2008 South Africa Sevens
The Emirates Airlines 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 2008 competition, took place on 5 December and 6 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, it was the second Cup trophy in the 2008-09 IRB Sevens World Series.
Teams
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 95 12 +83 9 
3 2 0 1 70 33 +37 7 
3 1 0 2 31 75 −44 5 
3 0 0 3 21 97 −66 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | |
40 - 5 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
42 - 7 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
36 - 0 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
21 - 7 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
19 - 14 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
19 - 7 | |
Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 72 12 +60 9 
3 2 0 1 66 50 +16 7 .svg.png)
3 1 0 2 59 50 +9 5 
3 0 0 3 10 95 −85 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | |
24 - 0 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
26 - 5 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
31 - 5 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
26 - 28 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
38 - 0 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
17 - 7 | |
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 81 21 +60 9 
3 2 0 1 47 38 +9 7 
3 1 0 2 43 57 −14 5 
3 0 0 3 7 62 −55 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | |
31 - 0 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
26 - 12 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
24 - 14 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
14 - 0 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
7 - 17 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
26 - 17 | |
Pool D
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
3 3 0 0 52 46 +6 9 
3 2 0 1 65 36 +29 7 
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3 0 0 3 34 69 −35 3
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 December 2008 | |
31 - 5 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
12 - 14 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
17 - 19 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
19 - 12 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
17 - 19 | |
| 5 December 2008 | |
17 - 12 | |
Knockout
Shield
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 40 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
Plate
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 36 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 36 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 6 December - Outeniqua Park , George, Western Cape | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
Statistics
Individual points
| Individual points [1] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Points |
| 1 | Tomasi Cama | | 59 |
| 2 | Richard Kingi | | 51 |
| 3 | Ben Gollings | | 41 |
| 4= | Gonzalo Comacho | | 35 |
| 4= | Luke Morahan | | 35 |
| 4= | Mickey Young | | 35 |
| 4= | Tangai Nemadire | | 35 |
| 8 | Paul Albaladejo | | 34 |
| 9 | Pedro Leal | | 32 |
| 10 | Gerald Sibanda | | 30 |
Individual tries
| Individual tries [2] Updated:6 December 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Country | Tries |
| 1= | Gonzalo Camacho | | 7 |
| 1= | Luke Morahan | | 7 |
| 1= | Mickey Young | | 7 |
| 4 | Gerald Sibanda | | 6 |
| 5= | Tomasi Cama | | 5 |
| 5= | Robert Ebersohn | | 5 |
| 5= | Richard Kingi | | 5 |
| 5= | David Mateus | | 5 |
| 5= | Tangai Nemadire | | 5 |
| 10 | Paul Albaladejo | | 4 |
References
- IRB.com. "Season Player Points". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- "Season Player Tries". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
External links
- "SA Rugby Competition – 2008 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- IRB Sevens
- South Africa 7s on irb.com
| Preceded by Dubai Sevens |
George Sevens 2008 |
Succeeded by Wellington Sevens |
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