The Wellington Sevens, also known as the New Zealand Sevens or for sponsorship reasons the NZI Sevens, is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2007 competition, which took place on 2 and 3 February was played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington as part of the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series.

The competition was won by Samoa, marking their first-ever overall title in a leg of the IRB Sevens World Series.[1]

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 Fiji 330013279
 France 320146757
 Portugal 310240855
 United States 300335863
  Results
  • Fiji 42 – 0 Portugal
  • France 17 – 14 USA
  • Fiji 43 – 0 USA
  • France 22 – 14 Portugal
  • Portugal 26 – 21 USA
  • Fiji 47 – 7 France

Pool B

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 South Africa 330082299
 Canada 310248605
 Australia 310254705
 Cook Islands 310253785
  Results
  • South Africa 24 – 10 Canada
  • Australia 35 – 17 Cook Islands
  • South Africa 31 – 12 Cook Islands
  • Australia 12 – 26 Canada
  • Canada 12 – 24 Cook Islands
  • South Africa 27 – 7 Australia

Pool C

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 Samoa 330076389
 England 320167387
 Scotland 310255765
 Papua New Guinea 300319653
  Results
  • England 33 – 12 Scotland
  • Samoa 26 – 0 Papua New Guinea
  • England 22 – 7 Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa 31 – 26 Scotland
  • Scotland 17 – 12 Papua New Guinea
  • England 12 – 19 Samoa

Pool D

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 New Zealand 330090109
 Kenya 320156597
 Tonga 310226555
 Argentina 300331793
  Results
  • New Zealand 38 – 0 Kenya
  • Argentina 12 – 14 Tonga
  • New Zealand 19 – 5 Tonga
  • Argentina 14 – 32 Kenya
  • Kenya 24 – 7 Tonga
  • New Zealand 33 – 5 Argentina

Finals

  • 1/4 final Bowl – Portugal 12 – 24 Cook Islands
  • 1/4 final Bowl – Tonga 19 – 12 Papua New Guinea
  • 1/4 final Bowl – Scotland 12 – 17 Argentina
  • 1/4 final Bowl – Australia 33 – 12 USA
  • 1/4 final Cup – Fiji 60 – 0 Canada
  • 1/4 final Cup – New Zealand 14 – 7 England
  • 1/4 final Cup – Samoa 26 – 21 Kenya
  • 1/4 final Cup – South Africa 26 – 14 France
  • SF Shield – Portugal 26 – 19 Papua New Guinea
  • SF Shield – Scotland 26 – 19 USA
  • SF Bowl – Cook Islands 7 – 29 Tonga
  • SF Bowl – Argentina 26 – 21 Australia
  • SF Plate – Canada 7 – 29 England
  • SF Plate – Kenya 5 – 26 France
  • SF Cup – Fiji 31 – 0 New Zealand
  • SF Cup – Samoa 14 – 12 South Africa
  • Final Shield – Portugal 26 – 24 Scotland
  • Final Bowl – Tonga 5 – 12 Argentina
  • Final Plate – England 21 – 12 France
  • Final Cup – Fiji 14 – 17 Samoa

Round 3 table

Pos. CountryEmirate of DubaiSouth AfricaNew ZealandUnited StatesHong KongAustraliaEnglandScotlandOverall
1 South Africa20161248
1 New Zealand16201248
3 Fiji12121640
4 England1212832
4 Samoa842032
6 France64616
7 Wales088
7 Canada4048
9 Australia4206
9 Tunisia066
11 Argentina2024
11 Kenya0044
13 Portugal0000
13 Scotland0000
13 Zimbabwe000
13 Cook Islands00
13 Tonga00
13 Papua New Guinea00
13 Uganda00
13 Arabian Gulf00

Notes and references

  1. "Samoa win first ever Cup title". International Rugby Board. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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