2007 South Africa Sevens
# 2007 South Africa Sevens

The 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 2007 competition, which took place on 7 December and 8 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, was the second Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.

In a rematch of the Cup final from the first event in the 2007–08 series, the Dubai Sevens, New Zealand successfully defended their South Africa title by defeating Fiji. The second-level Plate final matched two surprise finalists, with Kenya narrowly defeating a USA team boosted by the presence of emerging 15s star Takudzwa Ngwenya. The Bowl was won by Wales who came from behind to win 21–19 against England. Canada took home the Shield.

## Pool stages

### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33008624+629  Kenya 32013236-47  England 31025550+55  Zimbabwe 30031780-633

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December 2007 | New Zealand | 19 – 0 | Kenya |
| 7 December 2007 | England | 24 – 7 | Zimbabwe |
| 7 December 2007 | New Zealand | 41 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
| 7 December 2007 | England | 7 – 17 | Kenya |
| 7 December 2007 | Kenya | 15 – 10 | Zimbabwe |
| 7 December 2007 | New Zealand | 26 – 24 | England |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 330011019+919  United States 32013664-287  France 31024862-145  Canada 30031968-493

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December 2007 | Fiji | 29 – 0 | Canada |
| 7 December 2007 | France | 12 – 14 | United States |
| 7 December 2007 | Fiji | 47 – 7 | United States |
| 7 December 2007 | France | 24 – 14 | Canada |
| 7 December 2007 | Canada | 5 – 15 | United States |
| 7 December 2007 | Fiji | 34 – 12 | France |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  South Africa 3300967+899  Argentina 32016943+267  Wales 31025055-55  Uganda 30037117-1003

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December 2007 | South Africa | 24 – 7 | Argentina |
| 7 December 2007 | Wales | 38 – 0 | Uganda |
| 7 December 2007 | South Africa | 41 – 0 | Uganda |
| 7 December 2007 | Wales | 12 – 24 | Argentina |
| 7 December 2007 | Argentina | 38 – 7 | Uganda |
| 7 December 2007 | South Africa | 31 – 0 | Wales |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 33008040+409  Scotland 32014962-137  Australia 30124153-124  Tunisia 30124055-154

| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December 2007 | Samoa | 38 – 7 | Scotland |
| 7 December 2007 | Australia | 12 – 12 | Tunisia |
| 7 December 2007 | Samoa | 22 – 14 | Tunisia |
| 7 December 2007 | Australia | 10 – 21 | Scotland |
| 7 December 2007 | Scotland | 21 – 14 | Tunisia |
| 7 December 2007 | Samoa | 20 – 19 | Australia |

## Knockout

### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| England | 35 | | | |
| England | 35 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | |
| Canada | 5 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | |
| Canada | 5 | Canada | 31 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | Canada | 31 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Uganda | 5 | |
| Australia | 34 | Uganda | 5 | |
| Australia | 34 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Uganda | 7 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Uganda | 7 | | | | Canada | 31 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | | Canada | 31 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | Zimbabwe | 14 |
| Wales | 31 | | | | Zimbabwe | 14 |
| Wales | 31 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Tunisia | 24 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Tunisia | 24 | Tunisia | 17 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | Tunisia | 17 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Zimbabwe | 21 | |
| France | 24 | Zimbabwe | 21 | |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| England | 35 | | | |
| England | 35 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | |
| Canada | 5 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | |
| Canada | 5 | England | 29 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | England | 29 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Australia | 14 | |
| Australia | 34 | Australia | 14 | |
| Australia | 34 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Uganda | 7 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Uganda | 7 | | | | England | 19 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | | England | 19 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | Wales | 21 |
| Wales | 31 | | | | Wales | 21 |
| Wales | 31 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Tunisia | 24 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Tunisia | 24 | Wales | 22 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | Wales | 22 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | France | 17 | |
| France | 24 | France | 17 | |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | |
| United States | 0 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | |
| United States | 0 | United States | 24 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | United States | 24 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Samoa | 19 | |
| Samoa | 19 | Samoa | 19 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Argentina | 22 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Argentina | 22 | | | | United States | 14 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | | United States | 14 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | Kenya | 15 |
| South Africa | 21 | | | | Kenya | 15 |
| South Africa | 21 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Scotland | 17 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Scotland | 17 | Scotland | 15 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | Scotland | 15 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Kenya | 17 | |
| Fiji | 24 | Kenya | 17 | |
| Kenya | 12 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | |
| United States | 0 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | |
| United States | 0 | New Zealand | 38 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | New Zealand | 38 | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Argentina | 14 | |
| Samoa | 19 | Argentina | 14 | |
| Samoa | 19 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Argentina | 22 | | | | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa |
| Argentina | 22 | | | | ' New Zealand | 34 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | | ' New Zealand | 34 |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | | Fiji | 7 |
| South Africa | 21 | | | | Fiji | 7 |
| South Africa | 21 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Scotland | 17 | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | | |
| Scotland | 17 | South Africa | 12 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | | South Africa | 12 | | | |
| 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | 8 December – Outeniqua Park, South Africa | Fiji | 21 | |
| Fiji | 24 | Fiji | 21 | |
| Kenya | 12 | | | |

## Round 2 table

| Pos. | Country | | | Overall |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Fiji | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | South Africa | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Argentina | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | England | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Kenya | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Samoa | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Scotland | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | United States | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Wales | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Uganda | – | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Arabian Gulf | 0 | – | 0 |
