IRB Sevens – Las Vegas

Published 14 February 2011 | By superBul

South Africa wins the USA 7’s – Fiji 14-24 South Africa

South Africa have overcame Fiji by a score of 24-14 to win the USA Sevens in Las Vegas and take their first HSBC Sevens World Series Cup title since April 2009.

South Africa won an opening victory on day two against joint Series leaders England in the Cup semi finals at the Sam Boyd Stadium and then proved too strong for Fiji in the final.

With Cecil Afrika back from injury and at his inspirational best, the Springbok Seven were 19-0 to the good inside five minutes after tries by Afrika, Chris Dry and Branco du Preez.

Watisoni Votu hit back for Fiji before the break and Matieli Nacagilevu’s try made it 19-14 in the second half but Bernardo Botha’s score made the victory safe.

Cup Semi Finals

England 10 – 17 South Africa

New Zealand 7 – 26 Fiji

The four Cup quarter finals was played at the end of day one for the first time.

Results Cup quarter finals:
England 28-14 Kenya
New Zealand 47-7 Argentina
Fiji 17-12 Samoa
South Africa 19 – 14 Australia

DAY 2 Results
KENYA	15 – 26	SAMOA	Final Plate
CANADA	14 – 19	SCOTLAND	Final Bowl
UNITED STATES	19 – 12	JAPAN	Final Shield
SOUTH AFRICA	24 – 14	FIJI	Final Cup
SAMOA	26 – 14	ARGENTINA	SF Plate
KENYA	24 – 21	AUSTRALIA	SF Plate
SCOTLAND	17 – 12	WALES	SF Bowl
FRANCE	14 – 22	CANADA	SF Bowl
JAPAN	24 – 7	GUYANA	SF Shield
URUGUAY	7 – 27	UNITED STATES	SF Shield
FIJI	26 – 7	NEW ZEALAND	SF Cup
ENGLAND	10 – 17	SOUTH AFRICA	SF Cup
WALES	54 – 0	GUYANA	1/4 final Bowl
SCOTLAND	28 – 7	JAPAN	1/4 final Bowl
UNITED STATES	15 – 19	CANADA	1/4 final Bowl
FRANCE	19 – 12	URUGUAY	1/4 final Bowl

England and New Zealand are currently joint top of the standings with 64 points, ahead of Samoa (52), Fiji (44) and South Africa (32), and the two teams have met in the two previous finals in New Zealand and South Africa.

Day 1 ResultsFIJI	35 – 10	AUSTRALIA	Pool C
FRANCE	57 – 7	GUYANA	Pool A
SAMOA	7 – 7	SOUTH AFRICA	Pool D
KENYA	28 – 7	URUGUAY	Pool B
NEW ZEALAND	26 – 5	WALES	Pool B
ENGLAND	17 – 14	ARGENTINA	Pool A
AUSTRALIA	31 – 14	CANADA	Pool C
FIJI	31 – 14	SCOTLAND	Pool C
SOUTH AFRICA	35 – 0	JAPAN	Pool D
SAMOA	28 – 12	UNITED STATES	Pool D
WALES	33 – 10	URUGUAY	Pool B
NEW ZEALAND	25 – 10	KENYA	Pool B
ARGENTINA	47 – 0	GUYANA	Pool A
ENGLAND	33 – 14	FRANCE	Pool A
SOUTH AFRICA	27 – 5	UNITED STATES	Pool D

SAMOA	31 – 7	JAPAN	Pool D
AUSTRALIA	12 – 7	SCOTLAND	Pool C
FIJI	33 – 0	CANADA	Pool C
WALES	12 – 19	KENYA	Pool B
NEW ZEALAND	40 – 0	URUGUAY	Pool B
ARGENTINA	21 – 19	FRANCE	Pool A
ENGLAND	49 – 0	GUYANA	Pool A

UNITED STATES	24 – 7	JAPAN	Pool D
ENGLAND	28 – 14	KENYA	1/4 final Cup
NEW ZEALAND	47 – 7	ARGENTINA	1/4 final Cup
FIJI	17 – 12	SAMOA	1/4 final Cup
SOUTH AFRICA	19 – 14	AUSTRALIA	1/4 final Cup

50 Responses to IRB Sevens – Las Vegas

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superBul on 13 February 2011 at 11:24 pm

@ Bullscot:
Jonny Wilkenson is history
I like the way England play a open game, they are serious contenders for the semi finals in the WC
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superBul on 13 February 2011 at 11:26 pm

Final score SCOTLAND 17 – 12 WALES SF Bowl
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Bullscot on 13 February 2011 at 11:31 pm

@ superBul:
Yes England are playing quite a different brand of rugby to when they were playing under Woodward. I wouldn’t write Jonny off just yet, a great option to have as an insurance policy on the bench, especially when you get to the tighter side of things like knock out World Cup rounds.
Won’t stay up to see the 7’s through hope the Boks win, will check for the result in the morning, cheers ou pel.
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superBul on 13 February 2011 at 11:34 pm

@ Bullscot:
I will wait for the SA game now , almost there
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superBul on 13 February 2011 at 11:52 pm

This was now a brilliant game , Kenya beat Australia in the last second 24-21
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superBul on 13 February 2011 at 11:53 pm

KENYA 24 – 21 AUSTRALIA SF Plate
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:11 am

SAMOA 26 – 14 ARGENTINA

Now for the Final, come on SA make me proud, i stayed awake for this

Fiji v South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:18 am

Fiji 0 – 7 South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:23 am

Fiji 0-12 South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:24 am

Fiji 7-12 South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:28 am

Fiji 7-19 South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:29 am

Fiji 7-19 South Africa (ht)
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:35 am

Fiji 14-19 South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:39 am

Fiji 14-24 South Africa
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:42 am

Fiji 14-24 South Africa South Africa wins
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superBul on 14 February 2011 at 12:50 am

Branco du Preez and his Springbok Sevens teammates landed their first Cup title since Adelaide 2009
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Ashley on 14 February 2011 at 8:02 am

We are the champions, my friends
And we’ll keep on fighting – till the end
We are the champions
We are the champions
No time for losers
Cause we are the champions – of the world
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Ashley on 14 February 2011 at 8:06 am

#47
ok
thats pushing it a bit
but
who gives a heck?
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Loosehead on 14 February 2011 at 9:12 am

About bloody time too!
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grootblousmile on 14 February 2011 at 10:23 am

Hey, congrats to the Blitzbokke!

I watched the Final late last night (early this morning) from the comfort of my bed, and the Bokkies showed such a lot of heart.

IRB Sevens – Las Vegas

South Africa wins the USA 7’s – Fiji 14-24 South Africa

England and New Zealand are currently joint top of the standings with 64 points, ahead of Samoa (52), Fiji (44) and South Africa (32), and the two teams have met in the two previous finals in New Zealand and South Africa.

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