2011 South Africa Sevens

2011 South Africa Sevens
Host nation South Africa
Date 9–10 December 2011
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  South Africa
Plate
Champions  Wales
Runners-up  Fiji
Bowl
Champions  Scotland
Runners-up  Canada
Shield
Champions  Zimbabwe
Runners-up  Kenya
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 257 (average 5.711 per match)
Top point scorer Frank Halai
Tomasi Cama
(50 points)
Top try scorer Frank Halai
(10 tries)
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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.

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

Contents

Format

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

The participating teams are:[2]

Pool stage

The draw was made on December 4.[3]

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

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 55 31 +24 9
 England 3 2 0 1 59 30 +29 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 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Report
9 December 2011
12:43		 Argentina  5 – 17  Samoa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
15:27		 England  14 – 24  Samoa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
15:49		 Argentina  14 – 21  United States Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
18:11		 United States  12 – 14  Samoa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
19:54		 England  19 – 0  Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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Pool B

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
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9 December 2011
13:27		 New Zealand  39 – 7  Morocco Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
16:11		 France  19 – 7  Morocco Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
16:33		 New Zealand  45 – 0  Scotland Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
18:33		 Scotland  50 – 0  Morocco Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
20:16		 France  0 – 41  New Zealand Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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Pool C

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
13:49		 South Africa  33 – 0  Canada Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
14:11		 Australia  31 – 14  Kenya Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
16:55		 South Africa  45 – 0  Kenya Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
17:17		 Australia  33 – 10  Canada Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
18:55		 Canada  26 – 5  Kenya Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
20:38		 South Africa  26 – 0  Australia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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Pool D

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 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
11:59		 Wales  42 – 7  Zimbabwe Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
14:43		 Fiji  42 – 17  Zimbabwe Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
15:05		 Wales  34 – 7  Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
17:49		 Portugal  24 – 12  Zimbabwe Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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9 December 2011
19:32		 Fiji  29 – 14  Wales Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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Knockout stage

[4]

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
10 December – Port Elizabeth        
  United States  26
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  0  
  Zimbabwe  21
10 December – Port Elizabeth
      Morocco  14  
  Canada  21
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Morocco  0  
  Zimbabwe  19
10 December – Port Elizabeth    
    Kenya  12
  Portugal  12
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Argentina  28  
  Portugal  12
10 December – Port Elizabeth
      Kenya  17  
  Scotland  26
  Kenya  7  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
10 December – Port Elizabeth        
  United States  26
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  0  
  United States  12
10 December – Port Elizabeth
      Canada  22  
  Canada  21
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Morocco  0  
  Canada  19
10 December – Port Elizabeth    
    Scotland  22
  Portugal  12
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Argentina  28  
  Argentina  14
10 December – Port Elizabeth
      Scotland  21  
  Scotland  26
  Kenya  7  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
10 December – Port Elizabeth        
  Samoa  21
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Wales  12  
  Wales  24
10 December – Port Elizabeth
      France  20  
  South Africa  26
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  France  12  
  Wales  48
10 December – Port Elizabeth    
    Fiji  0
  Fiji  14
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  England  21  
  Fiji  26
10 December – Port Elizabeth
      Australia  7  
  New Zealand  21
  Australia  5  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
10 December – Port Elizabeth        
  Samoa  21
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  Wales  12  
  Samoa  7
10 December – Port Elizabeth
    South Africa  12  
  South Africa  26
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  France  12  
  South Africa  26
10 December – Port Elizabeth
    New Zealand  31
  Fiji  14
10 December – Port Elizabeth
  England  21  
  England  14 Third place
10 December – Port Elizabeth
    New Zealand  19  
  New Zealand  21   Samoa  17
  Australia  5     England  14
10 December – Port Elizabeth

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand pip hosts to win SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-10. http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2060863.html. 
  2. ^ "Teams participating in South Africa Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-09-15. http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/squads.html. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  3. ^ "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-04. http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2060801.html. 
  4. ^ Results of the knockout stage

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