2009 South Africa Sevens

The South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. The 2009 competition took place on 11 December and 12 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, the second of eight Cup events at the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series. New Zealand won its second consecutive title by defeating Fiji in the final.

Format

The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress 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 progress 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

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Kenya 32109519768
 South Africa 32107931488
 Zimbabwe 31023684-485
 France 300326102-763
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  South Africa 38–14  France
2009-12-11  Kenya 50–0  Zimbabwe
2009-12-11  South Africa 29–5  Zimbabwe
2009-12-11  Kenya 33–7  France
2009-12-11  France 5–31  Zimbabwe
2009-12-11  South Africa 12–12  Kenya

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330011219939
 Australia 31113550-156
 Portugal 31023383-505
 Russia 30123866-284
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  Fiji 50–7  Portugal
2009-12-11  Australia 14–14  Russia
2009-12-11  Fiji 31–12  Russia
2009-12-11  Australia 21–5  Portugal
2009-12-11  Portugal 21–12  Russia
2009-12-11  Fiji 31–0  Australia

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Samoa 33006029319
 New Zealand 32019634627
 Wales 31022555-305
 United States 30031982-633
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  New Zealand 22–24  Samoa
2009-12-11  Wales 15–12  United States
2009-12-11  New Zealand 57–0  United States
2009-12-11  Wales 0–26  Samoa
2009-12-11  Samoa 10–7  United States
2009-12-11  New Zealand 17–10  Wales

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 England 33009126659
 Argentina 32016522437
 Scotland 31025058-85
 Tunisia 300314114-1003
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2009-12-11  Scotland 5–15  Argentina
2009-12-11  England 45–0  Tunisia
2009-12-11  Scotland 26–14  Tunisia
2009-12-11  England 17–7  Argentina
2009-12-11  Argentina 43–0  Tunisia
2009-12-11  Scotland 19–29  England

Knockout

Shield

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 
 Zimbabwe 17
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Russia 22
 
 Zimbabwe 12
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Scotland 35
 
 Scotland 10
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 United States 21
 
 Scotland 28
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 France 19
 
 Wales 33
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Tunisia 0
 
 Tunisia21
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 France26
 
 Portugal28
 
 
 France17
 

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 
 Zimbabwe 17
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Russia 22
 
 Russia 24
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 United States 5
 
 Scotland 10
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 United States 21
 
 Russia 5
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Wales 14
 
 Wales 33
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Tunisia 0
 
 Wales24
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Portugal7
 
 Portugal28
 
 
 France17
 

Plate

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 
 Kenya 24
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Australia 12
 
 Australia 5
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 England 24
 
 England 19
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 New Zealand 22
 
 England 21
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 South Africa 7
 
 Samoa 19
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Argentina 26
 
 Samoa7
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 South Africa10
 
 Fiji 21
 
 
 South Africa 17
 

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 
 Kenya24
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Australia12
 
 Kenya 14
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 New Zealand 17
 
 England19
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 New Zealand22
 
 New Zealand 21
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Fiji 12
 
 Samoa19
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Argentina26
 
 Argentina14
 
12 December – Outeniqua Park
 
 Fiji19
 
 Fiji21
 
 
 South Africa17
 

Statistics

Individual points

Individual Points
Pos. Player Country Points
1William Ryder Fiji67
2Ben Gollings England55
3Mike Adamson Scotland53
4Lavin Asego Kenya38
5Mzwandile Stick South Africa36
6Christian Wade England35
7Joaquin Todeschini Argentina33
8Sherwin Stowers New Zealand32
9Collins Injera Kenya30
10Diogo Miranda Portugal28

Individual tries

Individual Tries
Pos. Player Country Tries
1William Ryder Fiji7
2Christian Wade England7
3Collins Injera Kenya6
4Sherwin Stowers New Zealand6
5Mike Adamson Scotland5
6Renauld Delmas France5
7Ben Gollings England5
8Zar Lawrence New Zealand5
9Andrew Turnbull Scotland5
10Cecil Afrika South Africa4
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