HSBC Sevens World Series: Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens – Fixtures & Results

Published 9 December 2012 | By grootblousmile

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
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
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
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
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

408 Responses to HSBC Sevens World Series: Cell C Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens – Fixtures & Results

1 … 9 10 11 12 13 14

  • 301

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:17 pm

    Really sad to see so many South Africans supporting New Zealand. It just does never seem right to me. Just never understand that ever. Maybe after next year this tourney should be played at Takkies, doubt very much anyone there will be supporting the All Blacks. This is on our home ground man, the players must feel dreadful to see their very own South Africans supporting the other side. Shameful actually.

  • 302

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:17 pm

    should read = Tukkies

  • 303

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:19 pm

    301 @ Puma:
    Tuks stands a bit small… but I get the drift, hold it in a SA strongpoint as far as support is concerned

  • 304

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:21 pm

    Just too many embittered people in the Eastern Cape region to ever get my support… against ANYBODY!

  • 305

    Bullscot on 9 December 2012 at 5:22 pm

    273 @ grootblousmile:
    Hello GBS sorry got busy for a bit here, just shows with 7s how quickly things move, turn your back on it for a wee while and the whole game is past. Arghh no thats a pity they lost, but sounds like NZ were deserved winners.

  • 306

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:23 pm

    303 @ grootblousmile:
    Small ground with only Bok supporters will be far better. Or just bring it to Loftus. It must be gut wrenching for the players to see their fellow South Africans supporting the otherside. Jeez this is now 2012 why do they still do that? Bring it up to the highveld after next year. That is the reason too that all the Bok games are in Joburg for the next 3 years against the ABs.

  • 307

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:25 pm

    306 @ Puma:
    Quite frankly, fark those who cannot move on and embrace the new South Africa!

    They are alienating South Africans even more against the regions where this type of thing happens….

  • 308

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:27 pm

    George was a great venue for the Sevens… and that’s an area in the Southern Cape which has largely moved with the times too

  • 309

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:31 pm

    France come back late… and it’s a draw… so extra time needs to be played

  • 310

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:32 pm

    307 @ grootblousmile:

    It is sad really as that will never make us truly one as a country. I would never support another side over a Saffa side NOT ever even in Super Rugby. I always support our own. BUT the BOKS are all OURS! We should unite and stand behind our team TOGETHER. ONLY together will we build a strong nation. Divided we will fall. Have no idea what goes through a persons mind in this day and age to do that. I came back to South Africa in 1994 to be part of this beautiful country and that means with every person. We should be united together not divided like I saw today at PE in this game. Sad to see that.

    Anyhow think this 7s should be moved up to the highveld that way we wont see much of that. Like I said above it must be gut wrenching for the players to see their very own supporting the otherside.

  • 311

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:32 pm

    First score wins the game…

  • 312

    superBul on 9 December 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Hello again,
    Have not read anything here at all, but Puma can i throw in something for you to chew on?

    Off coursemany will take me on for this, but OK shoot from the hip , go for it.

    Nationalism is DEAD, dead as a doornail. Look where South Africans ply their trade. So many of OUR boys are now playing for other countries. The latest big name is Richard Strauss, a true well bred Free State Boy.
    The other side of this is that any Springbok team is now in fact the Coaches team, he picks whoever he feels will play his game. Do we necesarily agree? NO bleddie ways, just think how we lambasted Heynecke.

    In our modern society we have the choice to support whoever we want to, we have lost our National pride or must i rather say we put our National pride away when we look at our pockets. Not only sportsmen, even some of our esteemed bloggers here.

    So if i have the choice to shout for a good game of Rugby i will shout for it ,even if the AB,s are playing a great game. Just remember how i cheered England on when they played so brilliantly against the AB,s

    So maybe some just support a good game of Rugby.

  • 313

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:37 pm

    As far as I’m concerned, the Eastern Cape is now a different country… I’ll take my passport with the next time I travel through there

    Hehehehe

  • 314

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:39 pm

    hahahahahaha. Just looking out from my window here and see the Impala have had new ones, three brand spanking new ones, just came springing jumping into my garden and almost went into the pool!… 😯 now they with the rest and still running all over the golf course. The green must be a bit of mess but who cares….LOL. Think they so young must have been born very recently. They could not have been much higher than my knee….LOL. Just awesome to see.

