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{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series = <small>'''[[2005–06 World Sevens Series|Sevens World Series VII]]'''</small>
| countries = {{flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates
| date = 1–2 December 2005
| champions1 = {{ru7|ENG}} 
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|FIJ}}
| champions2 = {{ru7|NZL}}
| runnersup2 = {{ru7|FRA}}
| champions3 = {{ru7|WAL}}
| runnersup3 = {{ru7|CAN}}
| champions4 = {{ru7|KEN}}
| runnersup4 = {{ru7|TUN}}
| matches = 45
| tries =
| top point scorer = 
| top try scorer = 
| prevseason = [[2004 Dubai Sevens|2004]]
| nextseason = [[2006 Dubai Sevens|2006]]
}}

The '''2005 Dubai Sevens''' was an international [[rugby sevens]] tournament that took place at the [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]] on 1 and 2 December 2005. It was the 18th edition of the [[Dubai Sevens]] (sixth as a World Series event) and was the first tournament of the [[2005–06 World Sevens Series]]. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and was separated into four groups of four with the top two teams from each group qualifying to the cup tournament.

After winning the group, [[England national rugby sevens team|South Africa]] took out the cup final defeating [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji]] by a score of 28–26. [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand]] took out the plate while the bowl and shield was won by [[Wales national rugby sevens team|Wales]] and [[Kenya national rugby sevens team|Kenya]] respectively.

==Teams==
* {{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}
* {{Ru7|ARG}}
* {{Ru7|AUS}}
* {{Ru7|CAN}}
* {{Ru7|ENG}}
* {{Ru7|FIJ}}
* {{Ru7|FRA}}
* {{Ru7|KEN}}
* {{Ru7|NZL}}
* {{Ru7|POR}}
* {{Ru7|SAM}}
* {{Ru7|SCO}}
* {{Ru7|RSA}}
* {{Ru7|TUN}}
* {{Ru7|UGA}}
* {{Ru7|WAL}}

==Pool stages==
===Pool A===
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}}
|3||3||0||0||129||19||110||'''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|3||2||0||1||64||67||-3||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|3||1||0||2||55||48||7||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}
|3||0||0||3||17||131||-114||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00" 
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''24 - 7'''
| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''33 - 12'''
| {{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''60 - 0'''
| {{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''19 - 10'''
| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''38 - 5'''
| {{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''45 - 12'''
| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|}

===Pool B===
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}}
|3||3||0||0||66||26||40||'''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}}
|3||2||0||1||80||33||47||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|3||1||0||2||64||75||-11||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|TUN}}
|3||0||0||3||17||74||-57||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00" 
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''31 - 5'''
| {{Ru7|TUN}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''26 - 14'''
| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''42 - 21'''
| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''14 - 5'''
| {{Ru7|TUN}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| {{Ru7|TUN}}
| bgcolor="silver" | '''7 - 29'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|-
| 2005-12-01
| {{Ru7|FIJ}}
| bgcolor="silver" | '''7 - 26'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
|}

===Pool C===
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s245/st84442.htm |title=England Pool for Dubai Sevens |publisher=[[Rugby Network]] |date=2005-12-02 |accessdate=2005-12-02}}</ref>
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|ENG}}
|3||3||0||0||133||12||121||'''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}
|3||2||0||1||59||40||19||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|3||1||0||2||54||78||-24||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|UGA}}
|3||0||0||3||5||121||-116||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00" 
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''52 - 7'''
| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''33 - 0'''
| {{Ru7|UGA}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''48 - 0'''
| {{Ru7|UGA}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''21 - 7'''
| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''40 - 5'''
| {{Ru7|UGA}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''33 - 5'''
| {{Ru7|AUS}}
|}

===Pool D===
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}}
|3||3||0||0||80||21||59||'''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}}
|3||2||0||1||40||43||-3||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|POR}}
|3||1||0||2||38||64||-26||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|3||0||0||3||22||52||-30||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00" 
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''21 - 7'''
| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''19 - 14'''
| {{Ru7|POR}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''40 - 7'''
| {{Ru7|POR}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''14 - 10'''
| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
| 2005-12-01
| {{Ru7|SCO}}
| bgcolor="silver" | '''5 - 17'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|POR}}'''
|-
| 2005-12-01
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''19 - 7'''
| {{Ru7|ARG}}
|}

==Finals==
===Shield===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|TUN}}'''|'''5'''|{{Ru7|CAN}}|26
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|POR}}|41|'''{{Ru7|UGA}}'''|'''0'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''|'''0'''|{{Ru7|SCO}}|33
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|WAL}}|24|'''{{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}'''|'''7'''
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|TUN}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|UGA}}|0
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|KEN}}|'''35'''|{{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}|7
<!--final  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|TUN}}|7|'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''|'''10'''
}}

===Bowl===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|TUN}}|5|'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''|'''26'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|POR}}'''|'''41'''|{{Ru7|UGA}}|0
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|KEN}}|0|'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''|'''33'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''|'''24'''|{{noflag|[[Arabian Gulf rugby union team|Arabian Gulf]]}}|7
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|POR}}|17
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|SCO}}|0|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''|'''19'''
<!--final  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|CAN}}|5|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''|'''19'''
}}

===Plate===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|FJI}}|46|'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''|'''7'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|NZL}}|31|'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''|'''0'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|ZAF}}|19|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''10'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|ENG}}|21|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''|'''5'''
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''|'''36'''|{{Ru7|ARG}}|0
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''12'''|{{Ru7|AUS}}|5
<!--final  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|FRA}}|7|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''26'''
}}

===Cup===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''|'''46'''|{{Ru7|FRA}}|7
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''31'''|{{Ru7|ARG}}|0
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|SAM}}|10
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''|'''21'''|{{Ru7|AUS}}|5
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|FJI}}|12|'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''17'''
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|ENG}}|0
<!--final  -->
|<small>December 2 - [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|NZL}}|12|'''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''|'''31'''
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.dubairugby7s.com/ Dubai Rugby 7s]
* {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205031302/http://www.irbsevens.com/EN/Home/ IRB Sevens]}}
* {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209135145/http://www.irbsevens.com/EN/Dubai/ Dubai]}} on irbsevens.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100325092843/http://ur7s.com/tournaments/dubai7s Dubai Sevens Profile on UR7s.com]

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