2009 South Africa Sevens

The Emirates Airlines South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2009 competition took place on 11 December and 12 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, the second of eight Cup events at the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won its second consecutive title by defeating Fiji in the final.

Format

The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

Teams

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Kenya 32109519768
 South Africa 32107931488
 Zimbabwe 31023684-485
 France 300326102-763
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  South Africa 38 - 14  France
2009-12-11  Kenya 50 - 0  Zimbabwe
2009-12-11  South Africa 29 - 5  Zimbabwe
2009-12-11  Kenya 33 - 7  France
2009-12-11  France 5 - 31  Zimbabwe
2009-12-11  South Africa 12 - 12  Kenya

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330011219939
 Australia 31113550-156
 Portugal 31023383-505
 Russia 30123866-284
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  Fiji 50 - 7  Portugal
2009-12-11  Australia 14 - 14  Russia
2009-12-11  Fiji 31 - 12  Russia
2009-12-11  Australia 21 - 5  Portugal
2009-12-11  Portugal 21 - 12  Russia
2009-12-11  Fiji 31 - 0  Australia

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33006029319
 New Zealand 32019634627
 Wales 31022555-305
 United States 30031982-633
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  New Zealand 22 - 24  Samoa
2009-12-11  Wales 15 - 12  United States
2009-12-11  New Zealand 57 - 0  United States
2009-12-11  Wales 0 - 26  Samoa
2009-12-11  Samoa 10 - 7  United States
2009-12-11  New Zealand 17 - 10  Wales

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33009126659
 Argentina 32016522437
 Scotland 31025058-85
 Tunisia 300314114-1003
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  Scotland 5 - 15  Argentina
2009-12-11  England 45 - 0  Tunisia
2009-12-11  Scotland 26 - 14  Tunisia
2009-12-11  England 17 - 7  Argentina
2009-12-11  Argentina 43 - 0  Tunisia
2009-12-11  Scotland 19 - 29  England

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
12 December - Outeniqua Park        
  Zimbabwe  17
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Russia  22  
  Zimbabwe  12
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      Scotland  35  
  Scotland  10
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  United States  21  
  Scotland  28
12 December - Outeniqua Park    
    France  19
  Wales  33
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Tunisia  0  
  Tunisia  21
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      France  26  
  Portugal  28
  France  17  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
12 December - Outeniqua Park        
  Zimbabwe  17
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Russia  22  
  Russia  24
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      United States  5  
  Scotland  10
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  United States  21  
  Russia  5
12 December - Outeniqua Park    
    Wales  14
  Wales  33
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Tunisia  0  
  Wales  24
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      Portugal  7  
  Portugal  28
  France  17  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
12 December - Outeniqua Park        
  Kenya  24
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Australia  12  
  Australia  5
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      England  24  
  England  19
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  New Zealand  22  
  England  21
12 December - Outeniqua Park    
    South Africa  7
  Samoa  19
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Argentina  26  
  Samoa  7
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      South Africa  10  
  Fiji  21
  South Africa  17  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
12 December - Outeniqua Park        
  Kenya  24
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Australia  12  
  Kenya  14
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      New Zealand  17  
  England  19
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  New Zealand  22  
  New Zealand  21
12 December - Outeniqua Park    
    Fiji  12
  Samoa  19
12 December - Outeniqua Park
  Argentina  26  
  Argentina  14
12 December - Outeniqua Park
      Fiji  19  
  Fiji  21
  South Africa  17  
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1 William Ryder  Fiji 67
2 Ben Gollings  England 55
3 Mike Adamson  Scotland 53
4 Lavin Asego  Kenya 38
5 Mzwandile Stick  South Africa 36
6 Christian Wade  England 35
7 Joaquin Todeschini  Argentina 33
8 Sherwin Stowers  New Zealand 32
9 Collins Injera  Kenya 30
10 Diogo Miranda  Portugal 28

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1 William Ryder  Fiji 7
2 Christian Wade  England 7
3 Collins Injera  Kenya 6
4 Sherwin Stowers  New Zealand 6
5 Mike Adamson  Scotland 5
6 Renauld Delmas  France 5
7 Ben Gollings  England 5
8 Zar Lawrence  New Zealand 5
9 Andrew Turnbull  Scotland 5
10 Cecil Africa  South Africa 4

External links

Preceded by
Dubai Sevens
George Sevens
2009
Succeeded by
Wellington Sevens