2019 Dubai Sevens

2019 Dubai Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation United Arab Emirates
Date5–7 December 2019
Cup
Champion South Africa
Runner-up New Zealand
Third England
Tournament details
Matches played28
Tries scored203 (average 7.25 per match)
Most points Jordan Conroy (35)
Most tries Jordan Conroy (7)
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The 2019 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and was the 20th international edition and the 50th overall of the Dubai Sevens since it began in 1970. It was held on 5–7 December 2019 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1]

Background

The 2019 Dubai Sevens was the first of ten tournaments in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series with the tournament holding its 50th edition, with it being the 20th time that an World Series event has been held.[2] For Ireland, they would join the series as a core team for the first time after winning the qualifier held at the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens defeating the host nation in the final by 21 points.[3]

Throughout the off-season, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics took place via the continental tournaments. Over in the Americas, Argentina and Canada qualified through to the Olympics after defeating Brazil and Jamaica respectively.[4][5] The following week saw Great Britain became the eighth team to qualify after defeating France in the final at Colomiers.[6] In early November, Australia and Kenya became the ninth and tenth team to qualify as they both won their respective regional tournaments.[7][8] The final continental spot went to South Korea after defeating Hong Kong in the final of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[9]

Format

The sixteen teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup playoffs and competed for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool sent to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings.

Teams

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, Japan:

Pool stage

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)

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

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 France 3 2 0 1 67 39 28 7
 Argentina 3 2 0 1 67 40 27 7
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 69 55 14 7
 Japan 3 0 0 3 29 98 –69 3
5 December 2019
18:40
France 12–10 Argentina
Try: Siega 4'm
Bouhraoua 5'c
Con: Barraque (1/2) 6'		ReportTry: Bazan Velez 7'm
Osadczuk 8'm
Con: Mare (0/2)
The Sevens
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
5 December 2019
19:02
Fiji 24–17 Japan
Try: Botitu 0'm
Tuwai 2'm
Tabu 8'c
Mocenacagi 9'c
Con: Nacuqu (2/4) 8', 9'		ReportTry: Fujita (2) 5'm, 13'm
Ishida 14'c
Con: Fujita (1/2) 14'
Yoshizawa (0/1)
The Sevens
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
6 December 2019
12:42
France 41–5 Japan
Try: O'Connor 1'm
Bouhraoua (3) 3'c, 4'm, 8'c
Siega 5'c
Dall'igna 10'm
Con: Barraque (3/5) 3', 6', 9'
Riva (0/1)
Mazzoleni (0/1)		ReportTry: Yoshizawa 14'm
Con: Fujita (0/1)
The Sevens
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
6 December 2019
13:04
Fiji 21–24 Argentina
Try: Tuimaba 3'c
Botitu 7'c
Derenalagi 9'c
Con: Botitu (1/1) 3'
Nacuqu (2/2) 8', 9'		ReportTry: Etchart 1'c
Sábato 6'm
Álvarez 11'c
Moroni 14'm
Con: Mare (1/3) 1'
Álvarez (1/1) 11'
The Sevens
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
6 December 2019
18:40
Argentina 33–7 Japan
Try: Schulz 2'c
Sábato 3'c
Bazan Velez 5'c
Osadczuk (2) 8'c, 14'm
Con: Mare (4/5) 2', 4', 6', 8'		ReportTry: Yoshizawa 7'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/1) 7'
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
6 December 2019
19:02
Fiji 24–14 France
Try: Nacuqu 5'c
Tuimaba 8'm
Tuwai 10'c
Naduva 13'm
Con: Nacuqu (2/3) 6', 11'
Veilawa (0/1)		ReportTry: O'Connor 2'c
Bouhraoua 3'c
Con: Barraque (2/2) 3', 4'
The Sevens
Referee: Nehuén Jauri-Rivero (Argentina)

