2011 South Africa Sevens
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| 2011 South Africa Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  South Africa |
| Date | 9–10 December 2011 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | South Africa |
| Third |  Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Wales |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Shield | |
| Winner |  Zimbabwe |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 257 (average 5.71 per match) |
| Most points | Frank Halai Junior Tomasi Cama (50 points) |
| Most tries | Frank Halai (10 tries) |
← 2010 2012 → | |
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.[1]
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
Pool stage
The draw was made on 4 December.[3]
| 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 |
| Report[usurped] |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 9 December 2011 15:49 |
| Argentina | 14–21 | United States |
| Report[usurped] |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 9 December 2011 18:11 |
| United States | 12–14 | Samoa |
| Report[usurped] |
| 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 16:33 |
| New Zealand | 45–0 | Scotland |
| Report[usurped] |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 9 December 2011 20:16 |
| France | 0–41 | New Zealand |
| Report[usurped] |
| 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 20:38 |
| South Africa | 26–0 | Australia |
| Report[usurped] |
| 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 17:49 |
| Portugal | 24–12 | Zimbabwe |
| Report[usurped] |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |