The Dubai 7s is an annual rugby sevens and social event held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, UAE. Founded in 1970, the event is the longest running sports event in the Middle East.[1]
Dubai is the first leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Sixteen teams compete in the men's tournament divided into four pool of four teams. On the first day, each team plays the other three teams in the pool. The two highest teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinal knockout rounds, and the bottom two teams move to the challenge bracket.
For the invitation tournaments, rugby teams take part in 15 sections.[3] The rugby invitational tournament is popular, with hundreds of teams participating.[4] The netball tournament includes teams in three sections: gulf women, open youth, and open women.
The Dubai Sevens is one of the more popular sporting events in Dubai, with over 100,000 fans attending the 2016 event.[4][5]
Venueedit
The Dubai 7s has been held at The Sevens Stadium since 2008. Facilities at The Sevens include: eight rugby pitches, six cricket pitches, four netball/tennis courts, one basketball court, a grandstand, and ancillary facilities.[6]
The tournament's move to that venue in 2008 was a success. The tournament broke the World Series single-day attendance record in its first year with over 50,000 fans appearing on the first day of the tournament.[7]
World Series resultsedit
Summary of resultsedit
Five teams have won the Dubai Sevens at least once. The early years of the tournament on the World Series were less competitive. Prior to 2003, New Zealand won the final with a comfortable 20+ point margin each year. In the first decade from 1999 to 2008 only five teams (New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, South Africa, and England) had reached the Dubai Sevens final. Since then, the tournament has been more competitive, with several additional teams making the final and semifinal stages.
Summary of Dubai Sevens results on the World Series (updated to 2022):
^a The event held on November 7–8, 2001, was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[30][31][32]
Earlier winnersedit
Winners of the Emirates International Trophy from 1988 to 1998:[33]
History of Dubai Exiles Rugby Club at archive.today (archived 31 October 2021)
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The Dubai 7s is an annual rugby sevens and social event held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai UAE Founded in 1970 the event is the longest running sports event in the Middle East 1 Dubai SevensMost recent season or competition 2023 Dubai SevensSportRugby sevensInaugural season1970No of teams16Most recentchampion s South AfricaMost titles South Africa 11 titles 2007 Dubai Sevens Contents 1 Events 2 Venue 3 World Series results 3 1 Summary of results 3 2 Results by year 4 Earlier winners 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEvents editThe Dubai 7s has six competitions each year 2 World Rugby Sevens Series World Rugby Women s Sevens Series Rugby Invitation Tournament Netball Invitation Tournament Cricket 7s Invitational Tournament WODON3 Fitness at the Emirates Dubai 7sDubai is the first leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series Sixteen teams compete in the men s tournament divided into four pool of four teams On the first day each team plays the other three teams in the pool The two highest teams in each pool advance to the quarterfinal knockout rounds and the bottom two teams move to the challenge bracket Dubai also hosts a stop on the World Rugby Women s Sevens Series Twelve teams compete in the women s tournament For the invitation tournaments rugby teams take part in 15 sections 3 The rugby invitational tournament is popular with hundreds of teams participating 4 The netball tournament includes teams in three sections gulf women open youth and open women The Dubai Sevens is one of the more popular sporting events in Dubai with over 100 000 fans attending the 2016 event 4 5 Venue editThe Dubai 7s has been held at The Sevens Stadium since 2008 Facilities at The Sevens include eight rugby pitches six cricket pitches four netball tennis courts one basketball court a grandstand and ancillary facilities 6 The tournament s move to that venue in 2008 was a success The tournament broke the World Series single day attendance record in its first year with over 50 000 fans appearing on the first day of the tournament 7 World Series results editSummary of results edit Five teams have won the Dubai Sevens at least once The early years of the tournament on the World Series were less competitive Prior to 2003 New Zealand won the final with a comfortable 20 point margin each year In the first decade from 1999 to 2008 only five teams New Zealand Fiji Samoa South Africa and England had reached the Dubai Sevens final Since then the tournament has been more competitive with several additional teams making the final and semifinal stages Summary of Dubai Sevens results on the World Series updated to 2022 Team Champion Runner up Semifinalist Top 4 placing nbsp South Africa 11 1 5 17 nbsp New Zealand 6 5 8 19 nbsp England 4 2 9 15 nbsp Fiji 2 6 9 17 nbsp Samoa 1 3 5 9 nbsp Australia 2 3 5 nbsp United States 2 2 4 nbsp France 1 2 3 nbsp Ireland 1 1 nbsp Argentina 1 3 4 nbsp Kenya 1 1 nbsp Wales 1 1Total 23 23 46 92Results by year edit Year Venue Cup final Placings RefsWinner Score Runner