Sevens World Series – Wellington 4 & 5 February 2011

Published 4 February 2011 | By grootblousmile

The HSBC Sevens World Series Tournament concluded in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand won this Tournament at home against England by 29 / 14.

The results were not good for South Africa overall, they won their opening game against Canada and then lost against France of all nations on day one, drew with Fiji on day 1, lost to Australia in the Cup Quarters, won against Wales and lost to Fiji in the Plate final! So it was 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses… not good enough!

Day 1 Results
 24 21:56  NEW ZEALAND  34 – 7  ARGENTINA  Pool B more »
 23 21:34  ENGLAND  33 – 7  WALES  Pool A more »
 22 21:12  FIJI  7 – 7  SOUTH AFRICA  Pool D more »
 21 20:50  SAMOA  5 – 29  AUSTRALIA  Pool C more »
 20 20:28  SCOTLAND  12 – 14  PAPUA NEW GUINEA  Pool B more »
 19 19:36  UNITED STATES  19 – 14  COOK ISLANDS  Pool A more »
 18 19:14  FRANCE  14 – 19  CANADA  Pool D more »
 17 18:52  KENYA  10 – 17  TONGA  Pool C more »
 16 18:30  ARGENTINA  22 – 14  SCOTLAND  Pool B more »
 15 18:08  NEW ZEALAND  45 – 0  PAPUA NEW GUINEA  Pool B more »
 14 17:46  WALES  36 – 5  UNITED STATES  Pool A more »
 13 17:24  ENGLAND  21 – 17  COOK ISLANDS  Pool A more »
 12 17:02  SOUTH AFRICA  12 – 14  FRANCE  Pool D more »
 11 16:40  FIJI  38 – 0  CANADA  Pool D more »
 10 16:18  AUSTRALIA  21 – 19  KENYA  Pool C more »
 9 15:56  SAMOA  17 – 0  TONGA  Pool C more »
 8 15:34  ARGENTINA  14 – 10  PAPUA NEW GUINEA  Pool B more »
 7 15:12  NEW ZEALAND  29 – 12  SCOTLAND  Pool B more »
 6 14:50  WALES  31 – 12  COOK ISLANDS  Pool A more »
 5 14:28  ENGLAND  31 – 12  UNITED STATES  Pool A more »
 4 14:06  SOUTH AFRICA  31 – 5  CANADA  Pool D more »
 3 13:44  FIJI  42 – 0  FRANCE  Pool D more »
 2 13:22  AUSTRALIA  47 – 7  TONGA  Pool C more »
 1 13:00  SAMOA  24 – 21  KENYA  Pool C  

  

Saturday 5 January:

Latest results
 43 20:30  FIJI  26 – 12  SOUTH AFRICA  Final Plate more »
 42 20:00  KENYA  19 – 0  TONGA  Final Bowl more »
 41 19:30  UNITED STATES  19 – 12  FRANCE  Final Shield more »
 40 19:00  AUSTRALIA  0 – 17  NEW ZEALAND  SF Cup more »
 39 18:35  ENGLAND  7 – 5  SAMOA  SF Cup more »
 38 18:00  SOUTH AFRICA  22 – 5  WALES  SF Plate more »
 37 17:38  ARGENTINA  0 – 28  FIJI  SF Plate more »
 36 17:16  TONGA  12 – 7  COOK ISLANDS  SF Bowl more »
 35 16:54  SCOTLAND  12 – 15  KENYA  SF Bowl more »
 34 16:32  FRANCE  52 – 12  PAPUA NEW GUINEA  SF Shield more »
 33 16:10  UNITED STATES  31 – 7  CANADA  SF Shield more »
 32 15:39  NEW ZEALAND  26 – 5  WALES  1/4 final Cup more »
 31 15:17  AUSTRALIA  14 – 7  SOUTH AFRICA  1/4 final Cup more »
 30 14:55  FIJI  5 – 12  SAMOA  1/4 final Cup more »
 29 14:33  ENGLAND  14 – 7  ARGENTINA  1/4 final Cup more »
 28 14:06  PAPUA NEW GUINEA  10 – 22  COOK ISLANDS  1/4 final Bowl more »
 27 13:44  TONGA  21 – 19  FRANCE  1/4 final Bowl more »
 26 13:22  CANADA  14 – 19  KENYA  1/4 final Bowl more »
 25 13:00  UNITED STATES  7 – 24  SCOTLAND  1/4 final Bowl more »

Final Game
 44 21:00  ENGLAND  14 – 29  NEW ZEALAND  Final Cup  

81 Responses to Sevens World Series – Wellington 4 & 5 February 2011

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  • 1

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 8:53 am

    Fark, the Sevens Blitzbokkies are now regressing under Treu again.

    Time for a new mentor, fresh ideas, new inspiration.

    We lost to France, for goodness sakes, who are not at all a force in World Sevens, not even remotely!

  • 2

    Tripples on 4 February 2011 at 8:58 am

    Hmmm se ook daar moet verandering kom…

  • 3

    Ashley on 4 February 2011 at 9:14 am

    gbs @ 1
    1. i think the blitsbokke only performed well under treu so far
    2. we’re missing the likes of cecil afrika (who’s been our playmaker)
    3. we still couldve won the game against france … according to reports ranfred deyzel stepped on the deadball-line as he (after he cross over for the try) tried to go and score under the posts
    and
    we threw away an oppertunity with the last movement of the game
    4. who would take over from treu?
    5. do we really have the talent to be competitive in the 7’s arena?

