Adelaide Sevens 2008

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The 2008 Adelaide Sevens (officially known as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2008) was the fifth edition of the Australian Sevens 7-a-side rugby tournament . The tournament took place on April 5th and 6th. In the final, South Africa beat New Zealand 15: 7, winning the tournament for the first time.

Attendees

16 teams participated in the 2008 Adelaide Sevens:

Preliminary round

table

  • Cup participation
  • Bowl participation

    • Group A

    team Sp. S. U N Result Diff. Points
    1. New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand  3 3 0 0 92:31 + 61 9
    2. Cook IslandsCook IslandsCook Islands  3 1 0 2 64:76 - 12 5
    3. ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina  3 1 0 2 54:78 - 24 5
    4. ScotlandScotlandScotland  3 1 0 2 49:74 - 25 5
    April 5th
    		 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 21:14 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
    report
    April 5th
    		 ScotlandScotland Scotland 22:17 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands
    report
    April 5th
    		 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 31: 7 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands
    report
    April 5th
    		 ScotlandScotland Scotland 17:19 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina
    report
    April 5th
    		 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 21:40 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands
    report
    April 5th
    		 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 38:10 ScotlandScotland Scotland
    report

    Group B

    team Sp. S. U N Result Diff. Points
    1. SamoaSamoaSamoa  3 3 0 0 73:55 + 18 9
    2. TongaTongaTonga  3 2 0 1 84:31 + 53 7th
    3. WalesWales  3 1 0 2 60:64 - 4th 5
    4. JapanJapanJapan  3 0 0 3 43: 110 - 67 3
    April 5th
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 28: 17 Wales Wales
    report
    April 5th
    		 TongaTonga Tonga 53-0 JapanJapan Japan
    report
    April 5th
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 31:26 JapanJapan Japan
    report
    April 5th
    		 TongaTonga Tonga 19: 17 Wales Wales
    report
    April 5th
    		 Wales Wales 24: 17 JapanJapan Japan
    report
    April 5th
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 14:12 TongaTonga Tonga
    report

    Group C

    team Sp. S. U N Result Diff. Points
    1. South AfricaSouth AfricaSouth Africa  3 3 0 0 83:24 + 59 9
    2. AustraliaAustraliaAustralia  3 2 0 1 59:52 + 7 7th
    3. United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  3 1 0 2 38:91 - 53 5
    4. CanadaCanadaCanada  3 0 0 3 48:61 - 13 3
    April 5th
    		 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 45-0 United StatesUnited States United States
    report
    April 5th
    		 AustraliaAustralia Australia 21:14 CanadaCanada Canada
    report
    April 5th
    		 AustraliaAustralia Australia 31:19 United StatesUnited States United States
    report
    April 5th
    		 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 21:17 CanadaCanada Canada
    report
    April 5th
    		 United StatesUnited States United States 19: 17 CanadaCanada Canada
    report
    April 5th
    		 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 19: 7 AustraliaAustralia Australia
    report

    Group D

    team Sp. S. U N Result Diff. Points
    1. FijiFijiFiji  3 3 0 0 93:38 + 55 9
    2. KenyaKenyaKenya  3 2 0 1 52:51 + 1 7th
    3. FranceFranceFrance  3 1 0 2 43:66 - 23 5
    4. EnglandEnglandEngland  3 0 0 3 34:67 - 33 3
    April 5th
    		 FijiFiji Fiji 31:12 EnglandEngland England
    report
    April 5th
    		 FranceFrance France 12: 19 KenyaKenya Kenya
    report
    April 5th
    		 FijiFiji Fiji 33: 12 FranceFrance France
    report
    April 5th
    		 KenyaKenya Kenya 17:10 EnglandEngland England
    report
    April 5th
    		 EnglandEngland England 12: 19 FranceFrance France
    report
    April 5th
    		 FijiFiji Fiji 29: 14 KenyaKenya Kenya
    report

    Final round

    Shield

      Semifinals final
                     
    B4 JapanJapan Japan 19th    
    C4 CanadaCanada Canada 24  
    C4 CanadaCanada Canada 7th
      B3 Wales Wales 12
    D4 EnglandEngland England 14th
    B3 Wales Wales 19th  
    April 6th
    		 JapanJapan Japan 19:24 CanadaCanada Canada
    report
    April 6th
    		 EnglandEngland England 14:19 Wales Wales
    report
    April 6th
    		 CanadaCanada Canada 7:12 Wales Wales
    report

    bowl

      Quarter finals Semifinals final
                               
      A3 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 24        
    B4 JapanJapan Japan 12  
    A3 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 24
      D3 FranceFrance France 12  
    D3 FranceFrance France 28
    C4 CanadaCanada Canada 19th  
    A3 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 26th
      C3 United StatesUnited States United States 21st
    C3 United StatesUnited States United States 26th    
    D4 EnglandEngland England 19th  
    C3 United StatesUnited States United States 29
      A4 ScotlandScotland Scotland 14th  
    B3 Wales Wales 12
      A4 ScotlandScotland Scotland 17th  
    April 6th
    		 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 24:12 JapanJapan Japan
    report
    April 6th
    		 FranceFrance France 28:19 CanadaCanada Canada
    report
    April 6th
    		 United StatesUnited States United States 26: 19 EnglandEngland England
    report
    April 6th
    		 Wales Wales 12: 17 ScotlandScotland Scotland
    report
    April 6th
    		 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 24:12 FranceFrance France
    report
    April 6th
    		 United StatesUnited States United States 29: 14 ScotlandScotland Scotland
    report
    April 6th
    		 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 26:21 United StatesUnited States United States
    report

    Plate

      Semifinals final
                     
    B2 TongaTonga Tonga 21st    
    C2 AustraliaAustralia Australia 7th  
    B2 TongaTonga Tonga 14th
      D2 KenyaKenya Kenya 12
    D2 KenyaKenya Kenya 26th
    A2 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands 14th  
    April 6th
    		 TongaTonga Tonga 21: 7 AustraliaAustralia Australia
    report
    April 6th
    		 KenyaKenya Kenya 26:14 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands
    report
    April 6th
    		 TongaTonga Tonga 14:12 KenyaKenya Kenya
    report

    Cup

      Quarter finals Semifinals final
                               
      A1 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 19th        
    B2 TongaTonga Tonga 14th  
    A1 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 17th
      D1 FijiFiji Fiji 14th  
    D1 FijiFiji Fiji 28
    C2 AustraliaAustralia Australia 7th  
    A1 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 7th
      C1 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 15th
    C1 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 19th    
    D2 KenyaKenya Kenya 5  
    C1 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 17th
      B1 SamoaSamoa Samoa 12  
    B1 SamoaSamoa Samoa 48
      A2 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands 0  
    April 6th
    		 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 19:14 TongaTonga Tonga
    report
    April 6th
    		 FijiFiji Fiji 28: 7 AustraliaAustralia Australia
    report
    April 6th
    		 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 19: 5 KenyaKenya Kenya
    report
    April 6th
    		 SamoaSamoa Samoa 48-0 Cook IslandsCook Islands Cook Islands
    report
    April 6th
    		 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 17:14 FijiFiji Fiji
    report
    April 6th
    		 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 17:12 SamoaSamoa Samoa
    report
    April 6th
    		 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 7:15 South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
    report

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