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 112 47 65 9
 United States 3 2 0 1 67 64 3 7
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 71 98 –27 5
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 64 105 –41 3
5 December 2019
17:50
Australia 43–14 Scotland
Try: Pincus (2) 1'c, 5'm
Coward 7'c
Turner 7'c
Skelton 8'm
Malouf 9'c
Hutchison 14'm
Con: Longbottom (1/2) 2'
Coward (3/4) 7', 7', 10'		ReportTry: Fergusson 3'c
McFarland 13'c
Con: Lowe (2/2) 3', 13'
The Sevens
Referee: Nehuén Jauri-Rivero (Argentina)
5 December 2019
18:12
United States 24–19 Ireland
Try: Isles 1'm
Barrett (2) 5'c, 11'm
Baker 9'c
Con: Hughes (2/4) 6', 9'		ReportTry: O'Sullivan 4'c
Kennedy 13'c
Kelly 14'm
Con: Dardis (1/1) 4'
Roche (1/2) 13'
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
6 December 2019
11:58
Australia 45–21 Ireland
Try: Malouf 0'c
Hutchison 2'm
Turner (2) 3'c, 10'c
Skelton 5'c
Pincus 8'm
Anderson 14'c
Con: Longbottom (3/5) 1', 4', 5'
Coward (2/2) 10', 14'		ReportTry: Conroy 6'c
Kennedy 9'c
Dardis 12'c
Con: Dardis (3/3) 6', 10', 12'
The Sevens
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)
6 December 2019
12:20
United States 31–21 Scotland
Try: Unufe 3'c
Baker 7'm
Schroeder 7'c
Tomasin 12'm
Isles 14'c
Con: Hughes (3/5) 3', 8', 14'		ReportTry: Fergusson 2'c
Elms 5'c
Rowe 13'c
Con: Fergusson (2/2) 2', 6'
Lowe (1/1) 13'
The Sevens
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
6 December 2019
17:50
Scotland 29–31 Ireland
Try: Sofolarin (2) 2'c, 11'm
Pecqueur (3) 3'm, 8'c, 12'm
Con: Fergusson (2/5) 3', 8'		ReportTry: Conroy (5) 0'm, 5'c, 7'c, 9'm, 14'c
Con: Dardis (2/4) 5', 7'
Roche (1/1) 14'
The Sevens
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
6 December 2019
18:12
United States 12–24 Australia
Try: Unufe 11'c
Isles 14'm
Con: Hughes (1/2) 11'		ReportTry: Anderson 1'c
Pincus 6'm
Hutchison (2) 8'c, 13'm
Con: Longbottom (2/4) 1', 9'
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 107 21 86 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 57 64 –7 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 50 64 –14 5
 Wales 3 0 0 3 33 98 –65 3
5 December 2019
17:06
Samoa 19–12 Canada
Try: Scanlan 3'c
Solia 6'm
Alosio 12'c
Con: Alosio (2/3) 3', 12'		ReportTry: Hirayama 1'c
Morra 5'm
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 2'
The Sevens
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
5 December 2019
17:28
New Zealand 36–7 Wales
Try: Ng Shiu (2) 1'm, 7'c
Baker (2) 2'c, 4'm
McGarvey-Black (2) 9'c, 10'm
Con: Baker (3/5) 2', 8', 10'
Knewstubb (0/1)		ReportTry: Goodchild 13'c
Con: Treharne (1/1) 14'
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
6 December 2019
11:14
Samoa 31–12 Wales
Try: Alosio 4'm
Scanlan 7'c
Perez 8'm
Alofipo (2) 12', 14'
Con: Alosio (2/4) 7', 13'
Scanlan (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Roach 1'm
Dyer 11'c
Con: Treharne (1/2) 12'
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
6 December 2019
11:36
New Zealand 31–7 Canada
Try: Webber 2'm
Rayasi (3) 5'c, 7'c, 9'm
Ware 11'c
Con: Knewstubb (2/3) 6', 11'
Baker (1/1) 7'
McGarvey-Black (0/1)		ReportTry: Hirayama 8'c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 8'
The Sevens
Referee: Nehuén Jauri-Rivero (Argentina)
6 December 2019
17:06
Canada 31–14 Wales
Try: Kaay (2) 5'm, 7'c
Mullins 7'c
Berna 9'
Coats 14'
Con: Hirayama (2/3) 7', 8'
Coats (1/1) 14'		ReportTry: Roach 3'c
T. Lewis 13'c
Con: Treharne (2/2) 3', 13'
The Sevens
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
6 December 2019
17:28
New Zealand 40–7 Samoa
Try: Knewstubb (2) 3'c, 9'c
McGarvey-Black 7'c
Curry 8'm
Molia 11'c
Rayasi 12'c
Con: Knewstubb (3/4) 4', 7', 9'
McGarvey-Black (2/2) 11', 12'		ReportTry: Perez 0'm
Con: Tomasi Alosio (1/1) 1'
The Sevens
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 69 31 38 9
 England 3 2 0 1 62 31 31 7
 Spain 3 1 0 2 34 88 -54 5
 Kenya 3 0 0 3 36 51 -15 3
5 December 2019
19:32
England 36–7 Spain
Try: Bibby 2'm
Norton (2) 4'm, 7'm
Emery 7'c
Burgess 9'c
Lindsay-Hague 13'c
Con: Bibby (3/6) 7', 9', 13'		ReportTry: Hernández 0'c
Con: Hernández (1/1) 1'
The Sevens
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)
5 December 2019
19:54
South Africa 17–12 Kenya
Try: Oosthuizen 1'm
Specman 8'c
Senatla 11'm
Con: Geduld (1/3) 8'		ReportTry: Otieno 3'c
Onyala 5'm
Con: Taabu (1/2) 4'
The Sevens
Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
6 December 2019
13:26
England 12–5 Kenya
Try: Lindsay-Hague 2'c
Bibby 10'm
Con: Emery (1/1) 2'
Bibby (0/1)		ReportTry: Oyoo 11'm
Con: Taabu (0/1)
The Sevens
Referee: Damon Murphy (Australia)
6 December 2019
13:48
South Africa 33–5 Spain
Try: Specman (2) 2'c, 13'c
Dry 5'c
Soyizwapi 7'c
Pretorius 12'c
Con: Geduld (2/2) 3', 6'
S. Davids (3/3) 8', 12', 14'		ReportTry: Pla 10'm
Con: Hernández (0/1)
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
6 December 2019
19:32
Spain 22–19 Kenya
Try: Pla 2'm
Mateu 3'c
Fontes 9'm
Rodriguez-Guerra 11'm
Con: Hernández (1/4) 6'		ReportTry: Olindi 0'c
Oyoo 5'c
Ojee 13'm
Con: Taabu (2/3) 0', 6'
The Sevens
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)
6 December 2019
19:54
South Africa 19–14 England
Try: Oosthuizen 6'm
Geduld (2) 8', 10'
Con: S. Davids (2/3) 8', 10'		ReportTry: Lindsay-Hague 3'c
Norton 4'c
Con: Bibby (2/2) 4', 5'
The Sevens
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Placement matches

