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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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NIUE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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UAE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Picts with another on the h/t buzzer
331 @ Just For Kicks:
Eish, my Father in law is at home now, after Handbriekie collected him from hospital, but as deurmekaar as they come. It’s not nice to see!
Apparently the doctors say it’s the infection, which affects the head… I think it’s a lack of oxygen to the brain.
He’s doing strange things, like looking for a needle in a leatherman torch – absolutely desperate and adament to find it.
I just hightailed it out of there, would never have made it as a doctor.
332@ grootblousmile:Eish, be strong, especially for your wife. I agree, could never have been a doctor. Was an ops medic in the army, and after my time in Angola, can’t even stop at an accident.
333 @ Just For Kicks:
Being in the Medical Profession is a calling… not just a job.
Fark, I cannot even bear to watch when they stick a needle into someone else!
Looking after one’s own injury, or receiving a cut and bleeding yourself, does not phase me… but when it happens to others I freegin shudder. Hell I do not even watch TV programs like ER or hospital dramas… simply freaks me out!
So, the Scotts win the Bowl
@ grootblousmile:My mother in law had a horrific accident up in Richards Bay 6 years ago – was out from Scotland on holiday. She was in a coma for a few days, smashed her hip – she’s in her late 70’s. She has never got her mind back properly. Over the last few years she has got better, but in the beginning she was just like your pa in law. Still today she call me by the wrong name.
I have never understood how people watch those medical programs. I think they have a sadistic streak, and enjoy watching the pain and blood, even though it’s not real.
336 @ Just For Kicks:
Hell man, it’s sad to see these once proud and strong people become weak and dependent on others.
Anyway, back to rugby..
Wales strike first against Fiji.
Wales take the lead, can they beat Fiji, somehow I doubt it, but heres hoping
Owen Williams takes the ball from Owen Williams, who passes it to Owen Williams, who tuns into the opposition and sets up the ruck as Owen Williams goes in to cover the ball so that Owen Williams can pass it to Owen Williams from the base. A long pass to Owen Williams on the wing, as Owen Williams doubles around and takes the pass from Owen Williams and over the line and gives it to Owen Williams to dot down, as he was the only Owen Williams who hadn’t scored yet
337 @ Just For Kicks:
My one Sister in Law is an anesthetist (spelling??)… in Afrikaans it is a Narkotiseer.
She specializes in putting babies who need head surgery or heart surgery to sleep… apart from doing the usual. Freegin hell, we would be visiting there and she would be called out. She would waltz past and say “Ek gaan net gou ‘n kop doen, sien julle later”
Incredulous!
Good to see Wales leading 26 / ZIP
Another Wales try… this is becoming a rout
Wales showing Fiji how to play 7’s here
Wales running absolute riot as Owen B Williams scores again
Harry Robertson now scores… Fiji no longer really interested
And thats what I mean about Fiji being hotheaded, what kind of tackle was that?
Fiji could be lucky to get ZERO in this game…
Wales 43 / 0
… and a final try to Wales…
Wales 48 / 0 with the kick to come
Fiji should carry their heads in shame. A truly awful display
Fiji’s biggest defeat ever in Sevens.
Final Score: Wales 48 / 0 Fiji
Only 2 games left!
3rd Playoff between Samoa & England
and then the Final
Right, Samoa to take this one please
We know the Samoans are big boys, but there are a couple of big boys amongst the poms too
Paul Perez strikes first for Samoa
its 1 a piece
Rodwell strikes back for the Bleekbene
Poms score on the h/t gong
Rodwell scores again
England 14 / 5 at halftime
Mai scores for Samoa
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