# 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

* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Tonga
* United States
* Wales

## Pool Stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33009717809  South Africa 32018334497  Wales 31023679−435  Niue 300327113−863
| 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 3300115121039  Australia 3201625757  Scotland 31024665−195  Papua New Guinea 300317106−893
| 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 33007936439  Kenya 32014938117  United States 31022962−335  Tonga 30033354−213
| 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 33009147449  Canada 3201615387  Argentina 31024064−245  France 30034371−283
| 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-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Wales | 31 | | | |
| Wales | 31 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Papua New Guinea | 10 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Tonga | 26 | |
| Argentina | 17 | Tonga | 26 | |
| Argentina | 17 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Tonga | 7 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Tonga | 7 | | | | Tonga | 14 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | Tonga | 14 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | United States | 19 |
| United States | 10 | | | | United States | 19 |
| United States | 10 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| France | 21 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| France | 21 | United States | 19 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | United States | 19 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Scotland | 12 | |
| Scotland | 12 | Scotland | 12 | |
| Niue | 17 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Wales | 31 | | | |
| Wales | 31 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | Wales | 17 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Wales | 17 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Argentina | 12 | |
| Argentina | 17 | Argentina | 12 | |
| Argentina | 17 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Tonga | 7 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Tonga | 7 | | | | Wales | 7 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | Wales | 7 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | France | 5 |
| United States | 10 | | | | France | 5 |
| United States | 10 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| France | 21 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| France | 21 | France | 28 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | France | 28 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Niue | 12 | |
| Scotland | 12 | Niue | 12 | |
| Niue | 17 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| Australia | 12 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Australia | 12 | Australia | 26 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Australia | 26 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Kenya | 17 | |
| Samoa | 14 | Kenya | 17 | |
| Samoa | 14 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | Australia | 26 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | Australia | 26 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | South Africa | 22 |
| England | 31 | | | | South Africa | 22 |
| England | 31 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Canada | 0 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Canada | 0 | Canada | 5 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Canada | 5 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | South Africa | 29 | |
| Fiji | 21 | South Africa | 29 | |
| South Africa | 5 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | | | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| Australia | 12 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Australia | 12 | New Zealand | 14 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | New Zealand | 14 | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Samoa | 24 | |
| Samoa | 14 | Samoa | 24 | |
| Samoa | 14 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Kenya | 12 | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| England | 31 | | | | Fiji | 19 |
| England | 31 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Canada | 0 | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Canada | 0 | England | 19 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | England | 19 | | | |
| 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 6 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Fiji | 28 | |
| Fiji | 21 | Fiji | 28 | |
| 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 |