The 2005 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 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 |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  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 edit
Pool stages edit
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 129 19 110 9 
France
3 2 0 1 64 67 -3 7 
Canada
3 1 0 2 55 48 7 5 Arabian Gulf 3 0 0 3 17 131 -114 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2005-12-01 | New Zealand
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24 - 7 | Canada
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| 2005-12-01 | France
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33 - 12 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2005-12-01 | New Zealand
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60 - 0 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2005-12-01 | France
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19 - 10 | Canada
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| 2005-12-01 | Canada
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38 - 5 | Arabian Gulf |
| 2005-12-01 | New Zealand
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45 - 12 | France
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Pool B edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 66 26 40 9 
Fiji
3 2 0 1 80 33 47 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 64 75 -11 5 
Tunisia
3 0 0 3 17 74 -57 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2005-12-01 | Fiji
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31 - 5 | Tunisia
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| 2005-12-01 |  Samoa
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26 - 14 | Wales
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| 2005-12-01 | Fiji
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42 - 21 | Wales
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| 2005-12-01 | Samoa
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14 - 5 | Tunisia
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| 2005-12-01 | Tunisia
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7 - 29 | Wales
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| 2005-12-01 | Fiji
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7 - 26 | Samoa
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Pool C edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
England
3 3 0 0 133 12 121 9 
Australia
3 2 0 1 59 40 19 7 
Kenya
3 1 0 2 54 78 -24 5 
Uganda
3 0 0 3 5 121 -116 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2005-12-01 | England
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52 - 7 | Kenya
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| 2005-12-01 |  Australia
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33 - 0 |  Uganda
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| 2005-12-01 | England
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48 - 0 | Uganda
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| 2005-12-01 | Australia
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21 - 7 | Kenya
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| 2005-12-01 | Kenya
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40 - 5 | Uganda
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| 2005-12-01 | England
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33 - 5 | Australia
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Pool D edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 80 21 59 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 40 43 -3 7 
Portugal
3 1 0 2 38 64 -26 5 
Scotland
3 0 0 3 22 52 -30 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2005-12-01 |  South Africa
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21 - 7 |  Scotland
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| 2005-12-01 |  Argentina
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19 - 14 |  Portugal
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| 2005-12-01 | South Africa
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40 - 7 | Portugal
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| 2005-12-01 | Argentina
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14 - 10 | Scotland
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| 2005-12-01 | Scotland
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5 - 17 | Portugal
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| 2005-12-01 | South Africa
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19 - 7 | Argentina
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Finals edit
Shield edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 46 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| France | 36 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| December 2 - Dubai | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 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 edit
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 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 edit
- ^ "England Pool for Dubai Sevens". Rugby Network. 2005-12-02. Retrieved 2005-12-02.
External links edit
- Dubai Rugby 7s
- IRB Sevens[usurped]
- Dubai[usurped] on irbsevens.com
- Dubai Sevens Profile on UR7s.com