2017 South Africa Sevens
The 2017 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the South Africa Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 9–10 December 2017 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.
2017 South Africa Sevens | |
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Sevens World Series XIX | |
Host nation | South Africa |
Date | 9–10 December 2017 |
Cup | |
Champion | New Zealand |
Runner-up | Argentina |
Third | South Africa |
Challenge Cup | |
Winner | Australia |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 45 |
Tries scored | 271 (average 6.022 per match) |
Top point scorer | Nathan Hirayama (44) |
Top try scorer | Seabelo Senatla (7) |
← 2016 2018 → |
Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup brackets where teams competed for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went to the playoffs in the Challenge Trophy brackets.
Teams
Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens, Uganda:[1]
Pool stage
All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+2:00)
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 17 | +80 | 9 |
France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 50 | –3 | 7 |
Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 5 |
Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 95 | –85 | 3 |
9 December 2017 | Kenya | 14–21 | France | Cape Town Stadium | |
12:27 | Try: Oliech 4' Tanga 7' Con: Oliech (2/2) 5', 7' |
Try: Mazoue 8' Barraque 10' Parez 11' Con: Barraque (3/3) 8', 11', 12' Cards: Daoudou 13' to 14' |
Referee: Damian Schneider |
9 December 2017 | South Africa | 40–5 | Russia | Cape Town Stadium | |
12:49 | Try: Senatla 1', 5', 7' Du Preez 2' Agaba 9' Specman 11' Con: Du Preez (3/4) 2', 6', 7' Afrika (1/1) 10' Geduld 11' |
Try: Roschin 3' Con: Roshchin (0/1) |
Referee: Craig Evans |
9 December 2017 | Kenya | 34–0 | Russia | Cape Town Stadium | |
15:48 | Try: Tanga 1' Oliech 4' Ambaka 6' Sikuta 8' Ochieng 10' Njenga 13' Con: Oliech (2/6) 4', 14' |
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
9 December 2017 | South Africa | 31–5 | France | Cape Town Stadium | |
16:10 | Try: Smith 2' Snyman 9' Dry 10' Senatla 11' Nel 14' Con: Du Preez (2/2) 3', 9' Afrika 10' Geduld (1/2) 14' |
Try: Parez 7' Con: Mazzoleni (0/1) Cards: Mazzoleni 10' to 12' |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
9 December 2017 | France | 21–5 | Russia | Cape Town Stadium | |
19:34 | Try: Veredamu 2' Mazzoleni 3' Riva 7' Con: Riva (2/2) 2', 4' Mazzoleni (1/1) 7' |
Try: Kapalin 11' Con: Gostyuzhev (0/1) |
Referee: Paulo Duarte |
9 December 2017 | South Africa | 26–7 | Kenya | Cape Town Stadium | |
19:56 | Try: Nel 4' Brown 6' Snyman 11' Senatla 12' Con: Du Preez (2/2) 4', 6' Afrika (1/1) 11' Geduld (0/1) |
Try: Ambaka 5' Con: Tanga (1/1) 5' Cards: Oyoo 6' to 8' |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19 | +60 | 9 |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 34 | +51 | 7 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 78 | –16 | 5 |
Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 112 | –95 | 3 |
9 December 2017 | Australia | 36–12 | Spain | Cape Town Stadium | |
11:43 | Try: Anderson 1' Kennewell 2', 4', 5' Longbottom 9' Hood 14' Con: Holland (1/4) 2' Stannard (2/2) 10', 14' |
Try: Poggi 7' Pla 13' Con: Hernandez (1/2) 7' |
Referee: Mike O'Brien |
9 December 2017 | New Zealand | 0–22 | United States | Cape Town Stadium | |
12:05 | Cards: Ware 8' to 10' | Try: Isles 3', 6' Pinkleman 9' Unufe 14' Con: Hughes (1/4) 10' |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
9 December 2017 | Australia | 14–31 | United States | Cape Town Stadium | |
15:04 | Try: Killingworth 1' Anderson 9' Con: Stannard (1/1) 1' Porch (1/1) 10' |
Try: Isles 2', 6', 7' Tomasin 8' Hughes 12' Con: Hughes (3/5) 3', 8', 13' Cards: Unufe 9' to 11' |
Referee: Craig Evans |
9 December 2017 | New Zealand | 50–0 | Spain | Cape Town Stadium | |
15:26 | Try: Webber 1' Mikkelson 3', 5' Baker 7' Ware 9' Dickson 10', 13' Koroi 14' Con: Webber (1/1) 1' Koroi (3/5) 4', 7', 9' Knewstubb (1/2) 14' |
Cards: Martin 7' to 9' | Referee: Damian Schneider |
9 December 2017 | Spain | 5–26 | United States | Cape Town Stadium | |
18:50 | Try: Carter 12' Con: Hernandez (0/1) Cards: Hernandez 4' to 6' |
