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2019 South Africa Sevens
Sevens World Series XXI
Host nation	South Africa
Date	13–15 December 2019
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	South Africa
Third	France
Tournament details
Matches played	36
Tries scored	225 (average 6.25 per match)
Most points	Jean-Pascal Barraque (54 points)
Most tries	Jean-Pascal Barraque (6 tries)
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The 2019 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the 21st South Africa Sevens tournament. It was held on 13–15 December 2019 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

Fiji, the United States and South Africa – three of the top four teams from the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series – were all drawn into Pool A.

Format

The 16 teams were drawn into four pools of four. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for 9th to 16th placings.

Teams

Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, Japan.

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  Canada
•  England
•  Fiji
•  France
•  Ireland
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Spain
•  United States
•  Wales

Pool stage

All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+2:00)

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	96	29	+67	9
Fiji	3	2	0	1	96	47	+49	7
United States	3	1	0	2	71	49	+22	5
Japan	3	0	0	3	7	145	−138	3

United States	14–28	Fiji
Try: Tomasin 9' c Baker 15' c Con: Hughes (2/2) 9', 15'	Report	Try: Tuimaba (2) 5' c, 6' c Botitu 11' c Naduva 12' c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 5', 7' Nacuqu (2/2) 11', 13'

South Africa	49–0	Japan
Try: Senatla (2) 1' c, 10' c Arendse (2) 4' c, 7' c Pretorius 8' c S. Davids 12' c Nel 14' c Con: Geduld (4/4) 2', 4', 7', 8' Specman (3/3) 10', 12', 15'	Report

United States	42–0	Japan
Try: Isles 6' c Barrett 7' c Hughes (2) 8' c, 14' c Tomasin 11' c Williams 15' Con: Hughes (5/5) 6', 8', 9', 14', 16' Tomasin (1/1) 11'	Report

South Africa	26–14	Fiji
Try: Specman 6' c Senatla 8' m Nel 10' c Geduld 12' c Con: Geduld (3/4) 7', 11', 13'	Report	Try: Tuwai 3' c Botitu 5' c Con: Bolaca (2/2) 3', 5'

Fiji	54–7	Japan
Try: Tuwai 3' c Nacuqu (3) 4' c, 7' c, 10' c Naduva 6' c Dranisinukula 10' c Vakurunabili 8' m Tuimaba 11' c Con: Nacuqu (4/4) 3', 5', 6', 7' Bolaca (1/2) 11' Botitu (2/2) 10', 11'	Report	Try: Hayashi 14' c Con: Nakazawa (1/1) 14'

South Africa	21–15	United States
Try: Sage 3' c Specman 5' c S. Davids 11' c Con: Geduld (3/3) 3', 6', 12'	Report	Try: Isles 7' m Leuta 13' m Baker 14' m Con: Hughes (0/2) Tomasin (0/1)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	95	26	+69	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	92	40	+52	7
Canada	3	1	0	2	43	80	−37	5
Wales	3	0	0	3	21	105	−84	3

Argentina	33–21	Canada
Try: Sábato (2) 1' c, 8' c Schulz 5' m Luna 10' c Ulloa 12' c Con: Mare (3/4) 2', 9', 10' Ulloa (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Braid 3' c Sauder (2/2) 14' c, 15' c Con: Hirayama (1/1) 3' c Coats (2/2) 14', 16'

New Zealand	43–7	Wales
Try: Knewstubb 3' c Ware 6' m Webber 8' c Mikkelson 9' m Rokolisoa (2) 11' c, 13' c McGarvey-Black 12' m Con: Knewstubb (3/6) 3', 8', 11' Dickson (1/1) 14'	Report	Try: Gasson 4' c Con: Treharne (1/1) 5'

Argentina	45–0	Wales
Try: Schulz (2) 3' c, 5' c Etchart 4' c Ulloa 7' c Prisciantelli 9' c González 12' m Del Mestre 15' Con: Mare (4/4) 4', 5', 6', 7' Ulloa (1/3) 10'	Report

New Zealand	33–5	Canada
Try: Collier 2' c Curry 8' c Mikkelson 11' m Ware 14' c Dickson 15' c Con: Baker (2/2) 2', 8' McGarvey-Black (2/2) 14', 16' Rokolisoa (0/1)	Report	Try: Fuailefau 9' m Con: Hirayama (0/1)

Canada	17–14	Wales
Try: Sauder (2) 4' m, 9' c Mullins 7' m Con: Hirayama (1/3) 9'	Report	Try: Lewis 12' c Jones 14' c Con: Treharne (2/2) 12', 14'

