It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 7 and 8 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.

[1] It was the first such tournament in Adelaide, and replaced the Singapore Sevens.

The competition was won by Fiji who defeated Samoa 21–7 in the Cup final.

Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis.

[2][5] Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions.