The 2006 South Africa Sevens was an international
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
tournament which took place on 8–9 December at
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 mov ...
in
George, Western Cape
George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the Garden Route District Municipality. It is na ...
as part of the
IRB Sevens World Series
The SVNS, known as the HSBC SVNS for sponsorship reasons, is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World ...
. The tournament was the second event of the
2006–07 season, and it was the eighth edition of the
South Africa Sevens
The South Africa Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament that is held in South Africa. It is currently hosted in Cape Town and is part of the Sevens World Series run by World Rugby. A South African leg of the World series has been included ...
. won the tournament, defeating the host nation by 24–17 in the final.
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Pool stages
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Group D
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:
was the first team to score 1,000 all-time points in this round after beating by 29–0 in the Cup quarter final stage.
References
External links
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* on irbsevens.com
{{2006–07 World Sevens Series
Sevens
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
South Africa Sevens