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{{Infobox Rugby World Sevens
| name = 2006–07 IRB Sevens
| series = '''Series VIII'''
| countries = {{plainlist|
* [[Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union|United Arab Emirates]]
* {{Runion|RSA}}
* {{Runion|NZL}}
* {{Runion|USA}}
* {{Runion|HKG}}
* {{Runion|AUS}}
* {{Runion|ENG}}
* {{Runion|SCO}}
}}
|date =
|nations = 32
|champions = {{ru7|NZL}}
|runnersup = {{ru7|FIJ}}
|third = {{ru7|SAM}}
|matches =
|attendance =
|tries =
|top point scorer =
|top try scorer =
|prevseason = [[2005–06 World Sevens Series|2005–06]]
|nextseason = [[2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series|2007–08]]
}}

'''2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series''' was the eighth of an annual series of [[rugby sevens]] tournaments for full national sides run by the [[International Rugby Board]] since 1999–2000.

[[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand]] were the series champions, winning the final tournament in [[2007 Edinburgh Sevens|Edinburgh]] to take the lead on the standings. In that event, the then-defending series champions [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji]] would have clinched the season crown by defeating [[Wales national rugby sevens team|Wales]] in the Cup quarterfinals. However, a Wales upset win opened the door for New Zealand to take the season crown by winning the Cup in Edinburgh, which they did.

Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format; however, the most famous event, the [[Hong Kong Sevens]], is played over three days.

== Calendar ==
Tournaments in Australia and Scotland were added for 2006-07. The Australian event returned after a three season hiatus to effectively replace [[Singapore Sevens|Singapore]]. The Scotland event effectively replaced the [[France Sevens|Paris Sevens]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
 |- 
 ! width=6%|Leg
 ! width=10%|Venue
 ! width=8%|Date
 ! width=6%|Winner
 |-
 ||'''[[2006 Dubai Sevens|Dubai]]''' || [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]] || December 1–2, 2006 || {{Ru7|RSA}}
 |-
 ||'''[[2006 South Africa Sevens|South Africa]]''' || [[Outeniqua Park]], [[George, Western Cape|George]] || December 8–9, 2006 || {{Ru7|NZL}}
 |-
 ||'''[[2007 Wellington Sevens|New Zealand]]''' || [[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]] || February 2–3, 2007 || {{Ru7|SAM}}
 |-
 ||'''[[2007 USA Sevens|United States]]''' || [[Petco Park]], [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] || February 10–11, 2007 || {{Ru7|FIJ}}
 |-
 ||'''[[2007 Hong Kong Sevens|Hong Kong]]''' || [[Hong Kong Stadium]] || March 30-April 1, 2007 || {{Ru7|SAM}}
 |-
 ||'''[[2007 Adelaide Sevens|Australia]]''' || [[Adelaide Oval]], [[Adelaide]] || April 7–8, 2007|| {{Ru7|FIJ}} 
 |-
 ||'''[[2007 London Sevens|London]]''' || [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] || May 26–27, 2007 || {{Ru7|NZL}}
 |-
 ||'''[[2007 Edinburgh Sevens|Scotland]]''' || [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Edinburgh]] || June 2–3, 2007 || {{Ru7|NZL}}
 |}

==The season==
In a normal event, 16 teams are entered; in Hong Kong, 24 teams enter. In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.

Four trophies are awarded in each tournament, except for Hong Kong. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield is not awarded. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.

In a normal event, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool.

In Hong Kong, the six pool winners, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advance to the Cup. The Plate participants are the eight highest-ranked teams remaining, while the lowest eight drop to the Bowl.

==Points schedule==
The season championship was determined by the total points earned in all tournaments. The points schedules used for 2006–07 World Sevens Series were tweaked slightly from the previous season at the bottom end of each scale: 

{{Div col|colwidth=22.5em|style=max-width:48em}}
{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0;"
|+ <span style="line-height:250%;vertical-align:bottom;">Points schedule: 16-team event</span>
|-
! style="padding:3px;"|Points
! style="padding:3px;"|Place
! style="width:12em;"|Status 
|-
| 20 || 1st ||align=left| Cup winner 
|-
| 16 || 2nd ||align=left| Cup runner-up
|-
| 12
|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 3rd<br /><sup>(2-way share)</sup>
|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Cup semifinalists
|-
!colspan=3|
|-
| 8 || 5th ||align=left| Plate winner
|-
| 6 || 6th ||align=left| Plate runner-up
|-
| 4
|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 7th<br /><sup>(2-way share)</sup>
|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Plate semifinalists
|-
!colspan=3|
|-
| 2 || 9th ||align=left| Bowl winner
|}
{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:0;"
|+ <span style="line-height:250%;vertical-align:bottom;">Points schedule: 24-team event</span>
|-
! style="padding:3px;"|Points
! style="padding:3px;"|Place
! style="width:12em;"|Status 
|-
| 30 || 1st ||align=left| Cup winner 
|-
| 24 || 2nd ||align=left| Cup runner-up
|-
| 18
|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 3rd<br /><sup>(2-way share)</sup>
|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Cup semifinalists
|-
| 8
|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 5th<br /><sup>(4-way share)</sup>
|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Cup quarterfinalists
|-
!colspan=3|
|-
| 4 || 9th ||align=left| Plate winner
|-
| 3 || 10th||align=left| Plate runner-up
|-
| 2
|style="line-height:1; padding:2px 5px 0;"| 11th<br /><sup>(2-way share)</sup>
|style="text-align:left;padding-right:2px;"| Losing Plate semifinalists
|-
!colspan=3|
|-
| 1 || 17th ||align=left| Bowl winner
|}
{{Div col end}}

