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 |
Did anyone watch the Ulster game? Well did you notice how superb Ruan played there? Getting the ball out fast and good crisp passes. And the passes were not always going to a forward either. Now I remember that Ruan playing in our Bok game against England in the first test here. He played that style. In the RC and eoyt he was playing terrible. Why? It surely then has to be the game plan he has to play at the Boks. Well that is how I saw it.
331 @ Puma:
Ruan is a big fishy in a small pond, but not such a big fishy in a big pond.
THAT is Club Rugby, not Provincial Rugby and not Super Rugby… and definately not Test Rugby.
332 @ grootblousmile:
Well tell me why he played so well for Boks against England in the first and 2nd test here? Because he did, then his whole style changed. It has to do with the game plan boeta.
Samoa 14 / 5 Australia
Lemoenetyd
333 @ Puma:
He played OK, not great, in those first few Tests… nothing special whatsoever.
Ruan Pienaar came on as a replacement in ALL 3 England Tests in June
335 @ grootblousmile:
I watched those games again a few weeks back, he was far better than in the RC or eoyt. Anyhow I still think we have some good youngsters coming through. Reinach and Groom. Though they need to play their natural style to play to their best. Think come the tours next June we will see some experimenting with our syle of play. We have too otherwise we will be left behind I am sure of that. Those tests are ideal to try out something new. Only of course against Samoa we will probably stick to our tired and tested game plan. Against a under strength Scotland and even a full strength Italy we should be try to bring something extra to our game plan. I feel we will.
Australia 26 / 14 Samoa
Final Score
Australia wins the Bowl
Wales vs Fiji in the Plate Final now on
Jano Vermaak, Sarel Pretorius, Cobus Reinach, Nic Groom & Schroeder… all better than Ruan Pienaar (and Francois Hougaard for that matter) at present.
Will be interesting to see how all of them go in Super Rugby.
7 / 7 at Halftime between Wales & Fiji
Wales with the 1st score in the 2nd half
… and Wales score again….
Fiji try and converted
Will Price scores for Wales…
Puma wrote:
Eish old man, next year we play the same game with a accurate kicker and viola we win 80% plus , something very rare in SA, and we all still complain. Demmit we want to win tests , any wich way we an.
Wales 26 / 14 Fiji
Final Score
Wales wins the Plate
Blitzbokke vs Argentina now next, for 3rd and 4th places
Colby scores for the Bokkies, under the sticks
Colby in again, and again under the sticks
Colby quite a revelation this tournament… and he kicks for goal to boot.
Come on Bokkies, we want one more try before halftime!
Colby sets Snyman up for a try under the sticks
Blitzbokke 21 / 0 Argentina
Lemoenetyd
Hat Trick for Colby!
Cornal Hendricks scores try no 5
Can the Blitzbokke keep a clean sheet in this game?
@ grootblousmile:
Is Pietman al terug in SA?
Try No 6… no lost it as he went over
356 @ superBul:
Dink so.
Blitzbokke 35 / 0 Argentina
Final Score
Blitzbokke end 3rd
… and handbags a plenty… after the final whistle
The Draw now for the next leg.. 1 & 2 February in Wellington, New Zealand.
Nice break for the guys now till February
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