The Third Tournament of the HSBC Sevens World Series 2011 / 2012, known as the Nelson Mandela BaySouth Africa Rugby Sevens tournament played on 9 and 10 December 2011.
This week the tournament was in OUR back yard, the first games started at 11:37 on 9 December 2011, SA Time. We only had a lively general Discussion Article and not a Live Article with Score Updates as the games proceed.
This was exactly that, the Discussion Article, here you will find all the scores.
Last week, the Dubai leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series went totally cookoo, with all the big guns falling out and underperforming and having ordinary tournaments by their standards.
This time New Zealand just pip South Africa to the post, winning the tournament in a thrilling Final, by 31 / 26.
The next HSBC Sevens World Series tournament will be held in Wellington, New Zealand on 3 and 4 February 2012.
Fixtures & Results– Day 1 |
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| 1 | 11:37 | FIJI | 31 – 7 | PORTUGAL | Pool D | ||
| 2 | 11:59 | WALES | 42 – 7 | ZIMBABWE | Pool D | ||
| 3 | 12:21 | ENGLAND | 26 – 7 | UNITED STATES | Pool A | ||
| 4 | 12:43 | ARGENTINA | 5 – 17 | SAMOA | Pool A | ||
| 5 | 13:05 | FRANCE | 31 – 7 | SCOTLAND | Pool B | ||
| 6 | 13:27 | NEW ZEALAND | 39 – 7 | MOROCCO | Pool B | ||
| 7 | 13:49 | SOUTH AFRICA | 33 – 0 | CANADA | Pool C | ||
| 8 | 14:11 | AUSTRALIA | 31 – 14 | KENYA | Pool C | ||
| 9 | 14:43 | FIJI | 42 – 17 | ZIMBABWE | Pool D | ||
| 10 | 15:05 | WALES | 34 – 7 | PORTUGAL | Pool D | ||
| 11 | 15:27 | ENGLAND | 14 – 24 | SAMOA | Pool A | ||
| 12 | 15:49 | ARGENTINA | 14 – 21 | UNITED STATES | Pool A | ||
| 13 | 16:11 | FRANCE | 19 – 7 | MOROCCO | Pool B | ||
| 14 | 16:33 | NEW ZEALAND | 45 – 0 | SCOTLAND | Pool B | ||
| 15 | 16:55 | SOUTH AFRICA | 45 – 0 | KENYA | Pool C | ||
| 16 | 17:17 | AUSTRALIA | 33 – 10 | CANADA | Pool C | ||
| 17 | 18:04 | PORTUGAL | 24 – 12 | ZIMBABWE | Pool D | ||
| 18 | 18:26 | UNITED STATES | 12 – 14 | SAMOA | Pool A | ||
| 19 | 18:48 | SCOTLAND | 50 – 0 | MOROCCO | Pool B | ||
| 20 | 19:10 | CANADA | 26 – 5 | KENYA | Pool C | ||
| 21 | 19:32 | FIJI | 29 – 14 | WALES | Pool D | ||
| 22 | 19:54 | ENGLAND | 19 – 0 | ARGENTINA | Pool A | ||
| 23 | 20:16 | FRANCE | 41 – 0 | NEW ZEALAND | Pool B | ||
| 24 | 20:38 | SOUTH AFRICA | 26 – 0 | AUSTRALIA | Pool C | ||
Fixtures & Results– Day 2 |
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| 25 | 11:16 | UNITED STATES | 26 – 0 | ZIMBABWE | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
| 26 | 11:38 | CANADA | 21 – 0 | MOROCCO | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
| 27 | 12:00 | PORTUGAL | 12 – 28 | ARGENTINA | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
| 28 | 12:22 | SCOTLAND | 26 – 7 | KENYA | 1/4 final Bowl | ||
| 29 | 12:44 | SAMOA | 21 – 12 | WALES | 1/4 final Cup | ||
| 30 | 13:06 | SOUTH AFRICA | 26 – 12 | FRANCE | 1/4 final Cup | ||
| 31 | 13:28 | FIJI | 14 – 21 | ENGLAND | 1/4 final Cup | ||
| 32 | 13:50 | NEW ZEALAND | 21 – 5 | AUSTRALIA | 1/4 final Cup | ||
| 33 | 14:27 | ZIMBABWE | 21 – 14 | MOROCCO | SF Shield | ||
| 34 | 14:49 | PORTUGAL | 12 – 17 | KENYA | SF Shield | ||
| 35 | 15:11 | UNITED STATES | 12 – 22 | CANADA | SF Bowl | ||
| 36 | 15:33 | ARGENTINA | 14 – 21 | SCOTLAND | SF Bowl | ||
| 37 | 16:15 | WALES | 24 – 20 | FRANCE | SF Plate | ||
| 38 | 16:37 | FIJI | 26 – 7 | AUSTRALIA | SF Plate | ||
| 39 | 16:59 | SAMOA | 7 – 12 | SOUTH AFRICA | SF Cup | ||
| 40 | 17:21 | ENGLAND | 14 – 19 | NEW ZEALAND | SF Cup | ||