==Final standings==
{{Further2|[[2007 Edinburgh Sevens#Final standings|2006–07 IRB Sevens full standings]] – including teams that did not score points.}}

The points awarded to the teams at each event, as well as their overall series totals, are shown in the table below. 

{{:2007 Edinburgh Sevens}}

==The events==

===Dubai===
{{main article|2006 Dubai Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''
|'''31–12'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}<br/>{{Ru7|ENG}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
|'''26–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru7|AUS}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''
|'''26–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|ZIM}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}<br/>{{Ru7|TUN}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''33–0'''
|align=left|{{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}<br/>{{Ru7|SCO}}
|}

===South Africa===
{{main article|2006 South Africa Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
|'''24–19'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}<br/>{{Ru7|ENG}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''26–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|TUN}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}<br/>{{Ru7|SAM}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
|'''41–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}<br/>{{Ru7|CAN}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|POR}}'''
|'''14–12'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|ZIM}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}<br/>{{Ru7|Uganda}}
|}

===New Zealand===
{{main article|2007 Wellington Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
|'''17–14'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}<br/>{{Ru7|RSA}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
|'''21–12'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru7|KEN}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''
|'''12–5'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|TON}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}<br/>{{Ru7|Cook Islands}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|POR}}'''
|'''26–24'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|Papua New Guinea}}<br/>{{Ru7|USA}}
|}

===United States===
{{main article|2007 USA Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''
|'''38–24'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}<br/>{{Ru7|NZL}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''
|'''28–19'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|SCO}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}<br/>{{Ru7|ENG}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|TON}}'''
|'''22–17'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru7|KEN}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''
|'''26–5'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|West Indies}}<br/>{{Ru7|Chile}}
|}

===Hong Kong===
{{main article|2007 Hong Kong Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
!Quarter Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
|'''27–22'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|NZL}}<br/>{{Ru7|RSA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}<br/>{{Ru7|ENG}}<br/>{{Ru7|SCO}}<br/>{{Ru7|TON}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''26–19'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}<br/>{{Ru7|USA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru7|ITA}}<br/>{{Ru7|HKG}}<br/>{{Ru7|TUN}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|RUS}}'''
|'''21–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}<br/>{{Ru7|JPN}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CHN}}<br/>{{Ru7|TPE}}<br/>{{Ru7|KOR}}<br/>{{Ru7|SRI}}
|}

===Australia===
{{main article|2007 Adelaide Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''
|'''21–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}<br/>{{Ru7|NZL}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
|'''31–0'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|ENG}}<br/>{{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''26–14'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|TON}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}<br/>{{Ru7|FRA}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''
|'''43–17'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|JPN}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}<br/>{{Ru7|HKG}}
|}

===London===
{{main article|2007 London Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
|'''29–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|FIJ}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}<br/>{{Ru7|WAL}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''
|'''14–5'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}<br/>{{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
|'''26–14'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|FRA}}<br/>{{Ru7|RUS}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''
|'''15–0'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|ITA}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru7|GEO}}
|}

===Scotland===
{{main article|2007 Edinburgh Sevens}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Event
!Winners
!Score
!Finalists
!Semi Finalists
|-
|Cup
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
|'''34–5'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|SAM}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|ARG}}<br/>{{Ru7|WAL}}
|-
|Plate
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''
|'''31–7'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|KEN}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|RSA}}<br/>{{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
|Bowl
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
|'''31–0'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|POR}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|AUS}}<br/>{{Ru7|GEO}}
|-
|Shield
|align=left|'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''
|'''21–12'''
|align=left|{{Ru7|RUS}}
|align=left|{{Ru7|CAN}}<br/>{{Ru7|ITA}}
|}

==References==
{{more citations needed|date=January 2019}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20020814035938/http://www.irbsevens.com/ Official tournament site]}}
*{{cite web
 |title=2006-07 Season Overview 
 |website=irb.com 
 |access-date=12 December 2013 
 |url=http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1050/season=2006/overview.html 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023094121/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1050/season%3D2006/overview.html 
 |archive-date=23 October 2010 
}}
*{{cite web
 |title=2006-07 Season Player Points 
 |website=irb.com 
 |access-date=12 December 2013 
 |url=http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode=1050/season=2006/statistics/pointdetails.html 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201112852/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/archive/tcode%3D1050/season%3D2006/statistics/pointdetails.html 
 |archive-date=1 December 2008 
}}

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