2017 South Africa Sevens

2017 South Africa Sevens
2017 South Africa Sevens
Sevens World Series XIX
Host nation	South Africa
Date	9–10 December 2017
Cup
Champion	New Zealand
Runner-up	Argentina
Third	South Africa
Challenge Cup
Winner	Australia
Tournament details
Matches played	45
Tries scored	271 (average 6.02 per match)
Most points	Nathan Hirayama (44)
Most tries	Seabelo Senatla (7)
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The 2017 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series and the nineteenth edition of the South Africa Sevens. It was held over the weekend of 9–10 December 2017 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

Format[edit]

The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup brackets where teams competed for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. The bottom two teams from each group went to the playoffs in the Challenge Trophy brackets.

Teams[edit]

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup Sevens, Uganda:^[1]

Pool stage[edit]

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

Pool A[edit]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	97	17	+80	9
France	3	2	1	47	50	–3	7
Kenya	3	1	2	55	47	+8	5
Russia	3	0	3	10	95	–85	3

9 December 2017	Kenya	14–21	France	Cape Town Stadium
12:27	Try: Oliech 4' Tanga 7' Con: Oliech (2/2) 5', 7'		Try: Mazoue 8' Barraque 10' Parez 11' Con: Barraque (3/3) 8', 11', 12' Cards: Daoudou 13' to 14'	Referee: Damian Schneider

9 December 2017	South Africa	40–5	Russia	Cape Town Stadium
12:49	Try: Senatla 1', 5', 7' Du Preez 2' Agaba 9' Specman 11' Con: Du Preez (3/4) 2', 6', 7' Afrika (1/1) 10' Geduld 11'		Try: Roschin 3' Con: Roshchin (0/1)	Referee: Craig Evans

9 December 2017	Kenya	34–0	Russia	Cape Town Stadium
15:48	Try: Tanga 1' Oliech 4' Ambaka 6' Sikuta 8' Ochieng 10' Njenga 13' Con: Oliech (2/6) 4', 14'			Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

9 December 2017	South Africa	31–5	France	Cape Town Stadium
16:10	Try: Smith 2' Snyman 9' Dry 10' Senatla 11' Nel 14' Con: Du Preez (2/2) 3', 9' Afrika 10' Geduld (1/2) 14'		Try: Parez 7' Con: Mazzoleni (0/1) Cards: Mazzoleni 10' to 12'	Referee: Mike O'Brien

9 December 2017	France	21–5	Russia	Cape Town Stadium
19:34	Try: Veredamu 2' Mazzoleni 3' Riva 7' Con: Riva (2/2) 2', 4' Mazzoleni (1/1) 7'		Try: Kapalin 11' Con: Gostyuzhev (0/1)	Referee: Paulo Duarte

9 December 2017	South Africa	26–7	Kenya	Cape Town Stadium
19:56	Try: Nel 4' Brown 6' Snyman 11' Senatla 12' Con: Du Preez (2/2) 4', 6' Afrika (1/1) 11' Geduld (0/1)		Try: Ambaka 5' Con: Tanga (1/1) 5' Cards: Oyoo 6' to 8'	Referee: Sam Grove-White

Pool B[edit]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	79	19	+60	9
New Zealand	3	2	1	85	34	+51	7
Australia	3	1	2	62	78	–16	5
Spain	3	0	3	17	112	–95	3

9 December 2017	Australia	36–12	Spain	Cape Town Stadium
11:43	Try: Anderson 1' Kennewell 2', 4', 5' Longbottom 9' Hood 14' Con: Holland (1/4) 2' Stannard (2/2) 10', 14'		Try: Poggi 7' Pla 13' Con: Hernandez (1/2) 7'	Referee: Mike O'Brien

9 December 2017	New Zealand	0–22	United States	Cape Town Stadium
12:05	Cards: Ware 8' to 10'		Try: Isles 3', 6' Pinkleman 9' Unufe 14' Con: Hughes (1/4) 10'	Referee: Sam Grove-White

9 December 2017	Australia	14–31	United States	Cape Town Stadium
15:04	Try: Killingworth 1' Anderson 9' Con: Stannard (1/1) 1' Porch (1/1) 10'		Try: Isles 2', 6', 7' Tomasin 8' Hughes 12' Con: Hughes (3/5) 3', 8', 13' Cards: Unufe 9' to 11'	Referee: Craig Evans

