Dubai 7s
Dubai 7s - The HSBCWorld Series, is the place to be to watch 7s rugby nowadays ! An event which started in1999alreadyand keeps attracting more and more fans year after year. For this 2015-2016 season,15 teams will compete: Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, the Samoa, the Scotland, South Africa, the United States and Wales.
This world tour began inDubailast weekendwill make a stop inCape Town (South Africa), Wellington (New Zealand), Sydney (Australia), Las Vegas (United States), Vancouver (Canada), Hong-Kong (China), Singapore, Paris (France) and London (England).
In Dubai, Africa didn't performso well…Like an old diesel car, it starts slowly but holds itself better on long distances!
Results of bothdays :
Saturday, December 5th
AUSTRALIA 14 - 19SOUTH AFRICA
ARGENTINA 5 - 26 SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA 19 - 21UNITED STATES
KENYA 7- 33FRANCE
JAPAN12 - 17KENYA
Sunday, December 6th WALES12 - 10KENYA ENGLAND19 - 12KENYA AUSTRALIA 14 - 12KENYA
SOUTH AFRICA 26 - 12SCOTLAND
SOUTH AFRICA 45 - 0RUSSIA
SOUTH AFRICA 33 - 7SAMOA
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We are happy to report though that two South Africans made it to theTop10 of the best scorersof the weekend. The loyal and reliable, Seabelo Senatlais in the second position with 7 triesand Justin Geduld in the fourth position with 5 tries.
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The second round will take place in the magnificent city Cape Town theDecember 12th and 13th. A noveltyfor the South African mother citywho welcomes this tournament for the first time, after it was hosted for several years a couple of hundred of kilometers away in the city of Port-Elizabeth. All our African teams will be in the Pool B which will also have a special guest : Zimbabwe !
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South Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo (Republic of/Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic of), Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Niger, Reunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, St Helena and Ascension, Tanzania, Togo, South Africa, Nigeria, Angola, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, South Sudan, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia.
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HSBC · 1999 · 15 teams · Argentina · Australia · Canada · England · Fiji · France · Kenya · New Zealand · Portugal · Russia · Samoa · Scotland · South Africa · United States · Wales
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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
