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The '''Emirates Airline Wellington Sevens''' is played annually as part of the [[IRB Sevens World Series]] for international [[rugby sevens]] (seven-a-side version of [[rugby union]]). The '''2010''' competition, took place on 4 February and 5 February the third of eight Cup tournaments in the [[2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series]]. [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji]] won the tournament, its first title of the season, with a victory over [[Samoa national rugby sevens team|Samoa]] in the final.

==Teams==
*{{Ru7|ARG}}
*{{Ru7|AUS}}
*{{Ru7|CAN}}
*{{Ru7|ENG}}
*{{Ru7|FJI}}
*{{Ru7|FRA}}
*{{Ru7|KEN}}
*{{Ru7|NZL}}
*{{Ru7|Niue}}
*{{Ru7|PNG}}
*{{Ru7|SAM}}
*{{Ru7|SCO}}
*{{Ru7|ZAF}}
*{{Ru7|TON}}
*{{Ru7|USA}}
*{{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||97||17||80||'''9'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|ZAF}}
|3||2||0||1||83||34||49||'''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|3||1||0||2||36||79||−43||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|Niue}}
|3||0||0||3||27||113||−86||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00"
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''29 – 5'''
| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''38 – 10'''
| {{Ru7|Niue}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''49 – 5'''
| {{Ru7|Niue}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''38 – 5'''
| {{Ru7|WAL}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''26 – 12'''
| {{Ru7|Niue}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''19 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|RSA}}
|}

===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|FJI}}
|3||3||0||0||115||12||103||'''9'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}
|3||2||0||1||62||57||5||'''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|3||1||0||2||46||65||−19||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|PNG}}
|3||0||0||3||17||106||−89||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00"
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''36 – 5'''
| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''31 – 12'''
| {{Ru7|PNG}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''41 – 0'''
| {{Ru7|PNG}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''24 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''34 – 5'''
| {{Ru7|PNG}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" |'''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''38 – 7'''
|  {{Ru|AUS}}
|}

===Pool C===
:{| 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||79||36||43||'''9'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|3||2||0||1||49||38||11||'''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}
|3||1||0||2||29||62||−33||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|TON}}
|3||0||0||3||33||54||−21||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00"
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''31 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|USA}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''15 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|TON}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''24 – 19'''
| {{Ru7|TON}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''24 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|USA}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|USA}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''15 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|TON}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''24 – 10'''
| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|}

===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|SAM}}
|3||3||0||0||91||47||44||'''9'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|3||2||0||1||61||53||8||'''7'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|ARG}}
|3||1||0||2||40||64||−24||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|3||0||0||3||43||71||−28||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#008B00"
| '''Date'''
| '''Team 1'''
| '''Score'''
| '''Team 2'''
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''31 – 19'''
| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''26 – 7'''
| {{Ru7|ARG}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''27 – 14'''
| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''19 – 5'''
| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''21 – 19'''
| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|-
| 2010-02-05
| bgcolor="silver" | '''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
| bgcolor="silver" | '''33 – 14'''
| {{Ru7|ARG}}
|}

==Knockout==

===Shield===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|WAL}}
|31
|'''{{Ru7|PNG}}'''
|'''12'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|ARG}}
|17
|'''{{Ru7|TON}}'''
|'''7'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''
|'''10'''
|{{Ru7|FRA}}
|21
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''
|'''12'''
|{{Ru7|Niue}}
|17
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|PNG}}
|10
|'''{{Ru7|TON}}'''
|'''26'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small> |'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|SCO}}|12
<!--final  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|TON}}
|14
|'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''
|'''19'''
}}

===Bowl===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''31'''
|{{Ru7|PNG}}
|12
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|ARG}}'''
|'''17'''
|{{Ru7|TON}}
|7
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|USA}}
|10
|'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''
|'''21'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|SCO}}
|12
|'''{{Ru7|Niue}}'''
|'''17'''
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''17'''
|{{Ru7|ARG}}
|12
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small> |'''{{Ru7|FRA}}'''|'''28'''|{{Ru7|Niue}}|12
<!--final  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|WAL}}'''
|'''7'''
|{{Ru7|FRA}}
|5
}}

