# 2008 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 2008 competition was held on November 28 and 29 at The Sevens, a brand-new facility built to host the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. It was the first of eight events in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series. The top-tier Cup trophy was won by South Africa.
This was the first edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.

## Format

The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress 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 progress 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

* Australia
* England
* France
* Fiji
* Georgia
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 330010421+839  Australia 32015062−127  Wales 31025062−125  Zimbabwe 30033190−593
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | New Zealand | 28 - 7 | Wales |
| 2008-11-28 | Australia | 21 - 12 | Zimbabwe |
| 2008-11-28 | New Zealand | 43 - 7 | Zimbabwe |
| 2008-11-28 | Australia | 22 - 17 | Wales |
| 2008-11-28 | Wales | 26 - 12 | Zimbabwe |
| 2008-11-28 | New Zealand | 33 - 7 | Australia |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 33009510+859  Kenya 32016638+287  Scotland 31022983−545  Arabian Gulf 30032180−593
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | South Africa | 31 - 10 | Scotland |
| 2008-11-28 | Kenya | 28 - 7 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | South Africa | 33 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | Kenya | 38 - 0 | Scotland |
| 2008-11-28 | Scotland | 19 - 14 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2008-11-28 | South Africa | 31 - 0 | Kenya |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 33007126+459  Argentina 32015233+197  France 31023553−175  Georgia 30032673−473
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | Samoa | 19 - 14 | France |
| 2008-11-28 | Argentina | 26 - 7 | Georgia |
| 2008-11-28 | Samoa | 33 - 7 | Georgia |
| 2008-11-28 | Argentina | 21 - 7 | France |
| 2008-11-28 | France | 14 - 12 | Georgia |
| 2008-11-28 | Samoa | 19 - 5 | Argentina |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 33008322+619  Fiji 32016440+247  Portugal 31022955−265  United States 30033493−593
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2008-11-28 | Fiji | 47 - 12 | United States |
| 2008-11-28 | England | 31 - 7 | Portugal |
| 2008-11-28 | Fiji | 12 - 0 | Portugal |
| 2008-11-28 | England | 24 - 10 | United States |
| 2008-11-28 | United States | 12 - 22 | Portugal |
| 2008-11-28 | Fiji | 5 - 28 | England |

## Knockout
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Wales | 26 | | | |
| Wales | 26 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | Arabian Gulf | 22 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | Arabian Gulf | 22 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | Georgia | 12 | |
| Portugal | 19 | Georgia | 12 | |
| Portugal | 19 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Georgia | 7 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Georgia | 7 | | | | Arabian Gulf | 7 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Arabian Gulf | 7 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | United States | 31 |
| France | 22 | | | | United States | 31 |
| France | 22 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| United States | 12 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| United States | 12 | United States | 17 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | United States | 17 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | Scotland | 14 | |
| Scotland | 5 | Scotland | 14 | |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Wales | 26 | | | |
| Wales | 26 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | Wales | 0 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | Wales | 0 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | Portugal | 24 | |
| Portugal | 19 | Portugal | 24 | |
| Portugal | 19 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Georgia | 7 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Georgia | 7 | | | | Portugal | 24 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Portugal | 24 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | France | 0 |
| France | 22 | | | | France | 0 |
| France | 22 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| United States | 12 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| United States | 12 | France | 17 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | France | 17 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
| Scotland | 5 | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | |
| New Zealand | 21 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Kenya | 17 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Kenya | 17 | Kenya | 26 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | Kenya | 26 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | Argentina | 24 | |
| England | 15 | Argentina | 24 | |
| England | 15 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | Kenya | 7 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Kenya | 7 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | Samoa | 12 |
| Samoa | 7 | | | | Samoa | 12 |
| Samoa | 7 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | Samoa | 17 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | Samoa | 17 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | Australia | 14 | |
| South Africa | 19 | Australia | 14 | |
| Australia | 0 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | |
| New Zealand | 21 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Kenya | 17 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Kenya | 17 | New Zealand | 19 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | New Zealand | 19 | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | England | 21 | |
| England | 15 | England | 21 | |
| England | 15 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| Argentina | 5 | | | | England | 12 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | England | 12 |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| Samoa | 7 | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| Samoa | 7 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 12 | Fiji | 7 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | | Fiji | 7 | | | |
| November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | November 29 - The Sevens, Dubai | South Africa | 10 | |
| South Africa | 19 | South Africa | 10 | |
| Australia | 0 | | | |

## Statistics
### Individual points

Individual points Updated:2008-11-30 :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 41 |
| 2 | Ollie Phillips | England | 39 |
| 3 | Lavin Asego | Kenya | 36 |
| 4= | Collins Injera | Kenya | 35 |
| 4= | Mzwandile Stick | South Africa | 35 |
| 6 | Lolo Lui | Samoa | 32 |
| 7 | Pedro Leal | Portugal | 31 |
| 8 | Tim Nanai-Williams | New Zealand | 26 |
| 9= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa | 25 |
| 9= | Rayno Benjamin | South Africa | 25 |

### Individual tries

Individual tries Updated:2008-11-30 :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Collins Injera | Kenya | 7 |
| 2= | Rayno Benjamin | South Africa | 5 |
| 2= | Isoa Damu | England | 5 |
| 2= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa | 5 |
| 2= | David Mateus | Portugal | 5 |
| 6= | Thomas Combezou | France | 4 |
| 6= | Apelu Fa'aiuga | Samoa | 4 |
| 6= | Vereniki Goneva | Fiji | 4 |
| 6= | Tim Mikkelson | New Zealand | 4 |
| 6= | Tim Nanai-Williams | New Zealand | 4 |