The Wellington Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2011 competition was held on February 4 and February 5 at Westpac Stadium. It was the third of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.
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 These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:
Pool stages
Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final
Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts33008536+49932017450+24731023681−45530034371−283 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-04 31 – 12 2011-02-04 31 – 12 2011-02-04 21 – 17 2011-02-04 36 – 5 2011-02-04 19 – 14 2011-02-04 33 – 7
Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts330010819+89932014358−15731022471−47530033865−273 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-0429 – 12 2011-02-04 14 – 10 2011-02-04 45 – 0 2011-02-04 22 – 14 2011-02-04 12 – 14 2011-02-04 34 – 7
Pool C TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts33009731+66932014650−4731022474−50530035062−123 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-04 24 – 21 2011-02-04 47 – 7 2011-02-04 17 – 0 2011-02-04 21 – 19 2011-02-04 10 – 17 2011-02-04 5 – 29
Pool D TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Pts 3210877+808 31115026+246 31022483−595 31022873−455 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 2011-02-04 42 – 0 2011-02-04 31 – 5 2011-02-04 38 – 0 2011-02-04 12 – 14 2011-02-04 14 – 19 2011-02-04 7 – 7
Knockout
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
References
External links IRB Sevens