2011 South Africa Sevens

Summary

The 2011 South Africa Sevens was the 13th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. After nine seasons at George in the Western Cape, the competition moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

2011 South Africa Sevens
Host nationSouth Africa South Africa
Date9–10 December 2011
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up South Africa
Third Samoa
Plate
Winner Wales
Runner-up Fiji
Bowl
Winner Scotland
Runner-up Canada
Shield
Winner Zimbabwe
Runner-up Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played45
Tries scored257 (average 5.71 per match)
Most pointsNew Zealand Frank Halai
New Zealand Junior Tomasi Cama
(50 points)
Most triesNew Zealand Frank Halai
(10 tries)
2010
2012

New Zealand won the title by defeating South Africa 31–26 in the final.[1]

Format edit

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

Teams edit

The participating teams are:[2]

Pool stage edit

The draw was made on 4 December.[3]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 55 31 +24 9
  England 3 2 0 1 59 31 +28 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 40 54 −14 5
  Argentina 3 0 0 3 19 57 −38 3
9 December 2011
12:21
England  26–7  United States
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
12:43
Argentina  5–17  Samoa
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
15:27
England  14–24  Samoa
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
15:49
Argentina  14–21  United States
Report[usurped]
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
18:11
United States  12–14  Samoa
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
19:54
England  19–0  Argentina
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Pool B edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 125 7 +118 9
  France 3 2 0 1 50 55 −5 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 57 76 −19 5
  Morocco 3 0 0 3 14 108 −94 3
9 December 2011
13:05
France  31–7  Scotland
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
16:11
France  19–7  Morocco
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
16:33
New Zealand  45–0  Scotland
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
20:16
France  0–41  New Zealand
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Pool C edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 104 0 +104 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 64 50 +14 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 36 71 –35 5
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 19 102 –83 3
9 December 2011
14:11
Australia  31–14  Kenya
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
17:17
Australia  33–10  Canada
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
18:55
Canada  26–5  Kenya
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
20:38
South Africa  26–0  Australia
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Pool D edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 102 38 +64 9
  Wales 3 2 0 1 90 43 +47 7
  Portugal 3 1 0 2 38 77 −39 5
  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 36 108 −72 3
9 December 2011
11:37
Fiji  31–7  Portugal
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
11:59
Wales  42–7  Zimbabwe
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
14:43
Fiji  42–17  Zimbabwe
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
15:05
Wales  34–7  Portugal
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
17:49
Portugal  24–12  Zimbabwe
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
9 December 2011
19:32
Fiji  29–14  Wales
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Knockout stage edit

[4]

Shield edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
  United States26
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
  Zimbabwe21
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Morocco14
 
  Canada21
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Morocco0
 
  Zimbabwe19
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Kenya12
 
  Portugal12
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Argentina28
 
  Portugal12
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Kenya17
 
  Scotland26
 
 
  Kenya7
 

Bowl edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
  United States26
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
  United States12
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Canada22
 
  Canada21
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Morocco0
 
  Canada19
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Scotland22
 
  Portugal12
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Argentina28
 
  Argentina14
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Scotland21
 
  Scotland26
 
 
  Kenya7
 

Plate edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
  Samoa21
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Wales12
 
  Wales24
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  France20
 
  South Africa26
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  France12
 
  Wales48
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Fiji0
 
  Fiji14
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  England21
 
  Fiji26
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Australia7
 
  New Zealand21
 
 
  Australia5
 

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
 
  Samoa21
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Wales12
 
  Samoa7
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  South Africa12
 
  South Africa26
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  France12
 
  South Africa26
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  New Zealand31
 
  Fiji14
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  England21
 
  England14
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  New Zealand19 Third place
 
  New Zealand21
 
10 December – Port Elizabeth
 
  Australia5
 
  Samoa17
 
 
  England14
 

References edit

  1. ^ "New Zealand pip hosts to win SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Teams participating in South Africa Sevens". irbsevens.com. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Results of the knockout stage[usurped]

External links edit

  • IRB Official Site[usurped]