2009_Adelaide_Sevens
The 2009 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2009, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2008–09 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held between 3 and 5 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.[1]
| 2009 Adelaide Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens X | |
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 3–5 April 2009 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  England |
| Runner-up | Australia |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
← 2008 2010 → | |
South Africa retained their title, and took an almost unassailable lead in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series, defeating rapidly improving Kenya in the final. England won the Plate, Samoa the Bowl and the US the Shield.[1]
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). 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.[2]
The participating teams were:[1]
The tournament started on the Friday night and Saturday with matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][3]
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 6 |
| Samoa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 55 | +14 | 6 |
 Portugal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 86 | -76 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | England |
17–21 | Australia |
| 2009-04-03 | Samoa |
26–5 | Portugal |
| 2009-04-04 | England |
29–0 | Portugal |
| 2009-04-04 | Samoa |
26–19 | Australia |
| 2009-04-04 | Australia |
31–5 | Portugal |
| 2009-04-04 | England |
24–24 | Samoa |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 9 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 7 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 5 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 69 | -43 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | Argentina |
14–7 | France |
| 2009-04-03 | Fiji |
33–7 | Scotland |
| 2009-04-04 | Argentina |
12–7 | Scotland |
| 2009-04-04 | Fiji |
21–10 | France |
| 2009-04-04 | France |
24–12 | Scotland |
| 2009-04-04 | Argentina |
21–26 | Fiji |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 15 | +69 | 9 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 67 | -14 | 5 |
| United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 5 |
 Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 69 | -29 | 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | New Zealand |
24–10 | Wales |
| 2009-04-03 | United States |
17–14 | Tonga |
| 2009-04-04 | New Zealand |
33–0 | Tonga |
| 2009-04-04 | United States |
17–24 | Wales |
| 2009-04-04 | Wales |
19–26 | Tonga |
| 2009-04-04 | New Zealand |
27–5 | United States |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 22 | +63 | 7 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 67 | -42 | 5 |
 Cook Islands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 75 | -56 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-04-03 | South Africa |
28–7 | Cook Islands |
| 2009-04-03 | Kenya |
12–5 | Japan |
| 2009-04-04 | South Africa |
43–0 | Japan |
| 2009-04-04 | Kenya |
27–0 | Cook Islands |
| 2009-04-04 | Cook Islands |
12–20 | Japan |
| 2009-04-04 | South Africa |
14–15 | Kenya |
Play on the last day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.[1][3]
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 27 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 33 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 27 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 27 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 33 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 35 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| France | 35 | |||||||||
| France | 27 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 38 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
Individual points
| Individual points [4] Updated:2009-04-05 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Richard Kingi | Australia | 46 |
| 2 | Renfred Dazel | South Africa | 43 |
| 3 | Lolo Lui | Samoa | 41 |
| 4 | Nasoni Roko | Fiji | 33 |
| 5= | Lionel Mapoe | South Africa | 30 |
| 5= | Kevin Swiryn | United States | 30 |
| 5= | Afa Aiono | Samoa | 30 |
| 5= | Ben Gollings | England | 30 |
| 5= | Tom Varndell | England | 30 |
| 10 | Martin Rodriguez | Argentina | 29 |
Individual tries
| Individual tries [5] Updated:2009-04-05 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1= | Afa Aiono | Samoa | 6 |
| 1= | Lionel Mapoe | South Africa | 6 |
| 1= | Kevin Swiryn | United States | 6 |
| 1= | Tom Varndell | England | 6 |
| 5= | Alafoti Fa'osiliva | Samoa | 5 |
| 5= | Shaun Foley | Australia | 5 |
| 5= | Vereniki Goneva | Fiji | 5 |
| 5= | Collins Injera | Kenya | 5 |
| 5= | Nasoni Roko | Fiji | 5 |
| 5= | Niumaia Rokobuli | Fiji | 5 |
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- "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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- IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- IRB Sevens
- Adelaide Sevens on irb.com
| Preceded by | Adelaide Sevens 2009 |
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