The South Africa Sevens was played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2010 competition was held on 10 December and 11 December at Outeniqua Park in 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 South African Rugby Union announced that future editions of the tournament would be held at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in 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 3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 35 52 −17 5
4  France 3 0 0 3 24 78 −54 3
Source:
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  Australia 15–33  Wales
2010-12-10  Scotland 21–12  France
2010-12-10  Australia 28–0  France
2010-12-10  Scotland 7–19  Wales
2010-12-10  Wales 29–12  France
2010-12-10  Australia 21–7  Scotland

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:
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  Samoa 24–22  United States
2010-12-10  Fiji 47–7  Namibia
2010-12-10  Samoa 43–0  Namibia
2010-12-10  Fiji 43–5  United States
2010-12-10  United States 33–7  Namibia
2010-12-10  Samoa 14–14  Fiji

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 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:
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  New Zealand 47–0  Kenya
2010-12-10  England 19–5  Russia
2010-12-10  New Zealand 33–7  Russia
2010-12-10  England 21– 5  Kenya
2010-12-10  Kenya 5–34  Russia
2010-12-10  New Zealand 20–7  England

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 100 12 +88 9
2  Argentina 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:
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10  South Africa 38–0  Portugal
2010-12-10  Argentina 28–0  Zimbabwe
2010-12-10  South Africa 33–7  Zimbabwe
2010-12-10  Argentina 26–0  Portugal
2010-12-10  Portugal 26–19  Zimbabwe
2010-12-10  South Africa 29–5  Argentina

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 Scotland 14
 
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 Namibia 5
 
 Namibia 0
 
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 Kenya 41
 
 Portugal 7
 
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 Kenya 5
 
 Kenya 5
 
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 Zimbabwe 14
 
 Russia 25
 
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 Zimbabwe 7
 
 Zimbabwe 19
 
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 United States 17
 
 United States 17
 
 
 France 19
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 Scotland 14
 
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 Namibia 5
 
 Scotland 14
 
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 Portugal 10
 
 Portugal 7
 
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 Kenya 5
 
 Scotland 26
 
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 Russia 0
 
 Russia 25
 
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 Zimbabwe 7
 
 Russia 34
 
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 France 0
 
 United States 17
 
 
 France 19
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
 
 
 Wales 14
 
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 Samoa 19
 
 Wales 21
 
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 South Africa 22
 
 South Africa 10
 
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 England 19
 
 South Africa 10
 
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 Argentina 5
 
 New Zealand 26
 
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 Argentina 0
 
 Argentina 14
 
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 Australia 12
 
 Fiji 33
 
 
 Australia 5
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
 
 
 Wales 14
 
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 Samoa 19
 
 Samoa 12
 
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 England 22
 
 South Africa 10
 
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 England 19
 
 England 19
 
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 New Zealand 22
 
 New Zealand 26
 
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 Argentina 0
 
 New Zealand 26
 
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 Fiji 19
 
 Fiji 33
 
 
 Australia 5
 

References

  1. ↑ "Port Elizabeth named as new host of SA Sevens event" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ↑ South Africa Sevens Teams[usurped]
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