  • 4

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 9:15 am

    2@ Tripples:
    Hello Maiki….

    Janee man, ek beginne nou beflok raak met die Blitzbokke…. dissie lekker nie!

  • 5

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:11 am

    Blitzbokke up against Fiji now… and it’s broadcast on SS1

  • 6

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:19 am

    Fiji 7 / 0 ahead… 1 min left in 1st half.

  • 7

    bdb on 4 February 2011 at 10:23 am

    Nee man, hul doen nie eers die basics reg nie. ‘n Paar keer twee bokke op een Fiji, wat elke keer overlap vir Fiji veroorsaak.

  • 8

    bdb on 4 February 2011 at 10:25 am

    Twee overlaps, dan breek hy binne toe ?

  • 9

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:27 am

    Still Fiji 7 / 0…. 3 min to go in the game

  • 10

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:29 am

    Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Branco du Preez, under the sticks

    7 / 7

  • 11

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:31 am

    Argggggggggg, knocked on over the try line…. by Jordaan… damn.

  • 12

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:32 am

    Game drawn…. fark, why did they not take that last penalty to posts…. silly, silly… time was already up!

  • 13

    bdb on 4 February 2011 at 10:36 am

    Teen wie speel ons volgende ?

  • 14

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 10:42 am

    13@ bdb:
    Ons is klaar vir vandag, sal na die laaste 2 game wat vandag nog moet kom sien wie ons more speel.

  • 15

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 11:19 am

    O donner, we play Australia tomorrow in the quarters for the Cup… and Australia has been very bloody strong, ending 1st in their Pool!

  • 16

    Ashley on 4 February 2011 at 11:56 am

    gbs @ 15
    aussies do have a very good 7’s team … dont think we will beat them
    ..
    and as you’ve started the discussion around the 7’s team this morning … what do you think will be the solution to get us back on track again?

  • 17

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 12:11 pm

    16@ Ashley:
    I feel the solution is 3-fold:

    1. Get a new coach in, for a fresh perspective in style of play. (Don’t misunderstand me, Treu has served well but the Blitzbokke are now too predictable and have been too slow to develop new avenues… they’ve stagnated).

    2. Compared to the trend in ALL the other good sides to use bigger players, SA is still using smaller and supposedly faster players, opting for agility rather than a good mix of aggression and guile and speed combined. Bigger players, therefore, is part of the solution.

    3. The available Sevens Pool in SA seem to be players far away from the fringe of the 15-man game… no experienced Currie Cup players, No Super Rugby players, no possible Springbok 15’s players of the future. In stead we have youngsters out of school, development players and generally players who won’t make it in Senior 15’s Rugby. So, I say SARU must avail the Sevens coach of more Fringe Springboks, Super Rugby Athletes, Currie Cuppers! It is vital we do that now already with a view to Sevens becomming an Olympic Sport in the not too distant future…. where we NEED to do well.

    Who should be the new coach…. slaan my met ‘n nat vis, ek weetie…. but what I can tell you is that it needs to be a Backline man, someone who understands and appreciates running lines and space and backline defensive structures, maybe someone like Fleckie or Slapchips or someone of such ilk.

  • 18

    grootblousmile on 4 February 2011 at 12:24 pm

    Anyway, I must be on my bicycle…. need to go to Boksburg and back, then later to Midrand (3 places) and back….

    Speak later.

  • 19

    Scrumdown on 4 February 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Cheers all.

    Off to pack the golf clubs and head North-West.

    The Gary Player Country Club is calling.

    Lekker Naweek / Nice Weekend.

  • 20

    Ashley on 4 February 2011 at 2:11 pm

    gbs @ 17
    i’m with you on point 3 of your comment … and i think thats our biggest challenge!!
    i cant comment on our strategies unfortunately … dont know the 7’s game THAT well … played only 1 7’s game in my life (at club level)… swore to never do it again .. you wont believe the amount of energy you spend in the few minutes on the field …
    but then
    i’ve played that single game while 7’s (in sa at least) were still wearing diapers
    and
    back then we did everything at speed …. 😆 no wonder i was so spent!!

  • 21

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 7:20 am

    AUSTRALIA 14 – 7 SOUTH AFRICA 1/4 final Cup

  • 22

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 7:22 am

    SOUTH AFRICA 22 – 5 WALES 2nd Half SF Plate

    SA in PLATE FINAL against Fiji

  • 23

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 7:27 am

    Semi finals CUP

    ENGLAND 0 – 0 SAMOA SF Cup
    AUSTRALIA 0 – 0 NEW ZEALAND SF Cup

  • 24

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 7:52 am

    Eng 7 – 5 Samoa 2nd half 2 min to go

  • 25

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 7:55 am

    England in final, wins semi final 7-5 against Samoa

  • 26

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 7:59 am

    2nd Semi final NZ VS AUS
    Now on
    NZ 0-0 AUS

  • 27

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 8:02 am

    1 min NZ 5-0 Aus

  • 28

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 8:06 am

    NZ 10 – 0 Aus 1st half

  • 29

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 8:08 am

    Half Time NZ 10-0 AUS

  • 30

    superBul on 5 February 2011 at 8:20 am

    NZ wins game 17-0 Aus

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