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 Zealand
3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 England
3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 France
3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 Tunisia
3 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 Africa
3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 United States
3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 Australia
3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 Georgia
3 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 Fiji
3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 Argentina
3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 Scotland
3 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 Portugal
3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 Samoa
3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 Kenya
3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5 Wales
3 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 2009-05-28. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/pointdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/statistics/triesdetails.html. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
External links[]
- South Africa Rugby 7s
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com
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