The Emirates Airlines 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 2008 competition, took place on 5 December and 6 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, it was the second Cup trophy in the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series.
Teams
editPool stages
editPool A
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 
England
3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 
France
3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 
Tunisia
3 0 0 3 21 97 −66 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 |  New Zealand
|
40–5 |  France
|
| 5 December 2008 |  England
|
42–7 |  Tunisia
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| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand
|
36–0 | Tunisia
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| 5 December 2008 | England
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21–7 | France
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| 5 December 2008 | France
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19–14 | Tunisia
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| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand
|
19–7 | England
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Pool B
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa
3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 
United States
3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 
Australia
3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 
Georgia
3 0 0 3 10 95 −85 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 |  South Africa
|
24–0 |  United States
|
| 5 December 2008 |  Australia
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26–5 |  Georgia
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| 5 December 2008 | South Africa
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31–5 | Georgia
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| 5 December 2008 | Australia
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26–28 | United States
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| 5 December 2008 | United States
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38–0 | Georgia
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| 5 December 2008 | South Africa
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17–7 | Australia
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Pool C
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 
Argentina
3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 
Zimbabwe
3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 
Scotland
3 0 0 3 7 62 −55 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 |  Fiji
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31–0 |  Scotland
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| 5 December 2008 |  Argentina
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26–12 |  Zimbabwe
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| 5 December 2008 | Fiji
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24–14 | Zimbabwe
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| 5 December 2008 | Argentina
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14–0 | Scotland
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| 5 December 2008 | Scotland
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7–17 | Zimbabwe
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| 5 December 2008 | Fiji
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26–17 | Argentina
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Pool D
editTeam Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Portugal
3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 
Samoa
3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 
Kenya
3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5 
Wales
3 0 0 3 34 69 −35 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 |  Samoa
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31–5 |  Wales
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| 5 December 2008 |  Kenya
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12–14 |  Portugal
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| 5 December 2008 | Samoa
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17–19 | Portugal
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| 5 December 2008 | Kenya
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19–12 | Wales
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| 5 December 2008 | Wales
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17–19 | Portugal
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| 5 December 2008 | Samoa
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17–12 | Kenya
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Knockout
editShield
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
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| Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 40 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Bowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Plate
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| England | 20 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
Statistics
editIndividual points
edit| Individual points[1] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand |
59 |
| 2 | Richard Kingi | Australia |
51 |
| 3 | Ben Gollings | England |
41 |
| 4= | Gonzalo Comacho | Argentina |
35 |
| 4= | Luke Morahan | Australia |
35 |
| 4= | Mickey Young | England |
35 |
| 4= | Tangai Nemadire | Zimbabwe |
35 |
| 8 | Paul Albaladejo | France |
34 |
| 9 | Pedro Leal | Portugal |
32 |
| 10 | Gerald Sibanda | Zimbabwe |
30 |
Individual tries
edit| Individual tries[2] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1= | Gonzalo Camacho | Argentina |
7 |
| 1= | Luke Morahan | Australia |
7 |
| 1= | Mickey Young | England |
7 |
| 4 | Gerald Sibanda | Zimbabwe |
6 |
| 5= | Tomasi Cama | New Zealand |
5 |
| 5= | Robert Ebersohn | South Africa |
5 |
| 5= | Richard Kingi | Australia |
5 |
| 5= | David Mateus | Portugal |
5 |
| 5= | Tangai Nemadire | Zimbabwe |
5 |
| 10 | Paul Albaladejo | France |
4 |
References
edit- ^ IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ^ "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
External links
edit- "SA Rugby Competition – 2008 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com