2011 South Africa Sevens

2011 South Africa Sevens
Host nation South Africa South Africa
Date 9–10 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 played 45
Tries scored 257 (average 5.711 per match)
Top point scorer New Zealand Frank Halai
New Zealand Junior Tomasi Cama
(50 points)
Top try scorer New Zealand 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 Africa 31–26 in the final.[1]

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 4 December.[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 33005531+249
 England 32015930+297
 United States 31024054−145
 Argentina 30031957−383
9 December 2011
12:43
Argentina  5 – 17  Samoa
Report
9 December 2011
15:27
England  14 – 24  Samoa
Report

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 New Zealand 33001257+1189
 France 32015055−57
 Scotland 31025776−195
 Morocco 300314108−943
9 December 2011
13:05
France  31 – 7  Scotland
Report
9 December 2011
16:11
France  19 – 7  Morocco
Report
9 December 2011
18:33
Scotland  50 – 0  Morocco
Report

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 South Africa 33001040+1049
 Australia 32016450+147
 Canada 31023671–355
 Kenya 300319102–833
9 December 2011
14:11
Australia  31 – 14  Kenya
Report
9 December 2011
17:17
Australia  33 – 10  Canada
Report
9 December 2011
18:55
Canada  26 – 5  Kenya
Report

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 330010238+649
 Wales 32019043+477
 Portugal 31023877−395
 Zimbabwe 300336108−723
9 December 2011
11:37
Fiji  31 – 7  Portugal
Report
9 December 2011
11:59
Wales  42 – 7  Zimbabwe
Report
9 December 2011
14:43
Fiji  42 – 17  Zimbabwe
Report
9 December 2011
15:05
Wales  34 – 7  Portugal
Report
9 December 2011
17:49
Portugal  24 – 12  Zimbabwe
Report
9 December 2011
19:32
Fiji  29 – 14  Wales
Report

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.
  2. ↑ "Teams participating in South Africa Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  3. ↑ "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 2011-12-04.
  4. ↑ Results of the knockout stage
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