2010 South Africa Sevens

The South Africa Sevens was played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2010 competition was held on 10 December and 11 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape. It was the second of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.

This was the 12th edition of the South Africa Sevens, and also the ninth and last to be held in George. In April 2011, the South African Rugby Union announced that future editions of the tournament would be held at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.[1]

Format

The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed 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 progressed 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

These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:[2]

Pool stages

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Wales 33008134+479
 Australia 32016440−247
 Scotland 31023552−175
 France 30032478−543
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  Australia 15 – 33  Wales
2010-12-10  Scotland 21 – 12  France
2010-12-10  Australia 28 – 0  France
2010-12-10  Scotland 7 – 19  Wales
2010-12-10  Wales 29 – 12  France
2010-12-10  Australia 21 – 7  Scotland

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 321010426+788
 Samoa 32108136+458
 United States 31026074−145
 Namibia 300314123−1093
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  Samoa 24 – 22  United States
2010-12-10  Fiji 47 – 7  Namibia
2010-12-10  Samoa 43 – 0  Namibia
2010-12-10  Fiji 43 – 5  United States
2010-12-10  United States 33 – 7  Namibia
2010-12-10  Samoa 14 – 14  Fiji

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 330010014+869
 England 32014730+177
 Russia 31024657−115
 Kenya 300310102−923
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  New Zealand 47 – 0  Kenya
2010-12-10  England 19 – 5  Russia
2010-12-10  New Zealand 33 – 7  Russia
2010-12-10  England 21– 5  Kenya
2010-12-10  Kenya 5 – 34  Russia
2010-12-10  New Zealand 20 – 7  England

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 330010012+889
 Argentina 32015541+147
 Portugal 31022683−575
 Zimbabwe 30033883−453
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  South Africa 38 – 0  Portugal
2010-12-10  Argentina 28 – 0  Zimbabwe
2010-12-10  South Africa 33 – 7  Zimbabwe
2010-12-10  Argentina 26 – 0  Portugal
2010-12-10  Portugal 26 – 19  Zimbabwe
2010-12-10  South Africa 29 – 5  Argentina

Knockout

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George        
  Scotland  14
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Namibia  5  
  Namibia  0
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      Kenya  41  
  Portugal  7
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Kenya  5  
  Kenya  5
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George    
    Zimbabwe  14
  Russia  25
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Zimbabwe  7  
  Zimbabwe  19
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      United States  17  
  United States  17
  France  19  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George        
  Scotland  14
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Namibia  5  
  Scotland  14
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      Portugal  10  
  Portugal  7
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Kenya  5  
  Scotland  26
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George    
    Russia  0
  Russia  25
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Zimbabwe  7  
  Russia  34
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      France  0  
  United States  17
  France  19  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George        
  Wales  14
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Samoa  19  
  Wales  21
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      South Africa  22  
  South Africa  10
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  England  19  
  South Africa  10
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George    
    Argentina  5
  New Zealand  26
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Argentina  0  
  Argentina  14
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      Australia  12  
  Fiji  33
  Australia  5  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George        
  Wales  14
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Samoa  19  
  Samoa  12
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      England  22  
  South Africa  10
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  England  19  
  England  19
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George    
    New Zealand  22
  New Zealand  26
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
  Argentina  0  
  New Zealand  26
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
      Fiji  19  
  Fiji  33
  Australia  5  
 

References

  1. "Port Elizabeth named as new host of SA Sevens event" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. South Africa Sevens Teams

External links

Preceded by
Dubai Sevens
South Africa Sevens
2010
Succeeded by
Wellington Sevens