2007 South Africa Sevens
The 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 2007 competition, which took place on 7 December and 8 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, was the second Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.
In a rematch of the Cup final from the first event in the 2007–08 series, the Dubai Sevens, New Zealand successfully defended their South Africa title by defeating Fiji. The second-level Plate final matched two surprise finalists, with Kenya narrowly defeating a USA team boosted by the presence of emerging 15s star Takudzwa Ngwenya. The Bowl was won by Wales who came from behind to win 21–19 against England. Canada took home the Shield.
Pool stages
[edit]Pool A
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 86 24 +62 9 
Kenya
3 2 0 1 32 36 -4 7 
England
3 1 0 2 55 50 +5 5 
Zimbabwe
3 0 0 3 17 80 -63 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 December 2007 |  New Zealand
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19 – 0 |  Kenya
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| 7 December 2007 |  England
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24 – 7 |  Zimbabwe
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| 7 December 2007 | New Zealand
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41 – 0 | Zimbabwe
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| 7 December 2007 | England
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7 – 17 | Kenya
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| 7 December 2007 | Kenya
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15 – 10 | Zimbabwe
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| 7 December 2007 | New Zealand
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26 – 24 | England
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Pool B
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 110 19 +91 9 
United States
3 2 0 1 36 64 -28 7 
France
3 1 0 2 48 62 -14 5 
Canada
3 0 0 3 19 68 -49 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 December 2007 |  Fiji
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29 – 0 |  Canada
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| 7 December 2007 |  France
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12 – 14 |  United States
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| 7 December 2007 | Fiji
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47 – 7 | United States
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| 7 December 2007 | France
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24 – 14 | Canada
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| 7 December 2007 | Canada
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5 – 15 | United States
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| 7 December 2007 | Fiji
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34 – 12 | France
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Pool C
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 96 7 +89 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 69 43 +26 7 
Wales
3 1 0 2 50 55 -5 5 
Uganda
3 0 0 3 7 117 -100 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 December 2007 |  South Africa
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24 – 7 |  Argentina
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| 7 December 2007 |  Wales
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38 – 0 |  Uganda
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| 7 December 2007 | South Africa
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41 – 0 | Uganda
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| 7 December 2007 | Wales
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12 – 24 | Argentina
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| 7 December 2007 | Argentina
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38 – 7 | Uganda
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| 7 December 2007 | South Africa
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31 – 0 | Wales
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Pool D
[edit]Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 80 40 +40 9 
Scotland
3 2 0 1 49 62 -13 7 
Australia
3 0 1 2 41 53 -12 4 
Tunisia
3 0 1 2 40 55 -15 4
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 December 2007 |  Samoa
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38 – 7 |  Scotland
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| 7 December 2007 |  Australia
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12 – 12 |  Tunisia
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| 7 December 2007 | Samoa
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22 – 14 | Tunisia
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| 7 December 2007 | Australia
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10 – 21 | Scotland
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| 7 December 2007 | Scotland
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21 – 14 | Tunisia
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| 7 December 2007 | Samoa
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20 – 19 | Australia
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Knockout
[edit]Shield
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | ||||||||||
| England | 35 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
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| Uganda | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 34 | |||||||||
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| Uganda | 7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 31 | |||||||||
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| Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||||||
| Wales | 31 | |||||||||
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| Tunisia | 24 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 17 | |||||||||
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| Zimbabwe | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Bowl
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| England | 35 | |||||||||
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| Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| England | 29 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 14 | |||||||||
| Australia | 34 | |||||||||
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| Uganda | 7 | |||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 21 | |||||||||
| Wales | 31 | |||||||||
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| Tunisia | 24 | |||||||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||||||
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| France | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
Plate
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
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| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 22 | |||||||||
| United States | 14 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 15 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
Cup
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
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| Argentina | 22 | |||||||||
| ' New Zealand | 34 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
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| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
Round 2 table
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Overall |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
20 | 20 | 40 | ||||||
| 2 | Fiji |
16 | 16 | 32 | ||||||
| 3 | South Africa |
12 | 12 | 24 | ||||||
| 4 | Argentina |
8 | 12 | 20 | ||||||
| 5 | England |
12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 5 | Kenya |
4 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 7 | Samoa |
6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| 8 | Scotland |
4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 | United States |
0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 10 | Australia |
2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | Wales |
0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | France |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Canada |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Uganda |
– | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | 0 |
External links
[edit]- "SA Rugby Competition – 2007 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com