2008 South Africa Sevens

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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

Pool stages

Pool A

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

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

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

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

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape        
  France  26
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Georgia  14  
  Georgia  12
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      Scotland  17  
  Kenya  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Scotland  15  
  Scotland  0
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape    
    Zimbabwe  26
  Zimbabwe  24
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Wales  26  
  Zimbabwe  40
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      Tunisia  5  
  Australia  33
  Tunisia  21  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape        
  France  26
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Georgia  14  
  France  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      Kenya  14  
  Kenya  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Scotland  15  
  France  21
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape    
    Australia  12
  Zimbabwe  24
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Wales  26  
  Wales  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      Australia  22  
  Australia  33
  Tunisia  21  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape        
  New Zealand  36
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  United States  7  
  United States  7
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      Portugal  24  
  Portugal  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Argentina  28  
  Portugal  7
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape    
    England  24
  Fiji  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Samoa  12  
  Samoa  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      England  20  
  South Africa  17
  England  12  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape        
  New Zealand  36
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  United States  7  
  New Zealand  26
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      Argentina  5  
  Portugal  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Argentina  28  
  New Zealand  7
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape    
    South Africa  12
  Fiji  19
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
  Samoa  12  
  Fiji  7
6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape
      South Africa  21  
  South Africa  17
  England  12  
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual points [1]
Updated:6 December 2008
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

Individual tries [2]
Updated:6 December 2008
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

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External links

Preceded by George Sevens
2008		 Succeeded by
Wellington Sevens
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