# 2008 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 2008 competition, which took place on 1 and 2 February was the third Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33001037+969  Samoa 32016029+317  Canada 31023795-585  Papua New Guinea 30032190-693
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | New Zealand | 43 – 0 | Canada |
| 1 February 2008 | Samoa | 22 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1 February 2008 | New Zealand | 41 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1 February 2008 | Samoa | 31 – 10 | Canada |
| 1 February 2008 | Canada | 27 – 21 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1 February 2008 | New Zealand | 19 – 7 | Samoa |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 33008828+609  Wales 32014852-47  Cook Islands 31024274-325  England 30032953-243
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | Fiji | 40 – 7 | Wales |
| 1 February 2008 | England | 17 – 21 | Cook Islands |
| 1 February 2008 | Fiji | 31 – 14 | Cook Islands |
| 1 February 2008 | England | 5 – 15 | Wales |
| 1 February 2008 | Wales | 26 – 7 | Cook Islands |
| 1 February 2008 | Fiji | 17 – 7 | England |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 33008628+589  Australia 32015738+197  Kenya 31022652-265  France 30032172-513
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | South Africa | 24 – 14 | Australia |
| 1 February 2008 | Kenya | 19 – 0 | France |
| 1 February 2008 | South Africa | 29 – 7 | France |
| 1 February 2008 | Kenya | 0 – 19 | Australia |
| 1 February 2008 | Australia | 24 – 14 | France |
| 1 February 2008 | South Africa | 33 – 7 | Kenya |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Scotland 32105219+338  Tonga 32015750+77  United States 31113152-216  Argentina 30033655-193
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 February 2008 | Argentina | 7 – 17 | United States |
| 1 February 2008 | Scotland | 26 – 0 | Tonga |
| 1 February 2008 | Argentina | 17 – 19 | Tonga |
| 1 February 2008 | Scotland | 7 – 7 | United States |
| 1 February 2008 | United States | 7 – 38 | Tonga |
| 1 February 2008 | Argentina | 12 – 19 | Scotland |

## Knockout
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Canada | 17 | | | |
| Canada | 17 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| England | 33 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| England | 33 | Canada | 7 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Canada | 7 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | United States | 19 | |
| United States | 12 | United States | 19 | |
| United States | 12 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| France | 17 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| France | 17 | | | | United States | 22 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | United States | 22 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | Kenya | 17 |
| Kenya | 7 | | | | Kenya | 17 |
| Kenya | 7 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | Kenya | 38 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Kenya | 38 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 7 | |
| Cook Islands | 24 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Canada | 17 | | | |
| Canada | 17 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| England | 33 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| England | 33 | England | 14 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | England | 14 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | France | 5 | |
| United States | 12 | France | 5 | |
| United States | 12 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| France | 17 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| France | 17 | | | | England | 12 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | England | 12 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | Argentina | 7 |
| Kenya | 7 | | | | Argentina | 7 |
| Kenya | 7 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 36 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Argentina | 36 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Cook Islands | 5 | |
| Cook Islands | 24 | Cook Islands | 5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| Wales | 5 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Wales | 5 | Wales | 24 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Wales | 24 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Scotland | 12 | |
| Scotland | 7 | Scotland | 12 | |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Australia | 31 | | | | Wales | 12 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | Wales | 12 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| South Africa | 10 | | | | South Africa | 19 |
| South Africa | 10 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Tonga | 14 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Tonga | 14 | South Africa | 26 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | South Africa | 26 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Fiji | 19 | |
| Fiji | 17 | Fiji | 19 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | | | |
| New Zealand | 40 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | |
| Wales | 5 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Wales | 5 | New Zealand | 32 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | New Zealand | 32 | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Australia | 7 | |
| Scotland | 7 | Australia | 7 | |
| Scotland | 7 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand |
| Australia | 31 | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | | New Zealand | 22 |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | | Samoa | 17 |
| South Africa | 10 | | | | Samoa | 17 |
| South Africa | 10 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Tonga | 14 | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Tonga | 14 | Tonga | 21 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | | Tonga | 21 | | | |
| 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | 2 February – Wellington, New Zealand | Samoa | 24 | |
| Fiji | 17 | Samoa | 24 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | |

## Round 3 table

| Pos. | Country | | | | Overall |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| 5 | Argentina | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| 6 | England | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Kenya | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Tonga | – | – | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Scotland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Wales | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | United States | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 13 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cook Islands | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Uganda | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 13 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | – | 0 |
Fiji was the second team to score over 1,000 overall points in the Group Stage of this tournament.