|27–22

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}
{{Ru7|RSA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}
{{Ru7|ENG}}
{{Ru7|SCO}}
{{Ru7|TON}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}}

|26–19

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}
{{Ru7|USA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
{{Ru7|ITA}}
{{Ru7|HKG}}
{{Ru7|TUN}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|RUS}}

|21–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}
{{Ru7|JPN}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CHN}}
{{Ru7|TPE}}
{{Ru7|KOR}}
{{Ru7|SRI}}

=Australia=

{{main article|2007 Adelaide Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}

|21–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}
{{Ru7|NZL}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}

|31–0

|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}}
{{Ru7|SCO}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}}

|26–14

|align=left|{{Ru7|TON}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}
{{Ru7|FRA}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}

|43–17

|align=left|{{Ru7|JPN}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}
{{Ru7|HKG}}

=London=

{{main article|2007 London Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}

|29–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}
{{Ru7|WAL}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}

|14–5

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}
{{Ru7|SCO}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}}

|26–14

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}
{{Ru7|RUS}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}

|15–0

|align=left|{{Ru7|ITA}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
{{Ru7|GEO}}

=Scotland=

{{main article|2007 Edinburgh Sevens}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Event

!Winners

!Score

!Finalists

!Semi Finalists

Cup

|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}

|34–5

|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}
{{Ru7|WAL}}

Plate

|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}

|31–7

|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}
{{Ru7|SCO}}

Bowl

|align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}}

|31–0

|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}
{{Ru7|GEO}}

Shield

|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}

|21–12

|align=left|{{Ru7|RUS}}

|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}
{{Ru7|ITA}}

References

{{more citations needed|date=January 2019}}

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20020814035938/http://www.irbsevens.com/ Official tournament site]}}
  • {{cite web

|title=2006-07 Season Overview

|website=irb.com

|access-date=12 December 2013

|url=http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1050/season=2006/overview.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023094121/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1050/season%3D2006/overview.html

|archive-date=23 October 2010

}}

  • {{cite web

|title=2006-07 Season Player Points

|website=irb.com

|access-date=12 December 2013

|url=http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1050/season=2006/statistics/pointdetails.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201112852/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1050/season%3D2006/statistics/pointdetails.html

|archive-date=1 December 2008

}}

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