The 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 2007 competition, which took place on 7 December and 8 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, was the second Cup trophy in the 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series.
In a rematch of the Cup final from the first event in the 2007–08 series, the Dubai Sevens, New Zealand successfully defended their South Africa title by defeating Fiji. The second-level Plate final matched two surprise finalists, with Kenya narrowly defeating a USA team boosted by the presence of emerging 15s star Takudzwa Ngwenya. The Bowl was won by Wales who came from behind to win 21–19 against England. Canada took home the Shield.
Pool stages
Pool A {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts
|align=left| |3||3||0||0||86||24||+62||9 |- |align=left| |3||2||0||1||32||36||-4||7 |- |align=left| |3||1||0||2||55||50||+5||5 |- |align=left| |3||0||0||3||17||80||-63||3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 7 December 200719 – 0 7 December 200724 – 7 7 December 200741 – 0 7 December 2007 7 – 17 7 December 200715 – 10 7 December 200726 – 24
Pool B {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts
|align=left| |3||3||0||0||110||19||+91||9 |- |align=left| |3||2||0||1||36||64||-28||7 |- |align=left| |3||1||0||2||48||62||-14||5 |- |align=left| |3||0||0||3||19||68||-49||3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 7 December 200729 – 0 7 December 2007 12 – 14 7 December 200747 – 7 7 December 200724 – 14 7 December 2007 5 – 15 7 December 200734 – 12
Pool C {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts
|align=left| |3||3||0||0||96||7||+89||9 |- |align=left| |3||2||0||1||69||43||+26||7
|align=left| |3||1||0||2||50||55||-5||5 |- |align=left| |3||0||0||3||7||117||-100||3
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 7 December 200724 – 7 7 December 200738 – 0 7 December 200741 – 0 7 December 2007 12 – 24 7 December 200738 – 7 7 December 200731 – 0
Pool D {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="40"|Pld !width="40"|W !width="40"|D !width="40"|L !width="40"|PF !width="40"|PA !width="40"|+/- !width="40"|Pts
|align=left| |3||3||0||0||80||40||+40||9 |- |align=left| |3||2||0||1||49||62||-13||7 |- |align=left| |3||0||1||2||41||53||-12||4 |- |align=left| |3||0||1||2||40||55||-15||4
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 7 December 200738 – 7 7 December 200712 – 12 7 December 200722 – 14 7 December 2007 10 – 21 7 December 200721 – 14 7 December 200720 – 19
Knockout
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Round 2 table Pos. Country Overall 1 20 20 40 2 16 16 32 3 12 12 24 4 8 12 20 5 12 0 12 5 4 8 12 7 6 4 10 8 4 4 8 9 0 6 6 10 2 0 2 10 0 2 2 12 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 – 0 0 12 0 – 0
External links
IRB Sevens South Africa 7s on irb.com