Try: Williams 1' Hughes 5' Unufe 7' Tomasin 10' Con: Hughes (3/4) 1', 7', 11' |
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
9 December 2017 | New Zealand | 35–12 | Australia | Cape Town Stadium | |
19:12 | Try: Koroi 1', 11' Collier 5', 7' Molia 13' Con: Koroi (2/2) 1', 11' Curry (1/1) 6' Webber (1/1) 7' Knewstubb (1/1) 13' Cards: Koroi 5' to 7' |
Try: Kennewell 8' Holland 9' Con: Stannard (1/2) 8' |
Referee: Craig Joubert |
Pool C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 14 | +58 | 9 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 7 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 5 |
Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 124 | –117 | 3 |
9 December 2017 | Scotland | 14–19 | Argentina | Cape Town Stadium | |
10:59 | Try: Bryce 7' Farndale 8' Con: Lowe (2/2) 7', 8' |
Try: Sabato 1' Etchart 2' Mare 11' Con: Bazan (2/3) 2', 12' |
9 December 2017 | England | 36–0 | Uganda | Cape Town Stadium | |
11:21 | Try: Glover 1' Burgess 8' Norton 10' Lindsay-Hague 11' McConnochie 13' Con: Mitchell (2/3), 8', 10' Edwards (1/2) 13' |
Referee: Paulo Duarte |
9 December 2017 | Scotland | 45–0 | Uganda | Cape Town Stadium | |
14:20 | Try: Ferguson 5', 7' Cuthbert 4' McFarland 6' Lowe 9' Pecquer 11', 13' Con: Lowe (4/5) 5', 6', 7', 10' Ferguson (1/2) 13' |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
9 December 2017 | England | 24–7 | Argentina | Cape Town Stadium | |
14:42 | Try: Glover 3' Norton 5', 14' Hayter 14' Con: Mitchell (2/3) 3', 14' |
Try: Roura 4' Con: del Mestre (1/1) 4' |
Referee: Craig Joubert |
9 December 2017 | Argentina | 43–7 | Uganda | Cape Town Stadium | |
17:41 | Try: Roura 1', 8' Etchart 5' Sabato 6' Filizzola 10' del Mestre 12' Moroni 13' Con: Bazan (1/3) 5' Mare (1/1) 8' del Mestre (2/2) 12', 13' Filizzola (0/1) |
Try: Ssebuliba 14' Con: Ijongat (1/1) 14' |
Referee: Craig Evans |
9 December 2017 | England | 12–7 | Scotland | Cape Town Stadium | |
18:03 | Try: Mitchell 8' McConnochie 10' Con: Mitchell (1/2) 8' |
Try: Bryce 5' Con: Lowe (1/1) 6' |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
Pool D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 7 |
Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 43 | +37 | 7 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 71 | –26 | 5 |
Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 72 | –34 | 5 |
9 December 2017 | Samoa | 19–17 | Canada | Cape Town Stadium | |
10:15 | Try: Motuga 7' Iosefo 9', 13' Con: Mealoi (1/1) 7' Tupou (1/2) 10' |
Try: Fuailefau 3' Hirayama 5' Moonlight 8' Con: Hirayama (1/3) 8' |
Referee: Richard Haughton |
9 December 2017 | Fiji | 28–14 | Wales | Cape Town Stadium | |
10:37 | Try: Nasoko 3' Sau 4', 6' Veremalua 5' Con: Tuwai (1/1) 3' Nasilasila (3/3) 4', 6', 7' |
Try: Treharne 11' Williams 12' Con: Davies (2/2) 11', 13' |
9 December 2017 | Samoa | 12–17 | Wales | Cape Town Stadium | |
13:36 | Try: Alosio 5', 13' Con: Mealoi (1/2) 5' |
Try: Morgan 2', 7', 11' Con: Davies (1/3) 3' |
Referee: Richard Kelly |
9 December 2017 | Fiji | 14–22 | Canada | Cape Town Stadium | |
Try: Tuwai 1' Nasilasila 13' Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 1', 13' |
Try: Moonlight 4' Jones 6' Douglas 8', 10' Con: Hirayama (1/4) 4' |
Referee: Damon Murphy |
9 December 2017 | Canada | 31–14 | Wales | Cape Town Stadium | |
16:57 | Try: Berna 1' Douglas 3' Fualiefau 5' Jones 8' Kay 11' Con: Hirayama (3/5) 3', 8', 12' Cards: Kaay 13' to 14' |
Try: Davies 7' Con: Davies (2/2) 7' |
Referee: Paulo Duarte |
9 December 2017 | Fiji | 38–7 | Samoa | Cape Town Stadium | |
17:19 | Try: Dranisinukula 1', 14' Kunavula 3' Sai 5' Ravouvou 10' Nasilasila 12' Con: Ravouvou (3/5) 2', 6', 10' Nasilasila (1/2) 13' |
Try: Perez 7' Con: Mealoi (1/1) 7' |
Referee: Sam Grove-White |
Knockout stage
13th place
Semi-finals | 13th Place Final | |||||
10 December 2017 – 13:57 – Cape Town | ||||||
Kenya | 33 | |||||
10 December 2017 – 17:43 – Cape Town | ||||||
Scotland | 12 | |||||
Kenya | 24 | |||||
10 December 2017 – 14:19 – Cape Town | ||||||
Uganda | 14 | |||||
Russia | 19 | |||||
Uganda | 28 | |||||
Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi-finals
13th Place Final
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Challenge Trophy
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Challenge Trophy Final | ||||||||
