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.
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. Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
All times are local (UTC+2).
Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33005531+24932015931+28731024054−14530031957−383
Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33001257+118932015055−5731025776−195300314108−943
Pool C TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33001040+104932016450+14731023671−355300319102−833
Pool D TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts330010238+64932019043+47731023877−395300336108−723
Knockout stage
Shield
Bowl
Plate
Cup
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