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

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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

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These 16 teams were invited to participate in the 2010 tournament:[2]

Pool stages

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarter Final

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Wales 3 3 0 0 81 34 +47 9
2   Australien 3 2 0 1 64 40 +24 7
3   Scotland 3 1 0 2 35 52 −17 5
4   Frankreich 3 0 0 3 24 78 −54 3
Source: [citation needed]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10   Australien 15–33   Wales
2010-12-10   Scotland 21–12   Frankreich
2010-12-10   Australien 28–0   Frankreich
2010-12-10   Scotland 7–19   Wales
2010-12-10   Wales 29–12   Frankreich
2010-12-10   Australien 21–7   Scotland

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Fidschi 3 2 1 0 104 26 +78 8
2   Samoa 3 2 1 0 81 36 +45 8
3   Vereinigte Staaten 3 1 0 2 60 74 −14 5
4   Namibia 3 0 0 3 14 123 −109 3
Source: [citation needed]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10   Samoa 24–22   Vereinigte Staaten
2010-12-10   Fidschi 47–7   Namibia
2010-12-10   Samoa 43–0   Namibia
2010-12-10   Fidschi 43–5   Vereinigte Staaten
2010-12-10   Vereinigte Staaten 33–7   Namibia
2010-12-10   Samoa 14–14   Fidschi

Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Neuseeland 3 3 0 0 100 14 +86 9
2   England 3 2 0 1 47 30 +17 7
3   Russland 3 1 0 2 46 57 −11 5
4   Kenia 3 0 0 3 10 102 −92 3
Source: [citation needed]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10   Neuseeland 47–0   Kenia
2010-12-10   England 19–5   Russland
2010-12-10   Neuseeland 33–7   Russland
2010-12-10   England 21– 5   Kenia
2010-12-10   Kenia 5–34   Russland
2010-12-10   Neuseeland 20–7   England

Pool D

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Südafrika 3 3 0 0 100 12 +88 9
2   Argentinien 3 2 0 1 59 29 +30 7
3   Portugal 3 1 0 2 26 83 −57 5
4   Simbabwe 3 0 0 3 26 87 −61 3
Source: [citation needed]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2
2010-12-10   Südafrika 38–0   Portugal
2010-12-10   Argentinien 28–0   Simbabwe
2010-12-10   Südafrika 33–7   Simbabwe
2010-12-10   Argentinien 26–0   Portugal
2010-12-10   Portugal 26–19   Simbabwe
2010-12-10   Südafrika 29–5   Argentinien

Knockout

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Shield

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
 
 
  Scotland 14
 
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  Namibia 5
 
  Namibia 0
 
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  Kenia 41
 
  Portugal 7
 
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  Kenia 5
 
  Kenia 5
 
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  Simbabwe 14
 
  Russland 25
 
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  Simbabwe 7
 
  Simbabwe 19
 
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  Vereinigte Staaten 17
 
  Vereinigte Staaten 17
 
 
  Frankreich 19
 

Bowl

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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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  Kenia 5
 
  Scotland 26
 
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  Russland 0
 
  Russland 25
 
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  Simbabwe 7
 
  Russland 34
 
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  Frankreich 0
 
  Vereinigte Staaten 17
 
 
  Frankreich 19
 

Plate

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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  Wales 14
 
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  Samoa 19
 
  Wales 21
 
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  Südafrika 22
 
  Südafrika 10
 
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  England 19
 
  Südafrika 10
 
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  Argentinien 5
 
  Neuseeland 26
 
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  Argentinien 0
 
  Argentinien 14
 
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  Australien 12
 
  Fidschi 33
 
 
  Australien 5
 
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December – Outeniqua Park, George
 
 
  Wales 14
 
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  Samoa 19
 
  Samoa 12
 
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  England 22
 
  Südafrika 10
 
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  England 19
 
  England 19
 
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  Neuseeland 22
 
  Neuseeland 26
 
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  Argentinien 0
 
  Neuseeland 26
 
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  Fidschi 19
 
  Fidschi 33
 
 
  Australien 5
 

References

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  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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2010
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