2014 Dubai Sevens
# 2014 Dubai Sevens

The 2014 Dubai Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014-2015 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 5–6 December 2014 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Format

The teams are drawn into four 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. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:

* Argentina
* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales

## Match officials

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

* Mike Adamson (Scotland)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Nick Briant (New Zealand)
* Ben Crouse (South Africa)
* Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* Anthony Moyes (Australia)
* Matt O'Brien (Australia)
* Marius van der Westhuizen (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 33 | +90 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 94 | −42 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 77 | −53 | 3 |

* 5 December 2014 09:44

| Fiji | 54–7 | France |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 10:06

| Argentina | 17–5 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 12:44

| Fiji | 36–5 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 13:06

| Argentina | 26–21 | France |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 16:30

| France | 24–14 | Brazil |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

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

| Fiji | 33–21 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | +120 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 7 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 121 | −109 | 3 |

* 5 December 2014 10:30

| Samoa | 14–21 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 10:52

| New Zealand | 36–0 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 13:30

| Samoa | 38–12 | Japan |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 13:52

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

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 19:25

| Scotland | 47–0 | Japan |
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| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 19:47

| Samoa | 0–41 | New Zealand |
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| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 93 | −64 | 3 |

* 5 December 2014 11:14

| England | 19–10 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 11:36

| Australia | 29–12 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 14:14

| England | 38–0 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 14:36

| Australia | 26–10 | United States |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 20:09

| United States | 26–17 | Kenya |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 20:31

| England | 5–12 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 17 | +55 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 5 |

* 5 December 2014 09:00

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

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 09:22

| Wales | 14–19 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 12:00

| South Africa | 24–12 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 12:22

| Wales | 26–21 | Portugal |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

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

| Portugal | 26–7 | Canada |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai
* 5 December 2014 16:08

| South Africa | 12–7 | Wales |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | |

* The Sevens, Dubai

## Knockout stage

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 December 2014 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| France | 42 | | | |
| France | 42 | 6 December 2014 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Canada | 19 | 6 December 2014 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 13:38 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Canada | 19 | Canada | 29 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Canada | 29 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | Japan | 14 | |
| United States | 14 | Japan | 14 | |
| United States | 14 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 18:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 18:14 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Japan | 12 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 18:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 18:14 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Canada | 19 |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Canada | 19 |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Portugal | 19 | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Portugal | 19 | 6 December 2014 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 6 December 2014 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 14:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | Brazil | 7 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Brazil | 7 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | Kenya | 22 | |
| Samoa | 40 | Kenya | 22 | |
| Kenya | 5 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 December 2014 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 09:30 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| France | 42 | | | |
| France | 42 | 6 December 2014 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Canada | 19 | 6 December 2014 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 14:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Canada | 19 | France | 24 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | | France | 24 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 09:52 – The Sevens, Dubai | United States | 15 | |
| United States | 14 | United States | 15 | |
| United States | 14 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 18:42 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 18:42 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Japan | 12 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 18:42 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 18:42 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Japan | 12 | | | | France | 21 |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | France | 21 |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:14 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | Samoa | 31 |
| Portugal | 19 | | | | Samoa | 31 |
| Portugal | 19 | 6 December 2014 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | 6 December 2014 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 14:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Brazil | 0 | Portugal | 14 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Portugal | 14 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 10:36 – The Sevens, Dubai | Samoa | 19 | |
| Samoa | 40 | Samoa | 19 | |
| Kenya | 5 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 31 | | | |
| Fiji | 31 | 6 December 2014 – 16:11 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 16:11 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Wales | 17 | 6 December 2014 – 16:11 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 16:11 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Wales | 17 | Wales | 7 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Wales | 7 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | Scotland | 31 | |
| Australia | 22 | Scotland | 31 | |
| Australia | 22 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 19:10 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 19:10 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 17 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 19:10 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 19:10 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 17 | | | | Scotland | 12 |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Scotland | 12 |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | Argentina | 26 |
| South Africa | 40 | | | | Argentina | 26 |
| South Africa | 40 | 6 December 2014 – 16:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 16:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | 6 December 2014 – 16:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 16:33 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | Argentina | 21 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Argentina | 21 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | England | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 29 | England | 19 | |
| England | 7 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:00 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Fiji | 31 | | | |
| Fiji | 31 | 6 December 2014 – 16:55 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 16:55 – The Sevens, Dubai | | |
| Wales | 17 | 6 December 2014 – 16:55 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 16:55 – The Sevens, Dubai | |
| Wales | 17 | Fiji | 24 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | | Fiji | 24 | |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:22 – The Sevens, Dubai | Australia | 29 | |
| Australia | 22 | Australia | 29 | |
| Australia | 22 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 20:12 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 20:12 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 17 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 20:12 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 20:12 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| Scotland | 17 | | | | Australia | 7 |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | | Australia | 7 |
| 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 11:44 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | | South Africa | 33 |
| South Africa | 40 | | | | South Africa | 33 |
| South Africa | 40 | 6 December 2014 – 17:17 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 17:17 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | 6 December 2014 – 17:17 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 17:17 – The Sevens, Dubai | | | |
| Argentina | 0 | South Africa | 28 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | | South Africa | 28 | | | |
| 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 12:06 – The Sevens, Dubai | New Zealand | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 29 | New Zealand | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 29 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 19:40 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 19:40 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| England | 7 | | | | 6 December 2014 – 19:40 – The Sevens, Dubai | 6 December 2014 – 19:40 – The Sevens, Dubai |
| England | 7 | | | | Fiji | 26 |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 12 |
