2021 Dubai Sevens | |
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Sevens World Series XXIII | |
Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
Dubai – Event I | |
Date | 26–27 November 2021 |
Champion | South Africa |
Runner-up | United States |
Third | Argentina |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 34 |
Tries scored | 205 (average 6.03 per match) |
Dubai – Event II | |
Date | 3–4 December 2021 |
Champion | South Africa |
Runner-up | Australia |
Third | Argentina |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 34 |
Tries scored | 212 (average 6.24 per match) |
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The 2021 Dubai Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late November and early December that year. They were played as the fifty-first season of the Dubai Sevens, following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
These events in Dubai were the opening tournaments of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series. Due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the first event was played behind closed doors on 26–27 November 2021, with no spectators allowed.[1] The second event was played on 3–4 December in front of full crowds.[1]
As only twelve men's teams instead of the usual sixteen competed in 2021 at Dubai, the Olympic format of three pools with four teams in each was used for both tournaments.[1] The Sevens stadium in Dubai provided two fields for use in these events, which allowed matches in overlapping time slots to be played.[2]
South Africa won back-to-back titles in Dubai, defeating the United States in the final of the first tournament and Australia in the final of the second tournament.
The twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams each. A round-robin was held for each pool, where every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.
The twelve national men's teams competing at both tournaments in Dubai were:
Core teams eligible to play but not participating at Dubai were:
The first tournament was held with no crowd in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 26–27 November 2021. South Africa won the tournament, defeating United States by 42–7 in the final.
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 9 |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 7 |
France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 5 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 3 |
26 November 11:00 |
Australia | 35–19 | Canada |
Try: Nick Malouf 3' Maurice Longbottom 11' Dietrich Roache 13' Billy Meakes 14' Josh Turner 15' Con: Maurice Longbottom 4',11',14',16' Dietrich Roache 13' | Report | Try: Josiah Morra 1',9' Nicholas Allen 7' Con: Cooper Coats 2',9' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier |
26 November 11:22 |
Fiji | 24–17 | France |
Try: Filipe Sauturaga 5',9' Kaminieli Rasaku 9' Iowane Teba 11' Con: Iowane Teba 6' Waisea Nacuqu 9' | Report | Try: Jordan Sepho 2' Nelson Epee 14', 16' Con: William Iraguha 15' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs |
26 November 14:30 |
Australia | 17–10 | France |
Try: Corey Toole 5' Dietrich Roache 8' Henry Hutchison 12' Con: Dietrich Roache 12' | Report | Try: Jordan Sepho 10' Nelson Epee 14' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear |
26 November 14:52 |
Fiji | 29–14 | Canada |
Try: Iowane Teba 1' Kaminieli Rasaku 3',12' Joseva Talacolo 5' Iowane Raturaciri 14' Con: Iowane Teba 6' Waisea Nacuqu 13' | Report | Try: Josiah Morra 8' Cooper Coats 8' Con: Cooper Coats 8',8' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit |
26 November 18:35 |
Canada | 14–26 | France |
Try: Josiah Morra 6' Andrew Coe 8' Con: Cooper Coats 7', 9' | Report | Try: Varian Pasquet 2' Paulin Riva 5',11' Jordan Sepho 14' Con: Paulin Riva 5',12' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
26 November 19:33 |
Fiji | 17–12 | Australia |
Try: Iowane Teba 3',12' Iowane Raturaciri 15' Con: Daniele Yaya 15' | Report | Try: Josh Turner 7' Ben Dowling 9' Con: Dietrich Roache 8' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs |
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 8 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 6 |
Kenya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 5 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 5 |
26 November 10:16 |
United States | 14–7 | Kenya |
Try: Steve Tomasin 6' Logan Tago 10' Con: Steve Tomasin 7',10' | Report | Try: Herman Humwa 8' Con: Daniel Taabu 8' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra |
26 November 10:38 |
Argentina | 28–7 | Spain |
Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3',8' Joaquin de la Vega 5' Tomas Lizazu 13' Con: Felipe Del Mestre 4',6' Lautaro Bazan Velez 8' Santiago Vera Feld 14' | Report | Try: Pol Pla 10' Con: Juan Ramos 11' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
