2008 South Africa Sevens
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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.
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
New Zealand3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 
England3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 
France3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 
Tunisia3 0 0 3 21 97 −66 3
| 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 Africa3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 
United States3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 
Australia3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 
Georgia3 0 0 3 10 95 −85 3
| 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 
Fiji3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 
Argentina3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 
Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 
Scotland3 0 0 3 7 62 −55 3
| 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 
Portugal3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 
Samoa3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 
Kenya3 1 0 2 43 43 0 5 
Wales3 0 0 3 34 69 −35 3
| 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 | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 17 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 40 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 14 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 15 | |||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Wales | 26 | |||||||||
| Wales | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Australia | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 21 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 24 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| England | 20 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 5 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| England | 12 | |||||||||