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2006 South Africa Sevens

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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

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 114 26 9
 Samoa 3 2 0 1 64 67 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 43 53 5
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 19 94 3
  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

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 England 3 2 1 0 98 26 8
 Wales 3 2 1 0 41 26 8
 Argentina 3 1 0 2 33 48 5
 Portugal 3 0 0 3 22 94 3
  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

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 136 7 9
 France 3 2 0 1 44 60 7
 Kenya 3 1 0 2 59 67 5
 Uganda 3 0 0 3 7 112 3
  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

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Team Pld W D L F A TOTAL
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 97 19 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 54 59 7
 Australia 3 1 0 2 57 62 5
 Scotland 3 0 0 3 31 99 3
  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

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  • 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

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After completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team

Dubai

George

Wellington

San Diego

Hong Kong

Adelaide

London

Edinburgh
Points
total
1  South Africa 20 16 36
1  New Zealand 16 20 36
3  Fiji 12 12 24
3  England 12 12 24
5  Samoa 8 4 12
6  France 6 4 10
7  Wales 0 8 8
8  Australia 4 2 6
8  Tunisia 0 6 6
10  Canada 4 0 4
11  Argentina 2 0 2
12  Kenya 0 0 0
12  Portugal 0 0 0
12  Zimbabwe 0 0 0
12  Scotland 0 0 0
12  Arabian Gulf 0 0
12  Uganda 0 0

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

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  1. ^ "IRB Sevens VIII: George, South Africa. 12/8/2006 – 12/9/2006". rugby7.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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Sevens World Series VIII
Preceded by 2006 South Africa Sevens Succeeded by
South Africa Sevens
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