26 November 14:08 |
United States | 7–12 | Spain |
Try: Gavan D'Amore 5' Con: Steve Tomasin 5' | Report | Try: Eduardo Lopez 9' Juan Martinez 10' Con: Juan Martinez 9' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: AJ Jacobs |
26 November 14:30 |
Argentina | 22–17 | Kenya |
Try: Luciano Gonzalez 3', 5' German Schulz 13' Santiago Alvarez 16' Con: Santiago Vera Feld 5' | Report | Try: Alvin Otieno 6' Levy Amunga 8' Jeff Oluoch 9' Con: Levy Amunga 9' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier |
26 November 17:02 |
Kenya | 26–12 | Spain |
Try: Johnstone Olindi 6' Billy Odhiambo 8',12' Herman Humwa 8' Con: Levy Amunga 6' Anthony Omondi 9',12' | Report | Try: Eduardo Lopez 2' Juan Ramos 13' Con: Juan Martinez 2' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear |
26 November 17:24 |
Argentina | 21–21 | United States |
Try: Tomas Lizazu 8' Santiago Alvarez 9' Con: Tomas Lizazu 8' Joaquin Lamas 10' | Report | Try: Carlin Isles 3',7' Steve Tomasin 14' Con: Steve Tomasin 4',8',14' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit |
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 31 | +80 | 9 |
Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 7 |
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 5 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 102 | −78 | 3 |
26 November 09:32 |
South Africa | 28–7 | Ireland |
Try: Selvyn Davids 2',8' Ronald Brown 8',15' Con: Selvyn Davids 3',8' Ronald Brown 9',15' | Report | Try: Sean Cribbin 13' Con: Sean Cribbin 13' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Ben Breakspear |
26 November 09:54 |
Great Britain | 17–12 | Japan |
Try: Robbie Ferguson 2' Alex Davis 9' Max McFarland 11' Con: Luke Treharne 12' | Report | Try: Kavaia Tagivetaua 7' Jonathan Faauli 15' Con: Ryota Kano 8' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jaco De Wit |
26 November 13:24 |
South Africa | 52–12 | Japan |
Try: Muller du Plessis 2' Siviwe Soyizwapi 5', 7' Selvyn Davids 6',12' Zain Davids 8' Christie Grobbelaar 11' Shaun Williams 14' Con: Ronald Brown 2',5',6',8',11' Branco du Preez 13' | Report | Try: Netani Vakayalia 4' Tomoya Yamamura 9' Con: Ryota Kano 4' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
26 November 13:46 |
Great Britain | 26–19 | Ireland |
Try: Jamie Farndale 3' Ross McCann 8' Tom Bowen 13' Jamie Barden 14' Con: Robbie Fergusson 9',13' Jamie Barden 15' | Report | Try: Jude Postlethwaite 6' Terry Kennedy 9' Niall Comerford 10' Con: Billy Dardis 7',9' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra |
26 November 16:08 |
Ireland | 33–0 | Japan |
Try: Terry Kennedy 1',5',9' Liam Turner 4' Ed Kelly 14' Con: Mark Roche 4',5',9 Billy Dardis 15' | Report |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Morne Ferierra |
26 November 16:40 |
Great Britain | 12–31 | South Africa |
Try: Robbie Fergusson 3' Ross McCann 9' Con: Frederick Roddick 9' | Report | Try: Muller du Plessis 5' Siviwe Soyizwapi 7, 12' Impi Visser 10' Branco du Preez 14' Con: Ronald Brown 5', 11', 15' |
The Sevens, Dubai Referee: Jeremy Rozier |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
27 Nov 2021 – 12:01 – The Sevens | ||||||
Spain | 45 | |||||
27 Nov 2021 – 15:24 – The Sevens | ||||||
Canada | 14 | |||||
Spain | 26 | |||||
27 Nov 2021 – 12:23 – The Sevens | ||||||
France | 28 | |||||
France | 35 | |||||
Japan | 0 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 15:02 – The Sevens | ||||||
Canada | 22 | |||||
Japan | 14 |
Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9th place semifinals
11th place final
9th place final |
5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
27 Nov 2021 – 13:29 – The Sevens | ||||||
Ireland | 14 | |||||
27 Nov 2021 – 17:15 – The Sevens | ||||||
Australia | 35 | |||||
Australia | 35 | |||||
27 Nov 2021 – 13:51 – The Sevens | ||||||
Great Britain | 21 | |||||
Great Britain | 33 | |||||
Kenya | 5 | |||||
7th place final | ||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 16:13 – The Sevens | ||||||
Ireland | 29 | |||||
Kenya | 7 |
Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5th place semifinals
7th place final
5th place final
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 10:28 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Argentina | 17 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 14:18 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 10:50 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
South Africa | 29 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 19:26 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||||
South Africa | 42 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 11:12 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
United States | 7 | |||||||||
