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 | |
240 @ Just For Kicks:
… and completely needlessly kicking ball away too…
Weather looking nice in the windy city
… but they often have four seasons in one day there
Fark, this Andy Capp dufus is a kak commentator… always getting names wrong ect.
Yesterday he even had the teams switched for three quarters of the game between England and the USA… dom flok!
Final Score: New Zealand 21 / 5 Australia
Good start for Zim
Morocco hit back quickly to level scores
With poor rugby from both sides, still anyone’s game!
Very lazy day for me so far… did nothing this morning.
Handbriekie’s been up early, first to the hairdressers, then the shops and now she’s gone to the Wonderboom Area just other side of Pretoria, to go fetch her dad who’s been in hospital under lung specialists since the 6th.
The gentle old man really suffers with his lungs, has severely reduced lung capacity compared to us due to the fact that part of one lung has already been removed a couple of years ago… and now he was suffering with an infection in the lungs, so he basically almost could not breathe.
Doctors were worried he was not going to make it till Christmas.
And Zim finally get a second
Zim now comfortably pulling away
@ grootblousmile:Sympathies to your Pa in law. Pretty lazy day for me too, just changing irrigation every now and then and the odd tasting, but otherwise nodding off in front of the sevens
The sand dwellers making a lot of basic mistakes… but they manage to pull one back
Using my wife’s IPad, kids on my comp, it keeps using bold grey when I reply to a name. Bloody thing
Final Score: Zimbabwe 21 / 14 Morocco
254 @ Just For Kicks:
Yip… Apple IS kak… hehehe
252 @ Just For Kicks:
Father in law is a tall fella, but skinny as a rake…. skin and bone.. and poephol alone.
Freegin hell, I like him a lot… he’s one of the better people in this world of ours.
Porras up against Kenya now
@ grootblousmile: I’m a complete apple slut, I’m afraid, so I blame it on WordPress!
Just going to mosey on over, accross the street, to where the In-Laws stay, to see how the new paving work was done…
… back just now
258 @ Just For Kicks:
I’m exactly the opposite… dislike anything Apple… even iTunes and Quicktime.
Problem is Software compatibility, accross the broad spectrum… and price, they are frightfully expensive for what you get. Nice looking and very stylish, but that’s about it… unless you’re a full-time Graphic Designer.
Me, I love iTunes, never had a problem with software, but then I probably don’t use or need half of what you do
Just watching a bit of the Volvo Ocean Race in CT in between rugby. Those are amazing boats. Went down to the harbour during the week to see them, amazing. Would have loved to do the race if I was younger.
Nice try canucks
Tight game between Argentina & Scotland
Final Score: Scotland 21 / 14
Wales vs France
France takes an early 12 point lead, then Wales claw one back.
Just before halftime and it is France 12 / 5
12 / 12 at halftime
All even at half time Fra-Sco, 12’s apiece
Well worked try Wales
Frogs back in it
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