I R B Sevens Rugby
It is believed that 7's Rugby started in 1887 in Scotland, when a dispute in the club caused a split, but neither had sufficient players to field 15 man squads, so a local butcher invented a seven a side format to allow the competition to go ahead.
It produced highly entertaining rugby, and players with agility, speed and ball handling skills found space to use their abilities, unlike the physical attributes required for the 15 man game.
Sevens rugby is played by 7 players per side, with three reserves in two 7 minute halves, with a 1 minute break for half time.
1976 saw this brand of rugby hit the international scene with the birth of the Hong Kong tournament in an exciting fast paced two day entertainment extravaganza.
2002 saw 7's rugby jump another notch with the formation of the World Seven Series competition involving 16 different nations. This season has seen South Africa take away the domination of New Zealand in this game, and with only two tournaments to go; London on the 23rd and 24th of May and Scotland a week later, look set to take the crown. The tournaments are played in eight countries world wide.
IRB SEVENS 2008/09 CURRENT LOG
| Pos |
Team |
UAE |
SA |
NZ |
USA |
HKG |
AUS |
LON |
SCO |
TOTAL |
| 1 |
S.AFRICA |
20 |
20 |
8 |
12 |
24 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
116 |
| 2 |
ENGLAND |
16 |
8 |
20 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
0 |
96 |
| 3 |
FIJI |
12 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
30 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
82 |
| 4 |
N.ZEALAND |
12 |
16 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
16 |
0 |
80 |
| 5 |
ARGENTINA |
4 |
12 |
12 |
20 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
| 6 |
KENYA |
6 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
18 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
60 |
| 7 |
SAMOA |
8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| 8 |
AUSTRALIA |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
| 9 |
USA |
0 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| 10 |
PORTUGAL |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
| 11 |
SCOTLAND |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| 12 |
WALES |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| 13 |
FRANCE |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
| 14 |
TONGA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 15 |
CANADA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 16 |
COOK ISLS. |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 17 |
ARABIAN G. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
RUSSIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 19 |
TUNISIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
UGANDA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Points are allocated as per the table below:-
| Placings |
16-team tournaments |
24-team tournaments |
| Cup winners |
20 pts |
30 pts |
| Runners-up |
16 pts |
24 pts |
| Semi-finalists |
12 pts |
18 pts |
| Quarter-finalists |
- |
8 pts |
| Plate winners |
8 pts |
4 pts |
| Plate runners-up |
6 pts |
3 pts |
| Plate semi-finalists |
4 pts |
2 pts |
| Bowl winners |
2 pts |
1 pts |
|
CRICKET
