2008 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 2008 competition, took place on 5 December and 6 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, it was the second Cup trophy in the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series.
Teams
[edit]- Argentina
- Australia
- England
- France
- Fiji
- Georgia
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Portugal
- Samoa
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Tunisia
- United States
- Wales
- Zimbabwe
Pool stages
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand 3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 England 3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 France 3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 21 97 −66 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5 December 2008 | New Zealand | 40–5 | France |
5 December 2008 | England | 42–7 | Tunisia |
5 December 2008 | New Zealand | 36–0 | Tunisia |
5 December 2008 | England | 21–7 | France |
5 December 2008 | France | 19–14 | Tunisia |
5 December 2008 | New Zealand | 19–7 | England |
Pool B
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa 3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 United States 3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 Australia 3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 Georgia 3 0 0 3 10 95 −85 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5 December 2008 | South Africa | 24–0 | United States |
5 December 2008 | Australia | 26–5 | Georgia |
5 December 2008 | South Africa | 31–5 | Georgia |
5 December 2008 | Australia | 26–28 | United States |
5 December 2008 | United States | 38–0 | Georgia |
5 December 2008 | South Africa | 17–7 | Australia |
Pool C
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji 3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 Argentina 3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 Scotland 3 0 0 3 7 62 −55 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5 December 2008 | Fiji | 31–0 | Scotland |
5 December 2008 | Argentina | 26–12 | Zimbabwe |
5 December 2008 | Fiji | 24–14 | Zimbabwe |
5 December 2008 | Argentina | 14–0 | Scotland |
5 December 2008 | Scotland | 7–17 | Zimbabwe |
5 December 2008 | Fiji | 26–17 | Argentina |
Pool D
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Portugal 3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 Samoa 3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 Kenya 3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5 Wales 3 0 0 3 34 69 −35 3
Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5 December 2008 | Samoa | 31–5 | Wales |
5 December 2008 | Kenya | 12–14 | Portugal |
5 December 2008 | Samoa | 17–19 | Portugal |
5 December 2008 | Kenya | 19–12 | Wales |
5 December 2008 | Wales | 17–19 | Portugal |
5 December 2008 | Samoa | 17–12 | Kenya |
Knockout
[edit]Shield
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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France | 26 | |||||||||
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Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
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Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
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Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
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Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
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Wales | 26 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 40 | |||||||||
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Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
Australia | 33 | |||||||||
Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Bowl
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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France | 26 | |||||||||
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Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
France | 19 | |||||||||
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Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
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Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
France | 21 | |||||||||
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Australia | 12 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
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Wales | 26 | |||||||||
Wales | 19 | |||||||||
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Australia | 22 | |||||||||
Australia | 33 | |||||||||
Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Plate
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
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United States | 7 | |||||||||
United States | 7 | |||||||||
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Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
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England | 24 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
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Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
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England | 20 | |||||||||
South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
England | 12 | |||||||||
Cup
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New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
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United States | 7 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
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Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
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Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
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South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
England | 12 | |||||||||
Statistics
[edit]Individual points
[edit]Individual points[1] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
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Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
1 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 59 |
2 | Richard Kingi | Australia | 51 |
3 | Ben Gollings | England | 41 |
4= | Gonzalo Comacho | Argentina | 35 |
4= | Luke Morahan | Australia | 35 |
4= | Mickey Young | England | 35 |
4= | Tangai Nemadire | Zimbabwe | 35 |
8 | Paul Albaladejo | France | 34 |
9 | Pedro Leal | Portugal | 32 |
10 | Gerald Sibanda | Zimbabwe | 30 |
Individual tries
[edit]Individual tries[2] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
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Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
1= | Gonzalo Camacho | Argentina | 7 |
1= | Luke Morahan | Australia | 7 |
1= | Mickey Young | England | 7 |
4 | Gerald Sibanda | Zimbabwe | 6 |
5= | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 5 |
5= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa | 5 |
5= | Richard Kingi | Australia | 5 |
5= | David Mateus | Portugal | 5 |
5= | Tangai Nemadire | Zimbabwe | 5 |
10 | Paul Albaladejo | France | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
External links
[edit]- "SA Rugby Competition – 2008 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com