9 December 2017	New Zealand	50–0	Spain	Cape Town Stadium
15:26	Try: Webber 1' Mikkelson 3', 5' Baker 7' Ware 9' Dickson 10', 13' Koroi 14' Con: Webber (1/1) 1' Koroi (3/5) 4', 7', 9' Knewstubb (1/2) 14'		Cards: Martin 7' to 9'	Referee: Damian Schneider

9 December 2017	Spain	5–26	United States	Cape Town Stadium
18:50	Try: Carter 12' Con: Hernandez (0/1) Cards: Hernandez 4' to 6'		Try: Williams 1' Hughes 5' Unufe 7' Tomasin 10' Con: Hughes (3/4) 1', 7', 11'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

9 December 2017	New Zealand	35–12	Australia	Cape Town Stadium
19:12	Try: Koroi 1', 11' Collier 5', 7' Molia 13' Con: Koroi (2/2) 1', 11' Curry (1/1) 6' Webber (1/1) 7' Knewstubb (1/1) 13' Cards: Koroi 5' to 7'		Try: Kennewell 8' Holland 9' Con: Stannard (1/2) 8'	Referee: Craig Joubert

Pool C[edit]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
England	3	3	0	72	14	+58	9
Argentina	3	2	1	69	45	+24	7
Scotland	3	1	2	66	31	+35	5
Uganda	3	0	3	7	124	–117	3

9 December 2017	Scotland	14–19	Argentina	Cape Town Stadium
10:59	Try: Bryce 7' Farndale 8' Con: Lowe (2/2) 7', 8'		Try: Sabato 1' Etchart 2' Mare 11' Con: Bazan (2/3) 2', 12'

9 December 2017	England	36–0	Uganda	Cape Town Stadium
11:21	Try: Glover 1' Burgess 8' Norton 10' Lindsay-Hague 11' McConnochie 13' Con: Mitchell (2/3), 8', 10' Edwards (1/2) 13'			Referee: Paulo Duarte

9 December 2017	Scotland	45–0	Uganda	Cape Town Stadium
14:20	Try: Ferguson 5', 7' Cuthbert 4' McFarland 6' Lowe 9' Pecquer 11', 13' Con: Lowe (4/5) 5', 6', 7', 10' Ferguson (1/2) 13'			Referee: Richard Haughton

9 December 2017	England	24–7	Argentina	Cape Town Stadium
14:42	Try: Glover 3' Norton 5', 14' Hayter 14' Con: Mitchell (2/3) 3', 14'		Try: Roura 4' Con: del Mestre (1/1) 4'	Referee: Craig Joubert

9 December 2017	Argentina	43–7	Uganda	Cape Town Stadium
17:41	Try: Roura 1', 8' Etchart 5' Sabato 6' Filizzola 10' del Mestre 12' Moroni 13' Con: Bazan (1/3) 5' Mare (1/1) 8' del Mestre (2/2) 12', 13' Filizzola (0/1)		Try: Ssebuliba 14' Con: Ijongat (1/1) 14'	Referee: Craig Evans

9 December 2017	England	12–7	Scotland	Cape Town Stadium
18:03	Try: Mitchell 8' McConnochie 10' Con: Mitchell (1/2) 8'		Try: Bryce 5' Con: Lowe (1/1) 6'	Referee: Richard Kelly

Pool D[edit]

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	70	47	+23	7
Fiji	3	2	1	80	43	+37	7
Wales	3	1	2	45	71	–26	5
Samoa	3	1	2	38	72	–34	5

9 December 2017	Samoa	19–17	Canada	Cape Town Stadium
10:15	Try: Motuga 7' Iosefo 9', 13' Con: Mealoi (1/1) 7' Tupou (1/2) 10'		Try: Fuailefau 3' Hirayama 5' Moonlight 8' Con: Hirayama (1/3) 8'	Referee: Richard Haughton

9 December 2017	Fiji	28–14	Wales	Cape Town Stadium
10:37	Try: Nasoko 3' Sau 4', 6' Veremalua 5' Con: Tuwai (1/1) 3' Nasilasila (3/3) 4', 6', 7'		Try: Treharne 11' Williams 12' Con: Davies (2/2) 11', 13'

