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2021 Dubai Sevens

The 2021 Dubai Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late November and early December that year. They were played as the fifty-first season of the Dubai Sevens, following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Dubai Sevens
Sevens World Series XXIII
Host nationUnited Arab Emirates
Dubai – Event I
Date26–27 November 2021
Champion South Africa
Runner-up United States
Third Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored205 (average 6.03 per match)
Dubai – Event II
Date3–4 December 2021
Champion South Africa
Runner-up Australia
Third Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played34
Tries scored212 (average 6.24 per match)
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These events in Dubai were the opening tournaments of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series. Due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the first event was played behind closed doors on 26–27 November 2021, with no spectators allowed.[1] The second event was played on 3–4 December in front of full crowds.[1]

As only twelve men's teams instead of the usual sixteen competed in 2021 at Dubai, the Olympic format of three pools with four teams in each was used for both tournaments.[1] The Sevens stadium in Dubai provided two fields for use in these events, which allowed matches in overlapping time slots to be played.[2]

South Africa won back-to-back titles in Dubai, defeating the United States in the final of the first tournament and Australia in the final of the second tournament.

Format edit

The twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams each. A round-robin was held for each pool, where every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.

Teams edit

The twelve national men's teams competing at both tournaments in Dubai were:

Core teams eligible to play but not participating at Dubai were:

  • England, Scotland and Wales, who were represented by Great Britain for the first two tournaments of the 2021–22 Series,[3] before competing again as separate national unions for the remainder of the series.[3]
  • New Zealand and Samoa, who did not participate in Dubai due to the challenges of COVID-19 travel logistics.[1]

Dubai: Event I edit

The first tournament was held with no crowd in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 26–27 November 2021. South Africa won the tournament, defeating United States by 42–7 in the final.

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A – Event I edit

Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 0 0 70 43 +27 9
  Australia 2 0 1 64 46 +18 7
  France 1 0 2 53 55 −2 5
  Canada 0 0 3 47 90 −43 3
26 November
11:00
Australia  35–19  Canada
Try: Nick Malouf 3'
Maurice Longbottom 11'
Dietrich Roache 13'
Billy Meakes 14'
Josh Turner 15'
Con: Maurice Longbottom 4',11',14',16'
Dietrich Roache 13'		ReportTry: Josiah Morra 1',9'
Nicholas Allen 7'
Con: Cooper Coats 2',9'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
26 November
11:22
Fiji  24–17  France
Try: Filipe Sauturaga 5',9'
Kaminieli Rasaku 9'
Iowane Teba 11'
Con: Iowane Teba 6'
Waisea Nacuqu 9'		ReportTry: Jordan Sepho 2'
Nelson Epee 14', 16'
Con: William Iraguha 15'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: AJ Jacobs
26 November
14:30
Australia  17–10  France
Try: Corey Toole 5'
Dietrich Roache 8'
Henry Hutchison 12'
Con: Dietrich Roache 12'		ReportTry: Jordan Sepho 10'
Nelson Epee 14'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Ben Breakspear
26 November
14:52
Fiji  29–14  Canada
Try: Iowane Teba 1'
Kaminieli Rasaku 3',12'
Joseva Talacolo 5'
Iowane Raturaciri 14'
Con: Iowane Teba 6'
Waisea Nacuqu 13'		ReportTry: Josiah Morra 8'
Cooper Coats 8'
Con: Cooper Coats 8',8'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jaco De Wit
26 November
18:35
Canada  14–26  France
Try: Josiah Morra 6'
Andrew Coe 8'
Con: Cooper Coats 7', 9'		ReportTry: Varian Pasquet 2'
Paulin Riva 5',11'
Jordan Sepho 14'
Con: Paulin Riva 5',12'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
26 November
19:33
Fiji  17–12  Australia
Try: Iowane Teba 3',12'
Iowane Raturaciri 15'
Con: Daniele Yaya 15'		ReportTry: Josh Turner 7'
Ben Dowling 9'
Con: Dietrich Roache 8'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: AJ Jacobs