New Zealand	19–14	Argentina
Try: Webber (2) 4', 9' c Knewstubb 10' m Con: Knewstubb (2/2) 5', 9' McGarvey-Black (0/1)	Report	Try: Osadczuk 6' c Revol 15' Con: Mare (1/1) 7' Ulloa 16'

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	97	38	+59	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	67	67	0	7
England	3	1	0	2	69	66	+3	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	33	95	−62	3

France	40–7	Spain
Try: Veredamu 1' c Barraque 4' c Parez 8' c Lakafia 11' m Siega (2) 14' c, 16' c Con: Barraque (3/4) 2', 5', 9' Mazzoleni (2/2) 14', 16'	Report	Try: Rodriguez-Guerra 8' c Con: Hernández (1/1) 8'

England	24–26	Scotland
Try: Norton 8' m Emery 9' m Lindsay-Hague 10' c Glover 14' c Con: Bibby (2/4) 10', 14'	Report	Try: Fergusson 4' c McCann 11' c Pecqueur 12' c Sofolarin 15' m Con: Lowe (2/3) 4', 13' Fergusson (1/1) 11'

France	24–19	Scotland
Try: Barraque 7' m Parez 8' m Penalty try 10' Veredamu 11' c Con: Barraque (1/3) 12'	Report	Try: Pecqueur 4' c Brown 5' c Sofolarin 12' m Con: Lowe (2/3) 5', 6'

England	33–7	Spain
Try: Bowen 1' c Norton 4' m Edwards 6' Lindsay-Hague 10' c Glover 14' c Con: Edwards (4/5) 1', 6', 10', 14'	Report	Try: Ramos 8' c Con: Hernández (1/1) 8'

Spain	19–22	Scotland
Try: Losada (2) 5' c, 15' Fontes 10' c Con: Hernández (2/2) 5', 10'	Report	Try: Brown 2' m McFarland 7' c Pecqueur (2) 10' m, 12' m Con: Lowe (1/4) 8'

England	12–33	France
Try: Burgess 2' c Lindsay-Hague 14' m Con: Edwards (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: Barraque (3) 4' c, 11' c, 15' c Lakafia 9' m Siega 13' c Con: Barraque (4/5) 5', 12', 13', 15'

Pool D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Ireland	3	2	1	0	78	59	+19	8
Kenya	3	2	1	0	60	50	+10	8
Australia	3	1	0	2	52	52	0	5
Samoa	3	0	0	3	47	76	−29	3

Australia	21–26	Ireland
Try: Pincus (2) 1' c, 14' c Hutchison 9' c Con: Coward (3/3) 2', 9', 14'	Report	Try: O'Sullivan 6' c O'Donnell 11' c Dardis 13' c Kennedy 16' Con: Dardis (3/3) 7', 12', 13' Roche (0/1)

Samoa	19–24	Kenya
Try: Perez (2) 7' c, 15' m Tuatagaloa 13' c Con: Alosio (1/1) 7' Tuatagaloa (1/1) 14' Vaili (0/1)	Report	Try: Sikuta 3' m Otieno 5' m Taabu 10' c Odhiambo 11' c Con: Taabu (2/4) 11', 11'

Australia	7–12	Kenya
Try: Pincus 7' c Con: Holland (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Onyala 4' c Otieno 11' m Con: Taabu (1/2) 4'

Samoa	14–28	Ireland
Try: Tuatagaloa 5' c Motuga 14' c Con: Alosio (1/1) 5', 15'	Report	Try: Conroy 8' c McNulty 8' c O'Donnell 10' c Kennedy 11' c Con: Dardis (4/4) 8', 9', 9', 11'

Ireland	24–24	Kenya
Try: Lennox 2' c O'Sullivan 5' m Conroy (2) 9' c, 16' m Con: Dardis (2/3) 3', 9' Roche (0/1)	Report	Try: Amonde 4' c Onyala 7' c Olindi 10' m Otieno 11' m Con: Taabu (2/3) 4', 7' Olindi (0/1)

Samoa	14–24	Australia
Try: Tuitama (2) 8' c, 15' c Con: Alosio (2/2) 8', 15'	Report	Try: Turner (2) 3' m, 8' c McMahon 5' m Kennewell 6' c Con: Holland (2/4) 7', 9'

Placement matches

Fifteenth place

Wales	15–19	Japan
Try: Dyer 1' m Treharne 10' m Wood 15' m Con: Treharne (0/3)	Report	Try: Kano (2) 5' c, 11' Tuiaki 13' c Con: Fujita (1/1) 5' Kano (1/2) 14'