===Plate===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|NZL}}
|24
|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
|'''12'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|SAM}}
|14
|'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''
|'''12'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|ENG}}
|31
|'''{{Ru7|CAN}}'''
|'''0'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|FJI}}
|21
|'''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''
|'''5'''
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
|'''26'''
|{{Ru7|KEN}}
|17
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small> |{{Ru7|CAN}}|5|'''{{Ru7|ZAF}}'''|'''29'''
<!--final  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|AUS}}'''
|'''26'''
|{{Ru7|ZAF}}
|22
}}

===Cup===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''
|'''24'''
|{{Ru7|AUS}}
|12
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
|'''14'''
|{{Ru7|KEN}}
|12
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|ENG}}'''
|'''31'''
|{{Ru7|CAN}}
|0
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|'''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''
|'''21'''
|{{Ru7|ZAF}}
|5
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|NZL}}
|14
|'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''
|'''24'''
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small> |{{Ru7|ENG}}|19|'''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''|'''28'''
<!--final  -->
|<small>6 February – Wellington, New Zealand</small>
|{{Ru7|SAM}}
|14
|'''{{Ru7|FJI}}'''
|'''19'''
}}

==Statistics==

=== Individual points ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | Individual Points
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! width=5%|Pos.
 ! Player
 ! Country
 ! Points
 |-
|| 1 || [[William Ryder (rugby union player)|William Ryder]]  || {{Ru7|FJI}}  || '''45'''
 |-
|| 2 || [[Siaosi Iongi]] || {{Ru7|TON}}  || '''44'''
 |-
|| 2 || [[Ben Gollings]] || {{Ru7|ENG}}  || '''44'''
 |-
|| 4 || [[James Stannard]] || {{Ru7|AUS}}  || '''41'''
 |-
|| 5 || [[Osea Kolinisau]] || {{Ru7|FIJ}}  || '''37'''
 |-
|| 6 || [[Mikaele Pesamino]] || {{Ru7|SAM}}   || '''35'''
 |-
|| 7 || [[Lolo Lui]] || {{Ru7|SAM}}  || '''34'''
 |-
|| 8 || [[Paul Albaladejo]] || {{Ru7|FRA}}  || '''32'''
 |-
|| 9 || [[Nese Malifa]]  || {{Ru7|USA}}   || '''30'''
 |-
|| 9 || [[Renaud Delmas]]  || {{Ru7|FRA}}   || '''30'''
|-
|| 9 || [[Mat Turner]]  || {{Ru7|ENG}}   || '''30'''
|}

===Individual tries===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! colspan=4 style="border-right:0px;"; | Individual Tries
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! width=5%|Pos.
 ! Player
 ! Country
 ! Tries
  |-
|| 1 ||[[Osea Kolinisau]]  || {{Ru7|FJI}}  || '''7'''
 |-
|| 1 ||[[Mikaele Pesamino]] || {{Ru7|SAM}}   || '''7'''
 |-
|| 3 ||[[Renaud Delmas]]  || {{Ru7|FRA}}   || '''6'''
 |-
|| 3 ||[[Siaosi Iogni]] || {{Ru7|TON}}  || '''6'''
 |-
|| 3 || [[Mat Turner]] || {{Ru7|ENG}}  || '''6'''
 |-
|| 6 || [[Rayno Benjamin]] || {{Ru7|ZAF}}  || '''5'''
 |-
|| 6 || [[Seremaia Burotu]] || {{Ru7|FIJ}}  || '''5'''
 |-
|| 6 || [[Ifan Evans]] || {{Ru7|WAL}}  || '''5'''
 |-
|| 6 || [[Collins Injera]]  || {{Ru7|KEN}}  || '''5'''
 |-
|| 6 || [[Reupena Levasa]]  || {{Ru7|SAM}}  || '''5'''
|-
|| 6 || [[Uale Mai]]  || {{Ru7|SAM}}  || '''5'''
|-
|| 6 || [[Tim Mikkelson]]  || {{Ru7|NZL}}  || '''5'''
|-
|| 6 || [[William Ryder (rugby union player)|William Ryder]]  || {{Ru7|FJI}}  || '''5'''
|}

==External links==
* [http://www.sevens.co.nz/ New Zealand Rugby 7s]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100208082231/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/index.html IRB Sevens]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080208140922/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/edition=3/index.html New Zealand 7s] on irb.com

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{{Succession box|title=Wellington Sevens|before=[[2009 South Africa Sevens|South Africa Sevens]]|after=[[2010 USA Sevens|USA Sevens]]|years=2010}}
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