Host nation South Africa Runners-up South Africa Champions Wales Dates 9 Dec 2011 – 10 Dec 2011 | Champions New Zealand Third Samoa Runners-up Fiji | |
Location Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
The 2011 South Africa Sevens was the 13th edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. After nine seasons at George in the Western Cape, the competition moved to Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
Contents
New Zealand won the title by defeating South Africa 31–26 in the final.
Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.
Teams
The participating teams are:
Pool stage
The draw was made on 4 December.
All times are local (UTC+2).