2015 Dubai Sevens

World Rugby Sevens Series tournament

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.

Format

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

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:^[1]

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Portugal
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Russia
•  United States
•  Wales

Pool stage

Pool A

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Pool B

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Pool C

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Pool D

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Knockout stage

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Scoring

Source: WR website

Awards

• HSBC Player of the Final - Jerry Tuwai^[2]

References

1. "Draws announced for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series opener in Dubai". World Rugby. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
2. "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.

External links

• World Rugby Sevens Series website
• Dubai Rugby 7s website