Fifteenth place

7 December 2019
13:30
Wales 38–12 Japan
Try: Dyer (2) 3'c, 14'm
Jones 7'c
C. Lewis 7'c
Davies 10'c
Cambriani 11'm
Con: Treharne (4/6) 4', 7', 8', 10'		ReportTry: Yamauchi 2'm
Hikosaka 5'c
Con: Yoshizawa (1/2) 5'
The Sevens
Referee: Matt Rodden (Hong Kong)

Thirteenth place

7 December 2019
13:52
Kenya 26–14 Scotland
Try: Sikuta 5'c
Onyala 7'c
Olindi 10'c
Otieno 13'm
Con: Taabu (3/4) 5', 7', 10'		ReportTry: Pecqueur 8'c
Elms 14'c
Con: Lowe (2/2) 9', 14'
The Sevens
Referee: Francisco González (Uruguay)

Eleventh place

7 December 2019
15:44
Ireland 14–19 Spain
Try: Lennox 7'c
Conroy 12'c
Con: Dardis (2/2) 7', 13'		ReportTry: Sainz-Trapaga (2) 4'c, 6'm
Ramos 10'c
Con: Hernández (1/2) 4'
Fontes (1/1) 11'
The Sevens
Referee: Richard Haughton (England)

Ninth place

7 December 2019
16:06
Fiji 40–17 Canada
Try: Derenalagi 3'c
Bolaca 7'm
Tuimaba 7'c
Nacuqu (2) 11'c, 12'c
Tamani 14'c
Con: Botitu (1/2) 3'
Bolaca (1/1) 7'
Tamani (3/3) 11', 13', 14'		ReportTry: Jones (2) 2'm, 10'c
Hirayama 9'm
Con: Hirayama (1/3) 10'
The Sevens
Referee: James Doleman (New Zealand)

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
7 December 2019 – 11:14 – The Sevens
 
 
 France12
 
7 December 2019 – 15:00 – The Sevens
 
 England19
 
 England12
 
7 December 2019 – 11:36 – The Sevens
 
 New Zealand19
 
 New Zealand26
 
7 December 2019 – 19:02 – The Sevens
 
 United States5
 
 New Zealand0
 
7 December 2019 – 11:58 – The Sevens
 
 South Africa15
 
 South Africa12
 
7 December 2019 – 15:22 – The Sevens
 
 Argentina5
 
 South Africa38
 
7 December 2019 – 12:20 – The Sevens
 
 Samoa7 Third place
 
 Australia14
 
7 December 2019 – 18:00 – The Sevens
 
 Samoa19
 
  England19
 
 
  Samoa17
 

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa 22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand 19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 17
4  Samoa 15
5  Australia 13
6  France 12
7  Argentina 11
8  United States 10
Place  Team Points
9  Fiji 8
10  Canada 7
11  Spain 6
12  Ireland 5
13  Kenya 4
14  Scotland 3
15  Wales 2
16  Japan 1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Dream Team
Forwards Backs
New Zealand Scott Curry
New Zealand Tone Ng Shiu
Australia Lachie Anderson 		South Africa Rosko Specman
England Dan Bibby
Samoa Tomasio Alosio
Jordan Conroy

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pools and schedule announced for Dubai Sevens". World Rugby. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ Jones, Matt (25 November 2019). "Dubai Rugby Sevens: A look back as Middle East's oldest sporting event turns 50". Sport 360. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Ireland make it to the top table of World Rugby Sevens Series". The Irish Times. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ Etchells, Daniel (30 June 2019). "Argentina's men's rugby sevens team qualify for Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada's men qualify for Tokyo 2020". World Rugby. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  6. ^ "England secure Great Britain's place at Tokyo 2020". World Rugby. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ^ Dutton, Chris (9 November 2019). "Australian men's rugby sevens qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games despite scare". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Kenya qualify for Tokyo 2020 as African champions". World Rugby. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. ^ "S Korea qualifies for Tokyo Olympic rugby sevens". Incheon: Japan Today. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
World Sevens Series XIX
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Dubai Sevens
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