    Jeez we live in a beautiful country for sure.

  • 315

    superBul on 9 December 2012 at 5:40 pm

    grootblousmile wrote:

    the Eastern Cape is now a different country

    and i wont be angry if you go there to “klap jou till” there

  • 316

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:42 pm

    First 5 minutes of extra time is done.. no score, close but none

  • 317

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:43 pm

    313 @ grootblousmile:
    Passport??? hehehehehehe Overjoy

    I prefer the Western Cape. So beutiful especially this time of year and the next few months.

  • 318

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:43 pm

    315 @ superBul:
    Ek sal nie eers ‘n vel daar gaan klap nie… hehehe

    Hulle verdien nie my kundigheid nie

  • 319

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:44 pm

    317 @ Puma:
    Daft me again… 🙄 Meant = beautiful

  • 320

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:47 pm

    France wins with a penalty…. phweeew

  • 321

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:47 pm

    318 @ grootblousmile:
    Another place they could have the 7s is at Orlando Stadium. I BET there would be not one supporting the ABs there either. They all support the Boks on the highveld.

    Remember the Bulls playing the Saders there and everyone there but everyone supported the Bulls there was not even ONE person supporting the Saders. The way it should be in our country. We should stand together. All of us.

  • 322

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:48 pm

    Wow France finally makes it.

    Doubt they will beat NZ though.

  • 323

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 5:50 pm

    Okay back for the final. Going to eat dinner now.

  • 324

    superBul on 9 December 2012 at 5:50 pm

    grootblousmile wrote:

    Hulle verdien nie my kundigheid nie

    Ja , ja min ouens is so lojaal soos jy, bly maar net so, jy is great soos jy is.
    Fark maar jy sou seker graag wou tender op so 150 PC,s vir Mandela stadion? so 5 jaar kontrak van R5m per jaar? Of hoe.

  • 325

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 5:53 pm

    324 @ superBul:
    Neewat…. wil fokkol aan Cheecky verkoop nie, het nie bloedgeld nodig nie

  • 326

    Sharks_forever on 9 December 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Anything with a name Cape I will support against lol

  • 327

    superBul on 9 December 2012 at 6:00 pm

    Ulster’s South African captain Johann Muller will be out of action for eight weeks after breaking his arm against Northampton.

  • 328

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 6:10 pm

    312 @ superBul:
    Super,

    Then this country has no future. If it does not have its people standing behind as one there is no future at all here.

    Yes I support watching good rugby as well. BUT will never support another side against the Boks even if we play dour boring rugby. ABs/England that was a great game and enjoyed it very much. Never worried too much there who to support just enjoyed watching some great rugby. Actually I normally support the All Blacks when they are NOT playing against the Boks. Normally support them against any other team. Just would never ever support them against my team, that is just so very wrong. We do that then we totally lost here as a nation. Just small things like that divide us. We stand together like we done in 1995 and 2007 world cup we beat the world. Divided we fall Super.

    Go look at Scotland they hardly ever win but they are so proud of their team. They will support them even if they losing by 20 or more points. Now that is how I want us to be. Support our teams here together as one. Sure we can rip them appart and the coach if we have too, that is our right to do that as that is our team. But never not support them, that is not right. I support the Proteas as well as Bafana Bafana as well. Even got myself a vuvuzela for the world cup in 2010. I got right behind our team. The way it should be.

  • 329

    grootblousmile on 9 December 2012 at 6:10 pm

    Spain 33 / 0 Zimbabwe
    Final Score
    Spain are the Shield winners

  • 330

    Puma on 9 December 2012 at 6:11 pm

    328 @ Puma:
    appart = apart

1 … 9 10 11 12 13 14

Users Online

Total 242 users including 0 member, 242 guests, 0 bot online

Most users ever online were 3735, on 31 August 2022 @ 6:23 pm