The 2015 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 4–5 December 2015 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| 2015 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVII | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 4–5 December 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third |  United States |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  South Africa |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  France |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Canada |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 264 (average 5.87 per match) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Format edit
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other three teams in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams edit
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:[1]
Pool stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarter-final | |
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 31 | +81 | 9 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 61 | –11 | 7 |
| Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 59 | –2 | 5 |
| Canada
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 103 | –68 | 3 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 19 | +85 | 9 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 55 | –12 | 7 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 57 | –16 | 5 |
 Russia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 81 | –57 | 3 |
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 33 | +47 | 7 |
| United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 52 | +28 | 7 |
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 7 |
 Portugal
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 127 | –101 | 3 |
Pool D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 9 |
| Australia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 7 |
 Wales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 79 | –62 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 45 | –11 | 3 |
Knockout stage edit
Shield edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Russia | 19 | |||||||||
| France | 38 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 18:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
Bowl edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Japan | 12 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 33 | |||||||||
| France | 38 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 18:42 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Russia | 5 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 16:11 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Australia | 28 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 19:10 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 16:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 16:55 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 20:12 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 28 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 17:17 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 December 2015 – 19:40 – The Sevens, Dubai | ||||||||||
| United States | 21 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||||||
Scoring edit
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Bourahoua |
8 |
| 2 | Seabelo Senatla |
7 |
| 3 | Perry Baker |
5 |
| 3 | Jerry Tuwai |
5 |
| 3 | Justin Geduld |
5 |
| 3 | Vladimir Ostroushko |
5 |
Source: WR website
Awards edit
- HSBC Player of the Final - Jerry Tuwai[2]
References edit
- ^ "Draws announced for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series opener in Dubai". World Rugby. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Jerry Tuwai dazzles and sparkles to win HSBC Player of the Final in Dubai". 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.