2014 South Africa Sevens
| 2014 South Africa Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XVI | |
| Host nation |
 South Africa |
| Date | 13–14 December 2014 |
| Cup | |
| Champions |
South Africa |
| Runners-up |
 New Zealand |
| Third |
 Australia |
| Plate | |
| Champions |
 United States |
| Runners-up |
 Fiji |
| Bowl | |
| Champions |
 Canada |
| Runners-up |
 Kenya |
| Shield | |
| Champions |
 Portugal |
| Runners-up |
 Samoa |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 265 (average 5.889 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
Pama Fou (55) |
| Top try scorer |
Pama Fou (11) |
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The 2014 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014-2015 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 December 2014 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[1]
Format
The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.
Teams
The 16 participating teams for the tournament:[2]
Match officials
The match officials for the 2014 South Africa Sevens are as follows:[3]
-
Mike Adamson (Scotland) -
Federico Anselmi (Argentina) - Nick Briant (New Zealand)
- Ben Crouse (South Africa)
- Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
- Anthony Moyes (Australia)
- Matt O'Brien (Australia)
- Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
- Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | +93 | 9 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 7 |
 Wales |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 5 |
| Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 100 | –83 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 9 |
| Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 7 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 54 | –7 | 5 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 88 | –88 | 3 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 9 |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 45 | –2 | 5 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 62 | –20 | 5 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 85 | –44 | 5 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | +51 | 9 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 7 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 88 | –71 | 5 |
| Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 63 | –35 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Wales |
24 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 14:07 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
22 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
21 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
14 | |||||||||
| Canada |
22 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 17:43 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
5 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
14 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
19 | |||||||||
| Japan |
12 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 14:29 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
26 | |||||||||
| Japan |
15 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
24 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
7 | |||||||||
| France |
42 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Wales |
24 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 14:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
22 | |||||||||
| Wales |
14 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Canada |
24 | |||||||||
| Canada |
22 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 18:08 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
5 | |||||||||
| Canada |
24 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
5 | |||||||||
| Japan |
12 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 15:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
26 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
14 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| France |
12 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
7 | |||||||||
| France |
42 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
31 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 15:55 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| England |
7 | |||||||||
| England |
0 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Fiji |
31 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 18:33 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Australia |
31 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
14 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| United States |
21 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
28 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 16:17 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| United States |
26 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
19 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
24 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
19 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
31 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 16:39 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| England |
7 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
19 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Australia |
10 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 19:30 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Australia |
31 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
26 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
17 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
28 | |||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 17:01 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
29 | Third place | ||||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
0 | |||||||||
| Argentina |
24 | Australia |
34 | |||||||
| Scotland |
19 | Argentina |
19 | |||||||
| 14 December 2014 – 18:58 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
Scoring
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pama Fou | 55 |
| 2 | James Stannard | 40 |
| 2 | Seabelo Senatla | 40 |
| 4 | Madison Hughes | 39 |
| 4 | Branco Du Preez | 39 |
| 6 | Joe Webber | 37 |
| 7 | Osea Kolinisau | 35 |
| 8 | Javier Rojas | 32 |
| 9 | Carlin Isles | 30 |
| 10 | (multiple players) | 35 |
Source: WR website
References
- ↑ "HSBC Sevens 2014/15 Pools". World Rugby Sevens. 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Teams". World Rugby Sevens. 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Referees to 14 December 2014
External links
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