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 2010 competition was held on December 3 and 4 at The Sevens. It was the first of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.
This was the third edition of the Dubai Sevens to be held at The Sevens. Previous editions were held at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.
This was the final tournament for the host Arabian Gulf team. Following the tournament, the team and its governing body, the Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union, disbanded in order to facilitate a major reorganisation of the sport in the region. As announced by the International Rugby Board in 2009, the AGRFU is being replaced by new national governing bodies in each of the union's member countries.
Format The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competed in cup semi-finals and the losers competed 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 competed in bowl semi-finals and the losers competed in shield semi-finals.
Teams All 16 teams from the 2009 Dubai Sevens were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:
Arabian Gulf
Pool stages
Key to colours in group tablesTeam advanced to the Cup Quarter Final
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 321010140618 32108538478 31025062-125 Arabian Gulf300336132-963 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-12-03 21 – 21 2010-12-03 31 – 19 Arabian Gulf 2010-12-03 54 – 12 Arabian Gulf 2010-12-03 12 – 17 2010-12-03 47 – 5 Arabian Gulf 2010-12-03 26 – 7
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 330011426889 32015962-37 310236101-655 30035272-203
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-12-03 31 – 7 2010-12-03 14 – 24 2010-12-03 59 – 0 2010-12-03 19 – 24 2010-12-03 28 – 12 2010-12-03 24 – 19
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 33008847419 3111524846 31115970-116 30033973-343
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-12-03 41 – 14 2010-12-0319 – 10 2010-12-03 28 – 19 2010-12-03 19 – 19 2010-12-03 26 – 10 2010-12-03 19 – 14
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 32018738497 32016247157 32014757-107 30033185-543
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2010-12-0331 – 7 2010-12-03 24 – 12 2010-12-03 35 – 5 2010-12-03 12 – 14 2010-12-03 26 – 14 2010-12-03 21 – 26
Knockout
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
References
External links IRB Sevens Dubai Sevens on irb.com