2005 Dubai Sevens
The 2005 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground between 1 and 2 December 2005. It was the 18th edition of the Dubai Sevens (sixth as a World Series event) and was the first tournament of the 2005–06 World Sevens Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying to the cup tournament.
| 2005 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series VII | |
| Host nation |  United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 1–2 December 2005 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Kenya |
| Runner-up |  Tunisia |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2004 2006 → | |
After winning the group, South Africa took out the cup final defeating Fiji by a score of 28–26. New Zealand took out the plate while the bowl and shield was won by Wales and Kenya respectively.
Teams
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand3 3 0 0 129 19 110 9 France3 2 0 1 64 67 -3 7 Canada3 1 0 2 55 48 7 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 17 131 -114 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand |
24 - 7 | Canada |
| 2006-12-01 | France |
33 - 12 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand |
60 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | France |
19 - 10 | Canada |
| 2006-12-01 | Canada |
38 - 5 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2006-12-01 | New Zealand |
45 - 12 | France |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa3 3 0 0 66 26 40 9 Fiji3 2 0 1 80 33 47 7 Wales3 1 0 2 64 75 -11 5 Tunisia3 0 0 3 17 74 -57 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | Fiji |
31 - 5 | Tunisia |
| 2006-12-01 | Samoa |
26 - 14 | Wales |
| 2006-12-01 | Fiji |
42 - 21 | Wales |
| 2006-12-01 | Samoa |
14 - 5 | Tunisia |
| 2006-12-01 | Tunisia |
7 - 29 | Wales |
| 2006-12-01 | Fiji |
7 - 26 | Samoa |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts England3 3 0 0 133 12 121 9 .svg.png.webp)
Australia3 2 0 1 59 40 19 7 Kenya3 1 0 2 54 78 -24 5 
Uganda3 0 0 3 5 121 -116 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | England |
52 - 7 | Kenya |
| 2006-12-01 | Australia |
33 - 0 | Uganda |
| 2006-12-01 | England |
48 - 0 | Uganda |
| 2006-12-01 | Australia |
21 - 7 | Kenya |
| 2006-12-01 | Kenya |
40 - 5 | Uganda |
| 2006-12-01 | England |
33 - 5 | Australia |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa3 3 0 0 80 21 59 9 
Argentina3 2 0 1 40 43 -3 7 
Portugal3 1 0 2 38 66 -28 5 
Scotland3 0 0 3 22 52 -30 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2006-12-01 | South Africa |
21 - 7 | Scotland |
| 2006-12-01 | Argentina |
19 - 14 | Portugal |
| 2006-12-01 | South Africa |
40 - 7 | Portugal |
| 2006-12-01 | Argentina |
14 - 10 | Scotland |
| 2006-12-01 | Scotland |
5 - 17 | Portugal |
| 2006-12-01 | South Africa |
19 - 7 | Argentina |
Finals
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 24 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 41 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 7 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 33 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 35 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||||||
| Canada | 24 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 17 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 41 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 33 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| Arabian Gulf | 7 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 46 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 36 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 26 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 46 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 12 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
References
- "England Pool for Dubai Sevens". Rugby Network. 2005-12-02. Retrieved 2005-12-02.
External links
- Dubai Rugby 7s
- IRB Sevens
- Dubai on irbsevens.com
- Dubai Sevens Profile on UR7s.com
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