2021 Dubai Women's Sevens
The 2021 Dubai Women's Sevens was held as two rugby sevens tournaments on consecutive weekends in late November and early December. They were played as the tenth international season of the Dubai Women's Sevens, following the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournaments were the opening events of the 2021–22 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.
| 2021 Dubai Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Women's Sevens Series IX | |
| Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
| Dubai – Event I | |
| Date | 26–27 November 2021 |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Third |  France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Tries scored | 148 (average 5.92 per match) |
| Dubai – Event II | |
| Date | 3–4 December 2021 |
| Champion | Australia |
| Runner-up | Fiji |
| Third | France |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Tries scored | 143 (average 5.72 per match) |
← 2019 | |
Due to ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the first event was played behind closed doors on 26–27 November 2021 with no spectators allowed,[1] but the second event was played in front of full crowds on 3–4 December at The Sevens stadium in Dubai.[1] Two pitches were used in Dubai, which allowed matches in overlapping time slots to be played.[2] As only ten women's teams instead of the usual twelve competed in both tournaments, a format based on two pools with five teams in each was used.[1]
Australia won back-to-back titles in Dubai, defeating Fiji in the final of both tournaments.
Format
The ten teams at each tournament were drawn into two pools of five teams. A round-robin was held for each pool, where each team played the others in their pool once. The best teams from each pool played off in the Cup final for the gold and silver medals, and the second best teams from each pool played off in the third place final for the bronze medal.
For the lower classification matches, the third best teams from the pools played off for fifth, the fourth best played off for seventh, and the last two teams in each pool played off for ninth place.
Teams
The ten national women's teams competing at both tournaments in Dubai were:
Core teams eligible to play but not participating at Dubai were:
- England, who were represented by Great Britain for the first two tournaments of the 2021–22 Series, before competing again as a separate national union for the remainder of the series.[3]
- New Zealand, who did not participate in Dubai due to the challenges of COVID-19 travel logistics.[1]
Dubai: Event I
The first tournament was held with no crowd in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 26–27 November 2021. Australia won the tournament, defeating Fiji by 22–7 in the final.
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:
Key:
- Team advanced to the Cup final
- Team advanced to the 3rd place final
Pool A – Event I
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 32 | +109 | 12 |
| France |
2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 69 | +29 | 8 |
 Brazil |
2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 86 | −22 | 8 |
 United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 88 | −32 | 8 |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 108 | −84 | 4 |
Pool B – Event I
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 70 | +33 | 10 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 10 |
 Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 10 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
1 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 86 | −22 | 6 |
 Ireland |
0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 89 | −40 | 4 |
Playoffs – Event I
9th place final
7th place final
5th place final
3rd place final
Cup final
Placings – Event I
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
Australia | 20 |
 |
Fiji | 18 |
 |
France | 16 |
| 4 | Russia | 14 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 12 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Brazil | 10 |
| 7 | United States | 8 |
| 8 | Canada | 6 |
| 9 | Ireland | 4 |
| 10 | Spain | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Dubai: Event II
The second tournament was played with spectators in attendance at The Sevens stadium in Dubai on 3–4 December 2021.[2] Australia won the tournament, defeating Fiji by 15–5 in the final.
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00). The pools were scheduled as follows:
Key:
- Team advanced to the Cup final
- Team advanced to the 3rd place final
Pool A – Event II
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 24 | +129 | 12 |
| Russia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 60 | +26 | 10 |
| Spain |
2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 102 | −52 | 8 |
| Canada |
1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 90 | −51 | 6 |
| Brazil |
0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 90 | −52 | 4 |
Pool B – Event II
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 12 |
| France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 29 | +73 | 10 |
| United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 78 | –7 | 8 |
| Ireland |
1 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 89 | –34 | 6 |
| Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 114 | –53 | 4 |
Playoffs – Event II
9th place final
7th place final
5th place final
3rd place final
Cup final
Placings – Event II
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
Australia | 20 |
|
Fiji | 18 |
|
France | 16 |
| 4 | Russia | 14 |
| 5 | United States | 12 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Spain | 10 |
| 7 | Ireland | 8 |
| 8 | Canada | 6 |
| 9 | Brazil | 4 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
See also
- 2021 Dubai Sevens (for men's teams)
References
- "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 preview". Dubai Rugby Sevens. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021.
- "Fans ready for action as HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series continues in Dubai". World Rugby. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
- "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule unveiled". World Rugby. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021.