United States | 35 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 14:40 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Great Britain | 17 | |||||||||
United States | 21 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 11:34 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Fiji | 19 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
27 Nov 2021 – 18:29 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
Argentina | 19 | |||||||||
Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place final
Final
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Place | Team | Points |
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South Africa | 22 | |
United States | 19 | |
Argentina | 17 | |
4 | Fiji | 15 |
5 | Australia | 13 |
6 | Great Britain | 12 |
Place | Team | Points |
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7 | Ireland | 11 |
8 | Kenya | 10 |
9 | France | 8 |
10 | Spain | 7 |
11 | Canada | 6 |
12 | Japan | 5 |
Source: World Rugby
The second tournament was played with spectators in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 3–4 December 2021.[2] South Africa won the tournament, defeating Australia by 10–7 in the final.
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:
Key: Team advanced to the quarterfinals
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 19 | +71 | 9 |
Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 7 |
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 5 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 125 | −111 | 3 |
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 9 |
United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 7 |
Kenya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 5 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 88 | −43 | 3 |
Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 7 |
France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 7 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 5 |
Fiji | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 5 |
9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens | ||||||
Fiji | 33 | |||||
4 Dec 2021 –13:38 – The Sevens | ||||||
Canada | 19 | |||||
Fiji | 31 | |||||
4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | ||||||
Spain | 7 | |||||
Spain | 31 | |||||
Japan | 7 | |||||
11th place final | ||||||
4 Dec 2021 –13:16 – The Sevens | ||||||
Canada | 12 | |||||
Japan | 21 |
Matches |
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9th place semifinals 11th place final 9th place final |
5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
4 Dec 2021 –13:35 – The Sevens | ||||||
Ireland | 19 | |||||
4 Dec 2021 –17:03 – The Sevens | ||||||
Great Britain | 24 | |||||
Great Britain | 10 | |||||
4 Dec 2021 –13:57 – The Sevens | ||||||
Kenya | 5 | |||||
United States | 0 | |||||
Kenya | 29 | |||||
7th place final | ||||||
4 Dec 2021 –17:26 – The Sevens | ||||||
Ireland | 19 | |||||
United States | 26 |
Matches |
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5th place semifinals 7th place final 5th place final |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –09:44 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Australia | 24 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –14:24 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
Australia | 40 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –10:06 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
Argentina | 33 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –19:26 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Great Britain | 12 | |||||||||
Australia | 7 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –10:28 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
South Africa | 10 | |||||||||
United States | 12 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –14:46 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
France | 28 | |||||||||
France | 12 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –10:50 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
South Africa | 19 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
4 Dec 2021 –18:29 – The Sevens | ||||||||||
Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
Argentina | 38 | |||||||||
France | 21 | |||||||||
Matches |
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Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd place final Final |
Place | Team | Points |
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South Africa | 22 | |
Australia | 19 | |
Argentina | 17 | |
4 | France | 15 |
5 | Great Britain | 13 |
6 | Kenya | 12 |
Place | Team | Points |
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7 | United States | 11 |
8 | Ireland | 10 |
9 | Fiji | 8 |
10 | Spain | 7 |
11 | Japan | 6 |
12 | Canada | 5 |
Source: World Rugby