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
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 
England3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 
France3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 
Tunisia3 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 |
| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand |
36–0 | Tunisia |
| 5 December 2008 | England |
21–7 | France |
| 5 December 2008 | France |
19–14 | Tunisia |
| 5 December 2008 | New Zealand |
19–7 | England |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
South Africa3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 
United States3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 .svg.png.webp)
Australia3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 
Georgia3 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 |
26–5 | Georgia |
| 5 December 2008 | South Africa |
31–5 | Georgia |
| 5 December 2008 | Australia |
26–28 | United States |
| 5 December 2008 | United States |
38–0 | Georgia |
| 5 December 2008 | South Africa |
17–7 | Australia |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Fiji3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 
Argentina3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 
Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 
Scotland3 0 0 3 7 62 −55 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | Fiji |
31–0 | Scotland |
| 5 December 2008 | Argentina |
26–12 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 December 2008 | Fiji |
24–14 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 December 2008 | Argentina |
14–0 | Scotland |
| 5 December 2008 | Scotland |
7–17 | Zimbabwe |
| 5 December 2008 | Fiji |
26–17 | Argentina |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Portugal3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 
Samoa3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 
Kenya3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5 
Wales3 0 0 3 34 69 −35 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | Samoa |
31–5 | Wales |
| 5 December 2008 | Kenya |
12–14 | Portugal |
| 5 December 2008 | Samoa |
17–19 | Portugal |
| 5 December 2008 | Kenya |
19–12 | Wales |
| 5 December 2008 | Wales |
17–19 | Portugal |
| 5 December 2008 | Samoa |
17–12 | Kenya |
Knockout
Shield
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 40 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Bowl
| 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 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
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| Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
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| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Plate
| 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
| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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
Individual points
| 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
| 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
- ↑ 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
- "SA Rugby Competition – 2008 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com
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