The Blitz-Bokke reached the Cup quarter finals at the Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield to guarantee at least four Series points and confirm themselves as IRB Sevens World Series champions for the 2008/09 season.

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Wales are the 2009 Sevens World Cup Champions after beating Argentina in the final in Dubai.

Day 3 | Saturday 07 March 2009

57 (18:35 SA) WALES 19 - 12 ARGENTINA Cup Final
56 (17:30 SA) AUSTRALIA 17 - 21 SCOTLAND Plate Final
55 (16:30 SA) ZIMBABWE 17 - 14 IRELAND Bowl Final
54 (15:30 SA) ARGENTINA 12 - 0 KENYA CSF
53 (15:08 SA) WALES 19 - 12 SAMOA CSF
52 (14:02 SA) SCOTLAND 29 - 7 PORTUGAL PSF
51 (13:40 SA) TONGA 19 - 22 AUSTRALIA PSF
50 (13:18 SA) IRELAND 22 – 15 HONG KONG BSF
49 (09:14 SA) ZIMBABWE 24 – 7 URUGUAY BSF
48 (12:34 SA) KENYA 26 – 7 FIJI CQF
47 (12:12 SA) SOUTH AFRICA 12 – 14 ARGENTINA CQF
46 (11:50 SA) ENGLAND 26 – 31 SAMOA CQF
45 (11:28 SA) NEW ZEALAND 14 – 15 WALES CQF
44 (11:06 SA) PORTUGAL 12 – 5 CANADA PQF
43 (10:42 SA) FRANCE 19 – 21 SCOTLAND PQF
42 (10:20 SA) UNITED STATES 14 – 24 AUSTRALIA PQF
41 (09:58 SA) TONGA 24 – 7 TUNISIA PQF
40 (09:36 SA) HONG KONG 14 – 7 ITALY BQF
39 (09:14 SA) IRELAND 24 – 5 ARABIAN GULF BQF
38 (08:52 SA) JAPAN 12 – 19 URUGUAY BQF
37 (08:30 SA) ZIMBABWE 28 – 10 GEORGIA BQF

Day 2 | Friday 06 March 2009

36 19:26 NEW ZEALAND 24 – 7 TONGA
35 19:04 ENGLAND 26 – 7 KENYA
34 18:42 SAMOA 19 – 0 AUSTRALIA
33 18:20 FIJI 38 – 5 FRANCE
32 17:58 SOUTH AFRICA 19 – 14 SCOTLAND
31 17:36 ARGENTINA 14 – 0 WALES
30 17:14 UNITED STATES 33 – 5 GEORGIA
29 16:52 PORTUGAL 17 – 5 IRELAND
28 16:30 ARABIAN GULF 17 – 19 ITALY
27 16:08 TUNISIA 17 – 14 HONG KONG
26 15:46 CANADA 22 – 12 JAPAN
25 15:24 ZIMBABWE 28 – 24 URUGUAY
24 15:02 FRANCE 33 – 0 GEORGIA
23 14:40 AUSTRALIA 21 – 24 IRELAND
22 14:18 SCOTLAND 31 – 10 JAPAN
21 13:56 WALES 27 – 0 URUGUAY
20 13:34 TONGA 31 – 10 ITALY
19 13:12 KENYA 43 – 7 HONG KONG
18 12:50 FIJI 26 – 12 UNITED STATES
17 12:28 ARGENTINA 40 – 5 ZIMBABWE
16 12:06 SOUTH AFRICA 15 – 7 CANADA
15 11:44 SAMOA 20 – 7 PORTUGAL
14 11:22 ENGLAND 26 – 24 TUNISIA
13 11:00 NEW ZEALAND 41 – 5 ARABIAN GULF

Day 1 | Thursday 05 March 2009

12 20:38 SOUTH AFRICA 26 – 5 JAPAN
11 20:16 FIJI 26 – 10 GEORGIA
10 19:54 NEW ZEALAND 42 – 0 ITALY
9 19:30 ENGLAND 42 – 5 HONG KONG
8 18:16 ARGENTINA 19 – 7 URUGUAY
7 18:06 SAMOA 35 – 5 IRELAND
6 17:54 TONGA 19 – 0 ARABIAN GULF
5 17:44 FRANCE 26 – 17 UNITED STATES
4 17:32 SCOTLAND 14 – 33 CANADA
3 17:22 AUSTRALIA 24 – 12 PORTUGAL
2 17:10 KENYA 29 – 7 TUNISIA
1 17:00 WALES 31 – 5 ZIMBABWE

IRB Sevens World Series Round 3
Wellington Sevens | New Zealand (NZ times)
Day 2 | Saturday 7 February 2009 | Fixtures

Quarterfinal BOWL
13:00 Tonga 21 v 00 Niue
13:22 Samoa 07 v 24 France
13:44 Canada 12 v 33 Cook Islands
14:06 Australia 22 v 12 Scotland

Quarterfinal CUP
14:33 Kenya 10 v 07 Wales
14:55 Fiji 10 v 31 England
15:17 Argentina 24 v 12 USA
15:39 New Zealand 07 v 00 South Africa

Semifinal SHIELD
16:10 Niue 21 v 10 Samoa
16:32 Canada 07 v 14 Scotland

Semifinal BOWL
16:54 Tonga 12 v 05 France
17:16 Cook Islands 28 v 10 Australia

Semifinal PLATE
17:38 Wales 14 v 12 Fiji
18:00 USA 00 V 22 South Africa

Semifinal CUP
18:35 Kenya 00 v 26 England
19:00 Argentina 07 v 10 New Zealand

FINALS
19:30 Final Shield: Niue 00 v 26 Scotland
20:00 Final Bowl: Tonga 10 v 24 Cook Islands
20:30 Final Plate: South Africa 26 v 12 Wales
21:00 Final Cup: England 19 v 17 New Zealand

IRB Sevens World Series Round 3
Wellington Sevens | New Zealand
Day 1 | Friday 6 February 2009 | Results

New Zealand 26 – 19 Australia
South Africa 17 – 22 Kenya
Fiji 19 – 05 Samoa
England 05 – 13 Argentina
Wales 34 – 10 Niue
Scotland 15 – 21 Tonga
USA 41 – 00 Cook Islands
France 12 – 12 Canada
Australia 24 – 15 Wales
New Zealand 43 – 07 Niue
Kenya 14 – 19 Scotland
South Africa 22 – 05 Tonga
Samoa 26 – 17 USA
Fiji 55 – 00 Cook Islands
Argentina 33 – 21 France
England 34 – 07 Canada
Australia 22 – 17 Niue
New Zealand 17 – 28 Wales
Kenya 21 – 14 Tonga
South Africa 24 – 00 Scotland
Samoa 12 – 05 Cook Islands
Fiji 10 – 15 USA
Argentina 17 – 17 Canada
England 26 – 10 France

The Springbok Sevens team won their second tournament in a row in the IRB Sevens World Series when they beat New Zealand 12-07 in the final in George on Saturday.

Final results
 
New Zealand  7 – 12  South Africa – Final Cup
Portugal  7 – 24  England – Final Plate
France  21 – 12  Australia – Final Bowl
Scotland  0 – 26  Zimbabwe – Final Shield