# 2011 South Africa Sevens

The 2011 South Africa Sevens was the 13th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. After nine seasons at George in the Western Cape, the competition moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
New Zealand won the title by defeating South Africa 31–26 in the final.

## Format

The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.

## Teams

The participating teams are:

## Pool stage

The draw was made on 4 December.
Key to colours in group tables :
* Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 5 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 57 | −38 | 3 |
* 9 December 2011 12:21
| England | 26–7 | United States |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 12:43
| Argentina | 5–17 | Samoa |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 15:27
| England | 14–24 | Samoa |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 15:49
| Argentina | 14–21 | United States |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 18:11
| United States | 12–14 | Samoa |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 19:54
| England | 19–0 | Argentina |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

### Pool B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 7 | +118 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 108 | −94 | 3 |
* 9 December 2011 13:05
| France | 31–7 | Scotland |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 13:27
| New Zealand | 39–7 | Morocco |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 16:11
| France | 19–7 | Morocco |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 16:33
| New Zealand | 45–0 | Scotland |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 18:33
| Scotland | 50–0 | Morocco |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 20:16
| France | 0–41 | New Zealand |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

### Pool C

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | +104 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 71 | –35 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | –83 | 3 |
* 9 December 2011 13:49
| South Africa | 33–0 | Canada |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 14:11
| Australia | 31–14 | Kenya |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 16:55
| South Africa | 45–0 | Kenya |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 17:17
| Australia | 33–10 | Canada |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 18:55
| Canada | 26–5 | Kenya |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 20:38
| South Africa | 26–0 | Australia |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

### Pool D

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 38 | +64 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 43 | +47 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 108 | −72 | 3 |
* 9 December 2011 11:37
| Fiji | 31–7 | Portugal |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 11:59
| Wales | 42–7 | Zimbabwe |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 14:43
| Fiji | 42–17 | Zimbabwe |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 15:05
| Wales | 34–7 | Portugal |
* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 17:49
| Portugal | 24–12 | Zimbabwe |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 9 December 2011 19:32
| Fiji | 29–14 | Wales |
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* Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

## Knockout stage
### Shield

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| United States | 26 | | | |
| United States | 26 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | Zimbabwe | 21 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | Zimbabwe | 21 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | Morocco | 14 | |
| Canada | 21 | Morocco | 14 | |
| Canada | 21 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | Zimbabwe | 19 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | | Zimbabwe | 19 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Portugal | 12 | | | | Kenya | 12 |
| Portugal | 12 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Argentina | 28 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Argentina | 28 | Portugal | 12 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | Portugal | 12 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | Kenya | 17 | |
| Scotland | 26 | Kenya | 17 | |
| Kenya | 7 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| United States | 26 | | | |
| United States | 26 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | United States | 12 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | United States | 12 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | Canada | 22 | |
| Canada | 21 | Canada | 22 | |
| Canada | 21 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| Morocco | 0 | | | | Canada | 19 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | | Canada | 19 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | Scotland | 22 |
| Portugal | 12 | | | | Scotland | 22 |
| Portugal | 12 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Argentina | 28 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Argentina | 28 | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | Argentina | 14 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | Scotland | 21 | |
| Scotland | 26 | Scotland | 21 | |
| Kenya | 7 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | |
| Wales | 12 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | |
| Wales | 12 | Wales | 24 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | Wales | 24 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | France | 20 | |
| South Africa | 26 | France | 20 | |
| South Africa | 26 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| France | 12 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| France | 12 | | | | Wales | 48 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | | Wales | 48 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | Fiji | 0 |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | Fiji | 0 |
| Fiji | 14 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| England | 21 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| England | 21 | Fiji | 26 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | Fiji | 26 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | Australia | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 21 | Australia | 7 | |
| Australia | 5 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | | | |
| Samoa | 21 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | |
| Wales | 12 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | |
| Wales | 12 | Samoa | 7 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | Samoa | 7 | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 12 | |
| South Africa | 26 | South Africa | 12 | |
| South Africa | 26 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| France | 12 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| France | 12 | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | | South Africa | 26 |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | | New Zealand | 31 |
| Fiji | 14 | | | | New Zealand | 31 |
| Fiji | 14 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| England | 21 | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | | |
| England | 21 | England | 14 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | | England | 14 | | | |
| 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | New Zealand | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 21 | New Zealand | 19 | | Third place | Third place |
| New Zealand | 21 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| Australia | 5 | | | | 10 December – Port Elizabeth | 10 December – Port Elizabeth |
| Australia | 5 | | | | Samoa | 17 |
| | | | | | England | 14 |