The HSBC Sevens World Series was in South Africa this weekend, with the Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens tournament, the last Sevens tournament on the circuit for 2012.
New Zealand took the spoils after beating the South African Blitzbokke 12 / 5 in the Semi-final and thumping France 47 / 12 in the Final.
It was a better weekend for the men from South Africa though, getting through the pool stages unbeaten, also winning the Quarter final against the USA, but then stumbling against New Zealand, by only 7 points. South Africa demolished Argentina in the 3rd Place play-off, beating them by 35 / 0.
Pools:
Pool A: South Africa, Samoa, France, and Australia
Pool B: New Zealand, Fiji, Scotland and England
Pool C: Kenya, Wales, Argentina and Spain
Pool D: Portugal, Canada, the United States and Zimbabwe
Results – Day 1 |
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| 1. | 08 Dec 2012 – 11:00 | New Zealand |  |
14 – 7 |  |
Scotland | Pool B |
| 2. | 08 Dec 2012 – 11:22 | Fiji |  |
29 – 19 |  |
England | Pool B |
| 3. | 08 Dec 2012 – 11:44 | Kenya |  |
21 – 17 |  |
Argentina | Pool C |
| 4. | 08 Dec 2012 – 12:06 | Wales |  |
12 – 5 |  |
Spain | Pool C |
| 5. | 08 Dec 2012 – 12:28 | Portugal |  |
26 – 12 |  |
United States | Pool D |
| 6. | 08 Dec 2012 – 12:50 | Canada |  |
26 – 0 |  |
Zimbabwe | Pool D |
| 7. | 08 Dec 2012 – 13:12 | Samoa |  |
7 – 29 |  |
South Africa | Pool A |
| 8. | 08 Dec 2012 – 13:34 | France |  |
31 – 5 |  |
Australia | Pool A |
| 9. | 08 Dec 2012 – 14:06 | New Zealand | |
24 – 7 | |
England | Pool B |
| 10. | 08 Dec 2012 – 14:28 | Fiji | |
19 – 21 | |
Scotland | Pool B |
| 11. | 08 Dec 2012 – 14:50 | Kenya | |
26 – 14 | |
Spain | Pool C |
| 12. | 08 Dec 2012 – 15:12 | Wales | |
7 – 12 | |
Argentina | Pool C |
| 13. | 08 Dec 2012 – 15:34 | Portugal | |
17 – 12 | |
Zimbabwe | Pool D |
| 14. | 08 Dec 2012 – 15:56 | Canada | |
12 – 26 | |
United States | Pool D |
| 15. | 08 Dec 2012 – 16:18 | Samoa | |
7 – 26 | |
Australia | Pool A |
| 16. | 08 Dec 2012 – 16:40 | France | |
5 – 12 | |
South Africa | Pool A |
| 17. | 08 Dec 2012 – 17:14 | Scotland | |
12 – 33 | |
England | Pool B |
| 18. | 08 Dec 2012 – 17:36 | Argentina | |
21 – 14 | |
Spain | Pool C |
| 19. | 08 Dec 2012 – 17:58 | United States | |
21 – 17 | |
Zimbabwe | Pool D |
| 20. | 08 Dec 2012 – 18:20 | Portugal | |
28 – 7 | |
Canada | Pool D |
| 21. | 08 Dec 2012 – 18:52 | New Zealand | |
12 – 24 | |
Fiji | Pool B |
| 22. | 08 Dec 2012 – 19:14 | Kenya | |
14 – 33 | |
Wales | Pool C |
| 23. | 08 Dec 2012 – 19:36 | South Africa | |
17 – 7 | |
Australia | Pool A |
| 24. | 08 Dec 2012 – 19:58 | Samoa | |
12 – 7 | |
France | Pool A |
Quarter Results – Day 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25. | 09 Dec 2012 – 11:11 | Australia |  |
24 – 14 |  |
Zimbabwe | QF Bowl |
