2010 South Africa Sevens
The George, Western Cape. It was the second of eight events in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series.
This was the 12th edition of the South Africa Sevens, and also the ninth and last to be held in George. In April 2011, the
Port Elizabeth.[1]
Format
The tournament consisted of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progressed to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progressed to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.
Teams
These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:[2]
Pool stages
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final | |
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wales
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 34 | +47 | 9 |
| 2 |  Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 7 |
| 3 |  Scotland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 5 |
| 4 |  France
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 78 | −54 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-10 | Australia
|
15–33 | Wales
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| 2010-12-10 | Scotland
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21–12 | France
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| 2010-12-10 | Australia
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28–0 | France
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| 2010-12-10 | Scotland
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7–19 | Wales
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| 2010-12-10 | Wales
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29–12 | France
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| 2010-12-10 | Australia
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21–7 | Scotland
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 26 | +78 | 8 |
| 2 |  Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 8 |
| 3 |  United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 5 |
| 4 |  Namibia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 123 | −109 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-10 | Samoa
|
24–22 | United States
|
| 2010-12-10 | Fiji
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47–7 | Namibia
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| 2010-12-10 | Samoa
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43–0 | Namibia
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| 2010-12-10 | Fiji
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43–5 | United States
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| 2010-12-10 | United States
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33–7 | Namibia
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| 2010-12-10 | Samoa
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14–14 | Fiji
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 14 | +86 | 9 |
| 2 |  England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 7 |
| 3 |  Russia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 5 |
| 4 |  Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 102 | −92 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-10 | New Zealand
|
47–0 | Kenya
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| 2010-12-10 | England
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19–5 | Russia
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| 2010-12-10 | New Zealand
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33–7 | Russia
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| 2010-12-10 | England
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21– 5 | Kenya
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| 2010-12-10 | Kenya
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5–34 | Russia
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| 2010-12-10 | New Zealand
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20–7 | England
|
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 12 | +88 | 9 |
| 2 |  Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 7 |
| 3 |  Portugal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 83 | −57 | 5 |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 87 | −61 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-10 | South Africa
|
38–0 | Portugal
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| 2010-12-10 | Argentina
|
28–0 | Zimbabwe
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| 2010-12-10 | South Africa
|
33–7 | Zimbabwe
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| 2010-12-10 | Argentina
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26–0 | Portugal
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| 2010-12-10 | Portugal
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26–19 | Zimbabwe
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| 2010-12-10 | South Africa
|
29–5 | Argentina
|
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Scotland
| 14 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Namibia
| 5 | |||||||||
| Namibia
| 0 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Kenya
| 41 | |||||||||
| Portugal
| 7 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Kenya
| 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya
| 5 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Zimbabwe
| 14 | |||||||||
| Russia
| 25 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Zimbabwe
| 7 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe
| 19 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| United States
| 17 | |||||||||
| United States
| 17 | |||||||||
| France
| 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Scotland
| 14 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Namibia
| 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland
| 14 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Portugal
| 10 | |||||||||
| Portugal
| 7 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Kenya
| 5 | |||||||||
| Scotland
| 26 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Russia
| 0 | |||||||||
| Russia
| 25 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Zimbabwe
| 7 | |||||||||
| Russia
| 34 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| France
| 0 | |||||||||
| United States
| 17 | |||||||||
| France
| 19 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Wales
| 14 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Samoa
| 19 | |||||||||
| Wales
| 21 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| South Africa
| 22 | |||||||||
| South Africa
| 10 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| England
| 19 | |||||||||
| South Africa
| 10 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Argentina
| 5 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
| 26 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina
| 14 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Australia
| 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji
| 33 | |||||||||
| Australia
| 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Wales
| 14 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Samoa
| 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa
| 12 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| England
| 22 | |||||||||
| South Africa
| 10 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| England
| 19 | |||||||||
| England
| 19 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| New Zealand
| 22 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
| 26 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Argentina
| 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand
| 26 | |||||||||
| 11 December – George
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| Fiji
| 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji
| 33 | |||||||||
| Australia
| 5 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Port Elizabeth named as new host of SA Sevens event" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ South Africa Sevens Teams[usurped]
External links
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa Sevens on irb.com