2009 South Africa Sevens
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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.
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
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Kenya3 2 1 0 95 19 76 8 
South Africa3 2 1 0 79 31 48 8 
Zimbabwe3 1 0 2 36 84 -48 5 
France3 0 0 3 26 102 -76 3
| 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 
Fiji3 3 0 0 112 19 93 9 
Australia3 1 1 1 35 50 -15 6 
Portugal3 1 0 2 33 83 -50 5 
Russia3 0 1 2 38 66 -28 4
| 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 
Samoa3 3 0 0 60 29 31 9 
New Zealand3 2 0 1 96 34 62 7 
Wales3 1 0 2 25 55 -30 5 
United States3 0 0 3 19 82 -63 3
| 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 
England3 3 0 0 91 26 65 9 
Argentina3 2 0 1 65 22 43 7 
Scotland3 1 0 2 50 58 -8 5 
Tunisia3 0 0 3 14 114 -100 3
| 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 |