The 2017 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the
2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. It was held over the weekend of 1–2 December 2017 at
The Sevens Stadium in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
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Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup bracket where teams compete for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Challenge Trophy bracket.
Teams
Fifteen core teams participate in the tournament along with one invited team,
Uganda
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2017 Africa Cup Sevens:
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Pool stage
All times in UAE Standard Time (
UTC+4:00)
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knockout stage
13th place
Challenge Trophy
5th place
Cup
Tournament placings
Source
World Rugby
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Players
Scoring leaders
Source
World Rugby
Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:
See also
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2017 Dubai Women's Sevens
References
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2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
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2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series
2017 in Emirati sport
2017 in Asian rugby union
Dubai Sevens