Rugby sevens at the 2009 World Games


Rugby union, specifically in the sevens format, was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Fiji entered the 2009 games as the two time defending Gold Medalists. Held on July 24 and 25 of 2009 in Taiwan, Fiji clinched gold for the 3rd time in front of a crowd of 39,000. The Fijian win preserves Fiji as the only nation to ever capture gold at the games. Represented were South Africa, Portugal, Argentina, Fiji, and Chinese Taipei. The USA was the biggest disappointment of Day 1 going 0–3 having been expected to compete for a medal. The biggest surprise of the event was Portugal finding their way into the Gold Medal Match and coming away with the Silver Medal.

Teams

8 Teams took part in this tournament

Pool A

Pool B

Fixtureshttp://www.therugbyworldcup.co.uk/fixtures-day-two-world-games_661.[html Fixtures Day Two World Games » Rugby World Cup News]. Therugbyworldcup.co.uk (2007-09-09). Retrieved on 2010-12-24.

Day 1

Pool A

Quarter Finals

Losers Bracket
7th Place Match