2010 Wellington Sevens

The Emirates Airline 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 2010 competition, took place on 4 February and 5 February the third of eight Cup tournaments in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. Fiji won the tournament, its first title of the season, with a victory over Samoa in the final.

Teams

Pool Stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 97 17 80 9
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 83 34 49 7
 Wales 3 1 0 2 36 79 −43 5
 Niue 3 0 0 3 27 113 −86 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-05  New Zealand 29 – 5  Wales
2010-02-05  South Africa 38 – 10  Niue
2010-02-05  New Zealand 49 – 5  Niue
2010-02-05  South Africa 38 – 5  Wales
2010-02-05  Wales 26 – 12  Niue
2010-02-05  New Zealand 19 – 7  South Africa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 115 12 103 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 62 57 5 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 46 65 −19 5
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 17 106 −89 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-05  Fiji 36 – 5  Scotland
2010-02-05  Australia 31 – 12  Papua New Guinea
2010-02-05  Fiji 41 – 0  Papua New Guinea
2010-02-05  Australia 24 – 7  Scotland
2010-02-05  Scotland 34 – 5  Papua New Guinea
2010-02-05  Fiji 38 – 7  Australia

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 79 36 43 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 49 38 11 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 29 62 −33 5
 Tonga 3 0 0 3 33 54 −21 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-05  England 31 – 7  United States
2010-02-05  Kenya 15 – 7  Tonga
2010-02-05  England 24 – 19  Tonga
2010-02-05  Kenya 24 – 7  United States
2010-02-05  United States 15 – 7  Tonga
2010-02-05  England 24 – 10  Kenya

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 91 47 44 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 61 53 8 7
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 40 64 −24 5
 France 3 0 0 3 43 71 −28 3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-02-05  Samoa 31 – 19  France
2010-02-05  Canada 26 – 7  Argentina
2010-02-05  Samoa 27 – 14  Canada
2010-02-05  Argentina 19 – 5  France
2010-02-05  Canada 21 – 19  France
2010-02-05  Samoa 33 – 14  Argentina

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 Wales 31
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Papua New Guinea 12
 
 Papua New Guinea 10
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Tonga 26
 
 Argentina 17
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Tonga 7
 
 Tonga 14
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 United States 19
 
 United States 10
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 France 21
 
 United States19
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Scotland12
 
 Scotland 12
 
 
 Niue 17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 Wales 31
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Papua New Guinea 12
 
 Wales 17
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Argentina 12
 
 Argentina 17
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Tonga 7
 
 Wales 7
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 France 5
 
 United States 10
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 France 21
 
 France28
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Niue12
 
 Scotland 12
 
 
 Niue 17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 New Zealand 24
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Australia 12
 
 Australia 26
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Kenya 17
 
 Samoa 14
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Kenya 12
 
 Australia 26
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 South Africa 22
 
 England 31
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Canada 0
 
 Canada5
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 South Africa29
 
 Fiji 21
 
 
 South Africa 5
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 
 New Zealand 24
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Australia 12
 
 New Zealand 14
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Samoa 24
 
 Samoa 14
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Kenya 12
 
 Samoa 14
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Fiji 19
 
 England 31
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Canada 0
 
 England19
 
6 February – Wellington, New Zealand
 
 Fiji28
 
 Fiji 21
 
 
 South Africa 5
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 William Ryder  Fiji 45
2 Siaosi Iongi  Tonga 44
2 Ben Gollings  England 44
4 James Stannard  Australia 41
5 Osea Kolinisau  Fiji 37
6 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 35
7 Lolo Lui  Samoa 34
8 Paul Albaladejo  France 32
9 Nese Malifa  United States 30
9 Renaud Delmas  France 30
9 Mat Turner  England 30

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 Osea Kolinisau  Fiji 7
1 Mikaele Pesamino  Samoa 7
3 Renaud Delmas  France 6
3 Siaosi Iogni  Tonga 6
3 Mat Turner  England 6
6 Rayno Benjamin  South Africa 5
6 Seremaia Burotu  Fiji 5
6 Ifan Evans  Wales 5
6 Collins Injera  Kenya 5
6 Reupena Levasa  Samoa 5
6 Uale Mai  Samoa 5
6 Tim Mikkelson  New Zealand 5
6 William Ryder  Fiji 5
Preceded by Wellington Sevens
2010 		Succeeded by