Pool B – Event I edit

Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Argentina 2 1 0 71 45 +26 8
  United States 1 1 1 42 40 +2 6
  Kenya 1 0 2 50 48 +2 5
  Spain 1 0 2 31 61 −30 5
26 November
10:16
United States  14–7  Kenya
Try: Steve Tomasin 6'
Logan Tago 10'
Con: Steve Tomasin 7',10'		ReportTry: Herman Humwa 8'
Con: Daniel Taabu 8'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Morne Ferierra
26 November
10:38
Argentina  28–7  Spain
Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3',8'
Joaquin de la Vega 5'
Tomas Lizazu 13'
Con: Felipe Del Mestre 4',6'
Lautaro Bazan Velez 8'
Santiago Vera Feld 14'		ReportTry: Pol Pla 10'
Con: Juan Ramos 11'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
26 November
14:08
United States  7–12  Spain
Try: Gavan D'Amore 5'
Con: Steve Tomasin 5'		ReportTry: Eduardo Lopez 9'
Juan Martinez 10'
Con: Juan Martinez 9'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: AJ Jacobs
26 November
14:30
Argentina  22–17  Kenya
Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3', 5'
German Schulz 13'
Santiago Alvarez 16'
Con: Santiago Vera Feld 5'		ReportTry: Alvin Otieno 6'
Levy Amunga 8'
Jeff Oluoch 9'
Con: Levy Amunga 9'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jeremy Rozier
26 November
17:02
Kenya  26–12  Spain
Try: Johnstone Olindi 6'
Billy Odhiambo 8',12'
Herman Humwa 8'
Con: Levy Amunga 6'
Anthony Omondi 9',12'		ReportTry: Eduardo Lopez 2'
Juan Ramos 13'
Con: Juan Martinez 2'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Ben Breakspear
26 November
17:24
Argentina  21–21  United States
Try: Tomas Lizazu 8'
Santiago Alvarez 9'
Con: Tomas Lizazu 8'
Joaquin Lamas 10'		ReportTry: Carlin Isles 3',7'
Steve Tomasin 14'
Con: Steve Tomasin 4',8',14'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jaco De Wit

Pool C – Event I edit

Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 0 0 111 31 +80 9
  Great Britain 2 0 1 55 62 −7 7
  Ireland 1 0 2 59 54 +5 5
  Japan 0 0 3 24 102 −78 3
26 November
09:32
South Africa  28–7  Ireland
Try: Selvyn Davids 2',8'
Ronald Brown 8',15'
Con: Selvyn Davids 3',8'
Ronald Brown 9',15'		ReportTry: Sean Cribbin 13'
Con: Sean Cribbin 13'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Ben Breakspear
26 November
09:54
Great Britain  17–12  Japan
Try: Robbie Ferguson 2'
Alex Davis 9'
Max McFarland 11'
Con: Luke Treharne 12'		ReportTry: Kavaia Tagivetaua 7'
Jonathan Faauli 15'
Con: Ryota Kano 8'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jaco De Wit
26 November
13:24
South Africa  52–12  Japan
Try: Muller du Plessis 2'
Siviwe Soyizwapi 5', 7'
Selvyn Davids 6',12'
Zain Davids 8'
Christie Grobbelaar 11'
Shaun Williams 14'
Con: Ronald Brown 2',5',6',8',11'
Branco du Preez 13'		ReportTry: Netani Vakayalia 4'
Tomoya Yamamura 9'
Con: Ryota Kano 4'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
26 November
13:46
Great Britain  26–19  Ireland
Try: Jamie Farndale 3'
Ross McCann 8'
Tom Bowen 13'
Jamie Barden 14'
Con: Robbie Fergusson 9',13'
Jamie Barden 15'		ReportTry: Jude Postlethwaite 6'
Terry Kennedy 9'
Niall Comerford 10'
Con: Billy Dardis 7',9'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Morne Ferierra
26 November
16:08
Ireland  33–0  Japan
Try: Terry Kennedy 1',5',9'
Liam Turner 4'
Ed Kelly 14'
Con: Mark Roche 4',5',9
Billy Dardis 15'		Report
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Morne Ferierra
26 November
16:40
Great Britain  12–31  South Africa
Try: Robbie Fergusson 3'
Ross McCann 9'
Con: Frederick Roddick 9'		ReportTry: Muller du Plessis 5'
Siviwe Soyizwapi 7, 12'
Impi Visser 10'
Branco du Preez 14'
Con: Ronald Brown 5', 11', 15'
The Sevens, Dubai
Referee: Jeremy Rozier

9th to 12th playoffs – Event I edit

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
27 Nov 2021 – 12:01 – The Sevens
 
 
  Spain45
 
27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens
 
  Canada14
 
  Spain26
 
27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens
 
  France28
 
  France35
 
 
  Japan0
 
11th place final
 
 
27 Nov 2021 – 15:02 – The Sevens
 
 
  Canada22
 
 
  Japan14

5th to 8th playoffs – Event I edit

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
27 Nov 2021 – 13:29 – The Sevens
 
 
  Ireland14
 
27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens
 
  Australia35
 
  Australia35
 
27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens
 
  Great Britain21
 
  Great Britain33
 
 
  Kenya5
 
7th place final
 
 
27 Nov 2021 – 16:13 – The Sevens
 
 
  Ireland29
 
 
  Kenya7

Cup playoffs – Event I edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
27 Nov 2021 – 10:28 – The Sevens
 
 
  Argentina17
 
27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens
 
  Ireland12
 
  Argentina7
 
27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens
 
  South Africa17
 
  South Africa29
 
27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens
 
  Australia5
 
  South Africa42
 
27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens
 
  United States7
 
  United States35
 
27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens
 
  Great Britain17
 
  United States21
 
27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens
 
  Fiji19 3rd place final
 
  Fiji19
 
27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens
 
  Kenya5
 
  Argentina19
 
 
  Fiji12
 

Placings – Event I edit

Place  Team Points
    South Africa 22
    United States 19
    Argentina 17
4   Fiji 15
5   Australia 13
6   Great Britain 12
Place  Team Points
7   Ireland 11
8   Kenya 10
9   France 8
10   Spain 7
11   Canada 6
12   Japan 5

Source: World Rugby

Dubai: Event II edit

The second tournament was played with spectators in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 3–4 December 2021.[2] South Africa won the tournament, defeating Australia by 10–7 in the final.

