2008 South Africa Sevens
The Emirates Airlines South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, took place on 5 December and 6 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, it was the second Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.
Teams
Argentina
Australia
England
France
Fiji
Georgia
Kenya
New Zealand
Portugal
Samoa
Scotland
South Africa
Tunisia
United States
Wales
Zimbabwe
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts New Zealand3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 England3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 France3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 Tunisia3 0 0 3 21 97 −66 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand |
40 - 5 | France |
| 5 December 2008 | England |
42 - 7 | Tunisia |
| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand |
36 - 0 | Tunisia |
| 5 December 2008 | England |
21 - 7 | France |
| 5 December 2008 | France |
19 - 14 | Tunisia |
| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand |
19 - 7 | England |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts South Africa3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 United States3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 Australia3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 Georgia3 0 0 3 10 95 −85 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | South Africa |
24 - 0 | United States |
| 5 December 2008 | Australia |
26 - 5 | Georgia |
| 5 December 2008 | South Africa |
31 - 5 | Georgia |
| 5 December 2008 | Australia |
26 - 28 | United States |
| 5 December 2008 | United States |
38 - 0 | Georgia |
| 5 December 2008 | South Africa |
17 - 7 | Australia |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Fiji3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 Argentina3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 Scotland3 0 0 3 7 62 −55 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | Fiji |
31 - 0 | Scotland |
| 5 December 2008 | Argentina |
26 - 12 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 December 2008 | Fiji |
24 - 14 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 December 2008 | Argentina |
14 - 0 | Scotland |
| 5 December 2008 | Scotland |
7 - 17 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 December 2008 | Fiji |
26 - 17 | Argentina |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts Portugal3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 Samoa3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 Kenya3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5 Wales3 0 0 3 34 69 −35 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | Samoa |
31 - 5 | Wales |
| 5 December 2008 | Kenya |
12 - 14 | Portugal |
| 5 December 2008 | Samoa |
17 - 19 | Portugal |
| 5 December 2008 | Kenya |
19 - 12 | Wales |
| 5 December 2008 | Wales |
17 - 19 | Portugal |
| 5 December 2008 | Samoa |
17 - 12 | Kenya |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| France |
26 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Georgia |
14 | |||||||||
| Georgia |
12 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
17 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
15 | |||||||||
| Scotland |
0 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
24 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Wales |
26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
40 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Tunisia |
5 | |||||||||
| Australia |
33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia |
21 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| France |
26 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Georgia |
14 | |||||||||
| France |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
14 | |||||||||
| Kenya |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland |
15 | |||||||||
| France |
21 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Australia |
12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
24 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Wales |
26 | |||||||||
| Wales |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Australia |
22 | |||||||||
| Australia |
33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia |
21 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
36 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Portugal |
24 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
28 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| England |
24 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
12 | |||||||||
| Samoa |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| England |
20 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
17 | |||||||||
| England |
12 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| New Zealand |
36 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| United States |
7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
26 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
5 | |||||||||
| Portugal |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina |
28 | |||||||||
| New Zealand |
7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
12 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Samoa |
12 | |||||||||
| Fiji |
7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| South Africa |
21 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
17 | |||||||||
| England |
12 | |||||||||
Statistics
Individual points
| Individual points [1] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 59 |
| 2 | Richard Kingi | Australia | 51 |
| 3 | Ben Gollings | England | 41 |
| 4= | Gonzalo Comacho | Argentina | 35 |
| 4= | Luke Morahan | Australia | 35 |
| 4= | Mickey Young | England | 35 |
| 4= | Tangai Nemadire | Zimbabwe | 35 |
| 8 | Paul Albaladejo | France | 34 |
| 9 | Pedro Leal | Portugal | 32 |
| 10 | Gerald Sibanda | Zimbabwe | 30 |
Individual tries
| Individual tries [2] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1= | Gonzalo Camacho | Argentina | 7 |
| 1= | Luke Morahan | Australia | 7 |
| 1= | Mickey Young | England | 7 |
| 4 | Gerald Sibanda | Zimbabwe | 6 |
| 5= | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand | 5 |
| 5= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa | 5 |
| 5= | Richard Kingi | Australia | 5 |
| 5= | David Mateus | Portugal | 5 |
| 5= | Tangai Nemadire | Zimbabwe | 5 |
| 10 | Paul Albaladejo | France | 4 |
References
- ↑ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links
- "SA Rugby Competition – 2008 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com
| Preceded by Dubai Sevens |
George Sevens 2008 |
Succeeded by Wellington Sevens |
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