2014 South Africa Sevens

2014 South Africa Sevens
Sevens World Series XVI
Host nation South Africa South Africa
Date 13–14 December 2014
Cup
Champions  South Africa
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third  Australia
Plate
Champions  United States
Runners-up  Fiji
Bowl
Champions  Canada
Runners-up  Kenya
Shield
Champions  Portugal
Runners-up  Samoa
Tournament details
Matches played 45
Tries scored 265 (average 5.889 per match)
Top point scorer Australia Pama Fou (55)
Top try scorer Australia Pama Fou (11)
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The 2014 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014-2015 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 December 2014 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[1]

Format

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:[2]

Match officials

The match officials for the 2014 South Africa Sevens are as follows:[3]

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 South Africa 33001007+939
 United States 32017143+287
 Wales 31024179−385
 Kenya 300317100–833
13 December 2014
12:42
South Africa  26–0  United States
Report

13 December 2014
13:04
Wales  29–5  Kenya
Report

13 December 2014
15:58
South Africa  38–7  Kenya
Report

13 December 2014
16:20
Wales  12–38  United States
Report

13 December 2014
19:36
United States  33–5  Kenya
Report

13 December 2014
19:58
South Africa  36–0  Wales
Report

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Argentina 33007633+439
 Australia 320110452+527
 Portugal 31024754–75
 Zimbabwe 30031288–883
13 December 2014
11:14
Australia  33–21  Portugal
Report

13 December 2014
11:36
Argentina  31–5  Zimbabwe
Report

13 December 2014
14:30
Australia  50–0  Zimbabwe
Report

13 December 2014
14:52
Argentina  14–7  Portugal
Report

13 December 2014
17:48
Portugal  19–7  Zimbabwe
Report

13 December 2014
18:10
Australia  21–31  Argentina
Report

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 33009024+669
 Scotland 31024345–25
 Canada 31024262–205
 France 31024185–445
13 December 2014
10:30
Fiji  45–5  France
Report

13 December 2014
10:52
Scotland  12–14  Canada
Report

13 December 2014
13:46
Fiji  26–7  Canada
Report

13 December 2014
14:08
Scotland  19–12  France
Report

13 December 2014
17:04
France  24–21  Canada
Report

13 December 2014
17:26
Fiji  19–12  Scotland
Report

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3300587+519
 England 32016712+557
 Japan 31021788–715
 Samoa 30032863–353
13 December 2014
11:58
New Zealand  24–7  Samoa
Report

13 December 2014
12:20
England  45–0  Japan
Report

13 December 2014
15:14
New Zealand  29–0  Japan
Report

13 December 2014
15:36
England  22–7  Samoa
Report

13 December 2014
18:52
Samoa  14–17  Japan
Report

13 December 2014
19:14
New Zealand  5–0  England
Report

Knockout stage

Shield

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  Wales  24
14 December 2014 – 14:07 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Samoa  22  
  Samoa  21
14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Zimbabwe  14  
  Canada  22
14 December 2014 – 17:43 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  5  
  Samoa  14
14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth    
    Portugal  19
  Japan  12
14 December 2014 – 14:29 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Kenya  26  
  Japan  15
14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Portugal  24  
  Portugal  7
  France  42  
 

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  Wales  24
14 December 2014 – 14:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Samoa  22  
  Wales  14
14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Canada  24  
  Canada  22
14 December 2014 – 18:08 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Zimbabwe  5  
  Canada  24
14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth    
    Kenya  5
  Japan  12
14 December 2014 – 15:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Kenya  26  
  Kenya  14
14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      France  12  
  Portugal  7
  France  42  
 

Plate

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  South Africa  31
14 December 2014 – 15:55 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  England  7  
  England  0
14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Fiji  31  
  Fiji  19
14 December 2014 – 18:33 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Australia  31  
  Fiji  14
14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth    
    United States  21
  New Zealand  28
14 December 2014 – 16:17 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  United States  7  
  United States  26
14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
      Scotland  19  
  Argentina  24
  Scotland  19  
 

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth        
  South Africa  31
14 December 2014 – 16:39 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  England  7  
  South Africa  19
14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
    Australia  10  
  Fiji  19
14 December 2014 – 19:30 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  Australia  31  
  South Africa  26
14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
    New Zealand  17
  New Zealand  28
14 December 2014 – 17:01 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
  United States  7  
  New Zealand  29 Third place
14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth
    Argentina  0  
  Argentina  24   Australia  34
  Scotland  19     Argentina  19
14 December 2014 – 18:58 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth

Scoring

Rank Player Points
1 Australia Pama Fou 55
2 Australia James Stannard 40
2 South Africa Seabelo Senatla 40
4 United States Madison Hughes 39
4 South Africa Branco Du Preez 39
6 New Zealand Joe Webber 37
7 Fiji Osea Kolinisau 35
8 Argentina Javier Rojas 32
9 United States Carlin Isles 30
10 (multiple players) 35

Source: WR website

References

  1. "HSBC Sevens 2014/15 Pools". World Rugby Sevens. 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "2014 Teams". World Rugby Sevens. 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. Referees to 14 December 2014

External links

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