2011 Wellington Sevens Explained
The 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 2011 competition was held on February 4 and February 5 at Westpac Stadium.It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.
Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. 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.
Teams
These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:
Pool stages
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 36 | +49 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | | 31 – 12 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 31 – 12 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 21 – 17 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 36 – 5 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 19 – 14 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 33 – 7 | | |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 19 | +89 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | | 29 – 12 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 14 – 10 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 45 – 0 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 22 – 14 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 12 – 14 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 34 – 7 | | |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 31 | +66 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 3 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | | 24 – 21 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 47 – 7 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 17 – 0 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 21 – 19 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 10 – 17 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 5 – 29 | | |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 7 | +80 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 83 | −59 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 5 | |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2011-02-04 | | 42 – 0 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 31 – 5 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 38 – 0 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 12 – 14 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 14 – 19 | |
| 2011-02-04 | | 7 – 7 | | |
Knockout
Cup
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