2018 South Africa Sevens Explained

The 2018 South Africa Sevens was the second tournament within the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series and the twentieth edition of the South Africa Sevens. It was held on 8–9 December 2018 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Format

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

Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, 2018 Africa Men's Sevens winners Zimbabwe:

Pool stage

All times in South African Standard Time

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	3	2	0	1	86	38	+48	7
	3	2	0	1	78	42	+36	7
	3	2	0	1	66	51	+15	7
	3	0	0	3	12	111	−99	3

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Pool B

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	3	3	0	0	123	31	92	9
	3	2	0	1	104	50	54	7
	3	1	0	2	61	73	−12	5
	3	0	0	3	7	141	−134	3

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Pool C

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	3	3	0	0	109	26	83	9
	3	2	0	1	74	45	29	7
	3	1	0	2	31	88	−57	5
	3	0	0	3	31	86	−55	3

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Pool D

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	3	3	0	0	76	43	33	9
	3	2	0	1	63	47	16	7
	3	1	0	2	57	57	0	5
	3	0	0	3	28	77	−49	3

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Knockout stage

Cup

Tournament placings

Place	<	---->Team	Points
		22
		19
		17
4		15
5		13
6		12
7		10
		10

Place	<	---->Team	Points
9		8
10		7
11		5
		5
13		3
14		2
15		1
		1

Source: World Rugby

Players

Scoring leaders

+Tries scored
Rank	Player	Tries
align=center	1		align=center	7
align=center rowspan=4	2		align=center rowspan=5	6
Alasio Naduva
David Afamasaga
Kalione Nasoko

+Points scored
Rank	Player	Points
align=center	1		align=center	45
align=center	2		align=center	44
align=center	3		align=center	43
align=center	4		align=center	37
align=center	5		align=center	35

Source: World Rugby

Dream Team

The following seven players were selected to the tournament Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament:^[4]

align=center	Forwards !	align=center	Backs
	Alasio Naduva Madison Hughes Sione Molia Rosko Specman

See also

• World Rugby Sevens Series
• 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
• World Rugby

External links

• Tournament site
• World Rugby info

Notes and References

1. Web site: Captains all set for HSBC Cape Town Sevens. World Rugby. 4 December 2018. 6 December 2018.
2. Web site: HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series - Cape Town 8-9 December 2018. World Rugby. 9 December 2018 . 9 December 2018.
3. Web site: HSBC Cape Town Sevens Series - 8-9 December 2018. SA Rugby. 9 December 2018 . 9 December 2018.
4. Web site: Seven stars picked for Dream Team in Cape Town. World Rugby. 11 December 2018. 21 January 2019.