The Emirates Airlines South Africa Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 2008 competition, took place on 5 December and 6 December at Outeniqua Park in George, Western Cape, it was the second Cup trophy in the 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series.

•  Argentina
•  Australia
•  England
•  France
•  Fiji
•  Georgia
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Portugal
•  Samoa
•  Scotland
•  South Africa
•  Tunisia
•  United States
•  Wales
•  Zimbabwe

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	95	12	+83	9
England	3	2	0	1	70	33	+37	7
France	3	1	0	2	31	75	−44	5
Tunisia	3	0	0	3	21	97	−66	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 December 2008	New Zealand	40–5	France
5 December 2008	England	42–7	Tunisia
5 December 2008	New Zealand	36–0	Tunisia
5 December 2008	England	21–7	France
5 December 2008	France	19–14	Tunisia
5 December 2008	New Zealand	19–7	England

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	72	12	+60	9
United States	3	2	0	1	66	50	+16	7
Australia	3	1	0	2	59	50	+9	5
Georgia	3	0	0	3	10	95	−85	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 December 2008	South Africa	24–0	United States
5 December 2008	Australia	26–5	Georgia
5 December 2008	South Africa	31–5	Georgia
5 December 2008	Australia	26–28	United States
5 December 2008	United States	38–0	Georgia
5 December 2008	South Africa	17–7	Australia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	81	21	+60	9
Argentina	3	2	0	1	47	38	+9	7
Zimbabwe	3	1	0	2	43	57	−14	5
Scotland	3	0	0	3	7	62	−55	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 December 2008	Fiji	31–0	Scotland
5 December 2008	Argentina	26–12	Zimbabwe
5 December 2008	Fiji	24–14	Zimbabwe
5 December 2008	Argentina	14–0	Scotland
5 December 2008	Scotland	7–17	Zimbabwe
5 December 2008	Fiji	26–17	Argentina

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	52	46	+6	9
Samoa	3	2	0	1	65	36	+29	7
Kenya	3	1	0	2	43	43	0	5
Wales	3	0	0	3	34	69	−35	3

Date	Team 1	Score	Team 2
5 December 2008	Samoa	31–5	Wales
5 December 2008	Kenya	12–14	Portugal
5 December 2008	Samoa	17–19	Portugal
5 December 2008	Kenya	19–12	Wales
5 December 2008	Wales	17–19	Portugal
5 December 2008	Samoa	17–12	Kenya

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	France	26
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Georgia	14
					Georgia	12
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					Scotland	17
	Kenya	19
									6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Scotland	15
									Scotland	0
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
									Zimbabwe	26
	Zimbabwe	24
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Wales	26
					Zimbabwe	40
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					Tunisia	5
	Australia	33
	Tunisia	21

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	France	26
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Georgia	14
					France	19
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					Kenya	14
	Kenya	19
									6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Scotland	15
									France	21
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
									Australia	12
	Zimbabwe	24
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Wales	26
					Wales	19
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					Australia	22
	Australia	33
	Tunisia	21

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	New Zealand	36
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	United States	7
					United States	7
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					Portugal	24
	Portugal	19
									6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Argentina	28
									Portugal	7
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
									England	24
	Fiji	19
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Samoa	12
					Samoa	19
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					England	20
	South Africa	17
	England	12

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	New Zealand	36
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	United States	7
					New Zealand	26
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					Argentina	5
	Portugal	19
									6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Argentina	28
									New Zealand	7
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
									South Africa	12
	Fiji	19
					6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
	Samoa	12
					Fiji	7
	6 December – Outeniqua Park, George, Western Cape
					South Africa	21
	South Africa	17
	England	12

Individual points[1] Updated:6 December 2008
Pos.	Player	Country	Points
1	Tomasi Cama	New Zealand	59
2	Richard Kingi	Australia	51
3	Ben Gollings	England	41
4=	Gonzalo Comacho	Argentina	35
4=	Luke Morahan	Australia	35
4=	Mickey Young	England	35
4=	Tangai Nemadire	Zimbabwe	35
8	Paul Albaladejo	France	34
9	Pedro Leal	Portugal	32
10	Gerald Sibanda	Zimbabwe	30

Individual tries[2] Updated:6 December 2008
Pos.	Player	Country	Tries
1=	Gonzalo Camacho	Argentina	7
1=	Luke Morahan	Australia	7
1=	Mickey Young	England	7
4	Gerald Sibanda	Zimbabwe	6
5=	Tomasi Cama	New Zealand	5
5=	Robert Ebersohn	South Africa	5
5=	Richard Kingi	Australia	5
5=	David Mateus	Portugal	5
5=	Tangai Nemadire	Zimbabwe	5
10	Paul Albaladejo	France	4

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2008 IRB Sevens Series George". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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