# 2010 Adelaide Sevens

The 2010 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2010, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2009–10 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held between 19 and 21 March at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.
Samoa picked up their second consecutive Cup win, following on from their victory in the USA Sevens. In a major surprise, their opponent in the final was the United States, who advanced to their first-ever Cup final. Samoa's 38–10 win enabled them to narrow the gap behind series leaders New Zealand to only 2 points.
New Zealand, who were knocked out of the Cup competition by Samoa, gained the consolation prize of the Plate, defeating reigning series champions South Africa in the final. The Bowl was won by England and the Shield by Japan.

## Format

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). 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

The participating teams were:

## Pool stage

The tournament started on the Friday night and Saturday with matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.

### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33001047+979  Argentina 32014071-317  Tonga 31023952-105  Scotland 30031467-533
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-19 | New Zealand | 31–0 | Scotland |
| 2010-03-19 | Argentina | 19–17 | Tonga |
| 2010-03-20 | New Zealand | 26–0 | Tonga |
| 2010-03-20 | Argentina | 14–7 | Scotland |
| 2010-03-20 | Scotland | 7–22 | Tonga |
| 2010-03-20 | New Zealand | 47–7 | Argentina |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 32109012+788  Samoa 32109929+708  Japan 310226109-835  France 30032792-653
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-19 | Samoa | 33–12 | France |
| 2010-03-19 | South Africa | 40–0 | Japan |
| 2010-03-20 | Samoa | 54–5 | Japan |
| 2010-03-20 | South Africa | 38–0 | France |
| 2010-03-20 | France | 15–21 | Japan |
| 2010-03-20 | Samoa | 12–12 | South Africa |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Wales 32018936+507  Fiji 32017424+507  Kenya 32015333+207  Papua New Guinea 300312132-1203
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-19 | Fiji | 12–17 | Wales |
| 2010-03-19 | Kenya | 27–7 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010-03-20 | Fiji | 41–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010-03-20 | Kenya | 19–5 | Wales |
| 2010-03-20 | Wales | 64–5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010-03-20 | Fiji | 21–7 | Kenya |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Australia 33009317+769  United States 32015364–117  England 31027141+305  Niue 300312107–953
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2010-03-19 | England | 21–24 | United States |
| 2010-03-19 | Australia | 40–5 | Niue |
| 2010-03-20 | England | 38–0 | Niue |
| 2010-03-20 | Australia | 36–0 | United States |
| 2010-03-20 | United States | 29–7 | Niue |
| 2010-03-20 | England | 12–17 | Australia |

## Knockout

Play on the last day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| Tonga | 0 | | | |
| Tonga | 0 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | |
| France | 38 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | |
| France | 38 | Tonga | 45 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | Tonga | 45 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 0 | |
| England | 47 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | |
| England | 47 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | | Tonga | 19 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | | Tonga | 19 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | Japan | 22 |
| Kenya | 25 | | | | Japan | 22 |
| Kenya | 25 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| Niue | 7 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| Niue | 7 | Niue | 5 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | Niue | 5 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | Japan | 22 | |
| Japan | 15 | Japan | 22 | |
| Scotland | 21 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| Tonga | 0 | | | |
| Tonga | 0 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | |
| France | 38 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | |
| France | 38 | France | 0 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | France | 0 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | England | 19 | |
| England | 47 | England | 19 | |
| England | 47 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | | | | England | 33 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | | England | 33 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Kenya | 25 | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Kenya | 25 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| Niue | 7 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| Niue | 7 | Kenya | 36 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | Kenya | 36 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | Scotland | 12 | |
| Japan | 15 | Scotland | 12 | |
| Scotland | 21 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | |
| New Zealand | 19 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | |
| Samoa | 24 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | |
| Samoa | 24 | New Zealand | 24 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | New Zealand | 24 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | Fiji | 21 | |
| Australia | 26 | Fiji | 21 | |
| Australia | 26 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Fiji | 22 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Fiji | 22 | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| Wales | 10 | | | | South Africa | 14 |
| Wales | 10 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| United States | 12 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| United States | 12 | Wales | 0 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | Wales | 0 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | South Africa | 29 | |
| South Africa | 14 | South Africa | 29 | |
| Argentina | 17 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | |
| New Zealand | 19 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | |
| Samoa | 24 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | |
| Samoa | 24 | Samoa | 26 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | Samoa | 26 | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | Australia | 12 | |
| Australia | 26 | Australia | 12 | |
| Australia | 26 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Fiji | 22 | | | | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia |
| Fiji | 22 | | | | Samoa | 38 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | | Samoa | 38 |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | | United States | 10 |
| Wales | 10 | | | | United States | 10 |
| Wales | 10 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| United States | 12 | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | | |
| United States | 12 | United States | 28 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | | United States | 28 | | | |
| 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | 21 March - Adelaide, Australia | Argentina | 12 | |
| South Africa | 14 | Argentina | 12 | |
| Argentina | 17 | | | |

## Statistics
### Individual points

Individual Points :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Ben Gollings | England | 60 |
| 2 | Mikaele Pesamino | Samoa | 57 |
| 3 | Sampie Mastriet | South Africa | 45 |
| 4 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 40 |
| 5 | Lolo Lui | Samoa | 39 |
| 6 | Cecil Afrika | South Africa | 38 |
| 7 | James Stannard | Australia | 34 |
| 8 | Fautua Otto | Samoa | 32 |
| 9 | Innocent Simiyu | Kenya | 30 |
| 9 | Diego Palma | Argentina | 30 |

### Individual tries

Individual Tries :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Mikaele Pesamino | Samoa | 11 |
| 2 | Sampie Mastriet | South Africa | 9 |
| 3 | Fautua Otto | Samoa | 6 |
| 3 | Diego Palma | Argentina | 6 |
| 3 | Innocent Simiyu | Kenya | 6 |
| 6 | Brackin Karauria-Henry | Australia | 5 |
| 6 | Humphrey Kayange | Kenya | 5 |
| 6 | Sake Tokula | New Zealand | 5 |
| 6 | Collins Injera | Kenya | 5 |
| 6 | Alisi Tupuailei | Japan | 5 |
| 6 | Koji Wada | Japan | 5 |

## Reference list

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* 1 2 3 4 5 "IRB Sevens XII Adelaide, Australia. 4/2/2011 – 4/3/2011". rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
* 1 2 3 4 "Ultimate Rugby Sevens Match Archive - HSBC World Sevens Series Adelaide". ur7s.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
* ↑ "IRB Sevens - Format & Regulation - 16-team tournament". irbsevens.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)