9 December 2017	Samoa	12–17	Wales	Cape Town Stadium
13:36	Try: Alosio 5', 13' Con: Mealoi (1/2) 5'		Try: Morgan 2', 7', 11' Con: Davies (1/3) 3'	Referee: Richard Kelly

9 December 2017	Fiji	14–22	Canada	Cape Town Stadium
	Try: Tuwai 1' Nasilasila 13' Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 1', 13'		Try: Moonlight 4' Jones 6' Douglas 8', 10' Con: Hirayama (1/4) 4'	Referee: Damon Murphy

9 December 2017	Canada	31–14	Wales	Cape Town Stadium
16:57	Try: Berna 1' Douglas 3' Fualiefau 5' Jones 8' Kay 11' Con: Hirayama (3/5) 3', 8', 12' Cards: Kaay 13' to 14'		Try: Davies 7' Con: Davies (2/2) 7'	Referee: Paulo Duarte

9 December 2017	Fiji	38–7	Samoa	Cape Town Stadium
17:19	Try: Dranisinukula 1', 14' Kunavula 3' Sai 5' Ravouvou 10' Nasilasila 12' Con: Ravouvou (3/5) 2', 6', 10' Nasilasila (1/2) 13'		Try: Perez 7' Con: Mealoi (1/1) 7'	Referee: Sam Grove-White

Knockout stage[edit]

13th place[edit]

Semi-finals		13th Place Final

10 December 2017 – 13:57 – Cape Town

Kenya	33
		10 December 2017 – 17:43 – Cape Town
Scotland	12
		Kenya	24
10 December 2017 – 14:19 – Cape Town
		Uganda	14
Russia	19

Uganda	28

Matches

Semi-finals

10 December 2017	Kenya	33–12	Scotland	Cape Town Stadium
13:57	Try: Tanga 1', 8' Oluoch 4' Oyoo 9' Ngethe 14' Con: Oliech (4/5) 1', 8', 9', 14'		Try: Farndale 6' McCann 13' Con: Ferguson (1/1) 13' Lowe (0/1)	Referee: Paulo Duarte

10 December 2017	Russia	17–21	Uganda	Cape Town Stadium
14:19	Try: Ianiushkin 1' Mysin 6' Akuabu 9' Con: Mysin (1/1) 6' Roschin (1/1) 10' Ianiushkin (0/1)		Try: Ssebuliba 3', 13' Okia 5', 7' Con: Ofoyrwoth (3/3) 4', 5', 7' Kermundu (1/1) 13'	Referee: Mike O'Brien

13th Place Final

10 December 2017	Kenya	24–14	Uganda	Cape Town Stadium
17:43	Try: Sikuta 1' Oluoch 6' Ngethe 12' Ouma 14' Con: Tanga (2/4) 1', 6' Cards: Oluoch 2' to 4'		Try: Kasito 10' Ssebuliba 11' Con: Ofoyrwoth (2/2) 11', 12'	Referee: Damian Schneider

Challenge Trophy[edit]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Challenge Trophy Final

10 December 2017 – 10:36 – Cape Town

Kenya	15
		10 December 2017 – 14:41 – Cape Town
Samoa	19
		Samoa	0
10 December 2017 – 10:58 – Cape Town
		Spain	24
Scotland	7
				10 December 2017 – 18:05 – Cape Town
Spain	22
				Spain	7
10 December 2017 – 11:20 – Cape Town
				Australia	26
Wales	21
		10 December 2017 – 15:03 – Cape Town
Russia	12
		Wales	5
10 December 2017 – 11:42 – Cape Town
		Australia	42
Australia	47

Uganda	12

Matches

Quarter-finals

10 December 2017	Kenya	15–19	Samoa	Cape Town Stadium
10:36	Try: Oliech 2' Sikuta 5' Oluoch 14' Con: Tanga (0/3)		Try: Alosio 1' Perez 7' Tupou 13' Con: Tupou (2/3) 2', 7'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

10 December 2017	Scotland	7–24	Spain	Cape Town Stadium
10:58	Try: Elms 3' Con: Lowe (1/1) 3'		Try: Poggi 7' Carrion 7' Pla 8', 10' Con: Hernandez (2/4) 7', 10'	Referee: Craig Evans

10 December 2017	Wales	21–12	Russia	Cape Town Stadium
11:20	Try: Williams 10', 14' Morgan 13' Con: Davies (3/3) 10', 13', 14'		Try: Ostroushko 1' Ostroushko 4' Con: Ianiushkin (1/1) 2' Gostyuzhev (0/1)

