The HSBC Cape Town Sevens tournament (stretching over three days and featuring a women’s event for the first
time ever,) took place at the Cape Town Stadium from Friday 13 to
Sunday 15 December 2019.
The stopover in Cape Town was the second in the 2019/20 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, with the opening tournament having taken place (and won by the Blitzboks) in Dubai a week earlier.
With a women’s tournament added (it was the third event in the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series) the Cape Town Stadium saw new records for tries scored and attendance.
Here are some of the numbers:
385 number of tries scored over the weekend.
28 number of teams in action.
55,804 fans on the final Sunday.
119 539 total number of fans over the three days (11 113 on Friday, 52b612 on Saturday and 55 804 on Sunday).
7-5, The All Blacks Sevens beat the Blitzboks in a nail-biting final,
while the Black Ferns won the women’s tournament when they beat
Australia, 17-7, in the final. The bronze medals went to Canada
(women's) and France (men's).
5 number of tries scored by Ruhan Nel, the most for the Blitzboks
38 total points scored byJustin Geduld - including the most conversions (14) as he went through the 1,000 point mark for the Blitzboks.
