| IRB Sevens World Series | |
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| Current season or competition: 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1999 |
| No. The 2007&ndash08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham of teams | 24 |
| Country(ies) | Worldwide |
| Most recent champion(s) |  New Zealand |
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the IRB Sevens before the 2006-07 season and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the 1999-2000 season. The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth The tournaments, run by the International Rugby Board, feature national sevens teams. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. The series was first formed to develop an elite-level competition series between rugby nations and develop the Sevens game into a viable commercial product of the IRB. In 2005-06, the tour received 1147 hours of air time, 530 of which was live, and was broadcast to 136 countries. [1]
Teams compete for the Sevens World Series title by accumulating points based on their finishing position in each tournament. Each season's circuit currently consists of eight tournaments in seven countries, and visits five of the six populated continents. The United Arab Emirates, South Africa, New Zealand, United States, the Chinese region of Hong Kong, Australia, England and Scotland each host one event. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In years when the quadrennial Rugby World Cup Sevens is played, most recently in 2005, one of the tournaments is folded into the World Cup. The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the world's premier international contest in the Sevens version of Rugby union, first held in Scotland in 1993 and held every The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the 4th edition of the tournament and held in Hong Kong, China.
Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union with seven players each side on a normal-sized field, rather than the normal fifteen. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Games are much shorter, lasting only seven or ten minutes each half, and tend to be very fast-paced, open, affairs. Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format, with the Hong Kong Sevens (an anomaly as a three-day event) being the most famous. The game is quicker and higher-scoring than 15-a-side rugby and the rules are far simpler, which explains part of its appeal. It also gives players the space for superb feats of individual skill. New Zealand and Fiji are traditionally the strongest teams, although in recent years Argentina, Australia, England, France and South Africa have all won tournaments, and Samoa ran the two favourites very close for the World Series title in the 2006-07 season. The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth 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 The Argentina national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens. The Australian national rugby union sevens team competes in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The France national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens. The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa in Rugby sevens. The 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series was the eighth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International
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Tournaments
- Dubai (Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground): November 30-December 1, 2007
- South Africa, aka George (Outeniqua Park, George): December 7-8, 2007
- New Zealand (Westpac Stadium, Wellington): February 1-2, 2008
- USA (PETCO Park, San Diego, California): February 9-10, 2008
- Hong Kong (Hong Kong Stadium): March 28-30, 2008
- Adelaide, aka Australia (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide): April 5-6, 2008
- London (Twickenham): May 24-5, 2008
- Scotland, aka Edinburgh (Murrayfield, Edinburgh): May 31-June 1, 2008
Champions
| Season | Champion |
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| 1999-00 | New Zealand |
| 2000-01 | New Zealand |
| 2001-02 | New Zealand |
| 2002-03 | New Zealand |
| 2003-04 | New Zealand |
| 2004-05 | New Zealand |
| 2005-06 |  Fiji |
| 2006-07 | New Zealand |
| 2007-08 | New Zealand |
2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series
| Points | Team |
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| 134 | New Zealand |
| 98 |  South Africa |
| 90 | Fiji |
| 88 |  Samoa |
| 43 |  Argentina |
| 36 |  England |
Past tables
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Season format
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The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The Wales national rugby union sevens team is the Rugby sevens side for Welsh Rugby union players The 2005-06 World Sevens Series was the seventh in an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments run by the International Rugby Board since 1999-2000 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 The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The South African national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth The Samoa national rugby union team represent Samoa in Rugby sevens. 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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, 0 for a no-show. In case teams are tied after pool play, the tiebreakers are:[1]
- Head-to-head result between the tied teams.
- Difference in points scored and allowed during pool play.
- Difference in tries scored and allowed during pool play.
- Points scored during pool play.
- Coin toss.
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 and fourth-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is Contested by the losing quarter-finalists of the bowl.
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 is determined by points earned in each tournament. For a 16-team event, applicable to all current legs in the series except for Hong Kong, points are awarded on the following schedule:[1]
- Cup winner (1st place): 20 points
- Cup runner-up: 16 points
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 12 points
- Plate winner (5th place): 8 points
- Plate runner-up: 6 points
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 4 points
- Bowl winner (9th place): 2 points
Points are awarded on a different schedule in a 24-team event, such as Hong Kong:[1]
- Cup winner: 30 points
- Cup runner-up: 24 points
- Losing Cup semifinalists: 18 points
- Losing Cup quarterfinalists: 8 points
- Plate winner (9th place): 4 points
- Plate runner-up: 3 points
- Losing Plate semifinalists: 2 points
- Bowl winner (17th place): 1 point
If two or more teams are level on series points at the end of the season, the following tiebreakers are used to determine placement:[1]
- Overall difference in points scored and allowed during the season.
- Total try count during the season.
- If neither of the above produces a winner, the teams are considered tied.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series Media Guide (PDF). The Hong Kong Sevens ( Chinese 香港國際七人欖球賽 (referred to as Cathay Pacific / Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens for sponsorship reasons The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the world's premier international contest in the Sevens version of Rugby union, first held in Scotland in 1993 and held every International Rugby Board. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. Retrieved on February 10, 2007. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- The official tournament homepage
- US-based sevens website
- World Sevens news from Planet Rugby
- RugbyRugby.com world rugby news website
- Supporters website of the Manu Samoa
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