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2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament

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2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament
Tournament details
VenueThe Sevens
Dates5 – 7 March
No. of nations24
Final positions
Champions  Wales
Runner-up  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
2005
2013

The men's tournament in the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at The Sevens in Dubai alongside the inaugural women's tournament. The tournament was held from 5 March to 7 March, with Wales beating Argentina 19−12 at the final.[1]

Teams

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24 Teams took part in this tournament

Squads

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Pool Stages

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Legend
Teams advanced to the Cup quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Plate quarter-final
Teams advanced to the Bowl quarter-final

All times are local (UTC+4).

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– P
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 107 12 +95 9
 Tonga 3 2 0 1 57 34 +23 7
 Italy 3 1 0 2 29 90 –61 5
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 22 79 –57 3
5 March 2009
17:52
Tonga 19–0Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf

5 March 2009
19:54
New Zealand 42–0 Italy

6 March 2009
11:00
New Zealand 41–5Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf

6 March 2009
13:34
Tonga 31–10 Italy

6 March 2009
16:30
Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf17–19 Italy

6 March 2009
19:28
New Zealand 24–7 Tonga

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 90 27 +63 9
 France 3 2 0 1 64 55 +9 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 62 57 +5 5
 Georgia 3 0 0 3 15 92 –77 3
5 March 2009
17:44
France 26–17 United States

5 March 2009
20:16
Fiji 26–10 Georgia

6 March 2009
12:50
Fiji 26–12 United States

6 March 2009
15:02
France 33–0 Georgia

6 March 2009
17:14
United States 33–5 Georgia

6 March 2009
18:20
Fiji 38–5 France

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 60 26 +34 9
 Canada 3 2 0 1 62 41 +21 7
 Scotland 3 1 0 2 59 62 –3 5
 Japan 3 0 0 3 27 79 –52 3
5 March 2009
17:32
Scotland 14–33 Canada

5 March 2009
20:38
South Africa 26–5 Japan

6 March 2009
12:06
South Africa 15–7 Canada

6 March 2009
14:18
Scotland 31–10 Japan

6 March 2009
15:46
Canada 22–12 Japan

6 March 2009
17:58
South Africa 19–14 Scotland

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 74 12 +62 9
 Australia 3 1 0 2 45 55 –10 5
 Portugal 3 1 0 2 36 49 –13 5
 Ireland 3 1 0 2 34 73 –39 5
5 March 2009
17:22
Australia 24–12 Portugal

5 March 2009
18:06
Samoa 35–5 Ireland
Match Report [1]
Dubai Sevens Stadium

6 March 2009
11:44
Samoa 20–7 Portugal

6 March 2009
14:40
Australia 21–24 Ireland
Match Report [2]
Dubai Sevens Stadium

6 March 2009
16:52
Portugal 17–5 Ireland
Match Report [3]
Dubai Sevens Stadium

6 March 2009
18:44
Samoa 19–0 Australia
Dubai Sevens Stadium

Pool E

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 England 3 3 0 0 94 36 +58 9
 Kenya 3 2 0 1 79 40 +39 7
 Tunisia 3 1 0 2 48 69 –21 5
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 26 102 –76 3
5 March 2009
17:10
Kenya 29–7 Tunisia

5 March 2009
19:30
England 42–5 Hong Kong

6 March 2009
11:22
England 26–24 Tunisia

6 March 2009
13:12
Kenya 43–7 Hong Kong

6 March 2009
16:08
Tunisia 17–14 Hong Kong

6 March 2009
19:06
England 26–7 Kenya

Pool F

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 73 12 +61 9
 Wales 3 2 0 1 58 19 +39 7
 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 38 95 –57 5
 Uruguay 3 0 0 3 31 74 –43 3
5 March 2009
17:00
Wales 31–5 Zimbabwe

5 March 2009
18:16
Argentina 19–7 Uruguay

6 March 2009
12:28
Argentina 40–5 Zimbabwe

6 March 2009
13:56
Wales 27–0 Uruguay

6 March 2009
15:24
Zimbabwe 28–24 Uruguay

6 March 2009
17:36
Argentina 14–0 Wales

Knockout

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 March 2009 – 10:30
 
 
 Zimbabwe28
 
7 March 2009 – 14:56
 
 Georgia10
 
 Zimbabwe24
 
7 March 2009 – 10:52
 
 Uruguay7
 
 Uruguay19
 
7 March 2009 – 18:30
 
 Japan12
 
 Zimbabwe17
 
7 March 2009 – 11:14
 
 Ireland14
 
 Ireland24
 
7 March 2009 – 15:18
 
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arabian Gulf5
 
 Ireland22
 
7 March 2009 – 11:36
 
 Hong Kong15
 
 Italy7
 
 
 Hong Kong14
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 March 2009 – 11:58
 
 
 Tonga24
 
7 March 2009 – 15:40
 
 Tunisia7
 
 Tonga19
 
7 March 2009 – 12:20
 
 Australia22
 
 Australia24
 
7 March 2009 – 19:30
 
 United States14
 
 Australia17
 
7 March 2009 – 12:42
 
 Scotland21
 
 France19
 
7 March 2009 – 16:02
 
 Scotland21
 
 Scotland29
 
7 March 2009 – 13:06
 
 Portugal7
 
 Canada5
 
 
 Portugal12
 

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 March 2009 – 13:28
 
 
 New Zealand14
 
7 March 2009 – 17:08
 
 Wales15
 
 Wales19
 
7 March 2009 – 13:50
 
 Samoa12
 
 Samoa31
 
7 March 2009 – 20:35
 
 England26
 
 Wales19
 
7 March 2009 – 14:12
 
 Argentina12
 
 Argentina14
 
7 March 2009 – 17:30
 
 South Africa12
 
 Argentina12
 
7 March 2009 – 14:34
 
 Kenya0
 
 Fiji7
 
 
 Kenya26
 

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References

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  1. ^ "Wales claim Melrose Cup". World Rugby. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 – Men's Competition" (PDF). World Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.