2006 South Africa Sevens

The 2006 South Africa Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament which took place on 8–9 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape as part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The tournament was the second event of the 2006–07 season, and it was the eighth edition of the South Africa Sevens. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating the host nation South Africa by 24–17 in the final.

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL Fiji 3 3 0 0 114 26 9 Samoa 3 2 0 1 64 67 7 Canada 3 1 0 2 43 53 5 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 19 94 3

Results Fiji 22–14 Canada Samoa 28–12 Zimbabwe Fiji 47–7 Zimbabwe Samoa 31–10 Canada Canada 19–0 Zimbabwe Fiji 45–5 Samoa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL England 3 2 1 0 98 26 8 Wales 3 2 1 0 41 26 8 Argentina 3 1 0 2 33 48 5 Portugal 3 0 0 3 22 94 3

Results England 14–14 Wales Argentina 19–12 Portugal England 58–5 Portugal Argentina 7–10 Wales Wales 17–5 Portugal England 26–7 Argentina

Pool C

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL South Africa 3 3 0 0 136 7 9 France 3 2 0 1 44 60 7 Kenya 3 1 0 2 59 67 5 Uganda 3 0 0 3 7 112 3

Results South Africa 45–7 Kenya France 22–7 Uganda South Africa 57–0 Uganda France 22–19 Kenya Kenya 33–0 Uganda South Africa 34–0 France

Group D

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL New Zealand 3 3 0 0 97 19 9 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 54 59 7 Australia 3 1 0 2 57 62 5 Scotland 3 0 0 3 31 99 3

Results New Zealand 35–5 Scotland Australia 12–21 Tunisia New Zealand 33–0 Tunisia Australia 31–12 Scotland Scotland 14–33 Tunisia New Zealand 29–14 Australia

Finals

• 1/4 final Bowl (Match 25) – Canada 19–12 Portugal
• 1/4 final Bowl (Match 26) – Australia 36–0 Uganda
• 1/4 final Bowl (Match 27) – Kenya 15–10 Scotland
• 1/4 final Bowl (Match 28) – Argentina 19–14 Zimbabwe
• 1/4 final Cup (Match 29) – Fiji 33–7 Wales
• 1/4 final Cup (Match 30) – New Zealand 29–0 France
• 1/4 final Cup (Match 31) – South Africa 38–0 Tunisia
• 1/4 final Cup (Match 32) – England 24–0 Samoa
• SF Shield (Match 33) – Portugal 31–5 Uganda
• SF Shield (Match 34) – Scotland 19–26 Zimbabwe
• SF Bowl (Match 35) – Canada 5–31 Australia
• SF Bowl (Match 36) – Kenya 19–17 Argentina
• SF Plate (Match 37) – Wales 29–24 France
• SF Plate (Match 38) – Tunisia 19–7 Samoa
• SF Cup (Match 39) – Fiji 12–29 New Zealand
• SF Cup (Match 40) – South Africa 10–7 England
• Final Shield (Match 41) – Portugal 14–12 Zimbabwe
• Final Bowl (Match 42) – Australia 41–7 Kenya
• Final Plate (Match 43) – Wales 26–5 Tunisia
• Final Cup (Match 44) – New Zealand 24–17 South Africa

Series standings

After completion of Round 2:

Pos.	Event  Team	Dubai	George	Wellington	San Diego	Hong Kong	Adelaide	London	Edinburgh	Points total
1	South Africa	20	16							36
1	New Zealand	16	20							36
3	Fiji	12	12							24
3	England	12	12							24
5	Samoa	8	4							12
6	France	6	4							10
7	Wales	0	8							8
8	Australia	4	2							6
8	Tunisia	0	6							6
10	Canada	4	0							4
11	Argentina	2	0							2
12	Kenya	0	0							0
12	Portugal	0	0							0
12	Zimbabwe	0	0							0
12	Scotland	0	0							0
12	Arabian Gulf	0	–							0
12	Uganda	–	0							0

New Zealand was the first team to score 1,000 all-time points in this round after beating France by 29–0 in the Cup quarter final stage.

External links

• IRB Sevens^[usurped]
• South Africa^[usurped] on irbsevens.com