2011 South Africa Sevens
The 2011 South Africa Sevens was the 13th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. After nine seasons at George in the Western Cape, the competition moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
| 2011 South Africa Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  South Africa |
| Date | 9–10 December 2011 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | South Africa |
| Third |  Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Zimbabwe |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 257 (average 5.711 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Frank Halai Junior Tomasi Cama (50 points) |
| Top try scorer | Frank Halai (10 tries) |
← 2010 2012 → | |
New Zealand won the title by defeating South Africa 31–26 in the final.[1]
Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.
Teams
The participating teams are:[2]
Pool stage
The draw was made on 4 December.[3]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 9 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 7 |
 United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 5 |
 Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 7 | +118 | 9 |
 France |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 7 |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 5 |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 108 | −94 | 3 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | +104 | 9 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 7 |
| Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 71 | –35 | 5 |
| Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | –83 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 14 | |||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
 Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| United States | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Canada | 22 | |||||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 22 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 26 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 24 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| France | 20 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| Wales | 48 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Australia | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 7 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| England | 21 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | Third place | ||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 14 | |||||||||
References
- "New Zealand pip hosts to win SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 10 December 2011.
- "Teams participating in South Africa Sevens". irbsevens.com. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- "IRB confirms pool draw for SA Sevens". irbsevens.com. 4 December 2011.
- Results of the knockout stage