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 | |
jfk @ 148
lol
Hunt is hunting, thats no.2 for him
Stunning play by the Blitzies, and a hat trick for Hunt
Very marginal for a forward pass, otherwise Frankie was away
Thats no.4 to Hunt
…..and another, to Richards this time
Boom in for a final try
45 zip, Blitzies
128/4 after 31, Warriors rebuilding slowly, but will need a big score with that Cobra’s batting line-up
Canuks get 1st try against Aus
Aus come back with a try under the posts
OK, back with you guys…
Blitzbokke did well against Kenya!
It’s all too easy for Aus, 2nd under the posts, 14 – 5 at halftime
163@ grootblousmile:Yup, Blitzies looked good, handling was good, and all the moves worked. Hope they can carry it through to the bigger matches
NIce try Canuks
164 @ Just For Kicks:
Blitzbokke have not conceded a single point against them yet.
Aus outmuscling the Canuks, but they’re not out of it yet
…..they are now, me thinks
Warriors now 152/4 after 35
Warriors could post a decent total yet, if they can kick on a bit now, but keep wickets in hand
Australia 33 / 10 Canada
Kallis back on, and I have to say, it was more than bog roll that got him a mop like that, he looks like a regular Elton John!
Well done Zim, good try
In the highlights package that is!
Right, off to work, back later to watch the last of the 7’s and end of Cobra’s innings – I hope!
Portugal 24 / 12 Zimbabwe
USA vs Samoa now on
Samoa 14 / 12 USA
Scotland 50 / 0 Morocco
Canada 26 / 5 Kenya
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