The Adelaide Sevens, was played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, took on 5 April and 6 April in Adelaide, Australia and was the sixth Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series. South Africa halted New Zealand's winning streak, defeating them 15-7 in the Cup final. The Cook Islands provided the biggest upset of the competition by finishing 2nd in their group, thus qualifying to the Cup competition; they would parachute into the Plate competition after a 48–0 drubbing by Samoa in the Cup quarterfinals. Ultimately, Tonga won the Plate, defeating Kenya 14-12. Argentina won the Bowl and Wales won the Shield.
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“See,
how they trace
across the very-marble
of this place,
bright sevens and printed fours,
elevens and careful eights....”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)