up Plate Bowl Shield1999 Dubai Exiles nbsp New Zealand 38 14 nbsp Fiji nbsp Australia nbsp Scotland 8 2000 Dubai Exiles nbsp New Zealand 34 5 nbsp Fiji nbsp South Africa nbsp Ireland 9 2001a Dubai Exiles New Zealand 45 7 South Africa Scotland Wales 2002 Dubai Exiles nbsp New Zealand 38 12 nbsp Samoa nbsp Fiji nbsp France nbsp Namibia 10 2003 Dubai Exiles nbsp South Africa 33 26 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Argentina nbsp Canada nbsp Zambia 11 2004 Dubai Exiles nbsp England 26 21 nbsp Fiji nbsp Samoa nbsp Portugal nbsp Tunisia 12 2005 Dubai Exiles nbsp England 28 26 nbsp Fiji nbsp New Zealand nbsp Wales nbsp Kenya 13 2006 Dubai Exiles nbsp South Africa 31 12 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Samoa nbsp Argentina nbsp Wales 14 2007 Dubai Exiles nbsp New Zealand 31 21 nbsp Fiji nbsp Argentina nbsp Australia nbsp Zimbabwe 15 2008 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 19 12 nbsp England nbsp Samoa nbsp Portugal nbsp United States 16 2009 The Sevens nbsp New Zealand 24 12 nbsp Samoa nbsp Australia nbsp Wales nbsp Russia 17 2010 The Sevens nbsp England 29 21 nbsp Samoa nbsp South Africa nbsp Argentina nbsp Kenya 18 2011 The Sevens nbsp England 29 12 nbsp France nbsp Fiji nbsp Australia nbsp Scotland 19 2012 The Sevens nbsp Samoa 26 15 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Wales nbsp Argentina nbsp England 20 2013 The Sevens nbsp Fiji 29 17 nbsp South Africa nbsp Argentina nbsp Australia nbsp France 21 2014 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 33 7 nbsp Australia nbsp Argentina nbsp Samoa nbsp Canada 22 2015 The Sevens nbsp Fiji 28 17 nbsp England nbsp South Africa nbsp France nbsp Canada 23 Winner Score Runner up Third Fourth Fifth2016 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 26 14 nbsp Fiji nbsp England nbsp Wales nbsp Australia 24 2017 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 24 12 nbsp New Zealand nbsp England nbsp Fiji nbsp Australia 25 2018 The Sevens nbsp New Zealand 21 5 nbsp United States nbsp England nbsp Australia nbsp Fiji 26 2019 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 15 0 nbsp New Zealand nbsp England nbsp Samoa nbsp Australia 27 2020 The Sevens Tournament cancelled due to impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic 28 29 2021I The Sevens nbsp South Africa 42 7 nbsp United States nbsp Argentina nbsp Fiji nbsp Australia2021II The Sevens nbsp South Africa 10 7 nbsp Australia nbsp Argentina nbsp France nbsp Great Britain2022 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 21 5 nbsp Ireland nbsp New Zealand nbsp United States nbsp France2023 The Sevens nbsp South Africa 12 7 nbsp Argentina nbsp New Zealand nbsp Fiji nbsp IrelandNotes a The event held on November 7 8 2001 was downgraded in status and excluded from the Sevens World Series after several teams withdrew in the wake of the September 11 2001 attacks 30 31 32 Earlier winners editWinners of the Emirates International Trophy from 1988 to 1998 33 1988 London Scottish 1989 Crawshays 1990 Toulouse 1991 Queensland 1992 Scotland 1993 White Hart Marauders 1994 South Korea 1995 Kiwi Nomads 1996 Fiji 1997 New Zealand Invitation 1998 FijiSee also editDubai Women s SevensReferences edit Dubai Rugby Sevens History Archived from the original on 24 May 2020 Retrieved 13 August 2018 Dubai Rugby Sevens Event information Dubai Rugby Sevens News a b The Dubai Rugby Sevens Broke Attendance Records Archived 15 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine Dubai Rugby 7s 5 December 2016 Dubai Rugby Sevens 2018 Time Out Dubai 29 November 2018 The Sevens official website 01 01 11 Dubai sets new Series attendance record World Rugby 29 November 2008 IRB Sevens I Dubai Rugby7 com 1999 IRB Sevens II Dubai Rugby7 com 2000 IRB Sevens IV Dubai Rugby7 com 2002 IRB Sevens V Dubai Rugby7 com 2003 IRB Sevens VI Dubai Rugby7 com 2004 IRB Sevens VII Dubai Rugby7 com 2005 IRB Sevens VIII Dubai Rugby7 com 2006 IRB Sevens IX Dubai Rugby7 com 2007 IRB Sevens X Dubai Rugby7 com 2009 IRB Sevens XI Dubai Rugby7 com 2009 IRB Sevens XII Dubai Rugby7 com 2010 IRB Sevens XIII Dubai Rugby7 com 2011 IRB Sevens XIV Dubai Rugby7 com 2012 IRB Sevens XV Dubai Rugby7 com 2013 IRB Sevens XVI Dubai Rugby7 com 2014 World Sevens Series XVII Dubai Rugby7 com 2015 World Sevens Series XVIII Dubai Rugby7 com 2016 World Sevens Series XIX Dubai Rugby7 com 2017 World Sevens Series XX Dubai Rugby7 com 2018 del Carme Liam 8 December 2019 Brilliant Blitzbokke bag Dubai Sevens title Business Live Radley Paul 29 July 2020 2020 Dubai Rugby Sevens cancelled because of coronavirus The National News Abu Dhabi Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 Plans revised for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 World Rugby 29 July 2020 Archived from the original on 29 July 2020 Dubai scrubbed from Sevens Series Irish Times 16 October 2001 Archived from the original on 11 June 2016 Malin Ian 24 October 2001 England to miss Dubai s downgraded sevens The Guardian Archived from the original on 14 August 2016 Dubai sevens Scots take Plate prize 9 November 2001 Archived from the original on 10 August 2016 Retrieved 11 June 2016 Dubai 7s Rugby7 com External links editOfficial website History of Dubai Exiles Rugby Club at archive today archived 31 October 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dubai Sevens amp oldid 1207668739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
