# 2014 South Africa Sevens

The 2014 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. It was held over the weekend of 13–14 December 2014 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

## Format

The teams are drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group go to the Bowl/Shield brackets.

## Teams

The 16 participating teams for the tournament:
* Argentina
* Australia
* Canada
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Japan
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* United States
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Match officials

The match officials for the 2014 South Africa Sevens are as follows:
* Mike Adamson (Scotland)
* Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
* Nick Briant (New Zealand)
* Ben Crouse (South Africa)
* Richard Kelly (New Zealand)
* Anthony Moyes (Australia)
* Matt O'Brien (Australia)
* Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa)
* Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa)

## Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 7 | +93 | 9 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 7 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 100 | –83 | 3 |
* 13 December 2014 12:42
| South Africa | 26–0 | United States |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 13:04
| Wales | 29–5 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 15:58
| South Africa | 38–7 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 16:20
| Wales | 12–38 | United States |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 19:36
| United States | 33–5 | Kenya |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 19:58
| South Africa | 36–0 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 52 | +52 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 54 | –7 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 100 | –88 | 3 |
* 13 December 2014 11:14
| Australia | 33–21 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 11:36
| Argentina | 31–5 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 14:30
| Australia | 50–0 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 14:52
| Argentina | 14–7 | Portugal |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 17:48
| Portugal | 19–7 | Zimbabwe |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 18:10
| Australia | 21–31 | Argentina |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 45 | –2 | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 62 | –20 | 5 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 85 | –44 | 5 |
* 13 December 2014 10:30
| Fiji | 45–5 | France |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 10:52
| Scotland | 12–14 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 13:46
| Fiji | 26–7 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 14:08
| Scotland | 19–12 | France |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 17:04
| France | 24–21 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 17:26
| Fiji | 19–12 | Scotland |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 7 | +51 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 88 | –71 | 5 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 63 | –35 | 3 |
* 13 December 2014 11:58
| New Zealand | 24–7 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 12:20
| England | 45–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 15:14
| New Zealand | 29–0 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 15:36
| England | 22–7 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 18:52
| Samoa | 14–17 | Japan |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth
* 13 December 2014 19:14
| New Zealand | 5–0 | England |
| | Report | |
* NMBS, Port Elizabeth

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Wales | 24 | | | |
| Wales | 24 | 14 December 2014 – 14:07 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 14:07 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| Samoa | 22 | 14 December 2014 – 14:07 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 14:07 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| Samoa | 22 | Samoa | 21 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Samoa | 21 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Zimbabwe | 14 | |
| Canada | 22 | Zimbabwe | 14 | |
| Canada | 22 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 17:43 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 17:43 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 17:43 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 17:43 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | Samoa | 14 |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | Portugal | 19 |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Portugal | 19 |
| Japan | 12 | 14 December 2014 – 14:29 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 14:29 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Kenya | 26 | 14 December 2014 – 14:29 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 14:29 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Kenya | 26 | Japan | 15 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Japan | 15 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Portugal | 24 | |
| Portugal | 7 | Portugal | 24 | |
| France | 42 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 10:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Wales | 24 | | | |
| Wales | 24 | 14 December 2014 – 14:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 14:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| Samoa | 22 | 14 December 2014 – 14:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 14:51 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| Samoa | 22 | Wales | 14 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Wales | 14 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Canada | 24 | |
| Canada | 22 | Canada | 24 | |
| Canada | 22 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 18:08 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 18:08 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 18:08 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 18:08 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | | | | Canada | 24 |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | Canada | 24 |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:35 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | Kenya | 5 |
| Japan | 12 | | | | Kenya | 5 |
| Japan | 12 | 14 December 2014 – 15:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 15:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Kenya | 26 | 14 December 2014 – 15:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 15:13 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Kenya | 26 | Kenya | 14 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | Kenya | 14 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 11:57 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | France | 12 | |
| Portugal | 7 | France | 12 | |
| France | 42 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| South Africa | 31 | | | |
| South Africa | 31 | 14 December 2014 – 15:55 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 15:55 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| England | 7 | 14 December 2014 – 15:55 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 15:55 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| England | 7 | England | 0 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | England | 0 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Fiji | 31 | |
| Fiji | 19 | Fiji | 31 | |
| Fiji | 19 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 18:33 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 18:33 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 18:33 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 18:33 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Australia | 31 | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | Fiji | 14 |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | United States | 21 |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | | United States | 21 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 14 December 2014 – 16:17 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 16:17 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| United States | 7 | 14 December 2014 – 16:17 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 16:17 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| United States | 7 | United States | 26 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | United States | 26 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Scotland | 19 | |
| Argentina | 24 | Scotland | 19 | |
| Scotland | 19 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 12:19 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| South Africa | 31 | | | |
| South Africa | 31 | 14 December 2014 – 16:39 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 16:39 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | |
| England | 7 | 14 December 2014 – 16:39 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 16:39 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | |
| England | 7 | South Africa | 19 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | South Africa | 19 | |
| 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 12:41 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Australia | 10 | |
| Fiji | 19 | Australia | 10 | |
| Fiji | 19 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 19:30 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 19:30 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Australia | 31 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 19:30 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 19:30 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Australia | 31 | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:03 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| New Zealand | 28 | | | | New Zealand | 17 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 14 December 2014 – 17:01 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 17:01 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| United States | 7 | 14 December 2014 – 17:01 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 17:01 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | | |
| United States | 7 | New Zealand | 29 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | | New Zealand | 29 | | | |
| 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 13:25 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | Argentina | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 24 | Argentina | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 24 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 18:58 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 18:58 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Scotland | 19 | | | | 14 December 2014 – 18:58 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth | 14 December 2014 – 18:58 – NMBS, Port Elizabeth |
| Scotland | 19 | | | | Australia | 34 |
| | | | | | Argentina | 19 |

## Scoring

| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Pama Fou | 55 |
| 2 | James Stannard | 40 |
| 2 | Seabelo Senatla | 40 |
| 4 | Madison Hughes | 39 |
| 4 | Branco Du Preez | 39 |
| 6 | Joe Webber | 37 |
| 7 | Osea Kolinisau | 35 |
| 8 | Javier Rojas | 32 |
| 9 | Carlin Isles | 30 |
| 10 | (multiple players) | 35 |
Source: WR website