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IRB Junior World Championship 2010
Semi Finals - IRB Junior World Championships :: Estadio El Coloso del Parque, Rosario, Argentina
Match scheduled:
Playing Date: 17-06-2010
Playing time: from 17:10 until 19:15 GMT/UTC/UK
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side and VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. The game originated in Melrose, Scotland, where the Melrose Sevens tournament is still played annually. The game is popular at all levels, with amateur and club tournaments generally held in the summer months. Sevens is one of the most well distributed forms of rugby, and is popular in parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and especially in the South Pacific.[2]
Notable international competitions include the IRB Sevens World Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Rugby sevens is also played at some multi-sport events such as the Commonwealth Games, taking place three times (1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2002 - Manchester, England and 2006 - Melbourne, Australia), each time the gold medal being won by New Zealand.
Portugal defeated Russia 28-26 to the Grand Final of the 2005 FIRA European Sevens in Moscow to retain the trophy they have won for the last three years. Spain won the Plate with a 25-14 win over Germany, whilst Lithuania claimed the Bowl. Portugal topped their group on day one, recording four victories and a 7-7 draw, against Italy. In Pool B, Russia delighted the home fans with five wins out of five, including a 33-7 victory over France. They followed that up on day two by defeating Italy 17-0 in the Cup semi-finals, whilst Portugal beat France 22-7.
Top try-scorers (>100 tries)
Player Nationality Tries
Santiago Gomez Cora ARG 227
Ben Gollings ENG 193
Fabian Juries RSA 173
Mikaele Pesamino SAM 123
Uale Mai SAM 119
Nasoni Roko FJI 114
Karl Te Nana NZL 113
Amasio Valence NZL 112
Tafai Ioasa NZL 111
Peter Miller AUS 107
Richard Haughton ENG 106
William Ryder FJI 105
Dave Moonlight CAN 105
Marius Schoeman RSA 102
Rob Thirlby ENG 101
