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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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]
Format
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]
Teams
The participating teams were:[1]
Pool stages
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 Australia3 3 0 0 78 41 +37 9 England3 1 1 1 70 45 +25 6 Samoa3 1 1 1 69 55 +14 6 
Portugal3 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 
Fiji3 3 0 0 80 38 +42 9 
Argentina3 2 0 1 47 40 +7 7 France3 1 0 2 41 47 -6 5 Scotland3 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 Zealand3 3 0 0 84 15 +69 9 
Wales3 1 0 2 53 67 -14 5 United States3 1 0 2 39 65 -26 5 
Tonga3 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 Kenya3 3 0 0 54 19 +35 9 South Africa3 2 0 1 85 22 +63 7 
Japan3 1 0 2 25 67 -42 5 
Cook Islands3 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 |
Knockout
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 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 April - Adelaide, Australia | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
Statistics
Individual points
| Individual points [4] Updated:2009-04-05 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Richard Kingi | Australia | 46 |
| 1 | Renfred Dazel | South Africa | 43 |
| 1 | Lolo Lui | Samoa | 41 |
| 1 | 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 |
Reference list
- "IRB Sevens X Adelaide, Australia". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.