2011 South Africa Sevens

{{Infobox Rugby Sevens

| countries = {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa

| date = 9–10 December 2011

| champions1 = {{Ru7|NZL}}

| runnersup1 = {{Ru7|RSA}}

| third = {{ru7|SAM}}

| champions2 = {{ru7|WAL}}

| runnersup2 = {{ru7|FIJ}}

| champions3 = {{ru7|SCO}}

| runnersup3 = {{ru7|CAN}}

| champions4 = {{Ru7|ZIM}}

| runnersup4 = {{Ru7|KEN}}

| matches = 45

| tries = 257

| top point scorer = {{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Halai
{{flagicon|NZL}} Junior Tomasi Cama
(50 points)

| top try scorer = {{flagicon|NZL}} Frank Halai
(10 tries)

| prevseason = 2010

| nextseason = 2012

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2060863.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107155634/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2060863.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 January 2012|title=New Zealand pip hosts to win SA Sevens|date=2011-12-10|work=irbsevens.com}}

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:{{cite web|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/squads.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124122857/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/squads.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 November 2010|title=Teams participating in South Africa Sevens|date=2011-09-15|work=irbsevens.com|accessdate=2011-09-15}}

{{ru7|ARG}}
{{ru7|AUS}}
{{ru7|CAN}}
{{ru7|ENG}}
{{ru7|FIJ}}
{{ru7|FRA}}
{{ru7|KEN}}
{{ru7|MAR}}

{{ru7|NZL}}
{{ru7|POR}}
{{ru7|SAM}}
{{ru7|SCO}}
{{ru7|RSA}}
{{ru7|USA}}
{{ru7|WAL}}
{{ru7|ZIM}}

Pool stage

The draw was made on 4 December.{{cite web|url=http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2060801.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207083550/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/news/newsid=2060801.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 December 2011|title=IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens|date=2011-12-04|work=irbsevens.com}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=2\|Key to colours in group tables
style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"\| \|align=left\|Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables

style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"|

|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

All times are local (UTC+2).

=Pool A=

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|SAM}} \|3	3	0	0	55	31	+24	9
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|ENG}} \|3	2	0	1	59	31	+28	7
align=left\|{{Ru7\|USA}} \|3	1	0	2	40	54	−14	5
align=left\|{{Ru7\|ARG}} \|3	0	0	3	19	57	−38	3

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 12:21

|home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}}

|score = 26–7

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204190647/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=3/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|USA}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 12:43

|home = {{Ru7-rt|ARG}}

|score = 5–17

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120110113145/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=4/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|SAM}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 15:27

|home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}}

|score = 14–24

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|SAM}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 15:49

|home = {{Ru7-rt|ARG}}

|score = 14–21

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120107223252/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=12/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|USA}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 18:11

|home = {{Ru7-rt|USA}}

|score = 12–14

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111165319/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=18/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|SAM}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 19:54

|home = {{Ru7-rt|ENG}}

|score = 19–0

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204223955/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=22/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|ARG}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

=Pool B=

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|NZL}} \|3	3	0	0	125	7	+118	9
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|FRA}} \|3	2	0	1	50	55	−5	7
align=left\|{{Ru7\|SCO}} \|3	1	0	2	57	76	−19	5
align=left\|{{Ru7\|MAR}} \|3	0	0	3	14	108	−94	3

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 13:05

|home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}}

|score = 31–7

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|SCO}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 13:27

|home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}}

|score = 39–7

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|MAR}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 16:11

|home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}}

|score = 19–7

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|MAR}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 16:33

|home = {{Ru7-rt|NZL}}

|score = 45–0

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204224020/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=14/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|SCO}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 18:33

|home = {{Ru7-rt|SCO}}

|score = 50–0

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|MAR}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 20:16

|home = {{Ru7-rt|FRA}}

|score = 0–41

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111165722/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=23/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|NZL}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

=Pool C=

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|RSA}} \|3	3	0	0	104	0	+104	9
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|AUS}} \|3	2	0	1	64	50	+14	7
align=left\|{{Ru7\|CAN}} \|3	1	0	2	36	71	–35	5
align=left\|{{Ru7\|KEN}} \|3	0	0	3	19	102	–83	3

