Tournament
The biggest carnival in Australian Rugby is back in Adelaide.
The International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2011 will be contested over two days, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April, at the Adelaide Oval.
The Adelaide Sevens involves 16 international teams competing for points that go towards the HSBC Sevens World Series Series. Eight tournaments make up the HSBC Sevens World Series, starting on Dec 3-4 in Dubai, and ending on 28-29 May in Edinburgh.
The 16 teams are split into 4 pools. Following completion of all the pool matches, the first and second placed teams in each pool progress to the Cup Championship.
The third and fourth placed teams of each pool progress to the Bowl Championship with all teams moved into a knockout phase. The winners of each game move into semi finals and then finals.
Each team is made up of 12 players; seven on the field during the match, with a reserve bench of five.
Each game runs for 2 x 7 minute halves with a 2 minute half time; the final game of the tournament is 2 x 10 minute halves.
