2004–05 World Sevens Series

The 2004–05 Sevens World Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions New Zealand retained their title by winning the 2004–05 series.

2004–05 IRB Sevens
Series VI
Hosts
Date2 December 2004 – 11 June 2005
Nations32
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Fiji
Third England

Calendar
2004–05 Itinerary[1]
Leg Venue Dates Winner
DubaiDubai Exiles Rugby GroundDecember 2–3, 2004 England
South AfricaOuteniqua Park, GeorgeDecember 10–11, 2004 New Zealand
New ZealandWestpac Stadium, WellingtonFebruary 4–5, 2005 New Zealand
United StatesHome Depot Center, Los AngelesFebruary 12–13, 2005 New Zealand
SingaporeNational Stadium, SingaporeApril 1–2, 2005 New Zealand
LondonTwickenhamJune 4–5, 2005 South Africa
ParisStade Jean-BouinJune 10–11, 2005 France

Competition format

All tournaments in the 2004–05 series were played as a standard 16-team event, beginning with the pool stage before progressing to a knockout stage to decide the tournament winners.

Pool stage

For the pool stage, teams were divided into 4 pools of 4 teams and a round-robin was played within each pool. The points awarded for the pool matches were 3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. Where tie-breakers were required, the head-to-head result between the tied teams was used, followed by the difference in points scored during tournament play.

Knockout stage

Four trophies were contested during the knockout stage – in descending order of prestige: the Cup (whose winner became the tournament champion), Plate, Bowl and Shield. The format of the playoffs is described below

Cup
  • The top 8 sides (i.e. top two from each pool) advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
  • The 4 winners of the quarterfinals meet in the Cup semifinal bracket to play off for first, second and shared third place in the tournament.

Plate

  • The 4 losers of the Cup quarterfinals drop down to the Plate semifinal bracket to play off for fifth, sixth and shared seventh place in the tournament.

Bowl

  • The 4 third-placed sides from each pool meet in the Bowl bracket to decide 9th, 10th and shared 11th place in the tournament.

Shield

  • The 4 fourth-placed sides from each pool met in the Shield bracket to decide 13th, 14th and shared 15th place in the tournament.

Points schedule

The season championship was determined by the total points earned in all tournaments. The points schedule used for 2004–05 World Sevens Series was:

Points schedule: 16-team event
Points Place Status
201stCup winner
162ndCup runner-up
12 3rd
(2-way share)		 Losing Cup semifinalists
85thPlate winner
66thPlate runner-up
4 7th
(2-way share)		 Losing Plate semifinalists
29thBowl winner

Final standings

The points awarded to teams at each event, as well as the overall season totals, are shown in the table below. Points for the event winners are indicated in bold. A zero (0) is recorded in the event column where a team played in a tournament but did not gain any points. A dash (–) is recorded in the event column if a team did not compete at a tournament.

2004–05 IRB Sevens – Series VI
 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
George
Well­ing­ton
Los ​Ang­eles
Singa­pore
Lon­don
Paris		 Points
total
   
1 New Zealand 12202020201212116
2 Fiji 16161281281688
3 England 20124121616686
4 South Africa 1281241220876
5 Argentina 6121616412470
6 Samoa 8646821246
7 Australia 4281266442
8 France 0004242030
9 Scotland 406044220
10 Kenya 04200006
11 Tunisia 04–––004
12 Canada 00020002
13 Portugal 20–––002

Source: rugby7.com (archived)

Notes:
  Light blue line on the left indicates a core team eligible to participate in all events of the series.

Tournaments

Dubai
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup Fiji21–26 England South Africa
 New Zealand
Plate Samoa21–19 Argentina Australia
 Scotland
Bowl France5–10 PortugalTBC
TBC
Shield Ireland5–17 TunisiaTBC
TBC

South Africa
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup New Zealand33–19 Fiji England
 Argentina
Plate South Africa12–7 Samoa Tunisia
 Kenya
Bowl Canada12–38 AustraliaTBC
TBC
Shield Portugal17–12 FranceTBC
TBC

New Zealand
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup Argentina7–31 New Zealand South Africa
 Fiji
Plate Scotland0–32 Australia Samoa
 England
Bowl Tonga12–17 KenyaTBC
TBC
Shield Japan19–29 NiueTBC
TBC

United States
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup Argentina5–34 New Zealand Australia
 England
Plate Samoa21–24 Fiji France
 South Africa
Bowl Kenya0–15 CanadaTBC
TBC
Shield Tonga40–0 MexicoTBC
TBC

Singapore
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup New Zealand26–5 England Fiji
 South Africa
Plate Samoa14–15 Australia Scotland
 Argentina
Bowl Canada12–19 FranceTBC
TBC
Shield Chinese Taipei17–10 ChinaTBC
TBC

France
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup France28–19 Fiji Samoa
 New Zealand
Plate South Africa26–19 England Australia
 Scotland
Bowl Argentina26–10 GeorgiaTBC
TBC
Shield Canada33–21 RussiaTBC
TBC

London
Trophy Winners Score Finalists Semi-finalists
Cup South Africa21–12 England Argentina
 New Zealand
Plate Australia12–29 Fiji Scotland
 France
Bowl Tunisia0–27 SamoaTBC
TBC
Shield Kenya12–18 CanadaTBC
TBC

References
  1. "IRB Sevens World Series set for another record breaking year". International Rugby Board. 2007-08-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
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