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The Emirates Airlines South Africa Sevens

South Africa Sevens

South Africa Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in South Africa each year. It is part of the IRB Sevens World Series.As of the 2010–11 series, 12 tournaments have been held in South Africa—one in Stellenbosch, two in Durban, and nine at the most recent location, George...

is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series

IRB Sevens World Series

The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...

for international rugby sevens

Rugby sevens

Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...

(seven-a-side version of rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

). The 2007 competition, which took place on 7 December and 8 December at Outeniqua Park

Outeniqua Park

Outeniqua Park is a multi-purpose stadium in George, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and was the home stadium of the South African leg of the IRB Sevens World Series from 2001 through 2010, after which it moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.The...

in George, Western Cape

George, Western Cape

George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :...

, was the second Cup trophy in the 2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series

2007-08 IRB Sevens World Series

The 2007–08 IRB Sevens World Series was the ninth of an annual series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000...

.

In a rematch of the Cup final from the first event in the 2007-08 series, the Dubai Sevens

2007 Dubai Sevens

The Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...

, New Zealand

New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)

The New Zealand national rugby union sevens team is the New Zealand representative team in rugby union sevens and competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-IRB Sevens:...

successfully defended

2006 South Africa Sevens

The Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens...

their South Africa title by defeating Fiji

Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)

The Fiji Sevens side is one of the most popular and successful Sevens teams in the world and has won the Hong Kong Sevens a record nine times since its inception in 1976. Fiji has also won the Sevens World Cup twice, winning that event in 1997 and 2005...

. The second-level Plate final matched two surprise finalists, with Kenya

Kenya national rugby union team (sevens)

The Kenya national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens. They are currently one of the 12 "core teams" of the IRB Sevens, with a guaranteed place in all eight events each season....

narrowly defeating a USA

United States national rugby union team (sevens)

The United States National Rugby Union Sevens team competes in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, World Games, and Pan American Games. The Team will also represent the United States in the Summer Olympics beginning in 2016. Under current head coach Al Caravelli the Eagles have...

team boosted by the presence of emerging 15s star Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya

Takudzwa Ngwenya is a rugby union player who plays on the wing for the United States national rugby union team and French power Biarritz...

. The Bowl was won by Wales

Wales national rugby union team (sevens)

The Wales national rugby union sevens team is the international rugby sevens side for Welsh rugby union players. They currently compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, the Rugby World Cup Sevens and in the Commonwealth Games....

who came from behind to win 21-19 against England

England national rugby union team (sevens)

The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...

. Canada

Canada national rugby union team (sevens)

The Canadian national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, Pan American Games and the Commonwealth Games.-Current squad:12-man squad for the 2011 Dubai Sevens:-See also:* World Sevens Series...

took home the Shield.

Pool A

62
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
	3	3	0	0	86	24
9
	3	2	0	1	32	36
7
	3	1	0	2	55	50
5
	3	0	0	3	17	80
3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
December 7, 2007		19 - 0
December 7, 2007		24 - 7
December 7, 2007		41 - 0
December 7, 2007		7 - 17
December 7, 2007		15 - 10
December 7, 2007		26 - 24

Pool B

91
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
	3	3	0	0	110	19
9
	3	2	0	1	36	64
7
	3	1	0	2	48	62
5
	3	0	0	3	19	68
3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
December 7, 2007		29 - 0
December 7, 2007		12 - 14
December 7, 2007		47 - 7
December 7, 2007		24 - 14
December 7, 2007		5 - 15
December 7, 2007		34 - 12

Pool C

89
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
	3	3	0	0	96	7
9
	3	2	0	1	69	43
7
	3	1	0	2	50	55
5
	3	0	0	3	7	117
3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
December 7, 2007		24 - 7
December 7, 2007		38 - 0
December 7, 2007		41 - 0
December 7, 2007		12 - 24
December 7, 2007		38 - 7
December 7, 2007		31 - 0

Pool D

40
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
	3	3	0	0	80	40
9
	3	2	0	1	49	62
7
	3	0	1	2	41	53
4
	3	0	1	2	40	55
4

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
December 7, 2007		38 - 7
December 7, 2007		12 - 12
December 7, 2007		22 - 14
December 7, 2007		10 - 21
December 7, 2007		21 - 14
December 7, 2007		20 - 19

Shield

Bowl

Plate

Cup

Round 2 table

{| class="wikitable"
! width=5%|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
|}

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