The NZI 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 2009 competition, which takes place on 6 and 7 February is the third Cup trophy in the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series.
Teams
editPool Stages
editPool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 57 50 +7 7 
South Africa
3 2 0 1 63 27 +36 7 
Tonga
3 1 0 2 40 58 -18 5 
Scotland
3 1 0 2 34 59 -25 5
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 February 2009 |  South Africa
|
24 – 0 |  Scotland
|
| 6 February 2009 |  Kenya
|
21 – 14 |  Tonga
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| 6 February 2009 | South Africa
|
22 – 5 | Tonga
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| 6 February 2009 | Kenya
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14 – 19 | Scotland
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| 6 February 2009 | Scotland
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15 – 21 | Tonga
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| 6 February 2009 | South Africa
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17 – 22 | Kenya
|
Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 2 0 1 86 54 +32 7 
Wales
3 2 0 1 79 51 +28 7 
Australia
3 2 0 1 65 58 +7 7 
Niue
3 0 0 3 34 101 -67 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 February 2009 |  New Zealand
|
17 – 28 |  Wales
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| 6 February 2009 |  Australia
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22 – 17 |  Niue
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| 6 February 2009 | New Zealand
|
43 – 7 | Niue
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| 6 February 2009 | Australia
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24 – 15 | Wales
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| 6 February 2009 | Wales
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34 – 10 | Niue
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| 6 February 2009 | New Zealand
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26 – 19 | Australia
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Pool C
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Argentina
3 2 1 0 63 43 +20 8 
England
3 2 0 1 65 30 +35 7 
Canada
3 0 2 1 36 63 -27 5 
France
3 0 1 2 43 71 -28 4
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 February 2009 |  England
|
26 – 10 |  France
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| 6 February 2009 |  Argentina
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17 – 17 |  Canada
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| 6 February 2009 | England
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34 – 7 | Canada
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| 6 February 2009 | Argentina
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33 – 21 | France
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| 6 February 2009 | France
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12 – 12 | Canada
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| 6 February 2009 | England
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5 – 13 | Argentina
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Pool D
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 2 0 1 84 20 +64 7 
United States
3 2 0 1 73 36 +37 7 
Samoa
3 2 0 1 43 41 +2 7 
Cook Islands
3 0 0 3 5 108 +103 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 February 2009 |  Fiji
|
10 – 15 |  United States
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| 6 February 2009 |  Samoa
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12 – 5 |  Cook Islands
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| 6 February 2009 | Fiji
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55 – 0 | Cook Islands
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| 6 February 2009 | Samoa
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26 – 17 | United States
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| 6 February 2009 | United States
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41 – 0 | Cook Islands
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| 6 February 2009 | Fiji
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19 – 5 | Samoa
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Knockout
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Niue | 0 | |||||||||
| Niue | 21 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| France | 27 | |||||||||
| Niue | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 33 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Niue | 0 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 24 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 33 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 28 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| England | 37 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 22 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Wales | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| England | 26 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
Statistics
editIndividual points
edit| Individual points[1] Updated:7 February 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Peni Rokodiva | Fiji |
42 |
| 2 | Ollie Phillips | England |
35 |
| 3 | Ben Gollings | England |
34 |
| 4 | Koiatu Koiatu | Cook Islands |
33 |
| 5 | Renfred Dazel | South Africa |
31 |
| 6= | Shaun Foley | Australia |
25 |
| 6= | Lucas González Amorosino | Argentina |
25 |
| 6= | Chris Wyles | United States |
25 |
| 6= | Collins Injera | Kenya |
25 |
| 10 | Colin Gregor | Scotland |
24 |
Individual tries
edit| Individual tries[2] Updated:7 February 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | Ollie Phillips | England |
7 |
| 2 | Peni Rokodiva | Fiji |
6 |
| 3= | Renfred Dazel | South Africa |
5 |
| 3= | Shaun Foley | Australia |
5 |
| 3= | Collins Injera | Kenya |
5 |
| 3= | Chris Wyles | United States |
5 |
| 7= | Jamal Brogan | Cook Islands |
4 |
| 7= | Santiago Gomez Cora | Argentina |
4 |
| 7= | Zar Lawrence | New Zealand |
4 |
| 7= | Luke Morahan | Australia |
4 |
References
edit- ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.