# 2009 South Africa Sevens

The South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens. The 2009 competition took place on 11 December and 12 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, the second of eight Cup events at the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series.
New Zealand won its second consecutive title by defeating Fiji in the final.

## Format

The tournament consists of four round-robin pools of four teams. All sixteen teams progress to the knockout stage. The top two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the main competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in cup semi-finals and the losers competing in plate semi-finals. The bottom two teams from each group progress to quarter-finals in the consolation competition, with the winners of those quarter-finals competing in bowl semi-finals and the losers competing in shield semi-finals.

## Teams

* Argentina
* Australia
* England
* Fiji
* France
* Kenya
* New Zealand
* Portugal
* Russia
* Samoa
* Scotland
* South Africa
* Tunisia
* United States
* Wales
* Zimbabwe

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Kenya 32109519768  South Africa 32107931488  Zimbabwe 31023684-485  France 300326102-763
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-11 | South Africa | 38–14 | France |
| 2009-12-11 | Kenya | 50–0 | Zimbabwe |
| 2009-12-11 | South Africa | 29–5 | Zimbabwe |
| 2009-12-11 | Kenya | 33–7 | France |
| 2009-12-11 | France | 5–31 | Zimbabwe |
| 2009-12-11 | South Africa | 12–12 | Kenya |

### Pool B

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Fiji 330011219939  Australia 31113550-156  Portugal 31023383-505  Russia 30123866-284
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-11 | Fiji | 50–7 | Portugal |
| 2009-12-11 | Australia | 14–14 | Russia |
| 2009-12-11 | Fiji | 31–12 | Russia |
| 2009-12-11 | Australia | 21–5 | Portugal |
| 2009-12-11 | Portugal | 21–12 | Russia |
| 2009-12-11 | Fiji | 31–0 | Australia |

### Pool C

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  Samoa 33006029319  New Zealand 32019634627  Wales 31022555-305  United States 30031982-633
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-11 | New Zealand | 22–24 | Samoa |
| 2009-12-11 | Wales | 15–12 | United States |
| 2009-12-11 | New Zealand | 57–0 | United States |
| 2009-12-11 | Wales | 0–26 | Samoa |
| 2009-12-11 | Samoa | 10–7 | United States |
| 2009-12-11 | New Zealand | 17–10 | Wales |

### Pool D

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  England 33009126659  Argentina 32016522437  Scotland 31025058-85  Tunisia 300314114-1003
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2009-12-11 | Scotland | 5–15 | Argentina |
| 2009-12-11 | England | 45–0 | Tunisia |
| 2009-12-11 | Scotland | 26–14 | Tunisia |
| 2009-12-11 | England | 17–7 | Argentina |
| 2009-12-11 | Argentina | 43–0 | Tunisia |
| 2009-12-11 | Scotland | 19–29 | England |

## Knockout
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | |
| Russia | 22 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | |
| Russia | 22 | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Zimbabwe | 12 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | Scotland | 35 | |
| Scotland | 10 | Scotland | 35 | |
| Scotland | 10 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| United States | 21 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| United States | 21 | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | | Scotland | 28 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | France | 19 |
| Wales | 33 | | | | France | 19 |
| Wales | 33 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Tunisia | 21 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Tunisia | 21 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | France | 26 | |
| Portugal | 28 | France | 26 | |
| France | 17 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | | | |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | |
| Russia | 22 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | |
| Russia | 22 | Russia | 24 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Russia | 24 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | United States | 5 | |
| Scotland | 10 | United States | 5 | |
| Scotland | 10 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| United States | 21 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| United States | 21 | | | | Russia | 5 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | | Russia | 5 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | Wales | 14 |
| Wales | 33 | | | | Wales | 14 |
| Wales | 33 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Wales | 24 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Wales | 24 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | Portugal | 7 | |
| Portugal | 28 | Portugal | 7 | |
| France | 17 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Kenya | 24 | | | |
| Kenya | 24 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | |
| Australia | 12 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | |
| Australia | 12 | Australia | 5 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Australia | 5 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | England | 24 | |
| England | 19 | England | 24 | |
| England | 19 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| New Zealand | 22 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| New Zealand | 22 | | | | England | 21 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | | England | 21 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | South Africa | 7 |
| Samoa | 19 | | | | South Africa | 7 |
| Samoa | 19 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Argentina | 26 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Argentina | 26 | Samoa | 7 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Samoa | 7 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | South Africa | 10 | |
| Fiji | 21 | South Africa | 10 | |
| South Africa | 17 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Kenya | 24 | | | |
| Kenya | 24 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | |
| Australia | 12 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | |
| Australia | 12 | Kenya | 14 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Kenya | 14 | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | New Zealand | 17 | |
| England | 19 | New Zealand | 17 | |
| England | 19 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| New Zealand | 22 | | | | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park |
| New Zealand | 22 | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | | New Zealand | 21 |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Samoa | 19 | | | | Fiji | 12 |
| Samoa | 19 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Argentina | 26 | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | | |
| Argentina | 26 | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| 12 December – Outeniqua Park | 12 December – Outeniqua Park | Fiji | 19 | |
| Fiji | 21 | Fiji | 19 | |
| South Africa | 17 | | | |

## Statistics
### Individual points

Individual Points :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | William Ryder | Fiji | 67 |
| 2 | Ben Gollings | England | 55 |
| 3 | Mike Adamson | Scotland | 53 |
| 4 | Lavin Asego | Kenya | 38 |
| 5 | Mzwandile Stick | South Africa | 36 |
| 6 | Christian Wade | England | 35 |
| 7 | Joaquin Todeschini | Argentina | 33 |
| 8 | Sherwin Stowers | New Zealand | 32 |
| 9 | Collins Injera | Kenya | 30 |
| 10 | Diogo Miranda | Portugal | 28 |

### Individual tries

Individual Tries :
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1 | William Ryder | Fiji | 7 |
| 2 | Christian Wade | England | 7 |
| 3 | Collins Injera | Kenya | 6 |
| 4 | Sherwin Stowers | New Zealand | 6 |
| 5 | Mike Adamson | Scotland | 5 |
| 6 | Renauld Delmas | France | 5 |
| 7 | Ben Gollings | England | 5 |
| 8 | Zar Lawrence | New Zealand | 5 |
| 9 | Andrew Turnbull | Scotland | 5 |
| 10 | Cecil Afrika | South Africa | 4 |