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
  • 1/4 final Bowl (Match 25) - Canada 19 - 12 Portugal
  • 1/4 final Bowl (Match 26) - Australia 36 - 0 Uganda
  • 1/4 final Bowl (Match 27) - Kenya 15 - 10 Scotland
  • 1/4 final Bowl (Match 28) - Argentina 19 - 14 Zimbabwe
  • 1/4 final Cup (Match 29) - Fiji 33 - 7 Wales
  • 1/4 final Cup (Match 30) - New Zealand 29 - 0 France
  • 1/4 final Cup (Match 31) - South Africa 38 - 0 Tunisia
  • 1/4 final Cup (Match 32) - England 24 - 0 Samoa
  • SF Shield (Match 33) - Portugal 31 - 5 Uganda
  • SF Shield (Match 34) - Scotland 19 - 26 Zimbabwe
  • SF Bowl (Match 35) - Canada 5 - 31 Australia
  • SF Bowl (Match 36) - Kenya 19 - 17 Argentina
  • SF Plate (Match 37) - Wales 29 - 24 France
  • SF Plate (Match 38) - Tunisia 19 - 7 Samoa
  • SF Cup (Match 39) - Fiji 12 - 29 New Zealand
  • SF Cup (Match 40) - South Africa 10 - 7 England
  • Final Shield (Match 41) - Portugal 14 - 12 Zimbabwe
  • Final Bowl (Match 42) - Australia 41 - 7 Kenya
  • Final Plate (Match 43) - Wales 26 - 5 Tunisia
  • Final Cup (Match 44) - New Zealand 24 - 17 South Africa

Series standings

After completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team
Dubai
George
Wellington
San Diego
Hong Kong
Adelaide
London
Edinburgh		 Points
total
1 South Africa201636
1 New Zealand162036
3 Fiji121224
3 England121224
5 Samoa8412
6 France6410
7 Wales088
8 Australia426
8 Tunisia066
10 Canada404
11 Argentina202
12 Kenya000
12 Portugal000
12 Zimbabwe000
12 Scotland000
12 Arabian Gulf0-0
12 Uganda-00

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 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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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