Thirteenth place

Samoa	38–7	Spain
Try: Solia 6' c Tuatagaloa 7' c Tuitama 8' m Alosio 9' c Scanlan 13' c Masoe 14' m Con: Alosio (3/4) 6', 8', 10', 13' Vaili (0/1)	Report	Try: Ramos 12' c Con: Hernández (1/1) 12'

Eleventh place

Australia	5–22	Canada
Try: Skelton 5' m Con: Holland (0/1)	Report	Try: Kay 3' c Berna 7' m Richard 9' m Morra 12' m Con: Kay (1/2) 4' Braid (0/2)

Ninth place

United States	17−12	England
Try: Unufe 3' m Barrett 6' m Isles 8' c Con: Hughes (1/3) 9'	Report	Try: Lindsay-Hague 2' c Norton 13' m Con: Edwards (1/2) 3'

Knockout stage

Cup

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Cup Final
	15 December – 11:28 – Cape Town
	South Africa	17
					15 December – 14:44 – Cape Town
	Kenya	5
					South Africa	21
	15 December – 11:50 – Cape Town
					France	14
	France	19
									15 December – 18:56 – Cape Town
	Argentina	10
									South Africa	5
	15 December – 12:12 – Cape Town
									New Zealand	7
	Ireland	12
					15 December – 15:06 – Cape Town
	Fiji	31
					Fiji	7
	15 December – 12:34 – Cape Town
					New Zealand	24			Third place
	New Zealand	35
									15 December – 17:59 – Cape Town
	Scotland	19
									France	29 (a.e.t)
									Fiji	24

Quarter-finals

South Africa	17–5	Kenya
Try: Nel (2) 5' m, 9' c S. Davids 13' m Con: Geduld (1/2) 9'	Report	Try: Otieno 3' m Con: Taabu (0/1)

France	19–10	Argentina
Try: Lakafia 5' c Siega 10' c Riva 14' m Con: Barraque (2/3) 5', 10'	Report	Try: Etchart 2' m Sábato 6' m Con: Mare (0/2)

Ireland	12–31	Fiji
Try: Conroy 4' c Kennedy 9' m Con: Dardis (1/2) 5'	Report	Try: Bolaca 6' c Tuimaba 8' c Nacuqu (2) 11' m, 13' c Naduva 15' m Con: Bolaca (2/3) 7', 9' Nacuqu (1/2) 14'

New Zealand	35–19	Scotland
Try: Ng Shiu (2) 3' c, 6' c Knewstubb 5' c Baker (2) 8' c, 10' c Con: Knewstubb (4/4) 4', 6', 7', 9' Baker (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Fife 9' m Pecqueur 13' c Bickerstaff 13' c Con: Fergusson (1/1) 13' Lowe (1/2) 14'

Semi-finals

South Africa	21–14	France
Try: Nel 9' c Pretorius 9' c Soyizwapi 13' c Con: Geduld (3/3) 9', 10', 13'	Report	Try: O'Connor 6' c Laugel 16' c Con: Barraque (1/1) 7' Riva 16'

Fiji	7–24	New Zealand
Try: Botitu 8' c Con: Bolaca (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Penalty try 3' Baker 4' c Ware 7' c Knewstubb 9' Con: Baker (1/1) 5' Knewstubb (0/2)

Third place

France	29–24 (a.e.t.)	Fiji
Try: Barraque 3' m Mignot (2) 4' m, 8' c <nt> Zeghdar 6' c Veredamu 16' Con: Barraque (1/3) 6' Mazzoleni (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Tuwai 7' m Mocenacagi (2) 10' c, 11' c K. Tabu 15' Con: Nacuqu (2/3) 10', 11' Bolaca (0/1)

Final

South Africa	5–7	New Zealand
Try: Geduld 9' m Con: Geduld (0/1)	Report	Try: McGarvey-Black 12' c Con: Rokolisoa (1/1) 12'

Tournament placings

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	22
	South Africa	19
	France	17
4	Fiji	15
5	Argentina	13
6	Ireland	12
7	Kenya	11
8	Scotland	10

Place	Team	Points
9	United States	8
10	England	7
11	Canada	6
12	Australia	5
13	Samoa	4
14	Spain	3
15	Japan	2
16	Wales	1

Dream Team

Runners-up and host team South Africa contributed three players to the tournament Dream Team.

Forwards	Backs
Scott Curry Alvin Otieno JC Pretorius	Jean Pascal Barraque Rosko Specman Ruhan Nel Jordan Conroy

References

1. "Captains all set for HSBC Cape Town Sevens". World Rugby. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
2. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series - Cape Town 13-15 December 2019". World Rugby. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
3. "HSBC Cape Town Sevens Series - 13-15 December 2019". SA Rugby. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

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