2006 South Africa Sevens

The 2006 South Africa Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament which took place on 8–9 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape as part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The tournament was the second event of the 2006–07 season, and it was the eighth edition of the South Africa Sevens. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating the host nation South Africa by 24–17 in the final.[1]

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 Fiji 3300114269
 Samoa 320164677
 Canada 310243535
 Zimbabwe 300319943
  Results
  • Fiji 22 - 14 Canada
  • Samoa 28 - 12 Zimbabwe
  • Fiji 47 - 7 Zimbabwe
  • Samoa 31 - 10 Canada
  • Canada 19 - 0 Zimbabwe
  • Fiji 45 - 5 Samoa

Pool B

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 England 321098268
 Wales 321041268
 Argentina 310233485
 Portugal 300322943
  Results
  • England 14 - 14 Wales
  • Argentina 19 - 12 Portugal
  • England 58 - 5 Portugal
  • Argentina 7 - 10 Wales
  • Wales 17 - 5 Portugal
  • England 26 - 7 Argentina

Pool C

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 South Africa 330013679
 France 320144607
 Kenya 310259675
 Uganda 300371123
  Results
  • South Africa 45 - 7 Kenya
  • France 22 - 7 Uganda
  • South Africa 57 - 0 Uganda
  • France 22 - 19 Kenya
  • Kenya 33 - 0 Uganda
  • South Africa 34 - 0 France

Group D

Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 New Zealand 330097199
 Tunisia 320154597
 Australia 310257625
 Scotland 300331993
  Results
  • New Zealand 35 - 5 Scotland
  • Australia 12 - 21 Tunisia
  • New Zealand 33 - 0 Tunisia
  • Australia 31 - 12 Scotland
  • Scotland 14 - 33 Tunisia
  • New Zealand 29 - 14 Australia

Finals

Series standings

After completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team

Dubai

George

Wellington

San Diego

Hong Kong

Adelaide

London

Edinburgh
Points
total
1  South Africa 20 16 36
1  New Zealand 16 20 36
3  Fiji 12 12 24
3  England 12 12 24
5  Samoa 8 4 12
6  France 6 4 10
7  Wales 0 8 8
8  Australia 4 2 6
8  Tunisia 0 6 6
10  Canada 4 0 4
11  Argentina 2 0 2
12  Kenya 0 0 0
12  Portugal 0 0 0
12  Zimbabwe 0 0 0
12  Scotland 0 0 0
12  Arabian Gulf 0 - 0
12  Uganda - 0 0

New Zealand was the first team to score 1,000 all-time points in this round after beating France by 29–0 in the Cup quarter final stage.

References

  1. "IRB Sevens VIII: George, South Africa. 12/8/2006 - 12/9/2006". rugby7.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

External links

Sevens World Series VIII
Preceded by
2006 Dubai Sevens
2006 South Africa Sevens Succeeded by
2007 Wellington Sevens
South Africa Sevens
Preceded by
2005 South Africa Sevens
2006 South Africa Sevens Succeeded by
2007 South Africa Sevens
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