10 December 2017	Australia	47–12	Uganda	Cape Town Stadium
11:42	Try: O'Donnell 1', 7' Holland 3', 4' Porch 6' Longbottom 8', 12' Con: Stannard (5/5) 1', 4', 7', 7', 8' Porch (1/2) 3'		Try: Okia 11' Kasito 14' Con: Ofoyrwoth (1/1) 14' Aredo (0/1)	Referee: Damian Schneider

Semi-finals

10 December 2017	Samoa	0–24	Spain	Cape Town Stadium
14:41			Try: Carrion 4' Genua 6' Sainz-Trapaga 8' Pla 14' Con: Genua (2/3) 4', 6' Sainz-Trapaga (0/1)	Referee: Damian Schneider

10 December 2017	Wales	5–42	Australia	Cape Town Stadium
15:03	Try: Lewis 7' Con: Jones (0/1) Cards: Talbot-Davies 14' to 14'		Try: Holland 1' O'Donnell 4', 10' Quinn 8' Anstee 9' Longbottom 14' Con: Stannard (6/6) 2', 5', 8', 9', 10', 14' Cards: Quinn 5' to 7'	Referee: Sam Grove-White

Challenge Trophy Final

10 December 2017	Spain	7–26	Australia	Cape Town Stadium
18:05	Try: Alsonso 14' Con: Fontes (1/1) 14'		Try: Anstee 2' O'Donnell 5', 9' Hood 12' Con: Stannard (3/4) 3', 5', 9'	Referee: Mike O'Brien

5th place[edit]

Semi-finals		5th Place Final

10 December 2017 – 15:50 – Cape Town

Fiji	19
		10 December 2017 – 18:36 – Cape Town
England	12
		Fiji	26
10 December 2017 – 16:12 – Cape Town
		United States	12
France	12

United States	29

Matches

Semi-finals

10 December 2017	Fiji	19–12	England	Cape Town Stadium
15:50	Try: Tuwai 3', 7' Sau 14' Con: Nasilasila (2/2) 7', 14' Ravouvou (0/1)		Try: Bowen 8' Norton 12' Con: Mitchell (1/2) 12'	Referee: Damon Murphy

10 December 2017	France	12–29	United States	Cape Town Stadium
16:12	Try: Riva 4' Veredamu 14' Con: Riva (1/1) 5' Cards: Riva 10' to 12' Daoudou 12' to 14'		Try: Barret 1' Niua 3' Hughes 7' Isles 10' Leuta 12' Con: Hughes (2/4) 1', 3' Tomasin (0/1)

5th Place Final

10 December 2017	Fiji	26–12	United States	Cape Town Stadium
18:36	Try: Tuwai 2', 11' Vakurunabili 6' Sau 13' Con: Nasilasila (3/3) 2', 12', 14' Ravouvou (0/1)		Try: Tomasin 9' Unufe 14' Con: Hughes (1/2) 14'	Referee: Richard Kelly

Cup[edit]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Cup Final

10 December 2017 – 12:04 – Cape Town

South Africa	31
		10 December 2017 – 16:34 – Cape Town
Fiji	26
		South Africa	12
10 December 2017 – 12:26 – Cape Town
		New Zealand	19
England	12
				10 December 2017 – 19:44 – Cape Town
New Zealand	17
				New Zealand	38
10 December 2017 – 12:48 – Cape Town
				Argentina	14
Canada	35
		10 December 2017 – 16:56 – Cape Town
France	7
		Canada	12
10 December 2017 – 13:10 – Cape Town
		Argentina	14	Bronze Medal Match
United States	12
				10 December 2017 – 19:18 – Cape Town
Argentina	28
				South Africa	19

				Canada	17

Matches

Quarter-finals

10 December 2017	South Africa	31–26	Fiji	Cape Town Stadium
12:04	Try: Kok 4' Geduld 7' Senatla 8', 13' Smith 12' Con: Afrika (1/3) 7' Geduld (2/2) 12' 14' Cards: Senatla 2' to 4'		Try: Penalty Try 1' Nasilasila 3' Vakurunabili 6' Nasoko 9' Con: Nasilasila (1/1) 3' Ravouvou (1/2) 6'	Referee: Richard Kelly

