Over the following few days, this post will probably become the most-read here on BlitzBokke.com By clicking here, you will find the latest scores and updates from Day 1 of the Gold Coast Sevens.
For those of you back in South Africa, if you are planning to watch all the matches from Day 1 of the Gold Coast Sevens at Skilled Park, your day will start around 04h35 with the first match (Samoa vs. France).
However, the Springbok matches will be played at more decent times:
06h47: SA vs. USA
09h53: SA vs. Japan
13h36: SA vs. Australia
>>>>>> Click here for Paul Treu’s comments ahead of the Gold Coast Sevens <<<<<<
The weather outlook for the weekend:
As we always do during a tournament, here is the fixture list for Day 1. The scores will be updated as it happens. We will also post any media as it becomes available.
1 12:35 SAMOA 24 - 14 FRANCE Pool C (full-time)
2 12:57 ARGENTINA 33 – 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pool C (full-time)
3 13:19 ENGLAND 24 - 5 SCOTLAND Pool D (full-time)
4 13:41 WALES 24 - 7 TONGA Pool D (full-time)
5 14:03 NEW ZEALAND 26- 5 KENYA Pool A (full-time)
6 14:25 FIJI 38 – 0 NIUE Pool A (full-time)
7 14:47 SOUTH AFRICA 17 - 12 UNITED STATES Pool B (full-time)
8 15:09 AUSTRALIA 33 – 0 JAPAN Pool B (full-time)
9 15:41 SAMOA 38 – 0 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pool C (full-time)
10 16:03 ARGENTINA 14 - 31 FRANCE Pool C (full-time)
11 16:25 ENGLAND 19 – 0 TONGA Pool D (full-time)
12 16:47 WALES 14 - 12 SCOTLAND Pool D (full-time)
13 17:09 NEW ZEALAND 38 – 0 NIUE Pool A (full-time)
14 17:31 FIJI 26 – 7 KENYA Pool A (full-time)
15 17:53 SOUTH AFRICA 31 – 7 JAPAN Pool B (full-time)
Cecil Afrika sustained a suspected rib injury and was taken to hospital as a precaution.
16 18:15 AUSTRALIA 22 – 7 UNITED STATES Pool B (full-time)
17 18:52 FRANCE 33 – 5 PAPUA NEW GUINEA Pool C (full-time)
18 19:14 SCOTLAND 14 – 12 TONGA Pool D (full-time)
19 19:36 KENYA 19 – 7 NIUE Pool A (full-time)
20 19:58 UNITED STATES 21 – 0 JAPAN Pool B (full-time)
21 20:30 SAMOA 29 – 0 ARGENTINA Pool C (full-time)
22 20:52 ENGLAND 0 – 0 WALES Pool D
23 21:14 NEW ZEALAND 0 – 0 FIJI Pool A
24 21:36 SOUTH AFRICA 21 – 7 AUSTRALIA (full-time)
The Gold Coast skyline Courtesy of Gold Coast Tourism
26/11/2011 at 3:41 AM
Hope Cecil is OK. Would be a huge blow for the Blitzbokke if he were injured.