2014 Dubai Women's Sevens
# 2014 Dubai Women's Sevens

The 2014 Women's Dubai Sevens was the opening tournament of the 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 4–5 December 2014 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, and was the third edition of the Women's Dubai Sevens as part of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.

## Format

The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Bowl.

## Teams

The participating teams and schedule were announced on 15 October 2014.

## Match officials

The match officials for the 2014 Dubai Sevens are as follows:

* Jesse Beard (New Zealand)
* James Bolabiu (Fiji)
* Sara Cox (England)
* Steve Lee (England)
* Alhambra Nievas (Spain)
* Amy Perrett (Australia)
* Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)

## Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :

* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 31 | 65 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 36 | 61 | 7 |
| Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 51 | 20 | 5 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 151 | −146 | 3 |

* 4 December 2014 11:44

| New Zealand | 43–0 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 12:06

| Russia | 12–17 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 14:40

| New Zealand | 24–19 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 15:02

| Russia | 47–5 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 17:36

| United States | 61–0 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 17:58

| New Zealand | 29–12 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 10 | 89 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 31 | 34 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 87 | −70 | 4 |

* 4 December 2014 11:00

| Australia | 36–0 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 11:22

| Spain | 0–31 | France |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 13:56

| Australia | 24–10 | France |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 14:18

| Spain | 17–17 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 16:52

| France | 24–7 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 17:14

| Australia | 39–0 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 19 | 53 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 32 | 53 | 7 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 85 | −59 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 3 |

* 4 December 2014 12:28

| Canada | 26–10 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 12:50

| England | 26–0 | Fiji |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 15:24

| Canada | 47–5 | Fiji |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 15:46

| England | 29–7 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 18:20

| Fiji | 21–12 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 4 December 2014 18:42

| Canada | 12–17 | England |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

## Knockout stage

### Bowl

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 December - 13:08 - The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December - 13:08 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| South Africa | 17 |
| South Africa | 17 | 5 December - 17:04 - The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December - 17:04 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| China | 0 | 5 December - 17:04 - The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December - 17:04 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| China | 0 | South Africa | 7 |
| 5 December - 13:30 - The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December - 13:30 - The Sevens, Dubai | | South Africa | 7 |
| 5 December - 13:30 - The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December - 13:30 - The Sevens, Dubai | Brazil | 17 |
| Spain | 14 | Brazil | 17 |
| Brazil | 19 | | |
| Brazil | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 5 December - 16:20 - The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December - 16:20 - The Sevens, Dubai |
| | | China | 5 |
| | | Spain | 28 |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 December – 10:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Australia | 47 | | | |
| Australia | 47 | 5 December – 13:54 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 13:54 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Fiji | 0 | 5 December – 13:54 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 13:54 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Fiji | 0 | Fiji | 24 | |
| 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Fiji | 24 | |
| 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | United States | 21 | |
| United States | 0 | United States | 21 | |
| United States | 0 | | | | 5 December – 17:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 17:41 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Canada | 36 | | | | 5 December – 17:41 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 17:41 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Canada | 36 | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | England | 19 |
| England | 5 | | | | England | 19 |
| England | 5 | 5 December – 14:16 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 14:16 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| France | 7 | 5 December – 14:16 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 14:16 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| France | 7 | England | 21 | | | |
| 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | | England | 21 | | | |
| 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | Russia | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 19 | Russia | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | 5 December – 16:42 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 16:42 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Russia | 17 | | | | 5 December – 16:42 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 16:42 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Russia | 17 | | | | United States | 22 |
| | | | | | Russia | 20 |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 December – 10:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Australia | 47 | | | |
| Australia | 47 | 5 December – 15:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 15:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Fiji | 0 | 5 December – 15:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 15:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Fiji | 0 | Australia | 29 | |
| 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Australia | 29 | |
| 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | Canada | 7 | |
| United States | 0 | Canada | 7 | |
| United States | 0 | | | | 5 December – 18:31 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 18:31 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Canada | 36 | | | | 5 December – 18:31 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 18:31 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Canada | 36 | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Australia | 17 |
| 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 10:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| England | 5 | | | | New Zealand | 19 |
| England | 5 | 5 December – 15:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 15:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| France | 7 | 5 December – 15:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 15:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| France | 7 | France | 10 | | | |
| 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | | France | 10 | | | |
| 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 11:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | New Zealand | 31 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 19 | New Zealand | 31 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | 5 December – 18:09 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 18:09 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Russia | 17 | | | | 5 December – 18:09 – The Sevens, Dubai | 5 December – 18:09 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Russia | 17 | | | | Canada | 10 |
| | | | | | France | 5 |