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 13:49

|home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}}

|score = 33–0

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|CAN}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 14:11

|home = {{Ru7-rt|AUS}}

|score = 31–14

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|KEN}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 16:55

|home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}}

|score = 45–0

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|KEN}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 17:17

|home = {{Ru7-rt|AUS}}

|score = 33–10

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|CAN}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 18:55

|home = {{Ru7-rt|CAN}}

|score = 26–5

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|KEN}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 20:38

|home = {{Ru7-rt|RSA}}

|score = 26–0

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204213713/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=24/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|AUS}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

=Pool D=

width="200"\|Teams !width="40"\|Pld !width="40"\|W !width="40"\|D !width="40"\|L !width="40"\|PF !width="40"\|PA !width="40"\|+/− !width="40"\|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|FIJ}} \|3	3	0	0	102	38	+64	9
bgcolor=ccffcc \|align=left\|{{Ru7\|WAL}} \|3	2	0	1	90	43	+47	7
align=left\|{{Ru7\|POR}} \|3	1	0	2	38	77	−39	5
align=left\|{{Ru7\|ZIM}} \|3	0	0	3	36	108	−72	3

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 11:37

|home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}}

|score = 31–7

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111207083555/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=1/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|POR}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 11:59

|home = {{Ru7-rt|WAL}}

|score = 42–7

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111207083600/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=2/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|ZIM}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 14:43

|home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}}

|score = 42–17

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|ZIM}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 15:05

|home = {{Ru7-rt|WAL}}

|score = 34–7

|report=

|away = {{Ru7|POR}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 17:49

|home = {{Ru7-rt|POR}}

|score = 24–12

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204220318/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=17/matchdetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|ZIM}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 December 2011

|time = 19:32

|home = {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}}

|score = 29–14

|report= {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120111165546/http://www.irbsevens.com/irbsevens/matches/season=2011/edition=2/gameno=21/matchDetails.html Report]}}

|away = {{Ru7|WAL}}

|stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

}}

Knockout stage

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101124123134/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/fixturesresults.html Results of the knockout stage]}}

=Shield=

{{Round8

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|USA}}|26|{{Ru7|ZIM}}|0

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|CAN}}|21|{{Ru7|MAR}}|0

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|POR}}|12|{{Ru7|ARG}}|28

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|SCO}}|26|{{Ru7|KEN}}|7

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|ZIM}}|21|{{Ru7|MAR}}|14

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|POR}}|12|{{Ru7|KEN}}|17

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|ZIM}}|19|{{Ru7|KEN}}|12

}}

=Bowl=

{{Round8

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|USA}}|26|{{Ru7|ZIM}}|0

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|CAN}}|21|{{Ru7|MAR}}|0

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|POR}}|12|{{Ru7|ARG}}|28

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|SCO}}|26|{{Ru7|KEN}}|7

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|USA}}|12|{{Ru7|CAN}}|22

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|ARG}}|14|{{Ru7|SCO}}|21

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|CAN}}|19|{{Ru7|SCO}}|22

}}

=Plate=

{{Round8

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|SAM}}|21|{{Ru7|WAL}}|12

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|RSA}}|26|{{Ru7|FRA}}|12

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|14|{{Ru7|ENG}}|21

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|NZL}}|21|{{Ru7|AUS}}|5

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|WAL}}|24|{{Ru7|FRA}}|20

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|26|{{Ru7|AUS}}|7

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|WAL}}|48|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|0

}}

=Cup=

{{Round8-with third

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|SAM}}|21|{{Ru7|WAL}}|12

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|RSA}}|26|{{Ru7|FRA}}|12

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|14|{{Ru7|ENG}}|21

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|NZL}}|21|{{Ru7|AUS}}|5

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|SAM}}|7|{{Ru7|RSA}}|12

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|ENG}}|14|{{Ru7|NZL}}|19

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|RSA}}|26|{{Ru7|NZL}}|31

|10 December – Port Elizabeth

|{{Ru7|SAM}}|17|{{Ru7|ENG}}|14

}}

References

External links

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101117204944/http://www.irbsevens.com/destination/edition=2/index.html IRB Official Site]}}

South Africa Sevens

Category:South Africa Sevens