# 2006 Dubai Sevens

The Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2006 competition, which took place on December 1 and 2 at the Dubai Exiles ground, was the first Cup trophy in the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series circuit.

## Teams

* Arabian Gulf
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Tunisia
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 32019519+767  Australia 32015333+207  Portugal 32014146-57  Kenya 3003798-913
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | Fiji | 45 - 0 | Kenya |
| 2006-12-01 | Australia | 10 - 12 | Portugal |
| 2006-12-01 | Fiji | 36 - 0 | Portugal |
| 2006-12-01 | Australia | 24 - 7 | Kenya |
| 2006-12-01 | Kenya | 0 - 29 | Portugal |
| 2006-12-01 | Fiji | 14 - 19 | Australia |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 33008610+769  France 31023552-175  Zimbabwe 31023655-195  Scotland 31023376-435
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | England | 38 - 0 | Scotland |
| 2006-12-01 | France | 7 - 19 | Zimbabwe |
| 2006-12-01 | England | 29 - 0 | Zimbabwe |
| 2006-12-01 | France | 21 - 14 | Scotland |
| 2006-12-01 | Scotland | 19 - 17 | Zimbabwe |
| 2006-12-01 | England | 19 - 7 | France |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 330012024+969  Canada 32015278-267  Tunisia 31025064-145  Argentina 30033692-563
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | South Africa | 47 - 5 | Canada |
| 2006-12-01 | Argentina | 12 - 24 | Tunisia |
| 2006-12-01 | South Africa | 33 - 12 | Tunisia |
| 2006-12-01 | Argentina | 17 - 28 | Canada |
| 2006-12-01 | Canada | 19 - 14 | Tunisia |
| 2006-12-01 | South Africa | 40 - 7 | Argentina |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 32019222+707  Samoa 32017824+547  Wales 32017645+317  Arabian Gulf 30030155-1553
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand | 31 - 12 | Wales |
| 2006-12-01 | Samoa | 54 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand | 54 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | Samoa | 14 - 17 | Wales |
| 2006-12-01 | Wales | 47 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand | 7 - 10 | Samoa |

## Finals
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Portugal | 33 | | | |
| Portugal | 33 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | |
| Scotland | 12 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | |
| Scotland | 12 | Scotland | 12 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | Scotland | 12 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | Wales | 17 | |
| Wales | 10 | Wales | 17 | |
| Wales | 10 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | Wales | 33 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | | Wales | 33 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | Arabian Gulf | 0 |
| Tunisia | 26 | | | | Arabian Gulf | 0 |
| Tunisia | 26 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | Arabian Gulf | 10 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | Arabian Gulf | 10 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | Kenya | 7 | |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | Kenya | 7 | |
| Kenya | 0 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Portugal | 33 | | | |
| Portugal | 33 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | |
| Scotland | 12 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | |
| Scotland | 12 | Portugal | 7 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | Portugal | 7 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | Argentina | 10 | |
| Wales | 10 | Argentina | 10 | |
| Wales | 10 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | Argentina | 26 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | | Argentina | 26 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | Zimbabwe | 7 |
| Tunisia | 26 | | | | Zimbabwe | 7 |
| Tunisia | 26 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Arabian Gulf | 0 | Tunisia | 10 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | Tunisia | 10 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | Zimbabwe | 17 | |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | Zimbabwe | 17 | |
| Kenya | 0 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 46 | | | |
| Fiji | 46 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | |
| France | 7 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | |
| France | 7 | France | 36 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | France | 36 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | Canada | 0 | |
| New Zealand | 31 | Canada | 0 | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Canada | 0 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Canada | 0 | | | | France | 7 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | | France | 7 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| South Africa | 19 | | | | Samoa | 26 |
| South Africa | 19 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Samoa | 10 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Samoa | 10 | Samoa | 12 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | Samoa | 12 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | Australia | 5 | |
| England | 21 | Australia | 5 | |
| Australia | 5 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 46 | | | |
| Fiji | 46 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | |
| France | 7 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | |
| France | 7 | Fiji | 12 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | Fiji | 12 | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | New Zealand | 17 | |
| New Zealand | 31 | New Zealand | 17 | |
| New Zealand | 31 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Canada | 0 | | | | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai |
| Canada | 0 | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | | South Africa | 31 |
| South Africa | 19 | | | | South Africa | 31 |
| South Africa | 19 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Samoa | 10 | December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | | |
| Samoa | 10 | South Africa | 19 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | | South Africa | 19 | | | |
| December 2 - Dubai | December 2 - Dubai | England | 0 | |
| England | 21 | England | 0 | |
| Australia | 5 | | | |

## Round 1 table

| Pos. | Country | | Overall |
| 1 | South Africa | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Fiji | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | England | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Australia | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Argentina | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Portugal | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wales | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kenya | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Scotland | 0 | 0 |