| 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 → | |
The2009 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as theInternational Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2009, was arugby sevens tournament that was part of theIRB Sevens World Series in the2008–09 season. It was theAustralian Sevens leg of the series, held between 3 and 5 April at theAdelaide Oval inSouth Australia.[1]
South Africa retained their title, and took an almost unassailable lead in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series, defeating rapidly improvingKenya in the final.England won the Plate,Samoa the Bowl andthe 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]
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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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Samoa | 27 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
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| Japan | 14 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 33 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
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| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
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| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 27 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April -Adelaide,Australia | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 27 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||||||
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| Tonga | 33 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 35 | |||||||||
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| France | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 19 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 31 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 14 | |||||||||
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| France | 35 | |||||||||
| France | 27 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April -Adelaide,Australia | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 38 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
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| England | 24 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 14 | |||||||||
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| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 April -Adelaide,Australia | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 12 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
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| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 April -Adelaide,Australia | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 40 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| 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[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 |
| Preceded by | Adelaide Sevens 2009 | Succeeded by |