Rugby sevens at the 2009 World Games
Introduction  '''World Games 2009Rugby sevens''' '''Host'''  Kaohsiung '''Dates''' July 24–25, 2009'''Teams''' 8'''Podium'''10px '''Champions'''10px '''Runners-up'''10px '''Third place''''''Fourth place''''''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 (the reigning IRB Sevens World Series Champions), Portugal (the reigning European Sevens Champions), Argentina (the reigning USA Sevens Champions), Fiji (the reigning World Games gold medalists), and Chinese Taipei (the host nation). 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:******* Chinese Taipei*
Pools<ref>[http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/sevens/Winless_at_World_Games.shtml Winless at World Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730203333/http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/sevens/Winless_at_World_Games.shtml# |date=2009-07-30 }}. Americanrugbynews.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-24.</ref> ===Pool A===:TeamPldWDLPFPA+/- 3300621250 3201461927  Chinese Taipei31022765−38 30033170−39===Pool B===:TeamPldWDLPFPA+/- 3300631251 3201523715 31023539−4 30031577−62
Fixtures<ref>[http://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.</ref> ===Day 1=======Pool A====*South Africa 29–0 Chinese Taipei*Portugal 22–7 USA*South Africa 7–5 Portugal*Chinese Taipei 22–17 USA*South Africa 26–7 USA*Portugal 19–5 Chinese Taipei====Pool B====*Fiji 26–10 Hong Kong*Argentina 15–5 Japan*Fiji 19–10 Japan*Argentina 31–0 Hong Kong*Argentina 17–7 Fiji*Japan 20–5 Hong Kong===Day 2=======Quarter-finals====*Argentina 19–12 USA*Portugal 17–0 Japan*Fiji 28–5 Chinese Taipei*South Africa 39–0 Hong Kong====Semifinals=========Losers Bracket=====*Chinese Taipei 17–12 Hong Kong*USA 29–24 Japan=====Medals Bracket=====*Portugal 19–12 Argentina*Fiji 21–7 South Africa====Finals=========7th-place match=====*Japan 20–5 Hong Kong=====5th-place match=====*USA 21–19 Chinese Taipei=====Bronze-medal match=====*South Africa 17–0 Argentina=====Gold-medal match=====*Fiji 43–10 Portugal
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