The New Season kicked off for the HSBC Sevens World Series, with the first of the tournaments held at the Gold Coast, Australia on 25 and 26 November 2011.
Seeing as the times are at ‘unusual hours’ in South African terms, starting at the ungodly hour of 04:30 SA Time, was only have a lively general Discussion Article and not a Live Article with Score Updates as the games proceed.
This is exactly that, the Discussion Article, here you will find all the scores.
Fiji wins the Tournament, New Zealand are runners up, South Africa ends in 3rd place and Australia ends in 3th place.
Fixtures – Day 1 |
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1 | 04:35 | SAMOA | 24 – 14 | FRANCE | Pool C | ||
2 | 04:57 | ARGENTINA | 33 – 0 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Pool C | ||
3 | 05:19 | ENGLAND | 24 – 5 | SCOTLAND | Pool D | ||
4 | 05:41 | WALES | 24 – 7 | TONGA | Pool D | ||
5 | 06:03 | NEW ZEALAND | 26 – 5 | KENYA | Pool A | ||
6 | 06:25 | FIJI | 38 – 0 | NIUE | Pool A | ||
7 | 06:47 | SOUTH AFRICA | 17 – 12 |
UNITED STATES | Pool B | ||
8 | 07:09 | AUSTRALIA | 33 – 0 | JAPAN | Pool B | ||
9 | 07:41 | SAMOA | 38 – 0 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Pool C | ||
10 | 08:03 | ARGENTINA | 14 – 31 | FRANCE | Pool C | ||
11 | 08:25 | ENGLAND | 19 – 0 | TONGA | Pool D | ||
12 | 08:47 | WALES | 14 – 12 | SCOTLAND | Pool D | ||
13 | 09:09 | NEW ZEALAND | 38 – 0 | NIUE | Pool A | ||
14 | 09:31 | FIJI | 26 – 7 | KENYA | Pool A | ||
15 | 09:53 | SOUTH AFRICA | 31 – 7 | JAPAN | Pool B | ||
16 | 10:15 | AUSTRALIA | 22 – 7 | UNITED STATES | Pool B | ||
17 | 10:52 | FRANCE | 33 – 5 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Pool C | ||
18 | 11:14 | SCOTLAND | 14 – 12 | TONGA | Pool D | ||
19 | 11:36 | KENYA | 19 – 7 | NIUE | Pool A | ||
20 | 11:58 | UNITED STATES | 21 – 0 | JAPAN | Pool B | ||
21 | 12:30 | SAMOA | 29 – 0 | ARGENTINA | Pool C | ||
22 | 12:52 | ENGLAND | 7 – 21 | WALES | Pool D | ||
23 | 13:14 | NEW ZEALAND | 28 – 5 | FIJI | Pool A | ||
24 | 13:36 | SOUTH AFRICA | 21 – 7 | AUSTRALIA | Pool B |
Fixtures – Day 2 |
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25 | 03:38 | KENYA | 5 – 7 | TONGA | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
26 | 04:00 | ARGENTINA | 38 – 12 | JAPAN | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
27 | 04:22 | SCOTLAND | 36 – 0 | NIUE | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
28 | 04:44 | UNITED STATES | 24 – 5 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
29 | 05:06 | NEW ZEALAND | 24 – 14 | ENGLAND | 1/4 final Cup | ||
30 | 05:28 | SAMOA | 12 – 14 | AUSTRALIA | 1/4 final Cup | ||
31 | 05:50 | WALES | 5 – 33 | FIJI | 1/4 final Cup | ||
32 | 06:12 | SOUTH AFRICA | 14 – 5 |
FRANCE | 1/4 final Cup | ||
33 | 06:44 | KENYA | 14 – 19 |
JAPAN | SF Shield | ||
34 | 07:06 | NIUE | 0 – 38 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | SF Shield | ||
35 | 07:28 | TONGA | 15 – 24 | ARGENTINA | SF Bowl | ||
36 | 07:50 | SCOTLAND | 19 – 5 | UNITED STATES | SF Bowl | ||
37 | 08:12 | ENGLAND | 14 – 17 | SAMOA | SF Plate | ||
38 | 08:34 | FRANCE | 12 – 14 | WALES | SF Plate | ||
39 | 08:56 | NEW ZEALAND | 26 – 7 | AUSTRALIA | SF Cup | ||
40 | 09:18 | FIJI | 24 – 7 | SOUTH AFRICA | SF Cup | ||
41 | 10:00 | JAPAN | 19 – 31 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Final Shield | ||
42 | 10:30 | ARGENTINA | 17 – 14 | SCOTLAND | Final Bowl | ||
43 | 11:00 | SAMOA | 15 – 26 | WALES | Final Plate | ||
44 | 11:30 | AUSTRALIA | 5 – 17 | SOUTH AFRICA | 3rd Place | ||
45 | 12:05 | NEW ZEALAND |
12 – 26 | FIJI |
Final Cup |
Cama scores for NZ
Fiji 7 / 5
Cama scores under the sticks
New Zealand 12 / 7
NZ looking good to take this one
Fiji losing their heads a bit, HT couldn’t have come sooner. Need calming down
125 @ Just For Kicks:
Big guys against big guys… so NZ should have the edge… they also play the breakdowns well
A Fijian stretchered off on the Golf Cart
Tryyyyy Fiji
12 / 12, kick to come
Fiji hit back from a great break
12 / 12
About 7:17 min left
scrum Fiji under posts
….and they duff it
NZ knock near their own line… big chance for Fiji, squandered giving a free kick away
Thats better try from a stolen ball
Try Fiji, under the sticks
Fiji 19 / 12
Now thats turned the game on it’s head
Tryyyyyyyyyy Fiji, they are on Fire
Try of the tournament Fiji, absolutely brilliant, thats what makes 7’s magic. The Fijians are BACK
Fiji 26 / 12
Attempted drop by Fiji… missed
Time running out.
Raining heavily now.
Less than a minute left and NZ knocks
Nothing going NZ’s way, well done Fiji, try saving tackle
Defensive scrum for Fiji, they get their own ball, kick it out…. seconds left
Fiji win by 26 / 12
Well done Fiji, greta match, great win, and wonderful watching.
@ grootblousmile:Enjoy the vino, I shall enjoy the Baabaa’s and a beer, see you later
148 @ Just For Kicks:
Cheers Kickers, I better get a move on too.
HSBC Sevens World Series Standings
Team Pts
1 FIJI 22 0 0 0 0 22
2 NEW ZEALAND 19 0 0 0 0 19
3 SOUTH AFRICA 17 0 0 0 0 17
4 AUSTRALIA 15 0 0 0 0 15
5 WALES 13 0 0 0 0 13
6 SAMOA 12 0 0 0 0 12
7 ENGLAND 10 0 0 0 0 10
FRANCE 10 0 0 0 0 10
9 ARGENTINA 8 0 0 0 0 8
10 SCOTLAND 7 0 0 0 0 7
11 TONGA 5 0 0 0 0 5
UNITED STATES 5 0 0 0 0 5
13 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3 0 0 0 0 3
14 JAPAN 2 0 0 0 0 2
15 KENYA 1 0 0 0 0 1
NIUE 1 0 0 0 0 1
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