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 |
France gets one in the end
Sal jy daai POS program he?
New Zealand 47 / 12 France
Final Score
New Zealand win the Cup… and a 4th time in a Row they win the Cup in SA
OK , so NZ is the first team to win 4 in a row
392 @ superBul:
Nee, het hom nognie….
New Zealand can become the first team to win the same leg of the International Rugby Board Sevens World Series for a fourth consecutive time when the South African round takes place in Port Elizabeth.
No other team has achieved this feat since the tournament started in 1999.
OK, so dis die naweek se rugby…
Beter die week deur die Blitzbokke… maar dis nog nie goed genoeg nie
French side Clermont ended two-time defending European Cup champions Leinster’s 17-match unbeaten run in the competition.
Ek groet vir eers , die kan no 400 wees, nag ou grote
399 @ superBul:
Nag ou Bees
… and New Zealand celebrates… and I suppose they will do the half-naked haka just now again
At least the Blitzbokke have moved up from 6th overall to 4th after this weekend
… and there is the freegin haka…
OK folks, that’s me out!
SA 7’s have become a huge disapointment for me over the last 2 1/2 years.
Little innovation or adaptation has allowed the other teams the luxury of knowing what to expect and consequently how to counter their game plan.
Without Cecil Afrika they seem like a headless chicken, and in general seem incapable of winning the important games.
Beating Argentina in the 3rd / 4th playoff by 30 odd points matters little when they failed to beat the AB’s after leading.
Good luck for the future. I’m sure you’ll be able to make the bronze medal playoff at the next Olympics, after all, Fiji won’t be there.
Gideon Sam will be so proud of you all.
Should have a thread on the NBM 7’s Premier League which is coming up this week.
Not a relly big 7’s fan, but this 7’s coming up is going to be interesting. Looking forward to this tourney.
From the teams I have read the Cheetahs for me look the team to beat. They look the strongest.
406 @ Puma:
relly = really
406 @ Puma:
What does it help to put a thread up if we don’t even know whether it’s going to be televised live?
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