| 41 | 17:53 | ZIMBABWE | 19 – 12 | KENYA | Final Shield | ||
| 42 | 18:18 | CANADA | 19 – 22 | SCOTLAND | Final Bowl | ||
| 43 | 18:43 | WALES | 48 – 0 | FIJI | Final Plate | ||
| 44 | 19:08 | SAMOA | 17 – 14 | ENGLAND | |||
| 45 | 19:40 | SOUTH AFRICA |
26 – 31 | NEW ZEALAND |
Final Cup | ||
Here are the World Standings, as at the conclusion of this tournament:
| Team | AUS | DUB | RSA | NZL | USA | HKG | JAP | SCO | ENG | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
FIJI | 22 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
 |
NEW ZEALAND | 19 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
| 3 |  |
SOUTH AFRICA | 17 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 4 |  |
ENGLAND | 10 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 5 |  |
FRANCE | 10 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 |  |
AUSTRALIA | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 |  |
WALES | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 |  |
SAMOA | 12 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 |  |
ARGENTINA | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 |  |
SCOTLAND | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 |  |
UNITED STATES | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 |  |
CANADA | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 |  |
PORTUGAL | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 |  |
KENYA | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
 |
TONGA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 16 |  |
ZIMBABWE | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  |
JAPAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  |
MOROCCO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 |
NIUE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 |
UAE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Yet another tight game… the team which scores next will or should take it.
2 minutes left
Wales 19 / 17
…and they take the lead
France kick a penalty and now lead by 1
France 20 / 19
Brilliant last try Wales, on the hooter
Wales scores at the death to win
Final Score: Wales 24 / 20 France
The next game is Fiji vs Australia
My money is on Fiji
Another one for one way traffic, me thinks
Gmpf
7 / 7
What are those things on the backs of the shackle-draggers? Little square box thing between their shoulder blades
280 @ Just For Kicks:
GPS tracking modules
Oiled piglet?
Fiji lead 14 / 7 at halftime
@ grootblousmile:thanks, sure they’re not TomTom’s, Aussies have a habit of getting lost, and it’s a big field
284 @ Just For Kicks:
They have to wear them at night here in SA too, so we can track them to see that they do not get up to too much kak!
All too easy
For big chaps these Island men are slippery suckers, hey!
Fiji have such talent, a shame they’re so hot headed sometimes, they should be doing better in this competition
287@ grootblousmile:Yeah, hence my comment earlier of oily piglets
Final Score: Fiji 26 / 7 Australia
It’s almost as if, when they go in for a tackle, they automatically see red. they dive in off their feet and try to punch the opposition off their feet.
Difficult game now for the Blitzbokke… against Samoa
C’mon Blitzies
Game ON!
Braaannncoooooo
Flok, buurvrou brought some cookies… so I missed the freegin try
Great try, if a bit forward
Yellow for a vuilgat from Samoa who used an elbow.
…. and Bernardo Botha scores!
Blitzbokke 12 / 0 at halftime
Samoa get one back…. but too late
Final Score: Blitzbokke 12 / 7 Samoa
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