10 December 2017 – 10:36 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 14:41 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 10:58 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Spain | 24 | |||||||||
Scotland | 7 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 18:05 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Spain | 22 | |||||||||
Spain | 7 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 11:20 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Australia | 26 | |||||||||
Wales | 21 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 15:03 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Russia | 12 | |||||||||
Wales | 5 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 11:42 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Australia | 42 | |||||||||
Australia | 47 | |||||||||
Uganda | 12 | |||||||||
Matches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Challenge Trophy Final
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5th place
Semi-finals | 5th Place Final | |||||
10 December 2017 – 15:50 – Cape Town | ||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||
10 December 2017 – 18:36 – Cape Town | ||||||
England | 12 | |||||
Fiji | 26 | |||||
10 December 2017 – 16:12 – Cape Town | ||||||
United States | 12 | |||||
France | 12 | |||||
United States | 29 | |||||
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Semi-finals
5th Place Final
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Cup
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Cup Final | ||||||||
10 December 2017 – 12:04 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
South Africa | 31 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 16:34 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Fiji | 26 | |||||||||
South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 12:26 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
England | 12 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 19:44 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 17 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 12:48 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
Canada | 35 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 16:56 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
France | 7 | |||||||||
Canada | 12 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 13:10 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Argentina | 14 | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||||
United States | 12 | |||||||||
10 December 2017 – 19:18 – Cape Town | ||||||||||
Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
South Africa | 19 | |||||||||
Canada | 17 | |||||||||
Matches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze Medal Match
Cup Final
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Tournament placings
Place | Team | Points |
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New Zealand | 22 | |
Argentina | 19 | |
South Africa | 17 | |
4 | Canada | 15 |
5 | Fiji | 13 |
6 | United States | 12 |
7 | England | 10 |
France | 10 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
Scoring leaders
Rank | Player | Tries |
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1 | Seabelo Senatla | 7 |
2 | Ben O'Donnell | 6 |
Carlin Isles | 6 | |
4 | Eroni Sau | 5 |
Jerry Tuwai | 5 |
Rank | Player | Points |
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1 | Nathan Hirayama | 44 |
2 | Amenoni Nasilasila | 41 |
3 | Madison Hughes | 37 |
Vilimoni Koroi | 37 | |
5 | James Stannard | 36 |
Source: World Rugby
Dream Team
The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:[2]
Forwards | Backs |
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Mike Fuailefau Philip Snyman Tim Mikkelson | Justin Douglas Amenoni Nasilasila Vilimoni Koroi Rodrigo Etchart |
References
- "Pools drawn for HSBC Cape Town Sevens". World Rugby. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Dream Team Cape Town". World Rugby. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
External links
World Sevens Series XIX | ||
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Preceded by 2017 Dubai Sevens |
2017 South Africa Sevens | Succeeded by 2018 Sydney Sevens |
South Africa Sevens | ||
Preceded by 2016 South Africa Sevens |
2017 South Africa Sevens | Succeeded by 2018 South Africa Sevens |