2011 Wellington Sevens
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.
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.
Teams
These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:[1]
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Cook Islands
- England
- Fiji
- France
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Tonga
- United States
- Wales
Pool stages
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 5 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | England | 31 – 12 | United States |
| 2011-02-04 | Wales | 31 – 12 | Cook Islands |
| 2011-02-04 | England | 21 – 17 | Cook Islands |
| 2011-02-04 | Wales | 36 – 5 | United States |
| 2011-02-04 | United States | 19 – 14 | Cook Islands |
| 2011-02-04 | England | 33 – 7 | Wales |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 19 | +89 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 5 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | New Zealand | 29 – 12 | Scotland |
| 2011-02-04 | Argentina | 14 – 10 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2011-02-04 | New Zealand | 45 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2011-02-04 | Argentina | 22 – 14 | Scotland |
| 2011-02-04 | Scotland | 12 – 14 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2011-02-04 | New Zealand | 34 – 7 | Argentina |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 31 | +66 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 7 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | Samoa | 24 – 21 | Kenya |
| 2011-02-04 | Australia | 47 – 7 | Tonga |
| 2011-02-04 | Samoa | 17 – 0 | Tonga |
| 2011-02-04 | Australia | 21 – 19 | Kenya |
| 2011-02-04 | Kenya | 10 – 17 | Tonga |
| 2011-02-04 | Samoa | 5 – 29 | Australia |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 7 | +80 | 8 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 83 | −59 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 5 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | Fiji | 42 – 0 | France |
| 2011-02-04 | South Africa | 31 – 5 | Canada |
| 2011-02-04 | Fiji | 38 – 0 | Canada |
| 2011-02-04 | South Africa | 12 – 14 | France |
| 2011-02-04 | France | 14 – 19 | Canada |
| 2011-02-04 | Fiji | 7 – 7 | South Africa |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
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| France | 12 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 21 | |||||||||
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| France | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 52 | |||||||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 12 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 22 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 24 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 21 | |||||||||
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| France | 19 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 22 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 7 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
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| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 7 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| February 5 – Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 5 | |||||||||