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2011 Dubai Sevens

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2011 Dubai Sevens
Host nationUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Date2–3 December 2011
Cup
Champion England
Runner-up France
Third Fiji
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up South Africa
Bowl
Winner Scotland
Runner-up United States
Shield
Winner Samoa
Runner-up Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored277 (average 6.16 per match)
Most pointsScotland Andrew Turnbull
(50 points)
Most triesScotland Andrew Turnbull
(10 tries)
2010
2012

The 2011 Dubai Sevens was the 11th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at The Sevens stadium.

It was the official debut for the United Arab Emirates national team, the first of several national teams to have been created after the disbanding of the tournament's former host union, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union.

England defended their title by defeating France 29–12 in the final.[1]

Also, it included the first official IRB-sponsored women's sevens event outside of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Eight national teams competed in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup — Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, South Africa, Spain, and the USA, with the semi-finals and finals played on the main pitch at The Sevens.[2]

Canada won the inaugural event by defeating England in the final 26–7.[3]

Format

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The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were 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 top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams

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The participating teams were:[4]

Pool stage

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The draw was made on November 26.[5]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 114 21 +93 9
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 108 75 +33 6
 Samoa 3 1 1 1 97 71 +26 6
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 19 171 −152 3
2 December 2011
10:04
Fiji 40 – 7 Argentina
Report[usurped]
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
10:26
Samoa 55 – 12 United Arab Emirates
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
13:46
Fiji 43 – 0 United Arab Emirates
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
14:08
Samoa 28 – 28 Argentina
Report[usurped]
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
19:06
Fiji 31 – 14 Samoa
The Sevens, Dubai

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 74 17 +57 9
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 76 28 +48 7
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 24 58 −34 5
 United States 3 0 0 3 17 88 −71 3
2 December 2011
10:48
New Zealand 40 – 0 United States
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
11:10
South Africa 17 – 5 Portugal
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
14:32
New Zealand 31 – 7 Portugal
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
14:54
South Africa 36 – 7 United States
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
17:30
United States 10 – 12 Portugal
The Sevens, Dubai

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 91 24 +67 9
 France 3 2 0 1 65 34 +31 7
 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 21 74 −53 5
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 22 67 −45 3
2 December 2011
11:32
France 27 – 5 Kenya
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
11:54
England 43 – 0 Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
15:16
France 26 – 0 Zimbabwe
Report[usurped]
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
15:38
England 19 – 12 Kenya
Report[usurped]
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
18:23
Kenya 5 – 21 Zimbabwe
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
19:52
France 12 – 29 England
The Sevens, Dubai

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Wales 3 3 0 0 62 33 +29 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 78 52 +26 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 38 52 −14 5
 Canada 3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 3
2 December 2011
09:20
Wales 14 – 7 Scotland
Report[usurped]
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
09:42
Australia 40 – 7 Canada
Report[usurped]
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
13:02
Wales 15 – 12 Canada
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
13:24
Australia 24 – 12 Scotland
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
16:46
Scotland 19 – 14 Canada
The Sevens, Dubai
2 December 2011
18:44
Wales 33 – 14 Australia
The Sevens, Dubai

Knockout stage

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Samoa17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Canada26
 
 Samoa21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
 Zimbabwe7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United States41
 
 Samoa31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya17
 
 Scotland40
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Kenya35
 
 Portugal24
 
 
 Kenya12
 

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Samoa17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Canada26
 
 Canada17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United States33
 
 Zimbabwe7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United States41
 
 United States0
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Scotland26
 
 Scotland40
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
 Scotland19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Portugal17
 
 Portugal24
 
 
 Kenya12
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Fiji34
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Australia7
 
 Australia26
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand12
 
 England10
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand7
 
 Australia17
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 South Africa14
 
 Wales5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Argentina7
 
 Wales7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 South Africa22
 
 South Africa5
 
 
 France19
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
 Fiji34
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Australia7
 
 Fiji12
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 England19
 
 England10
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 New Zealand7
 
 England29
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France12
 
 Wales5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 Argentina7
 
 Argentina5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France24 Third place
 
 South Africa5
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 France19
 
 Fiji26
 
 
 Argentina21
 

References

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  1. ^ "England retain Dubai Sevens crown". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-03. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "First IRB Women's Sevens event announced" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Canada win first IRB Women's Sevens Cup". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-03. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Teams participating in Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-09-15. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for Dubai Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-11-26. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Results of the knockout stage[usurped]
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