2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series
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| 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series | |
|---|---|
| 2006-12-01 - 2007-06-03 | |
| Host nations |  Dubai and |
 South Africa |
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| No. of nations | 17 |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Preceded by | 2004-05 IRB Sevens World Series |
| Succeeded by | 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series |
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 Rugby Board since 1999-2000.
New Zealand won the 2006-07 series by winning the final tournament in Edinburgh. 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 proceeded to do.
Sevens is a stripped-down version of rugby union, with seven players on each side rather than fifteen. Games are much shorter, 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; however, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days.
The tournaments span the globe:
The Australia and Scotland events are new for 2006-07. The Australia event effectively replaces Singapore, and the Scotland event effectively replaces the Paris Sevens.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Points schedule
The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. For most events, points are awarded on the following schedule:
- 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 for the Hong Kong Sevens:
- 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
[edit] Final table
| Final 2006-07 Standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Country | Dubai | South Africa (George) |
New Zealand (Wellington) |
USA | Hong Kong | Australia (Adelaide) |
England (London) |
Scotland (Edinburgh) |
Overall | |
| 1 | New Zealand |
16 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 130 | |
| 2 | Fiji |
12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 128 | |
| 3 |  Samoa |
8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 122 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 92 | |
| 5 |  England |
12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | |
| 6 |  Wales |
0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 38 | |
| 7 |  Australia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 |  France |
6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 |  Scotland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | |
| 10 |  Argentina |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 23 | |
| 11 |  Kenya |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 22 | |
| 12 |  Tonga |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 13 |  Canada |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 14 |  Tunisia |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 15 |  Portugal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Russia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
[edit] The events
[edit] Dubai
[edit] Results
- Cup: South Africa 26–32 New Zealand
- Losing Cup semifinalists: Fiji, England
- Plate: France 7–26 Samoa
- Losing Plate semifinalists: Canada, Australia
- Bowl: Argentina 26–7
Zimbabwe - Shield: Wales 33–0
Arabian Gulf
[edit] South Africa
[edit] Results
- Cup: New Zealand 24–19 South Africa
- Losing Cup semifinalists: Fiji, England
- Plate: Wales 26–7 Tunisia
- Losing Plate semifinalists: France, Samoa
- Bowl: Australia 41–7 Kenya
- Shield: Portugal 14–12 Zimbabwe
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Results
- Cup: Samoa 17 - 14 Fiji
- Losing Cup semifinalists: New Zealand, South Africa
- Plate: England 21 - 12 France
- Losing Plate semifinalists: Canada, Kenya
- Bowl: Argentina 12 - 5 Tonga
- Shield: Portugal 26 - 24 Scotland
[edit] USA
[edit] Results
- Cup: Fiji 38–24 Samoa
- Losing Cup semifinalists: France, New Zealand
- Plate: South Africa 28–19 Scotland
- Losing Plate semifinalists: Australia, England
- Bowl: Tonga 22–17 Argentina
- Shield: United States 26–5 Portugal
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Results
- Cup: Samoa 27–22 Fiji
- Losing Cup semifinalists: New Zealand, South Africa
- Losing Cup quarterfinalists: Australia, England, Scotland, Tonga
- Plate: Wales 26–19 Argentina
- Losing Plate semifinalists: Portugal, United States
- Bowl: Russia 21–7 France
[edit] Australia
[edit] Results
- Cup: Fiji 21–7 Samoa
- Losing Cup semifinalists: Kenya, New Zealand
- Plate: Australia 31–0 South Africa
- Losing Plate semifinalists: England, Scotland
- Bowl: Wales 26–14 Tonga
- Shield: Canada 43–17
Japan
[edit] London
[edit] Results
- Cup: New Zealand 29–7 Fiji
- Losing Cup semifinalists: Samoa, Wales
- Plate: South Africa 14–5 Australia
- Losing Plate semifinalists: Argentina, Scotland
- Bowl: England 10–0 Portugal
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Results
- Cup: New Zealand 34-5 Samoa
- Losing Cup semifinalists: Wales, Argentina
- Plate: Fiji 31-7 Kenya
- Losing Plate semifinalists: South Africa, Scotland
- Bowl: England 31-0 Portugal
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