# 2011 Dubai Sevens

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

## Format

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

The participating teams were:

## Pool stage

The draw was made on November 26.
Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
All times are local (UTC+4).

### Pool A

| 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 |
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* 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 |
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* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2011 17:08
| Argentina | 73 – 7 | United Arab Emirates |
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* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2011 19:06
| Fiji | 31 – 14 | Samoa |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool B

| 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
* 2 December 2011 19:30
| New Zealand | 5 – 21 | South Africa |
| | Report | |
* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool C

| 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 | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2011 15:38
| England | 19 – 12 | Kenya |
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* 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

| 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 | |
* The Sevens, Dubai
* 2 December 2011 09:42
| Australia | 40 – 7 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* 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
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Samoa | 17 | | | |
| Samoa | 17 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | |
| Canada | 26 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | |
| Canada | 26 | Samoa | 21 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Samoa | 21 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| United States | 41 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| United States | 41 | | | | Samoa | 31 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | | Samoa | 31 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | Kenya | 17 |
| Scotland | 40 | | | | Kenya | 17 |
| Scotland | 40 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | United Arab Emirates | 5 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | Kenya | 35 | |
| Portugal | 24 | Kenya | 35 | |
| Kenya | 12 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Samoa | 17 | | | |
| Samoa | 17 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | |
| Canada | 26 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | |
| Canada | 26 | Canada | 17 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Canada | 17 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | United States | 33 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | United States | 33 | |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| United States | 41 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| United States | 41 | | | | United States | 0 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | | United States | 0 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | Scotland | 26 |
| Scotland | 40 | | | | Scotland | 26 |
| Scotland | 40 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | Scotland | 19 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Scotland | 19 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | Portugal | 17 | |
| Portugal | 24 | Portugal | 17 | |
| Kenya | 12 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 34 | | | |
| Fiji | 34 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | |
| Australia | 7 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | |
| Australia | 7 | Australia | 26 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Australia | 26 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | New Zealand | 12 | |
| England | 10 | New Zealand | 12 | |
| England | 10 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| New Zealand | 7 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| New Zealand | 7 | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| Wales | 5 | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| Wales | 5 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | Wales | 7 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Wales | 7 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | South Africa | 22 | |
| South Africa | 5 | South Africa | 22 | |
| France | 19 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 34 | | | |
| Fiji | 34 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | |
| Australia | 7 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | |
| Australia | 7 | Fiji | 12 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Fiji | 12 | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | England | 19 | |
| England | 10 | England | 19 | |
| England | 10 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| New Zealand | 7 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| New Zealand | 7 | | | | England | 29 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | | England | 29 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | | France | 12 |
| Wales | 5 | | | | France | 12 |
| Wales | 5 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 7 | Argentina | 5 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | Argentina | 5 | | | |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | France | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 5 | France | 24 | | Third place | Third place |
| South Africa | 5 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| France | 19 | | | | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| France | 19 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| | | | | | Argentina | 21 |