10 December 2017	England	12–17	New Zealand	Cape Town Stadium
12:26	Try: McConnochie 3', 10' Con: Mitchell (1/2) 3' Cards: Mitchell 13' to 14'		Try: Knewstubb 6' Collier 12' Ravouvou 14' Con: Knewstubb (1/1) 14' Koroi (0/2)	Referee: Sam Grove-White

10 December 2017	Canada	35–7	France	Cape Town Stadium
12:48	Try: Fuailefau 1' Hirayama 5' Douglas 7' Braid 8' Mullins 11' Con: Hirayama (5/5) 2', 5', 7', 8', 11'		Try: Demai-Hamecher 14' Con: Hecquet (1/1) 14'	Referee: Richard Haughton

10 December 2017	United States	12–28	Argentina	Cape Town Stadium
13:10	Try: Tomasin 11' Niua 13' Con: Hughes (1/2) 13'		Try: Sabato 2' Bazan 3' Roura 10' Gonzalez 14' Con: Bazan (3/3) 2', 4', 10' del Mestre (1/1) 14'	Referee: Craig Joubert

Semi-finals

10 December 2017	South Africa	12–19	New Zealand	Cape Town Stadium
16:34	Try: Snyman 1' Afrika 6' Con: Du Preez (1/2) 7'		Try: Mikkelson 3' Koroi 8' Webber 13' Con: Koroi (1/1) 3' Knewstubb (1/2) 13' Cards: Ravouvou 1' to 3'

10 December 2017	Canada	12–14	Argentina	Cape Town Stadium
16:56	Try: Kay 1' Braid 7' Con: Hirayama (1/2) 1'		Try: Alvarez 3' Etchart 9' Con: Bazan (2/2) 3', 9'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Bronze Medal Match

10 December 2017	South Africa	19–17	Canada	Cape Town Stadium
19:18	Try: Soyizwapi 2' Nel 7' Specman 8' Con: Geduld (2/3) 2', 7'		Try: Jones 5' Hirayama 9', 14' Con: Hirayama (1/3) 14' Cards: Kaay 8' to 10'	Referee: Richard Haughton

Cup Final

10 December 2017	New Zealand	38–14	Argentina	Cape Town Stadium
19:44	Try: Ravouvou 2', 11' Koroi 4' Mikkelson 9' Ware 12' Molia 14' Con: Knewstubb (3/5) 3', 5', 9', 14'		Try: Bazan 7' Gonzalez 13' Con: Bazan (2/2) 7', 13'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Tournament placings[edit]

Place	Team	Points
	New Zealand	22
	Argentina	19
	South Africa	17
4	Canada	15
5	Fiji	13
6	United States	12
7	England	10
7	France	10

Place	Team	Points
9	Australia	8
10	Spain	7
11	Samoa	5
11	Wales	5
13	Kenya	3
14	Uganda	2
15	Russia	1
15	Scotland	1

Source: World Rugby

Players[edit]

Scoring leaders[edit]

Tries scored
Rank	Player	Tries
1	Seabelo Senatla	7
2	Ben O'Donnell	6
	Carlin Isles	6
4	Eroni Sau	5
	Jerry Tuwai	5

Points scored
Rank	Player	Points
1	Nathan Hirayama	44
2	Amenoni Nasilasila	41
3	Madison Hughes	37
	Vilimoni Koroi	37
5	James Stannard	36

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team[edit]

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:^[2]

Forwards	Backs
Mike Fuailefau Philip Snyman Tim Mikkelson	Justin Douglas Amenoni Nasilasila Vilimoni Koroi Rodrigo Etchart

References[edit]

^ "Pools drawn for HSBC Cape Town Sevens". World Rugby. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ "Dream Team Cape Town". World Rugby. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links[edit]

Tournament Page

World Sevens Series XIX
Preceded by 2017 Dubai Sevens	2017 South Africa Sevens	Succeeded by 2018 Sydney Sevens
South Africa Sevens
Preceded by 2016 South Africa Sevens	2017 South Africa Sevens	Succeeded by 2018 South Africa Sevens

[1] "Pools drawn for HSBC Cape Town Sevens". World Rugby. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[2] "Dream Team Cape Town". World Rugby. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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Core teams	Argentina Australia Canada England Fiji France Kenya New Zealand Russia Samoa Scotland South Africa Spain United States Wales
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