# 2008 South Africa Sevens

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

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

## Pool stages
### Pool A

    Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts  New Zealand 33009512+839  England 32017033+377  France 31023175−445  Tunisia 30032197−663
| 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 Africa 33007212+609  United States 32016650+167  Australia 31025950+95  Georgia 30031095−853
| 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  Fiji 33008121+609  Argentina 32014738+97  Zimbabwe 31024357−145  Scotland 3003762−553
| 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  Portugal 33005246+69  Samoa 32016536+297  Kenya 3102434305  Wales 30033469−353
| 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| France | 26 | | | |
| France | 26 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | |
| Georgia | 14 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | |
| Georgia | 14 | Georgia | 12 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | Georgia | 12 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | Scotland | 17 | |
| Kenya | 19 | Scotland | 17 | |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Scotland | 15 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Scotland | 15 | | | | Scotland | 0 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | | Scotland | 0 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | Zimbabwe | 26 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | | | | Zimbabwe | 26 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Wales | 26 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Wales | 26 | Zimbabwe | 40 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | Zimbabwe | 40 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | Tunisia | 5 | |
| Australia | 33 | Tunisia | 5 | |
| Tunisia | 21 | | | |

### Bowl

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| France | 26 | | | |
| France | 26 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | |
| Georgia | 14 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | |
| Georgia | 14 | France | 19 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | France | 19 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | Kenya | 14 | |
| Kenya | 19 | Kenya | 14 | |
| Kenya | 19 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Scotland | 15 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Scotland | 15 | | | | France | 21 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | | France | 21 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | | | | Australia | 12 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Wales | 26 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Wales | 26 | Wales | 19 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | Wales | 19 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | Australia | 22 | |
| Australia | 33 | Australia | 22 | |
| Tunisia | 21 | | | |

### Plate

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | |
| United States | 7 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | |
| United States | 7 | United States | 7 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | United States | 7 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | Portugal | 24 | |
| Portugal | 19 | Portugal | 24 | |
| Portugal | 19 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Argentina | 28 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Argentina | 28 | | | | Portugal | 7 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | | Portugal | 7 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | England | 24 |
| Fiji | 19 | | | | England | 24 |
| Fiji | 19 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Samoa | 12 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Samoa | 12 | Samoa | 19 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | Samoa | 19 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | England | 20 | |
| South Africa | 17 | England | 20 | |
| England | 12 | | | |

### Cup

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | | | |
| New Zealand | 36 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | |
| United States | 7 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | |
| United States | 7 | New Zealand | 26 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | New Zealand | 26 | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | Argentina | 5 | |
| Portugal | 19 | Argentina | 5 | |
| Portugal | 19 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Argentina | 28 | | | | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape |
| Argentina | 28 | | | | New Zealand | 7 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | | New Zealand | 7 |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| Fiji | 19 | | | | South Africa | 12 |
| Fiji | 19 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Samoa | 12 | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | | |
| Samoa | 12 | Fiji | 7 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | | Fiji | 7 | | | |
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | South Africa | 21 | |
| South Africa | 17 | South Africa | 21 | |
| England | 12 | | | |

## Statistics
### Individual points

Individual points 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 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 |