Wellington Sevens

The Wellington Sevens or the NZI International Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Wellington, New Zealand. The tournament, part of the IRB Sevens World Series, is played at Wellington's Westpac Stadium and includes teams from 16 countries

The event has a celebratory atmosphere and attracts over 30,000 spectators yearly, many attending in creative costumes planned well in advance and all determined to have a good time. These features, together with the fast-paced play, has turned the Wellington Sevens into one of New Zealand's leading sports events. Tickets sell out well in advance of the tournament.

Pool stages

Pool A

:

*2008-02-01 South Africa 24-14 Australia
*2008-02-01 Kenya 19-0 France
*2008-02-01 South Africa 29-7 France
*2008-02-01 Kenya 0-19 Australia
*2008-02-01 Australia 24-14 France
*2008-02-01 South Africa 33-7 Kenya

Pool D

:

*2008-02-01 Argentina 7-17 USA
*2008-02-01 Scotland 26-0 Tonga
*2008-02-01 Argentina 17-19 Tonga
*2008-02-01 Scotland 7-7 USA
*2008-02-01 USA 7-38 Tonga
*2008-02-01 Argentina 12-19 Scotland

Knockout

hield

Round8
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|CAN|17|ru7|ENG|33
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|USA|12|ru7|FRA|17
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|KEN|7|ru7|ARG|19
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|COK|24|ru7|PNG|17
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|CAN|7|ru7|USA|19
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|KEN|38|ru7|PNG|7
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|USA|22|ru7|KEN|17|

Bowl

Round8
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|CAN|17|ru7|ENG|33
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|USA|12|ru7|FRA|17
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|KEN|7|ru7|ARG|19
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|COK|24|ru7|PNG|17
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|ENG|14|ru7|FRA|5
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|ARG|36|ru7|COK|5
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|ENG|12|ru7|ARG|7|

Plate

Round8
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|NZL|40|ru7|WAL|5
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|SCO|7|ru7|AUS|31
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|RSA|10|ru7|TGA|14
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|FJI|17|ru7|SAM|19
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|WAL|24|ru7|SCO|12
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|RSA|26|ru7|FJI|19
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|WAL|12|ru7|RSA|19|

Cup

Round8
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|NZL|40|ru7|WAL|5
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|SCO|7|ru7|AUS|31
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|RSA|10|ru7|TGA|14
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|FJI|17|ru7|SAM|19
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|NZL|32|ru7|AUS|7
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|TGA|21|ru7|SAM|24
february 2 - Westpac Stadium, New Zealand |ru7|NZL|22|ru7|SAM|17|

External links

* [http://www.sevens.co.nz/ Wellington Sevens official site]