All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:

Key:   Team advanced to the quarterfinals

Pool A – Event II edit

Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 0 0 90 19 +71 9
  Great Britain 2 0 1 67 56 +11 7
  Ireland 1 0 2 74 45 +29 5
  Japan 0 0 3 14 125 −111 3
3 December
10:50
Great Britain  24–21  Ireland
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
11:12
South Africa  48–0  Japan
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
14:42
Great Britain  36–14  Japan
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
15:04
South Africa  21–12  Ireland
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
19:35
Ireland  41–0  Japan
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
20:33
South Africa  21–7  Great Britain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

Pool B – Event II edit

Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 0 0 67 50 +17 9
  United States 2 0 1 81 57 +24 7
  Kenya 1 0 2 61 59 +2 5
  Canada 0 0 3 45 88 −43 3
3 December
09:44
Australia  21–14  Kenya
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
10:28
United States  38–14  Canada
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
13:58
Australia  24–17  Canada
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
14:20
United States  24–21  Kenya
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
17:46
Kenya  26–14  Canada
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
18:08
United States  19–22  Australia
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

Pool C – Event II edit

Team W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Argentina 2 0 1 52 71 −19 7
  France 2 0 1 72 55 +17 7
  Spain 1 0 2 61 73 −12 5
  Fiji 1 0 2 76 62 +14 5
3 December
09:22
Fiji  17–22  France
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
10:06
Argentina  21–14  Spain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
13:14
Fiji  19–33  Spain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
13:36
Argentina  24–17  France
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
16:36
France  33–14  Spain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
3 December
17:24
Argentina  7–40  Fiji
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

9th to 12th playoffs – Event II edit

 
9th place semifinals9th place final
 
      
 
4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens
 
 
  Fiji33
 
4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens
 
  Canada19
 
  Fiji31
 
4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens
 
  Spain7
 
  Spain31
 
 
  Japan7
 
11th place final
 
 
4 Dec 2021 –13:16 – The Sevens
 
 
  Canada12
 
 
  Japan21
Matches

9th place semifinals

4 December
09:44
Fiji  33–19  Canada
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
4 December
10:06
Spain  31–7  Japan
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

11th place final

4 December
13:16
Canada  12–21  Japan
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

9th place final

4 December
13:38
Fiji  31–7  Spain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

5th to 8th playoffs – Event II edit

 
5th place semifinals5th place final
 
      
 
4 Dec 2021 –13:35 – The Sevens
 
 
  Ireland19
 
4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens
 
  Great Britain24
 
  Great Britain10
 
4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens
 
  Kenya5
 
  United States0
 
 
  Kenya29
 
7th place final
 
 
4 Dec 2021 –17:26 – The Sevens
 
 
  Ireland19
 
 
  United States26
Matches

5th place semifinals

4 December
13:35
Ireland  19–24  Great Britain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
4 December
13:57
United States  0–29  Kenya
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

7th place final

4 December
17:26
Ireland  19–26  United States
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

5th place final

4 December
17:03
Great Britain  10–5  Kenya
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

Cup playoffs – Event II edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens
 
 
  Australia24
 
4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens
 
  Ireland12
 
  Australia40
 
4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens
 
  Argentina0
 
  Argentina33
 
4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens
 
  Great Britain12
 
  Australia7
 
4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens
 
  South Africa10
 
  United States12
 
4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens
 
  France28
 
  France12
 
4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens
 
  South Africa19 3rd place final
 
  South Africa31
 
4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens
 
  Kenya19
 
  Argentina38
 
 
  France21
 
Matches

Quarterfinals

4 December
09:44
Australia  24–12  Ireland
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
4 December
10:06
Argentina  33–12  Great Britain
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
4 December
10:28
United States  12–28  France
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
4 December
10:50
South Africa  31–19  Kenya
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

Semifinals

4 December
14:24
Australia  40–0  Argentina
Report
The Sevens, Dubai
4 December
14:46
France  12–19  South Africa
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

3rd place final

4 December
18:29
Argentina  38–21  France
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

Final

4 December
19:26
Australia  7–10  South Africa
Report
The Sevens, Dubai

Placings – Event II edit

Place  Team Points
    South Africa 22
    Australia 19
    Argentina 17
4   France 15
5   Great Britain 13
6   Kenya 12
Place  Team Points
7   United States 11
8   Ireland 10
9   Fiji 8
10   Spain 7
11   Japan 6
12   Canada 5

Source: World Rugby

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 preview". Dubai Rugby Sevens. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Fans ready for action as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series continues in Dubai". World Rugby. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule unveiled". World Rugby. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021.

External links edit

World Sevens Series XXIII
Preceded by
None (first event)
 2021 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
Dubai Sevens
Preceded by 2021 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
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