| 26. | 09 Dec 2012 – 11:33 | Kenya |  |
19 – 17 |  |
Scotland | QF Bowl |
| 27. | 09 Dec 2012 – 11:55 | Canada |  |
21 – 36 |  |
Samoa | QF Bowl |
| 28. | 09 Dec 2012 – 12:17 | England |  |
14 – 7 |  |
Spain | QF Bowl |
| 29. | 09 Dec 2012 – 12:39 | South Africa |  |
17 – 7 |  |
United States | QF Cup |
| 30. | 09 Dec 2012 – 13:01 | Wales |  |
5 – 35 |  |
New Zealand | QF Cup |
| 31. | 09 Dec 2012 – 13:23 | Portugal |  |
7 – 10 |  |
France | QF Cup |
| 32. | 09 Dec 2012 – 13:45 | Fiji |  |
12 – 15 |  |
Argentina | QF Cup |
Semi Results – Day 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33. | 09 Dec 2012 – 14:17 | Zimbabwe | |
21 – 14 | |
Scotland | SF Shield |
| 34. | 09 Dec 2012 – 14:39 | Canada | |
12 – 29 | |
Spain | SF Shield |
| 35. | 09 Dec 2012 – 15:01 | Australia | |
24 – 21 | |
Kenya | SF Bowl |
| 36. | 09 Dec 2012 – 15:23 | Samoa | |
15 – 12 | |
England | SF Bowl |
| 37. | 09 Dec 2012 – 16:05 | United States | |
19 – 26 | |
Wales | SF Plate |
| 38. | 09 Dec 2012 – 16:27 | Portugal | |
12 – 26 | |
Fiji | SF Plate |
| 39. | 09 Dec 2012 – 16:49 | South Africa | |
5 – 12 | |
New Zealand | SF Cup |
| 40. | 09 Dec 2012 – 17:11 | France | |
10 – 7 | |
Argentina | SF Cup |
Finals Results |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41. | 09 Dec 2012 – 17:43 | Zimbabwe | |
(0) 0 – 33 (12) | |
Spain | Final Shield |
| 42. | 09 Dec 2012 – 18:08 | Australia | |
(5) 26 – 14 (14) | |
Samoa | Final Bowl |
| 43. | 09 Dec 2012 – 18:33 | Wales | |
(7) 26 – 14 (7) | |
Fiji | Final Plate |
| 44. | 09 Dec 2012 – 18:58 | South Africa | |
(21) 35 – 0 (0) | |
Argentina | Third Place |
| 45. | 09 Dec 2012 – 19:30 | New Zealand | |
(21) 47 – 12 (7) |
|
France | Final Cup |
Bokkies hold the NZ maul up, turnover scrum
@ grootblousmile:
Ciao you old crappy super bru player.
269 @ Bullscot:
Hello Bully!
Still no score… NZ penalty
Massive Bokkies tackle… turnover
Tryyyyyyyyy Delport!
Whoop!
Magnifique!
Blitzbokke 5 / 0 New Zealand as the conversion from touch is just missed
@ Bullscot:
Hope the speedy Boks bully the kiwis
Try Dickson for NZ… no, ruled a knock.
Bokkies luckly
Lemoenetyd
Lucky decision for us there.
281 @ The_Young_Turk:
We need luck to go our way sometimes
Thought that was try but we will take it, hardly ever get the 50/50 calls.
GO BLITZBOKKE …. 🙂
2 Nd Half On!
Blitsies must not defend but go for the tries.
Try Kurt Baker… eish
5 / 5
Demmit!
Close game… very, very close
2 Minutes to go
Try Lam
New Zealand 12 / 5 Blitzbokke
And that’s it, FFS! Moer in, demmit!
Time up… penalty NZ
New Zealand 12 / 5 Blitzbokke
Final Score
Well, I think the result is fair…
Pity we could not go all the way
Argentina vs France in the other semi now up next
Well done New Zealand. Tough luck Bokke
We had some chances just not good enough.
Argies strike first blow
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