2011 Dubai Sevens
{{Short description|World Rugby Sevens Series tournament}}
{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| countries = {{flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates
| date = 2–3 December 2011
| champions1 = {{ru7|ENG}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|FRA}}
| third = {{ru7|FIJ}}
| champions2 = {{ru7|AUS}}
| runnersup2 = {{ru7|RSA}}
| champions3 = {{ru7|SCO}}
| runnersup3 = {{ru7|USA}}
| champions4 = {{ru7|SAM}}
| runnersup4 = {{ru7|KEN}}
| matches = 45
| tries = 277
| top point scorer = {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Turnbull
(50 points)
| top try scorer = {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Turnbull
(10 tries)
| prevseason = 2010
| nextseason = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060791.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204174533/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060791.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 4, 2011|title=England retain Dubai Sevens crown|date=2011-12-03|work=irbsevens.com|accessdate=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.{{cite press release|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2051135.html#first+irb+womens+sevens+event+announced |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925225938/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2051135.html#first+irb+womens+sevens+event+announced |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 25, 2011 |title=First IRB Women's Sevens event announced |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=14 September 2011 |accessdate=16 November 2011}}
Canada won the inaugural event by defeating England in the final 26–7.{{cite web|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060793.html#canada+first+irb+womens+sevens+cup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206121715/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/news/newsid=2060793.html#canada+first+irb+womens+sevens+cup|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 6, 2011|title=Canada win first IRB Women's Sevens Cup|date=2011-12-03|work=irbsevens.com|accessdate=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
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
- {{ru7|ARG}}
- {{ru7|AUS}}
- {{ru7|CAN}}
- {{ru7|ENG}}
- {{ru7|FIJ}}
- {{ru7|FRA}}
- {{ru7|KEN}}
- {{ru7|NZL}}
{{col-2}}
- {{ru7|POR}}
- {{ru7|SAM}}
- {{ru7|SCO}}
- {{ru7|RSA}}
- {{ru7|UAE}}
- {{ru7|USA}}
- {{ru7|WAL}}
- {{ru7|ZIM}}
{{col-end}}
Pool stage
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal |
All times are local (UTC+4).
=Pool A=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 21 | +93 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}} |3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 75 | +33 | 6 |
| align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}
|3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 71 | +26 | 6 |
| align=left|{{ru7|UAE}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 171 | −152 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 10:04
|home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 40 – 7
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111205061109/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=3/matchDetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|ARG}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 10:26
|home = {{Ru7-rt|SAM}}
|score = 55 – 12
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|UAE}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 13:46
|home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 43 – 0
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|UAE}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 14:08
|home = {{Ru7-rt|SAM}}
|score = 28 – 28
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111205061049/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=12/matchDetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|ARG}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 17:08
|home = {{Ru7-rt|ARG}}
|score = 73 – 7
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111201204820/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=18/matchDetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|UAE}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 19:06
|home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 31 – 14
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|SAM}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
=Pool B=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 17 | +57 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|POR}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 5 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 88 | −71 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 10:48
|home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 40 – 0
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|USA}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 11:10
|home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 17 – 5
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|POR}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 14:32
|home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 31 – 7
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|POR}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 14:54
|home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}}
|score = 36 – 7
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|USA}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 17:30
|home = {{Ru7-rt|USA}}
|score = 10 – 12
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|POR}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 19:30
|home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}}
|score = 5 – 21
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111205061059/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=23/matchDetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|RSA}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
=Pool C=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 24 | +67 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 7 |
| align=left|{{ru7|ZIM}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 74 | −53 | 5 |
| align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 11:32
|home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 27 – 5
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|KEN}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 11:54
|home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}}
|score = 43 – 0
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|ZIM}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 15:16
|home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 26 – 0
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111205061054/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=15/matchdetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|ZIM}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 15:38
|home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}}
|score = 19 – 12
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111205023225/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=16/matchdetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|KEN}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 18:23
|home = {{Ru7-rt|KEN}}
|score = 5 – 21
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|ZIM}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 19:52
|home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}}
|score = 12 – 29
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|ENG}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
=Pool D=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| width="200"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/− !width="40"|Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|WAL}} |3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 9 |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}} |3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 7 |
| align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}
|3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 5 |
| align=left|{{ru7|CAN}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 3 |
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 09:20
|home = {{Ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 14 – 7
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111130061655/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=1/matchDetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|SCO}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 09:42
|home = {{Ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 40 – 7
|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111130061700/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=1/gameno=2/matchDetails.html Report]}}
|away = {{Ru7|CAN}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 13:02
|home = {{Ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 15 – 12
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|CAN}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 13:24
|home = {{Ru7-rt|AUS}}
|score = 24 – 12
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|SCO}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 16:46
|home = {{Ru7-rt|SCO}}
|score = 19 – 14
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|CAN}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 2 December 2011
|time = 18:44
|home = {{Ru7-rt|WAL}}
|score = 33 – 14
|report=
|away = {{Ru7|AUS}}
|stadium = The Sevens, Dubai
}}
Knockout stage
=Shield=
{{Round8
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SAM}}|17|{{ru7|CAN}}|26
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|ZIM}}|7|{{ru7|USA}}|41
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SCO}}|40|{{Nowrap|{{ru7|UAE}}}}|5
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|POR}}|24|{{ru7|KEN}}|12
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SAM}}|21|{{ru7|ZIM}}|12
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|UAE}}|5|{{ru7|KEN}}|35
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SAM}}|31|{{ru7|KEN}}|17
}}
=Bowl=
{{Round8
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SAM}}|17|{{ru7|CAN}}|26
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|ZIM}}|7|{{ru7|USA}}|41
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SCO}}|40|{{ru7|UAE}}|5
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|POR}}|24|{{ru7|KEN}}|12
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|CAN}}|17|{{ru7|USA}}|33
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|SCO}}|19|{{ru7|POR}}|17
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|USA}}|0|{{ru7|SCO}}|26
}}
=Plate=
{{Round8
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|34|{{ru7|AUS}}|7
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|ENG}}|10|{{ru7|NZL}}|7
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|WAL}}|5|{{ru7|ARG}}|7
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|RSA}}|5|{{ru7|FRA}}|19
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|AUS}}|26|{{ru7|NZL}}|12
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|WAL}}|7|{{ru7|RSA}}|22
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|AUS}}|17|{{ru7|RSA}}|14
}}
=Cup=
{{Round8-with third
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|34|{{ru7|AUS}}|7
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|ENG}}|10|{{ru7|NZL}}|7
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|WAL}}|5|{{ru7|ARG}}|7
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|RSA}}|5|{{ru7|FRA}}|19
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|12|{{ru7|ENG}}|19
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|ARG}}|5|{{ru7|FRA}}|24
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|ENG}}|29|{{ru7|FRA}}|12
|3 December – Dubai
|{{ru7|FIJ}}|26|{{ru7|ARG}}|21
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101117205236/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=1/index.html IRB Official Site]}}
{{Dubai Sevens}}
{{2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dubai Sevens}}
Category:2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series