2011 Adelaide Sevens
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The 2011 Adelaide Sevens
was a rugby union
sevens
tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
. The competition was held from 2–3 April at Adelaide Oval
in Australia
and featured 16 teams.
This was the final edition of the Adelaide Sevens, though not of the Australian leg of the IRB Sevens. On 13 April, the Australian Rugby Union
announced that the Gold Coast
had won the bidding to become the tournament's new host, starting with the 2011–12 edition and running through 2014–15. The tournament, to be held at Skilled Park, was initially known as the "International Rugby Sevens Gold Coast" but would later be rechristened as the "Gold Coast Sevens". It will also move from its previous April date to late November, becoming the first event in the IRB Sevens.
Adelaide Sevens
The Adelaide Sevens is a rugby union sevens tournament, part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The competition is currently held at the Adelaide Oval, South Australia. The inaugural competition, the 2007 Adelaide Sevens, took place on 7 and 8 April and replaced the Singapore Sevens...
was a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series was the 12th annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000....
. The competition was held from 2–3 April at Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and featured 16 teams.
This was the final edition of the Adelaide Sevens, though not of the Australian leg of the IRB Sevens. On 13 April, the Australian Rugby Union
Australian Rugby Union
The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...
announced that the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
had won the bidding to become the tournament's new host, starting with the 2011–12 edition and running through 2014–15. The tournament, to be held at Skilled Park, was initially known as the "International Rugby Sevens Gold Coast" but would later be rechristened as the "Gold Coast Sevens". It will also move from its previous April date to late November, becoming the first event in the IRB Sevens.
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 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
Ther following teams participated:Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 31 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 50 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 72 | −25 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 112 | −93 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 38 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 81 | −48 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 109 | −78 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 50 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 97 | −57 | 3 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 38 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 45 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 101 | −75 | 3 |